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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Media
    The Fat Jew’s Instagram plagiarism scandal, explainedThe Fat Jew’s Instagram plagiarism scandal, explained
    Media

    Meet Josh Ostrovsky a.ka. the Fat Jew, a joke-stealing Instagram celebrity who deserves all the hate he gets.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Technology
    The Fat Jew’s Instagram Plagiarism Scandal, ExplainedThe Fat Jew’s Instagram Plagiarism Scandal, Explained
    Technology

    Comedians aren’t laughing at his success.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Explainers
    Tinder’s war with Vanity Fair, explainedTinder’s war with Vanity Fair, explained
    Explainers

    Tinder should stop being so ashamed of casual sex.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a welcome vacation from this summer’s blockbustersThe Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a welcome vacation from this summer’s blockbusters
    Culture

    The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is a surprising, charming summer hit … that no one saw coming.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    TV
    Phonogram is a comic book that will make you believe in music againPhonogram is a comic book that will make you believe in music again
    TV

    Co-creator Kieron Gillen talked to Vox about Phonogram’s revival, the music, and that killer moment in The Wicked+The Divine.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Explainers
    Fantastic Four’s director says Fox made his great movie terrible. Is he right?Fantastic Four’s director says Fox made his great movie terrible. Is he right?
    Explainers

    What happened to director Josh Trank isn’t a unique case.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Comic Books
    Fantastic Four — the great comic book franchise, not the garbage movie — explainedFantastic Four — the great comic book franchise, not the garbage movie — explained
    Comic Books

    The Fantastic Four deserve better.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Comic Books
    Fantastic Four is an unmitigated garbage fireFantastic Four is an unmitigated garbage fire
    Comic Books

    This is the worst superhero movie of the past 20 years.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    archives
    Watch: Jon Stewart’s final Daily Show goodbye and last moment of ZenWatch: Jon Stewart’s final Daily Show goodbye and last moment of Zen
    Play
    archives

    It’s touching. It’s heartfelt. And it involves Bruce Springsteen.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    archives
    Watch: The Daily Show correspondents come back to say goodbye to Jon StewartWatch: The Daily Show correspondents come back to say goodbye to Jon Stewart
    archives

    Vance DeGeneres, John Oliver, and Olivia Munn walk into a Jon Stewart’s final Daily Show.

    By Alex Abad-Santos

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