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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    Is this really Venom’s last dance?Is this really Venom’s last dance?
    Culture

    Is the alien symbiote — and his best buddy Tom Hardy — really saying goodbye?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    For some evacuation defiers, Hurricane Milton is a social media goldmineFor some evacuation defiers, Hurricane Milton is a social media goldmine
    Culture

    They didn’t listen to Hurricane Milton evacuation orders. Then they posted through it.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Why do divorced guys dress like that? 
    The Highlight

    The aggressively, brutally companionless divorced guy aesthetic.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The miserable, utterly charmless razzle-dazzle of Joker: Folie à Deux The miserable, utterly charmless razzle-dazzle of Joker: Folie à Deux 
    Culture

    What if you made a musical version of My Cousin Vinny, but it was awful?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Love Is Blind: DC sadly doesn’t feel like DC Love Is Blind: DC sadly doesn’t feel like DC 
    Culture

    The Netflix reality dating show’s latest season is light on Hill staffers and politics, but thankfully heavy on dating monsters.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is really about coworkers who hate each otherThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is really about coworkers who hate each other
    Culture

    Why is Utah the epicenter of reality TV?

    By Alex Abad-Santos and Rebecca Jennings
    Culture
    The biggest joke in Ellen DeGeneres’s new Netflix special The biggest joke in Ellen DeGeneres’s new Netflix special 
    Culture

    The comedian and former talk show host wants to girlboss her way to sympathy.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Agatha All Along is a Marvel show you don’t have to do homework for Agatha All Along is a Marvel show you don’t have to do homework for 
    Culture

    There’s enough fun in the WandaVision spinoff to make you forget about the MCU.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Nicole Kidman’s exquisitely fun and silly murder mystery era is upon usNicole Kidman’s exquisitely fun and silly murder mystery era is upon us
    Culture

    Please pay your respects to the new queen of TV killer thrillers.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Did Brittany Mahomes’s Donald Trump support put her on the outs with Taylor Swift?Did Brittany Mahomes’s Donald Trump support put her on the outs with Taylor Swift?
    Culture

    Why everyone suddenly cares about Brittany Mahomes’s politics.

    By Alex Abad-Santos