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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Culture
    Suits is an unlikely time capsule for a troubled decadeSuits is an unlikely time capsule for a troubled decade
    Culture

    Suits is half comfort watch, half reckoning — and America can’t stop streaming.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Burning Man flameout, explainedThe Burning Man flameout, explained
    Culture

    Climate change — and schadenfreude — finally caught up to the survivalist cosplayers.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    TikTok has transformed the concert experienceTikTok has transformed the concert experience
    Culture

    Fans are creating new concert traditions for a new age.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits?What’s going on with these viral, right-wing country music hits?
    Culture

    Right-wing Billboard breakout Oliver Anthony and the conservative country boom, explained.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The confusing Scooter Braun exodus, explainedThe confusing Scooter Braun exodus, explained
    Culture

    Sorry, Swifties, Scooter Braun probably isn’t about to be arrested.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    King the Land is a Netflix hit about love and labor rightsKing the Land is a Netflix hit about love and labor rights
    Culture

    Can romance’s fantasy of wealth survive the labor rights movement? Let’s ask, uh, this frothy K-drama.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Montgomery boat brawl and what it really means to “try that in a small town”The Montgomery boat brawl and what it really means to “try that in a small town”
    Culture

    The viral fight valorized Black resistance — and punctured Jason Aldean’s racist “small town” narrative.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Long Island serial killer case may finally be solved — but many questions remainThe Long Island serial killer case may finally be solved — but many questions remain
    Culture

    A surprise arrest after a 13-year investigation shocked the true crime community — and relieved New Yorkers.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Chosen, the Christian megahit about Jesus, explainedThe Chosen, the Christian megahit about Jesus, explained
    Culture

    The Chosen’s Christian nepo baby rootsand other ways the hit drama might surprise you.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Lori Vallow’s unthinkable series of murders leads to life without paroleLori Vallow’s unthinkable series of murders leads to life without parole
    Culture

    After two missing children, a quadruple homicide, and the darkest of true crimes. Lori Vallow finally receives her sentence.

    By Aja Romano