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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Culture
    Serial’s Adnan Syed just won an important court victory that puts him closer to walking freeSerial’s Adnan Syed just won an important court victory that puts him closer to walking free
    Culture

    An appellate court found Syed had successfully argued he had inadequate counsel during his 1999 murder trial.

    By Aja Romano
    Technology
    Elon Musk deletes the Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceXElon Musk deletes the Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX
    Technology

    The tech guru chipped into the anti-Facebook conversation by deleting pages he hadn’t known existed.

    By Aja Romano
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal
    The Facebook data breach wasn’t a hack. It was a wake-up call.The Facebook data breach wasn’t a hack. It was a wake-up call.
    A guide to the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal

    Facebook expected its user data to be harvested. It just didn’t expect Cambridge Analytica to do it millions of times.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Why we’ve been arguing about Lara Croft for two decadesWhy we’ve been arguing about Lara Croft for two decades
    Culture

    From fembot to feminist, her many paradoxes reflect our cultural ambivalence about what makes “strong” women.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero dissect the oddball friendship that gave us The RoomTommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero dissect the oddball friendship that gave us The Room
    Culture

    It’s not what The Room’s Tommy Wiseau won’t tell you about his past — it’s how he won’t tell it.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces Jude Law’s Dumbledore in its first trailerFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces Jude Law’s Dumbledore in its first trailer
    Culture

    The new trailer returns us to Hogwarts and gives us a glimpse at a storyline dear to fans’ hearts.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    MoviePass’s fuzzy business model includes tracking users’ locationsMoviePass’s fuzzy business model includes tracking users’ locations
    Culture

    Users don’t really seem to care.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Oscars 2018: a night of no frontrunners led to unexpected milestonesOscars 2018: a night of no frontrunners led to unexpected milestones
    Culture

    A look at all the notable milestones from the 2018 Oscars — and some that didn’t happen.

    By Aja Romano
    Awards Shows
    This montage of Oscar winners suggests that a film’s legacy depends on cinematographyThis montage of Oscar winners suggests that a film’s legacy depends on cinematography
    Awards Shows

    Wide shots, silhouettes, the color red — these are the traits of Oscar-winning camerawork from 1927 to today.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Get Out was 2017’s most biting social critique. Is it also this year’s Best Picture?Get Out was 2017’s most biting social critique. Is it also this year’s Best Picture?
    Culture

    Our critics roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Jordan Peele’s horror film.

    By Aja Romano, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more