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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Culture
    45 artists illustrated every song in Hamilton, and the results are stunning45 artists illustrated every song in Hamilton, and the results are stunning
    Culture

    One artist realized she had a chance to give the Hamilton company a huge gift. So she called on her community of artist friends and Hamilton fans to help out.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Defending fandom is exhausting. Let’s start celebrating it instead.Defending fandom is exhausting. Let’s start celebrating it instead.
    Culture

    Fandom is so much more than the media has ever given it credit for.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Canon, fanon, shipping and more: a glossary of the tricky terminology that makes up fandomCanon, fanon, shipping and more: a glossary of the tricky terminology that makes up fandom
    Culture

    You/this fandom vocab guide = OTP.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Islam, black magic, and grotesquerie: creepy Turkish horror film trailer has fans freakedIslam, black magic, and grotesquerie: creepy Turkish horror film trailer has fans freaked
    Culture

    The buzz-generating movie Three Lett3rs is an occult Turkish delight.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Watch: 25 years of The Simpsons’ homages to Stanley Kubrick, in one supercutWatch: 25 years of The Simpsons’ homages to Stanley Kubrick, in one supercut
    Culture

    A Clockwork Yellow, The Shinning, and more.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Tired of over-engineered web design? Brutalism might be the internet trend you need.Tired of over-engineered web design? Brutalism might be the internet trend you need.
    Culture

    Six websites that explain the internet’s retro backlash against web design.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Me Before You is a chipper romantic comedy about assisted suicideMe Before You is a chipper romantic comedy about assisted suicide
    Culture

    A girl in striped leggings. A tantrum-throwing billionaire in a wheelchair. And the right-to-die propaganda that will bring them together.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Let these chipper YouTube science vids fill you with existential terrorLet these chipper YouTube science vids fill you with existential terror
    Culture

    Reality is a lie, nothing we know is true, and our cells are anarchistic terrorists.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    A guy trained a machine to “watch” Blade Runner. Then things got seriously sci-fi.A guy trained a machine to “watch” Blade Runner. Then things got seriously sci-fi.
    Culture

    The story of how an AI watching a movie about AIs led to the coolest, weirdest DMCA takedown ever.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Lego become nightmare fuel in a grisly new serial killer photo seriesLego become nightmare fuel in a grisly new serial killer photo series
    Culture

    It’s a serial killer fantasy made entirely out of Legos.

    By Aja Romano