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Aja Romano

Aja Romano

Former Senior Culture Writer

    Latest articles by Aja Romano

    Culture
    New on streaming in March 2017: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO’s best optionsNew on streaming in March 2017: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and HBO’s best options
    Culture

    A harrowing documentary, a movie where Kevin Spacey is reincarnated as a talking cat, and everything in between.

    By Genevieve Koski, Emily St. James and 4 more
    Culture
    Moonlight’s Oscars envelope became an instant internet memeMoonlight’s Oscars envelope became an instant internet meme
    Culture

    It’s the second big “blank page” meme of the year.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    12 shocking, groundbreaking, and landmark milestones of the 2017 Oscars12 shocking, groundbreaking, and landmark milestones of the 2017 Oscars
    Culture

    A look at all the notable milestones from the 2017 Oscars.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Walking Dead, season 7, episode 11, “Hostiles and Calamities” is a joke with no punchlineThe Walking Dead, season 7, episode 11, “Hostiles and Calamities” is a joke with no punchline
    Culture

    The show tries to draw parallels between its most unique character and its most pathetic. It doesn’t quite work.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Exploring vintage Oscar fashion: the quirks, the glamour, and the trends that never go out of styleExploring vintage Oscar fashion: the quirks, the glamour, and the trends that never go out of style
    Culture

    This Twitter thread explains how the awards have defined glamour over the decades.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Bill Paxton, star of Titanic, Aliens, Apollo 13, and Twister, is dead at 61Bill Paxton, star of Titanic, Aliens, Apollo 13, and Twister, is dead at 61
    Culture

    His roles were wide-ranging, iconic, and often surprisingly subtle.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    HBO’s documentary Tickled exposes sexual fetishes, catfishing, and internet secretsHBO’s documentary Tickled exposes sexual fetishes, catfishing, and internet secrets
    Culture

    The truth about “competitive tickling” is so much wilder — and darker — than it sounds.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    Milo Yiannopoulos still has alt-right fansMilo Yiannopoulos still has alt-right fans
    Culture

    Yiannopoulos may have spooked mainstream conservatives, but his fan base isn’t going anywhere.

    By Aja Romano
    Culture
    The Walking Dead season 7, episode 10: in “New Best Friends,” Rick fights a gladiator zombie and Daryl pets a tigerThe Walking Dead season 7, episode 10: in “New Best Friends,” Rick fights a gladiator zombie and Daryl pets a tiger
    Culture
    The controversy over YouTube star PewDiePie and his anti-Semitic “jokes,” explainedThe controversy over YouTube star PewDiePie and his anti-Semitic “jokes,” explained
    Culture

    Were PewDiePie’s months of Nazi imagery “satire” or a blueprint for mainstreaming the alt-right?

    By Aja Romano