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Kyndall Cunningham

Kyndall Cunningham

Staff Reporter, Culture

Kyndall Cunningham is a culture writer interested in reality TV, movies, pop music, Black media, and celebrity culture. Previously, she wrote for the Daily Beast and contributed to several publications, including Vulture, W Magazine, and Bitch Media. Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins once said an essay of hers “tore him apart.”

You can find her on Twitter/X @kyndallrene.

Latest articles by Kyndall Cunningham

A new book tackles the splendor and squalor of reality TV A new book tackles the splendor and squalor of reality TV 
Culture

Critic Emily Nussbaum makes the case for the guilty pleasure as an art form.

By Kyndall Cunningham
“Black girl tanning” is the summer’s most radical beauty trend
Culture

Tanning is having a moment — and Black women are finally a part of it.

By Kyndall Cunningham
How “Not Like Us” became an anti-Drake anthemHow “Not Like Us” became an anti-Drake anthem
Culture

The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar feud, explained.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Every Hollywood “it” boy is a white guyEvery Hollywood “it” boy is a white guy
Culture

Why is the search for the next big movie star so limited?

By Kyndall Cunningham
Backgrid paparazzi photos are everywhere. Is that such a big deal?Backgrid paparazzi photos are everywhere. Is that such a big deal?
Culture

If it's Backgrid, is it staged?

By Kyndall Cunningham
Vanderpump Rules shows the limits of making money on reality TVVanderpump Rules shows the limits of making money on reality TV
Culture

On the financial anxiety dominating the post-Scandoval season.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Back to Black is the worst of bad musical biopicsBack to Black is the worst of bad musical biopics
Culture

Thanks to this new movie about Amy Winehouse, the bar for movies about musicians remains in hell.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Drake and Kendrick Lamar don’t care about misogynyDrake and Kendrick Lamar don’t care about misogyny
Culture

The rappers accused one another of abusing women, but weaponizing Me Too isn’t the same as standing up for women.

By Kyndall Cunningham
How lip gloss became the answer to Gen Z’s problemsHow lip gloss became the answer to Gen Z’s problems
Culture

In times of economic uncertainty, small luxuries reign supreme.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Challengers forces us to ask: Is tennis sexy?Challengers forces us to ask: Is tennis sexy?
Culture

An investigation into a sport of short shorts and thrown rackets.

By Alex Abad-Santos and Kyndall Cunningham