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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Maria Bakalova, as Ivana Trump, is trying to provoke you

Bulgarian actress, Maria Bakalova, 28, was fearless in “Borat.” Now she’s ferocious as Donald Trump’s first wife Ivana in “The Apprentice.”

October 11, 2024
Bakalova says of Ivana Trump: “I think it’s important to remind women of our generation that there have been women like her, even back in the ’70s, who dared to speak out, who dared to be ahead of their time.”

‘The Apprentice’ stars defend Trump depiction as ‘a radical act’

Is “The Apprentice” too sympathetic a portrayal of Donald Trump? Actors Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong believe that question misses the point.

October 9, 2024
From left, Maria Bakalova, Jeremy Strong, director Ali Abbasi and Sebastian Stan at the New York premiere of “The Apprentice.”

Why the makers of ‘War Game’ fear we’re headed for a second Jan. 6

The factors that make the 2024 presidential election even more dangerous, according to the national security, military, political and law enforcement experts.

September 27, 2024
Actor Ralph Brown plays a Michael Flynn-like demagogue in “War Game.”

Antiwar film or propaganda? ‘Russians at War’ draws protests at festivals.

The documentary focuses on front-line Russian troops in Ukraine. Screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival drew concerns from Canadian officials.

September 18, 2024
A demonstrator wields a Ukrainian flag outside Scotiabank Theatre to protest the inclusion of “Russians at War” in the Toronto International Film Festival.

How the 2025 Oscars race could shape up, based on film festivals

The battle to win over Academy Awards voters played out at fancy parties and splashy premieres at international film festivals in Venice, Toronto and Telluride.

September 17, 2024
Actress Zoe Saldaña poses at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of “Emilia Pérez,” held Sept. 9. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images)

The best — and most shocking — moments at the 2024 Emmy Awards

“Hacks” took the top comedy prize over “The Bear.” “Shogun” made history and broke an Emmys record. And “Baby Reindeer” won enough statues to turn your nose red.

September 16, 2024
Anna Sawai won for outstanding leading actress in a drama.

Emmys 2024 recap: ‘Shogun,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Baby Reindeer’ won big

“Shogun,” “Hacks,” “The Bear” and “Baby Reindeer” were among the big winners at the 2024 Emmy Awards.

September 15, 2024

Adam Kinzinger doc ‘The Last Republican’ shows toll of opposing Trump

Adam Kinzinger talks to The Post about Trump’s smell, how the GOP “lost its mind,” and his new Toronto Film Festival doc “The Last Republican.”

September 10, 2024
Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) in his congressional office, before it gets cleared out, in “The Last Republican.”

Elton John’s friendship with John Lennon explored in new Toronto doc

In “Elton John: Never Too Late,” John says he did “mountains” of cocaine with John Lennon and claims he may have brought Lennon and Yoko Ono back together.

September 8, 2024
Elton John and John Lennon anxiously wait backstage before performing together at Madison Square Garden in front of a sold-out crowd in 1974.

Errol Morris tackles horror of Trump’s border policy in ‘Separated’

The Trump administration’s practice of separating children from parents at the southern border is the subject of “Separated,” a new documentary from Errol Morris.

September 7, 2024
For the documentary, Errol Morris filmed reenactments of a mother and son’s harrowing border crossing and detention. Here, actress Gabriela Cartol and actor Diego Armando Lara Lagunes film a scene in Mexico.