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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    The start of Orange Is the New Black season 3 makes binge-watching feel like a choreThe start of Orange Is the New Black season 3 makes binge-watching feel like a chore
    Culture

    After three episodes, I’m kind of dreading whatever might come next.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Inside Out is the best Pixar movie everInside Out is the best Pixar movie ever
    Culture

    Pixar’s latest is as beautiful as it is abstract, as daring as it is intelligent. It’s also the best film of 2015 so far.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Love dark superhero movies? Thank Batman.Love dark superhero movies? Thank Batman.
    Culture

    Batman Forever is 20 years old. Batman Begins is 10. And both had a powerful effect on superhero films.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Alex + Ada taught readers about love and robots. Now it’s teaching us how to say goodbye.Alex + Ada taught readers about love and robots. Now it’s teaching us how to say goodbye.
    Culture

    One of the best comic books of the past few years is coming to an end.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Explainers
    A guide to Jurassic World’s sexism controversyA guide to Jurassic World’s sexism controversy
    Explainers

    Jurassic World got caught up in a culture war.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    There would be no Amy Schumer or Fresh Off the Boat without Margaret ChoThere would be no Amy Schumer or Fresh Off the Boat without Margaret Cho
    Culture

    The unsinkable comedian helped start many of pop culture’s current conversations, and now she’s preparing to return to the standup circuit.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    archives
    What OITNB is getting right about diversityWhat OITNB is getting right about diversity
    archives

    “People get to see that we’re not just one type,” Jackie Cruz, the actress who plays Flaca on Orange Is the New Black, told me. “I believe we’re making history.”

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Explainers
    Why Reddit’s ban on Fat People Hate is ripping it apartWhy Reddit’s ban on Fat People Hate is ripping it apart
    Explainers

    On Wednesday, Reddit killed one of its most popular — and meanest — forums, a “subreddit” called Fat People Hate (FPH).

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Jurassic World knows it isn’t Jurassic Park. That’s what makes it so good.Jurassic World knows it isn’t Jurassic Park. That’s what makes it so good.
    Culture

    Jurassic World is an exercise in reptilian obliteration, where the only solution is more dinosaur.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    If you loved Mad Max and Age of Ultron, here’s what you should be streaming and reading
    Culture

    Here are some comic books, television shows, and movies to hold you over until the next big superhero movie.

    By Alex Abad-Santos