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Constance Grady

Constance Grady

Senior Correspondent

Constance Grady is a senior correspondent on the Culture team for Vox, where since 2016 she has covered books, publishing, gender, celebrity analysis, and theater. In her essay series The Purity Chronicles, she explores the gendered norms of the 1990s and 2000s, while at the Vox Book Club, she highlights the essentials of contemporary literature and discusses the chosen book each month with Vox readers. Sign up for the Vox Book Club newsletter here.

Constance has completed the National Critics Institute and the Columbia Publishing Course. Prior to writing for Vox, she worked in book publishing. She thinks it’s neat that Octavia Spencer played an Ugly Betty character named Constance Grady, but she does wish the character weren’t an ICE agent.

Latest articles by Constance Grady

Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, explainedKate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis, explained
Culture

Three months after she disclosed her illness, the Princess of Wales is making a return to public life.

By Constance Grady
Why are we so obsessed with morning routines?Why are we so obsessed with morning routines?
Culture

From meditation and cold plunging to coffee and cigarettes, morning routines show us what we value.

By Constance Grady
Leaked video reveals the lie of Miss Universe’s empowerment promiseLeaked video reveals the lie of Miss Universe’s empowerment promise
Culture

“The trans women, the women with husbands, divorced women ... They can compete but they cannot win.”

By Constance Grady
You’re not imagining it — movies are getting longerYou’re not imagining it — movies are getting longer
Culture

Albums are too, and it has everything to do with our anxious relationship to technology.

By Constance Grady
Inside the bombshell scandal that prompted two Miss USAs to step downInside the bombshell scandal that prompted two Miss USAs to step down
Culture

Allegations of a “toxic work environment” have once again tarnished the pageant’s reputation.

By Constance Grady
Why the Met Gala still mattersWhy the Met Gala still matters
Culture

Turns out the first Monday in May is the perfect venue for celebrity image-making.

By Constance Grady
The Idea of You — and the idea of age gapsThe Idea of You — and the idea of age gaps
Culture

From hit movies to viral essays, the discourse is rarely about the people inside the relationships.

By Constance Grady
Harvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction, explained by a lawyerHarvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction, explained by a lawyer
Culture

A public defender on the judge at the first Weinstein trial: “He was behaving like a prosecutor.”

By Constance Grady
The AI grift that can literally poison youThe AI grift that can literally poison you
Today, Explained newsletter

When AI comes for mushroom foragers.

By Constance Grady
Taylor Swift seems sick of being everyone’s best friendTaylor Swift seems sick of being everyone’s best friend
Culture

The Tortured Poets Department sees Swift tormented by her boyfriends, her haters, and even her fans.

By Constance Grady