Aja Romano
Former Senior Culture Writer
Latest articles by Aja Romano
Dave Chappelle called Chappelle’s Show “stolen goods.” Netflix and HBO listened.
Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the Broadway show is a patchy form of resistance. At least Meryl is charming!
The new Saved by the Bell poses unanswerable questions about comedy itself.
Dr. Death season 1 is a story about nightmarish systemic collapse disguised as a story about a sociopath.
BTS’s success has won the male K-pop idols a reprieve from South Korea’s mandatory military assignment.
“People think I’m a white guy on the internet.” From Big Mouth to Apu, animation reckons with racism in voice acting.
Rural America on film, from Appalachia to the Ozarks, coal miners to sharecroppers.
Three critics from rural places discuss Ron Howard’s Netflix adaptation of J.D. Vance’s bestseller.
BTS deserved a better chart-topping hit than “Dynamite.”
Be is essential pandemic pop.