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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    The scandalous literary classic we’ve never stopped arguing about
    Culture

    The novel published 70 years ago that still explains America.

    By Constance Grady
    How The Fellowship of the Ring explains post-9/11 America
    Culture

    The blockbuster came out just three months after 9/11. The coincidence reshaped everything.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Sydney Sweeney and the unsettling legacy of the blonde bombshellSydney Sweeney and the unsettling legacy of the blonde bombshell
    Culture

    How Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow explain the star’s bizarre jeans controversy.

    By Constance Grady
    The sad young literary man is alive and well on Substack
    Vox Book Club

    On literati Substack, it’s still 2005.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    There’s a bigger story behind Colbert’s cancellationThere’s a bigger story behind Colbert’s cancellation
    Culture

    Did the stalwart host finally become too dangerous for late-night?

    By Constance Grady
    Vox Book Club
    The 9 best books of the year so farThe 9 best books of the year so far
    Vox Book Club

    From witches to shipwrecks, our book critic’s favorite new releases of the year to date.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The truth behind the endless “kids can’t read” discourseThe truth behind the endless “kids can’t read” discourse
    Culture

    Is there a literacy crisis? Or am I just old?

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The Diddy verdict shows us what a post-Me Too trial looks likeThe Diddy verdict shows us what a post-Me Too trial looks like
    Culture

    The Diddy trial ended in (mostly) a win for the music mogul. How did that happen?

    By Aja Romano and Constance Grady
    Vox Book Club
    How America’s ideal woman got jackedHow America’s ideal woman got jacked
    Vox Book Club

    Muscles are a symbol of strength. So who’s allowed to be strong?

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Why are men shaving off their eyelashes?Why are men shaving off their eyelashes?
    Culture

    Men’s beauty standards are getting increasingly bizarre.

    By Constance Grady

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