Claire Suddath

Claire Suddath is TIME's music and culture writer. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Claire has been at TIME for three years; before then, she worked at an alt-weekly newspaper in Nashville. She laughs a lot.

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Top 25 Movie Soundtracks

By Claire Suddath Feb. 24, 2011

Some of cinema’s greatest scenes can be attributed to the music that accompany them. TIME picks the best movie albums.

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Idol Watch: The Not-So-Magnificent Seven

By Claire Suddath April 20, 2010

In James Poniewozik’s temporary absence, I’ve been asked to write tonight’s Idol Watch. There’s just one problem: somehow, even after eight and a half seasons, I’ve never seen a single episode of the nation’s most popular singing competition. Ever. I don’t watch reality TV and I’m terrified of Ryan Seacrest, the magical …