
Aja Romano
Former Senior Culture Writer
Latest articles by Aja Romano


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

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


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


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

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


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


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


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


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


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