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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Culture
    Grok’s nonconsensual porn problem is part of a long, gross legacyGrok’s nonconsensual porn problem is part of a long, gross legacy
    Culture

    Elon Musk claims tech needs a “spicy mode” to dominate. Is he right?

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Erika Kirk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are playing with the same archetypeErika Kirk and Marjorie Taylor Greene are playing with the same archetype
    Culture

    How ambitious is a MAGA woman allowed to be?

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    American women want to opt outAmerican women want to opt out
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    More want to leave the country than ever before. That’s not the only way they’re escaping.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The 10 best books of 2025The 10 best books of 2025
    Culture

    Our book critic picks the best books of the year.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Is an Oscars frontrunner great art or grief porn?Is an Oscars frontrunner great art or grief porn?
    Culture

    It’s complicated.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The Kennedy Center Honors continue Trump’s vengeance on liberal HollywoodThe Kennedy Center Honors continue Trump’s vengeance on liberal Hollywood
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    Sunday’s awards exemplify MAGA’s politics of resentment.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    After the vibe shift, Ford ads got weirdAfter the vibe shift, Ford ads got weird
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    How do you sell America when no one agrees on what America is?

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The right is obsessed with The Lord of the Rings. But they don’t understand it.The right is obsessed with The Lord of the Rings. But they don’t understand it.
    Culture

    The bizarre conservative misunderstanding of The Lord of the Rings, explained.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    How the new His Dark Materials spinoff series explains the book-banning warsHow the new His Dark Materials spinoff series explains the book-banning wars
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    Philip Pullman’s new book finishes the story The Golden Compass started.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The sadistic appeal of ICE’s recruitment adsThe sadistic appeal of ICE’s recruitment ads
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    The retro, cryptofascist aesthetic of all those ICE recruitment ads, explained.

    By Constance Grady