
Aja Romano
Former Senior Culture Writer
Latest articles by Aja Romano


Lord of the Rings and The Little Mermaid are just the latest targets of racist fans.


The HBO show finally addresses its sticky sexual subtext.


White harts, Aegon Targaryen, family squabbles, and why it matters that Viserys can’t kill a deer.


House of the Dragon’s second episode makes it clear you ignore women at your own peril.


Don’t toss a dragon egg, even if you’re Daemon Targaryen.


The Game of Thrones prequel shows patriarchy at its most dehumanizing — but in a post-Roe world, it was effective.


Purple Hearts tries to romanticize the ideological middle. It actually glorifies something much uglier.


Miller is on the cusp of massive fame, but their hedonistic spate of aggression may be their undoing.


“If we know we need a different future, then what are the texts that help us get there?”


The queer canon should point us toward the future. We made a list of new, vibrant queer stories helping us get there.