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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    The latest TikTok weight loss trend is … hacking water?The latest TikTok weight loss trend is … hacking water?
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    Behind the TikTok miracle of making water taste like mermaids and gummy bears.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Beef’s and David Choe’s sexual assault controversy, explainedBeef’s and David Choe’s sexual assault controversy, explained
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    In 2014, David Choe said he raped a woman. Then he claimed it was fiction.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Beef is the best show Netflix has had in recent memoryBeef is the best show Netflix has had in recent memory
    Culture

    Netflix and A24’s Beef is astounding, anti-ambient TV.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie, like the video game, is for kidsThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, like the video game, is for kids
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    It isn’t groundbreaking cinema, but it is extremely kid-friendly.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s credits scene sets up a sequelThe Super Mario Bros. Movie’s credits scene sets up a sequel
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    The credits scene also brings in a beloved character.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The taunt that eclipsed the NCAA women’s basketball championship, explainedThe taunt that eclipsed the NCAA women’s basketball championship, explained
    Culture

    Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, and the respectability politics of women’s basketball.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski-and-run trial is a reminder that stars are not like usGwyneth Paltrow’s ski-and-run trial is a reminder that stars are not like us
    Culture

    Countersuing an optometrist for a ski slope collision is basically Gwyneth Paltrow’s White Lotus audition.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, and the Easter egg-ification of the Hollywood feudHailey Bieber, Selena Gomez, and the Easter egg-ification of the Hollywood feud
    Culture

    Remember when Hollywood feuds were fun? This one is extremely not.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Love Is Blind’s fourth season is its villain eraLove Is Blind’s fourth season is its villain era
    Culture

    The Netflix dating show’s contestants are not okay.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ credits scene teases a future that might never comeShazam! Fury of the Gods’ credits scene teases a future that might never come
    Culture

    The future for the hero is in DC Studios’ hands.

    By Alex Abad-Santos

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