
Aja Romano
Former Senior Culture Writer
Latest articles by Aja Romano


The New Yorker tried to pin the comedian down with facts. It didn’t work.


The onscreen version of exorcists Ed and Lorraine Warren is a far cry from their real-life counterparts.


How a collection of jump scares and killer animatronics shaped a decade of gaming culture.


It took six countries, 18 years, and a litany of lies, but Natalee Holloway and Stephany Ramirez both have justice.

A century later, we still don’t know the full, stomach-churning extent of the Osage murders.


I’m not convinced any of these people have ever behaved inappropriately with a corpse!


What’s a tight end? And other burning questions about Taylor’s new fling.


Jann Wenner, Drew Barrymore, Ashton Kutcher, and what happens when privilege distorts reality.


Is a movie still just a movie if it becomes a culture war battleground?


All the greed, fraud, centuries of racism, and deteriorated llama skulls behind Mexico’s unboxed aliens.