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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Culture
    7 films to watch after seeing Us7 films to watch after seeing Us
    Culture

    Jordan Peele’s new movie is influenced by a wealth of earlier films, from Persona to Dead Again.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Supernatural’s 15th season will be its lastSupernatural’s 15th season will be its last
    Culture

    The show can thank its fangirls for its unexpectedly long life.

    By Aja Romano
    Movies
    Us’s big plot twist, explainedUs’s big plot twist, explained
    Movies

    Here are 3 big clues to the movie’s ending that you might have missed.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    John Wick: Chapter 3’s new trailer is big, silly, and perfectJohn Wick: Chapter 3’s new trailer is big, silly, and perfect
    Culture

    More guns! More chase scenes! More dogs!

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Baby Shark (doo doo do doo do doo), explainedBaby Shark (doo doo do doo do doo), explained
    Culture

    How this catchy kids’ song went viral and hit the Billboard Hot 100.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Watch: Stranger Things 3’s first trailer has lots of teenage love — and monstersWatch: Stranger Things 3’s first trailer has lots of teenage love — and monsters
    Culture

    It’s 10% terror, 20% romance, 70% Steve’s ice cream shop uniform. Scoops Ahoy!

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    How the Christchurch shooter used memes to spread hateHow the Christchurch shooter used memes to spread hate
    Culture

    Learning from years of online right-wing extremism, the shooter made his manifesto a weaponized shitpost.

    By Aja Romano
    Technology
    A false alarm over Twitter likes and retweets caused panic — but it was justifiedA false alarm over Twitter likes and retweets caused panic — but it was justified
    Technology

    Hold that apocalypse — the ratio still exists. But concerns that Twitter might ditch the “like” button altogether offer an important lesson.

    By Aja Romano
    Explainers
    Bubba the Love Sponge, the shock radio host on the Tucker Carlson tapes, explainedBubba the Love Sponge, the shock radio host on the Tucker Carlson tapes, explained
    Explainers

    This Florida shock DJ has played an outsize role in several major media scandals.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The first full trailer for Disney’s live-action Aladdin had so many hurdles to overcomeThe first full trailer for Disney’s live-action Aladdin had so many hurdles to overcome
    Culture

    It’s a much more high-stakes piece of marketing than you might expect.

    By Aja Romano