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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Constance Grady

    Britney Spears is finally free
    Culture

    Explaining Britney, one more time.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    How Taylor Swift’s 10-minute “All Too Well” surpasses her originalHow Taylor Swift’s 10-minute “All Too Well” surpasses her original
    Culture

    Taylor Swift has been teasing a 10-minute version of one of her old songs for years. It’s finally here.

    By Constance Grady
    Janet Jackson’s Wardrobe Malfunction erased an icon of unapologetic sexuality
    Culture

    Janet Jackson was able to transcend America’s misogynoir — until the Super Bowl.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The fraught, crackling return of BroadwayThe fraught, crackling return of Broadway
    Culture

    The pandemic shut down the Great White Way for 19 months. Now it’s waking back up.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    People still can’t get enough of Princess DianaPeople still can’t get enough of Princess Diana
    Culture

    From Spencer to The Crown to Diana: The Musical, Princess Diana is all over our screens once more.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    How seriously should we take Jon Stewart?How seriously should we take Jon Stewart?
    Culture

    The longtime Daily Show host is back on TV, and it’s a little bit weird.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    Spend November reading Such a Fun Age, a witty and biting social satireSpend November reading Such a Fun Age, a witty and biting social satire
    Culture

    Kiley Reid’s debut novel has one of literature’s cringiest Thanksgiving scenes.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    The author whose story inspired Netflix’s Maid on why welfare is brokenThe author whose story inspired Netflix’s Maid on why welfare is broken
    Culture

    How Stephanie Land went from Vox article to book deal to Netflix show.

    By Constance Grady
    Culture
    In Lauren Groff’s Matrix, medieval nuns build a feminist utopiaIn Lauren Groff’s Matrix, medieval nuns build a feminist utopia
    Culture

    The National Book Award-nominated novel brings the swaggering brilliance of 12th-century poet Marie de France to towering life.

    By Constance Grady
    One Good Thing
    One Good Thing: Only Murders in the Building plays like a Nora Ephron murder mysteryOne Good Thing: Only Murders in the Building plays like a Nora Ephron murder mystery
    One Good Thing

    The Hulu TV series stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, and so much fantastic outerwear.

    By Constance Grady