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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Brad Pitt was the only winner of the Aniston-Jolie tabloid battle
    Culture

    In the biggest tabloid love triangle of the 2000s, there was never a right kind of woman to be.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    What you learn about beauty and grief as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtWhat you learn about beauty and grief as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Culture

    After his brother’s death, Patrick Bringley took a job at the grandest place he could find.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    What the hard-won HarperCollins union contract means for the future of booksWhat the hard-won HarperCollins union contract means for the future of books
    Culture

    Almost 250 employees spent 66 days on strike for higher wages and increased diversity.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    What to watch this winter when there’s nothing to watchWhat to watch this winter when there’s nothing to watch
    Culture

    The underrated, underwatched shows you’re missing out on.

    By Marin Cogan, Constance Grady and 6 more
    Culture
    Why Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failedWhy Pamela, a Love Story works where Pam and Tommy failed
    Culture

    Netflix’s new Pamela Anderson documentary is a clever meta commentary on the wronged-woman reevaluation trend.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The mounting, undeniable Me Too backlashThe mounting, undeniable Me Too backlash
    Culture

    How Susan Faludi’s feminist classic predicted this moment.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Vintage Contemporaries is a warm-hearted novel that walks in the footsteps of Laurie ColwinVintage Contemporaries is a warm-hearted novel that walks in the footsteps of Laurie Colwin
    Culture

    In his debut novel, Dan Kois vividly conjures the lost New York of 1991.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Prince Harry’s Spare is a sad and self-indicting portrait of royalty on the brinkPrince Harry’s Spare is a sad and self-indicting portrait of royalty on the brink
    Culture

    The press is the villain but there are no heroes in Prince Harry’s new memoir.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Hulu’s Kindred solves the Handmaid’s Tale problemHulu’s Kindred solves the Handmaid’s Tale problem
    Culture

    The 8-episode first season forms an uneven, haunting adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic.

    By Constance Grady
    Is the right winning the comedy wars?
    The Highlight

    Why liberals and conservatives don’t get each others’ jokes.

    By Constance Grady