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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    How plagiarism became the latest weapon in the culture wars
    Culture

    The fight over plagiarism is the harbinger of a messy new era.

    By Constance Grady
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    Poor Things stars Emma Stone as a horny Frankenstein’s monster coming of agePoor Things stars Emma Stone as a horny Frankenstein’s monster coming of age
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Stone reunites with The Favourite director Yorgos Lanthimos for a lovable movie from one of our prickliest filmmakers.

    By Constance Grady
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars
    In American Fiction, a Black writer who “doesn’t see race” pens a race novelIn American Fiction, a Black writer who “doesn’t see race” pens a race novel
    Your guide to the 2024 Oscars

    Jeffrey Wright gives a career-crowning performance in this wry and surprisingly warm-hearted race satire.

    By Constance Grady
    The year of Ozempic bodies and Barbie Botox
    Culture

    Corporate feminism will not save us.

    By Constance Grady
    The very best books of 2023
    Culture

    From buzzy novels to literary biographies, Vox’s book critic breaks down the year in reading.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Doctor Who’s big twist betrayed the show’s oldest ruleDoctor Who’s big twist betrayed the show’s oldest rule
    Culture

    Doctor Who has to learn to let go of David Tennant.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Rizz, the word of the year, explainedRizz, the word of the year, explained
    Culture

    The evolution of a viral term, according to the “Livvy rizzed up Baby Gronk” guy.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Leave the World Behind is a slick and stylish apocalyptic thrillerLeave the World Behind is a slick and stylish apocalyptic thriller
    Culture

    The Netflix film adaptation, based on the bestselling novel, savagely skewers yuppie vacationers.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Professional raconteur Fran Lebowitz thinks art should be uselessProfessional raconteur Fran Lebowitz thinks art should be useless
    Culture

    And that you should probably wear shoes.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The third season of Starstruck isn’t a rom-com anymoreThe third season of Starstruck isn’t a rom-com anymore
    Culture

    In its final episodes, the show becomes a case study in the pleasures and perils of the TV romantic comedy.

    By Constance Grady