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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    The satire, ironic boredom, and Drake-fueled mystery of podcaster Bobbi Althoff, explainedThe satire, ironic boredom, and Drake-fueled mystery of podcaster Bobbi Althoff, explained
    Culture

    The celebrity interviewer is really good at selling disinterest.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Jenna Lyons is the last great Real HousewifeJenna Lyons is the last great Real Housewife
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    The former J.Crew president has no idea how to be on reality TV, and it’s fantastic reality TV.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Gossip is good. Tattling is bad.Gossip is good. Tattling is bad.
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    Can all the TikTok tattletales please calm down?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Love Is Blind season 5 is all about red flagsLove Is Blind season 5 is all about red flags
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    Netflix’s hit reality dating series is back to ask: What is love? And baby, who hurt you?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Drew Barrymore tried to live, laugh, scab her way across the picket line. It didn’t work.Drew Barrymore tried to live, laugh, scab her way across the picket line. It didn’t work.
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    After much hand-wringing, America’s talk show sweetheart is sorry she tried to violate the writers’ strike.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The backlash against Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, explainedThe backlash against Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, explained
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    Character letters can be an important part of criminal sentencing. These Danny Masterson letters missed the point.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Bethenny Frankel’s reality TV union is easier said than done
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    The former Real Housewife wants Bravo and other reality stars to come together and unionize. It’s not so simple.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    People forgot how to act in publicPeople forgot how to act in public
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    Why concertgoers keep throwing things at celebrities and no one can shut up at the movies.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The right-wing backlash against the US women’s national soccer team, explainedThe right-wing backlash against the US women’s national soccer team, explained
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    The real reason why the US women’s national soccer team lost.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Are weather apps lying? The truth is in the dew point.Are weather apps lying? The truth is in the dew point.
    Culture

    Not all 75°F days are created equal.

    By Alex Abad-Santos