
Constance Grady
Senior Correspondent
Latest articles by Constance Grady


Kiley Reid’s debut novel reveals the lie behind the claims that the Obama age was post-racial.


Jonathan Larson did Lin-Manuel Miranda the favor of making him fall in love with musicals. With Tick, Tick … Boom!, Miranda repays his debt.


11 books to read this fall, from a history of music to a novel of millennial precarity.



Taylor Swift has been teasing a 10-minute version of one of her old songs for years. It’s finally here.

Janet Jackson was able to transcend America’s misogynoir — until the Super Bowl.


The pandemic shut down the Great White Way for 19 months. Now it’s waking back up.


From Spencer to The Crown to Diana: The Musical, Princess Diana is all over our screens once more.


The longtime Daily Show host is back on TV, and it’s a little bit weird.


Kiley Reid’s debut novel has one of literature’s cringiest Thanksgiving scenes.