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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    Watch: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s hilarious Golden Globes opening monologueWatch: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s hilarious Golden Globes opening monologue
    archives

    It’s really the best part of the show.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    All of the 2015 Golden Globe nominationsAll of the 2015 Golden Globe nominations
    Culture

    Here are the movies, television shows, actors and actresses who will be taking home awards tonight.

    By Alex Abad-Santos and Kelsey McKinney
    Movies
    Did the Golden Globes accidentally announce the 2015 Best Picture winners?Did the Golden Globes accidentally announce the 2015 Best Picture winners?
    Movies

    On the award show’s site, Selma and Into the Woods were tabbed as winners.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Watch how Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man’s logos changed over the yearsWatch how Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man’s logos changed over the years
    Culture

    Batman’s 1966 logo is still the best.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Taken movies, explained for people who’ve never seen themThe Taken movies, explained for people who’ve never seen them
    Culture

    To many, this story of a man with a particular set of skills is undeniable.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Why Looking’s second season is worth watchingWhy Looking’s second season is worth watching
    Culture

    The show seems to have a better understanding of its strengths and weaknesses this year.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    ABC’s Agent Carter doesn’t feel like a Marvel show. That’s what makes it so great.ABC’s Agent Carter doesn’t feel like a Marvel show. That’s what makes it so great.
    Culture

    Agent Carter hit the ground sprinting.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Comic Books
    Ant-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy look like the same movieAnt-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy look like the same movie
    Comic Books

    Here’s why you may be getting crazy Guardians flashbacks right now:

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    What Anne Hathaway learned from her hatersWhat Anne Hathaway learned from her haters
    Culture

    It’s advice we could all use.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Media
    Why we treat Kim Jong Un like a clown instead of a brutal dictatorWhy we treat Kim Jong Un like a clown instead of a brutal dictator
    Media

    Hollywood and American media have worked hand in hand in producing one of the most annoying and harmful caricatures of Asian men.

    By Alex Abad-Santos