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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    The magic 8-bit Avengers video gameThe magic 8-bit Avengers video game
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    No quarters necessary.

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    Marvel’s Thor is going to be a woman: explainedMarvel’s Thor is going to be a woman: explained
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    This is going to be awesome.

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    John Oliver perfectly explains the wealth gapJohn Oliver perfectly explains the wealth gap
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    “At this point, the rich are just running up the score,” John Oliver said on his show Sunday night. “If American wealth is a lottery, we are increasingly playing two different games.”

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    Watch: John Legend’s new music videoWatch: John Legend’s new music video
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    It’s a declaration to the audience that these women, all women, are beautiful, and each woman has a story, sometimes painful, that we don’t see.

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    This year’s worst Emmy snubsThis year’s worst Emmy snubs
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    In what world does this past season of The Good Wife not get a nomination?

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    The 2014 Emmy Awards NomineesThe 2014 Emmy Awards Nominees
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    Is this Netflix’s year to lose? How many nods will the final season of Breaking Bad get?

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    Turn Down for What: a guideTurn Down for What: a guide
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    Since the end of last year, Americans have been listening and dancing to “Turn Down for What.” But there seems to be a bit of confusion in some segments of the population as to what it means.

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    Trailer: Ridley Scott’s ExodusTrailer: Ridley Scott’s Exodus
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    Apparently Ramses never travels anywhere without a wind machine.

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    Gone Girl’s second trailer has arrivedGone Girl’s second trailer has arrived
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    Look alive, people. It’s time shake off the languid march toward entropy that the Fourth of July movie weekend wrought: there are new trailers that bring the promise of hope and delights.

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    The only gay story that Hollywood tellsThe only gay story that Hollywood tells
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    There’s nothing wrong with gay, white, male television characters. But what are we losing when they’re the only ones we ever see?

    By Alex Abad-Santos