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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Explainers
    Las Vegas shooting: what we know so farLas Vegas shooting: what we know so far
    Explainers

    More than 50 people are dead and hundreds more were injured as a result of the shooting.

    By Aja Romano, Libby Nelson and 2 more
    TV
    Star Trek: Discovery meets a new starship — and its ominous missionStar Trek: Discovery meets a new starship — and its ominous mission
    TV

    Commander Lorca likes to toy with fate; plus, our hero gets an assist from a bunch of fungi.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    29 of October’s best streaming debuts29 of October’s best streaming debuts
    Culture

    This month is so much more than horror (but also some horror).

    By Genevieve Koski, Alex Abad-Santos and 4 more
    Culture
    Watch Ryan Gosling rage over Avatar’s Papyrus font in SNL’s best sketch in agesWatch Ryan Gosling rage over Avatar’s Papyrus font in SNL’s best sketch in ages
    Culture

    His character’s ire toward James Cameron for the 2009 blockbuster’s shitty title design is universal.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    SNL: Alec Baldwin’s Trump shrugs off Puerto Rico, calls San Juan’s mayor a “nasty woman”SNL: Alec Baldwin’s Trump shrugs off Puerto Rico, calls San Juan’s mayor a “nasty woman”
    Culture

    The season 43 premiere’s cold open also touched on Trump’s war with the NFL.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Netflix’s Gerald’s Game is a graceful, mold-breaking Stephen King adaptationNetflix’s Gerald’s Game is a graceful, mold-breaking Stephen King adaptation
    Culture

    Mike Flanagan’s taut film subverts our expectations with an added dose of feminism.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Twitter users can’t stop tweeting about how much they don’t want tweets to get longerTwitter users can’t stop tweeting about how much they don’t want tweets to get longer
    Culture

    Those granted the new 280-character limit mainly used it to protest the new 280-character limit.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The history of Twitter messing with its character count, in under 280 charactersThe history of Twitter messing with its character count, in under 280 characters
    Culture

    Longer tweets were always coming. Eventually.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Twitter says Trump’s North Korea tweets don’t violate its policy against violent threatsTwitter says Trump’s North Korea tweets don’t violate its policy against violent threats
    Culture

    North Korea saw a Trump tweet as a “clear declaration of war.” Twitter saw it as newsworthy.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    To save Pepe the Frog from the alt-right, his creator has invoked copyright law’s darker sideTo save Pepe the Frog from the alt-right, his creator has invoked copyright law’s darker side
    Culture

    Matt Furie has issued DMCA takedowns against alt-right websites using Pepe’s likeness. The fair use implications are troubling.

    By Aja Romano

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