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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    The frustrating, enduring debate over video games, violence, and guns
    Culture

    We asked players, parents, developers, and experts to weigh in on how to change the conversation around gaming.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Matrix 4 is happening. Keanu Reeves, Carrie Ann Moss, and Lana Wachowski will all return.The Matrix 4 is happening. Keanu Reeves, Carrie Ann Moss, and Lana Wachowski will all return.
    Culture

    The new sequel, the first for the franchise since 2003, may be a result of Keanu Reeves’s very good year.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Art Spiegelman, creator of Maus, calls out Marvel Comics for its “apolitical” politicsArt Spiegelman, creator of Maus, calls out Marvel Comics for its “apolitical” politics
    Culture

    The Pulitzer-winning author says an editorial policy prevented him from calling Donald Trump an “Orange Skull.”

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Terror: Infamy turns America’s WWII internment camps into a bleak ghost storyThe Terror: Infamy turns America’s WWII internment camps into a bleak ghost story
    Culture

    The Terror’s second season is Japanese folklore about an American nightmare. It isn’t trying to be subtle.

    By Aja Romano
    Explainers
    The Archive of Our Own just won a Hugo. That’s huge for fanfiction.The Archive of Our Own just won a Hugo. That’s huge for fanfiction.
    Explainers

    4.7 million fanfics are now Hugo winners, thanks to AO3 and the transformative culture that built it.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    WordPress could give Tumblr the thing it needs most: stabilityWordPress could give Tumblr the thing it needs most: stability
    Culture

    WordPress’s bargain-basement buyout just might save Tumblr — even though it’s keeping the adult content ban.

    By Aja Romano
    Climate
    The fish tube is more than a meme. It could help save ecosystems.The fish tube is more than a meme. It could help save ecosystems.
    Climate

    The “salmon cannon” isn’t even the first time US scientists have flung aquatic creatures into the air.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark needs more scary storiesReview: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark needs more scary stories
    Culture

    The adaptation of a classic tween book series is also about ... Vietnam.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Millions of gamers manage not to shoot people. #VideoGamesAreNotToBlame is for them.Millions of gamers manage not to shoot people. #VideoGamesAreNotToBlame is for them.
    Culture

    Do video games turn you violent? A set of Twitter hashtags reveal that’s not the right question.

    By Aja Romano
    Toni Morrison, peerless American novelist and Nobel laureate, has died at 88
    Culture

    Through masterworks like Beloved, Morrison explored America’s fractured identity.

    By Aja Romano