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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Culture
    San Diego Comic-Con is canceled for the first time in its 50-year historySan Diego Comic-Con is canceled for the first time in its 50-year history
    Culture

    The nation’s largest geek convention is officially canceled for 2020, but it will return in July 2021.

    By Aja Romano
    What can a Zoom background teach us? So much.
    Culture

    Thirteen ways of looking at a Zoom background, in the midst of a global pandemic.

    By Aja Romano
    Covid-19
    A new investigation reveals Trump ignored experts on Covid-19 for monthsA new investigation reveals Trump ignored experts on Covid-19 for months
    Covid-19

    In the pandemic’s early days, Trump heeded friends and political whims over his own medical and security experts.

    By Aja Romano
    Covid-19
    Study: Nearly a third of Americans believe a conspiracy theory about the origins of the coronavirusStudy: Nearly a third of Americans believe a conspiracy theory about the origins of the coronavirus
    Covid-19

    A new Pew study finds 30 percent of Americans believe scientists created Covid-19. That isn’t what happened.

    By Aja Romano
    18 fascinating nonfiction podcasts (that aren’t true crime)
    Culture

    Need a distraction? Try these podcasts that will take you away from coronavirus news and expand your knowledge of the world.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Tiger King is a mesmerizing train wreck. Here are more stories just like it.Tiger King is a mesmerizing train wreck. Here are more stories just like it.
    Culture

    Tiger King is just one bizarre story out of many of animal exploitation breeding chaos.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Untamed, streaming on Netflix, ripped my heart out and fed it to me. I can’t get enough.The Untamed, streaming on Netflix, ripped my heart out and fed it to me. I can’t get enough.
    Culture

    Come for queer soulmates, stay for epic fantasy, families, demon flutes, and love triumphing amid censorship.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Quarantine love stories are becoming a romance tropeQuarantine love stories are becoming a romance trope
    Culture

    Roommates with crushes and quarantine love stories: the covid-19 romance trope

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Coronavirus memes let us see internet humor evolving overnightCoronavirus memes let us see internet humor evolving overnight
    Culture

    At first, coronavirus memes helped us stay safe. Now they’re helping us survive quarantine.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    From Netflix Party to Zoom: The internet apps getting us through quarantineFrom Netflix Party to Zoom: The internet apps getting us through quarantine
    Culture

    From group chats to virtual dance class, the coronavirus is changing the internet.

    By Aja Romano