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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

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    Is there a future for the team?

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    The last of James Gunn’s Marvel movies doesn’t get caught up in the multiverse.

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    Are Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in love, or are they good actors?Are Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in love, or are they good actors?
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    Why everyone suddenly cares about the stars of the yet-to-be-released rom-com Anyone But You.

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    The latest TikTok weight loss trend is … hacking water?The latest TikTok weight loss trend is … hacking water?
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    Behind the TikTok miracle of making water taste like mermaids and gummy bears.

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    In 2014, David Choe said he raped a woman. Then he claimed it was fiction.

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    Netflix and A24’s Beef is astounding, anti-ambient TV.

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    The Super Mario Bros. Movie, like the video game, is for kidsThe Super Mario Bros. Movie, like the video game, is for kids
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    It isn’t groundbreaking cinema, but it is extremely kid-friendly.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s credits scene sets up a sequelThe Super Mario Bros. Movie’s credits scene sets up a sequel
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    The credits scene also brings in a beloved character.

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    Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, and the respectability politics of women’s basketball.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
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    Countersuing an optometrist for a ski slope collision is basically Gwyneth Paltrow’s White Lotus audition.

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