Eleanor Stanford

Senior Staff Editor at The New York Times

Freelance Reporter at Freelance

Articles

The Snubs and Surprises of the 2025 Olivier Awards

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Wolf |Houman Barekat |Eleanor Stanford

BAREKAT I agree that Macdonald's "Waiting for Godot" deserved greater recognition. I was a little surprised by Romola Garai winning best actress in a supporting role for "The Years." It's an ensemble play, in which several performers take turns to play the main character, Annie - so they're not exactly "supporting" roles. Sharon D. Clarke's turn as the prickly, imperious Lady Bracknell in " The Importance of Being Earnest " would have been a more deserving winner for me.
David Hockney Wants His Biggest Ever Show to Bring You Joy

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Eleanor Stanford

Two years ago, when the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris approached David Hockney about staging a blockbuster retrospective of his work, he assumed he would not be around to see it open. "Even last year, I thought I wouldn't be here," Hockney, now 87 and wheelchair-bound, said in a recent video interview. "But I still am," he added, with satisfaction.
This Charming British Detective Show Is an Escape From Uncertain Times

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Eleanor Stanford

In the opening scene of the detective show "Ludwig," the camera pans up and down the floors of a glass office building while jaunty music plays on the soundtrack. Employees chat as they pack up and leave for the day, and then we reach an upper level, where a man in a button-down shirt and slacks is sprawled on the floor, an ornate knife sticking out of his chest.
In Stephen Graham's World, Nice Guys Finish First

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Eleanor Stanford

In 2012, the actor Stephen Graham and his wife were having a quiet dinner at a chain chicken joint in London when a young man approached the table. The man, James Nelson-Joyce, told Graham that he had just left drama school and wanted to be an actor, too. Many would have sent the 20-something away with some polite encouragement, but Graham asked for Nelson-Joyce's email, and kept in touch, offering him regular advice and eventually recommending the younger actor to his agent.
In Stephen Graham’s World, Nice Guys Finish First

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Eleanor Stanford

NowJordan Bowen and Luca Marchetto, of the JordanLuca fashion line, walked the runway of their recent show in Milan — straight to the altar. Before there was JordanLuca, the fashion line, there was Jordan Gene Bowen and Luca Marchetto, the couple whose first hookup 15 years ago inspired peals of …
Lover, before the pandemic

Apr 22, 2024 | thecommononline.org | Eleanor Stanford

Issue 27, Issue 27 Poetry, Poetry By ELEANOR STANFORDI understood poweras the ability to excitedesire. When I passedthe socialists camped outin the square in Mexico Citylast summer I cringedin recognition and took a picturethat I texted to my anarchistin another country. LaterI bought silver earringsin the market in Coyoacán. On the Airbnb’s creaky bedwith you, I conjuredFrida and Diego’s vividfits of jealousy. Do you not possess,lover, like political systems,a strong, articulateddiscourse?
January 2024 Poetry Feature: Part I

Jan 11, 2024 | thecommononline.org | Adrienne Su |Eleanor Stanford |Kwame Opoku-Duku |William Fargason

New poems by ADRIENNE SU, ELEANOR STANFORD, KWAME OPOKU-DUKU, and WILLIAM FARGASONTable of Contents:Adrienne Su, “Solitude”Eleanor Stanford, “Lover, before the pandemic”Kwame Opoku-Duku, “Glory”William Fargason, “Holy Saturday”Solitude By Adrienne SuMy body rebelledagainst the amorphousnessof Americanmotherhood, which askedme to be availableas if I were fivewomen: two grandmas,a sister-in-law, an aunt,and me, whoeverthat was anymore(amorphous from the Greek a,without, morphè, shape).
Television

Dec 14, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eleanor Stanford |Tala Safie |Alexis Soloski |Amanda Hess

HighlightsPhotoCreditNetflix“The Crown” packed plenty of pageantry, family drama and royal protocol into six seasons, but how well do you remember it all? Take this quiz to find out. 20h agoBy Tala Safie and Eleanor StanfordPhotoCreditAmy Harrity for The New York TimesPhotoCreditLudo Studio ("Bluey"); Bentkey ("Chip Chilla")In the children’s series “Bluey” and its conservative knockoff, “Chip Chilla,” boundlessly attentive fathers step in to assuage parental anxieties.
A 'Really Online' Writer Looks Beyond the Internet

Sep 20, 2023 | nytimes.com | Eleanor Stanford

Eliza Clark's debut novel was a hit on TikTok. With her next book, "Penance," she aims for literary longevity over viral success. When videos about Eliza Clark's debut novel "Boy Parts" started going viral on TikTok, she tried to ignore it, at first. The book, which was published in 2020, follows a violent female photographer who likes to shoot explicit pictures of young men, and is a feverish exploration of how power, gender and beauty can intersect.
What’s in Our Queue? A Novel and More

Nov 24, 2022 | nytimes.com | Eleanor Stanford