Jada Yuan

New York City and Washington, D.C.

Feature reporter covering culture and entertainment

Education: Yale University, BA in history

Jada Yuan is a writer for The Washington Post's Style section with a focus on culture and entertainment. For The Post, she's criss-crossed the country following national political campaigns, as well as covered two very different First Ladies of the United States. She's particularly proud of the work she did on the ground in New York, chronicling the in the early months of the pandemic as life shut down in America's biggest city. In 2023, she published her first book, "Unleashing Oppenheimer: Inside Christopher Nolan's Atomic-Age Thriller," and she is working on a book proposal about her grandm
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‘Homegrown’ embeds with ‘dynamic’ Trump supporters as they plan Jan. 6

“Homegrown” director Michael Premo tracked three Proud Boys through their everyday lives, and followed one, Christopher Quaglin, to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

September 6, 2024
Christopher Quaglin gets treated for tear gas and pepper spray exposure at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in “Homegrown.”

Joaquin Phoenix’s artful non-answers at ‘Joker 2’ presser in Venice

Joaquin Phoenix, Lada Gaga and Todd Phillips discussed their musical sequel to “The Joker” in Venice, but Phoenix refused to address certain questions.

September 4, 2024
Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga and director Todd Phillips arrive for the premiere of “Joker: Folie à Deux,” in Venice, on Wednesday.

Glitz! Glamour! Gondolas! See the stars at the Venice Film Festival

A rundown of all the stars and best fashion looks at Venice Film Festival 2024.

September 4, 2024
Nicole Kidman stuns in Schiaparelli Couture on the red carpet for “Babygirl.”

Daniel Craig says gay romance ‘Queer’ has everything he’d want in a role

Daniel Craig, better known for playing James Bond, stars opposite Drew Starkey in Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” an adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novella.

September 3, 2024
Daniel Craig, left, and Drew Starkey in “Queer.”

The art of preventing a Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie run-in at Venice

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie both had movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival. How did the exes, locked into a never-ending, acrimonious split, manage it?

September 2, 2024
Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Inés de Ramón arrive at the “Wolfs” premiere in Venice on Sunday.

George Clooney: Biden most ‘selfless’ president since George Washington

In Venice for the opening of his Brad Pitt buddy comedy “Wolfs,” actor and Democratic fundraiser George Clooney praised President Biden.

September 1, 2024
George Clooney at a Sunday news conference for “Wolfs” in Venice.

Jude Law stalked Nicholas Hoult to prep for Venice film ‘The Order’

Jude Law plays an FBI agent tracking Nicholas Hoult, as leader of a violent neo-Nazi group in the ’80s inspired by white supremacist handbook “The Turner Diaries.”

August 31, 2024
Jude Law on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival screening of “The Order.”

Nicole Kidman’s daring S&M thriller ‘Babygirl’ brings kink to Venice

Nicole Kidman takes on what may be her most risqué role yet as a high-powered CEO in a steamy psycho-sexual affair with her intern, played by Harris Dickinson.

August 30, 2024
Romy (Nicole Kidman) and Samuel (Harris Dickinson) in “Babygirl.”

Controversial Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ finally gets a release date

“The Apprentice,” the controversial film centered on Donald Trump’s origin story, has a pre-election U.S. release date of Oct. 11.

August 30, 2024
Sebastian Stan, Ali Abbasi and Maria Bakalova at the Cannes premiere of “The Apprentice.”

Angelina Jolie soars into the Oscar race with Venice film ‘Maria’

Angelina Jolie, who’s been locked in a legal battle with ex Brad Pitt, called the role of Maria Callas “therapy I didn’t know I needed” at the Venice Film Festival.

August 30, 2024
Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas in “Maria.”