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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    Live fast, die young, final girls don’t do it well.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    5 winners and 4 losers from the 2023 Oscars5 winners and 4 losers from the 2023 Oscars
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Winner: Donkeys. Loser: Anyone craving drama.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Aja Romano and 2 more
    Culture
    The Vanderpump Rules cheating scandal, for people who have never watched the showThe Vanderpump Rules cheating scandal, for people who have never watched the show
    Culture

    Tom Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, and Ariana Madix make for the reality TV version of Fleetwood Mac.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Netflix’s Perfect Match is a panopticon of sex and humiliationNetflix’s Perfect Match is a panopticon of sex and humiliation
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    Ceaseless watcher, gaze upon this wretched thing.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Marvel is in a rutMarvel is in a rut
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    With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, it feels like another whiff for a once-unstoppable studio.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    What really happens if a bear does cocaine, explained by an ursinologistWhat really happens if a bear does cocaine, explained by an ursinologist
    Culture

    Does a bear do mushrooms in the woods? Maybe.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Quantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big badQuantumania’s post-credits scene gives us Marvel’s next big bad
    Culture

    Quantumania’s two credits scenes, explained.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The nonchalant spectacle of Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime showThe nonchalant spectacle of Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show
    Culture

    A baby bump, casual dancing, and the superstar’s greatest hits made for a memorable performance.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Pedro Pascal and the unbearable horniness of “daddy”
    Culture

    The star of HBO’s The Last of Us has that certain ... something.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
    Why we loved Everything Everywhere All at Once — and why we hope it wins the OscarWhy we loved Everything Everywhere All at Once — and why we hope it wins the Oscar
    Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

    Our panel of experts discusses whether last year’s surprise breakout can win it all on Hollywood’s big night.

    By Alissa Wilkinson, Aja Romano and 2 more

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