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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Culture
    Everything you need to know for breaking’s Olympic debutEverything you need to know for breaking’s Olympic debut
    Culture

    Rule number one: Don’t call it breakdancing.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Baby Reindeer’s “Martha” is, inevitably, suing NetflixBaby Reindeer’s “Martha” is, inevitably, suing Netflix
    Culture

    Writer-star Richard Gadd denies that Fiona Harvey is the basis for the complicated character.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Revisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the book that made J.D. VanceRevisiting Hillbilly Elegy, the book that made J.D. Vance
    Culture

    The bestseller proves Trump’s VP pick has abiding disdain for absolutely everyone.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured realityThe Trump assassination attempt was a window into America’s fractured reality
    Culture

    The shooting wasn’t staged, but conspiratorial thinking has become widespread in our paranoid age.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    How Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial went spectacularly off the railsHow Alec Baldwin’s Rust trial went spectacularly off the rails
    Culture

    Charges of involuntary manslaughter against the actor have been dismissed, and cannot be refiled. Here’s what happened.

    By Aja Romano
    The Vox guide to extreme heat
    Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?Heat is deadly. Why does our culture push us to ignore it?
    The Vox guide to extreme heat

    Our attitudes about enduring extreme heat have to evolve.

    By Umair Irfan and Aja Romano
    Culture
    Kevin Costner’s ego and the strange road to HorizonKevin Costner’s ego and the strange road to Horizon
    Culture

    Horizon is a baffling, incoherent mess. Kevin Costner making it was probably inevitable.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    How Ouija boards work. (Hint: It’s not ghosts.)How Ouija boards work. (Hint: It’s not ghosts.)
    Culture

    No, demons will not possess you if you use one.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Bridgerton finally gave us queer storylines. Fans aren’t having it.Bridgerton finally gave us queer storylines. Fans aren’t having it.
    Culture

    The show’s first queer storylines have been met with backlash, homophobia, and misogynoir.

    By Aja Romano
    House of the Dragon and the Targaryen family, explained
    Culture

    HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel reveals a period of turbulence and upheaval for Daenerys’s formidable family.

    By Aja Romano