# Soraya Nadia Mcdonald

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8. Soraya Nadia McDonald

Soraya Nadia McDonald is the senior cultural critic for Andscape (formerly known as The Undefeated). She won the George Jean Nathan Prize for dramatic criticism, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism. Soraya tells Gabe about her decision to go public with her cancer diagnosis and the b…

1978 with Soraya Nadia McDonald

Our first (but not last!) Pulitzer Prize finalist guest, Soraya Nadia McDonald brings her experience in multiple fields - sportswriting, theatre criticism, television, AND film - to her rundown of her favorite movies of 1978, a mixture of films she grew up adoring and discovered as a budding cineph…

The rise of the AR-15; plus, why do comedians play so many cops?

Last Saturday, former president Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania when a gunman shot at him – killing one spectator and clipping Trump in the ear. The response? Outrage, condemnations, and prayers on all sides... but there's been less chatter about the gun that shot at him. And t…

GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC: “Gone With the Wind” with Soraya Nadia McDonald

“Taking down sacred cows” has never really been our thing here, but we’ll happily make an exception for the David O. Selznick-produced adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s bestselling valentine to the Antebellum South, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed movies of all time…

The Diva

Denyce Graves is retiring from performing after a career as one of opera’s leading women. But there’s more work for her to do. By Soraya Nadia McDonald From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠June 2026 issue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you ⁠⁠⁠subscribe⁠⁠⁠. You’ll enjoy unlimi…

Is Christopher Nolan's screenwriting 'abysmal'? + Fantasia Film Festival

It’s not often you hear someone call director Christopher Nolan’s screenwriting “abysmal.” And that’s just one of many critiques translator Emily Wilson had for Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. Her review has caused quite a stir online, partly because Nolan credits her work with helping him write…

What Next - Why is Everyone Fighting Over... Macklemore?

What it means that Macklemore decided he’d rather keep speaking out for Palestine than continue opening for Ed Sheeran. Guest: Soraya Nadia McDonald, cultural critic and writer.  Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all yo…

What Next - Why is Everyone Fighting Over... Macklemore?

What it means that Macklemore decided he’d rather keep speaking out for Palestine than continue opening for Ed Sheeran. Guest: Soraya Nadia McDonald, cultural critic and writer.  Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all yo…

Why is Everyone Fighting Over... Macklemore?

What it means that Macklemore decided he’d rather keep speaking out for Palestine than continue opening for Ed Sheeran. Guest: Soraya Nadia McDonald, cultural critic and writer.  Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all yo…