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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

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    Why everyone loves Dolly now.

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    Our critic recommends books to suit your very specific mood.

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    Patricia Lockwood takes a scalpel to the extremely online brain in her excellent debut novelPatricia Lockwood takes a scalpel to the extremely online brain in her excellent debut novel
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    A new book from Twitter’s greatest poet is strange and sad and beautiful.

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    Join Raven Leilani to discuss her debut novel Luster live on ZoomJoin Raven Leilani to discuss her debut novel Luster live on Zoom
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    The Vox February book pick is assured and cutting.

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    In Raven Leilani’s novel, family traumas echo across romance.

    By Constance Grady
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    To All the Boys: Always and Forever suffers from a case of diminishing returnsTo All the Boys: Always and Forever suffers from a case of diminishing returns
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    The first To All the Boys film was an instant classic. What happened?

    By Constance Grady
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    How Joss Whedon’s feminist legacy unraveledHow Joss Whedon’s feminist legacy unraveled
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    Joss Whedon won awards for his feminism. The women who worked for him say that’s not the whole story.

    By Constance Grady
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    Who is responsible for what happened to Britney Spears?Who is responsible for what happened to Britney Spears?
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    We’re all complicit in what happened to Britney. But some of us more so than others.

    By Constance Grady
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    Carey Mulligan wasn’t exactly right about that Variety review. But she is right about Hollywood.

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