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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

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    Reckoning with Twilight, 10 years laterReckoning with Twilight, 10 years later
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    How Twilight and its backlash are still shaping pop culture.

    By Alex Abad-Santos, Constance Grady and 2 more
    Culture
    American Horror Story: Apocalypse was somehow both absolutely nuts and largely forgettableAmerican Horror Story: Apocalypse was somehow both absolutely nuts and largely forgettable
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    In the end, Apocalypse was more about scenery chewing than telling a story.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    SNL explains Amazon’s HQ2 strategy: to troll President TrumpSNL explains Amazon’s HQ2 strategy: to troll President Trump
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    Host Steve Carell donned a bald cap to play Bezos and snark about the president.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The darker side of Stan Lee’s legacyThe darker side of Stan Lee’s legacy
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    Honoring Lee’s legacy at Marvel means honoring the people he worked with.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    We read all 25 National Book Award finalists for 2018. Here’s what we thought.
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    The Vox staff reviews all the winners and finalists in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature.

    By Nisha Chittal, Trevor Barnes and 17 more
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    Watch: Every Stan Lee cameo from every single Marvel movie he appeared inWatch: Every Stan Lee cameo from every single Marvel movie he appeared in
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    Lee’s work might not be well-known to every Marvel movie fan, but every fan knows how important Lee is to Marvel.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Game of Thrones’ final season will premiere in April 2019Game of Thrones’ final season will premiere in April 2019
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    The end of Game of Thrones begins in five months.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Stan Lee, the godfather of Marvel comics, dies at 95Stan Lee, the godfather of Marvel comics, dies at 95
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    Stan Lee co-created unforgettable Marvel characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Pokémon Detective Pikachu trailer is tearing Pokémon fans apartThe Pokémon Detective Pikachu trailer is tearing Pokémon fans apart
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    Ryan Reynolds’s talking, furry Pikachu is the divisive star of Pokémon Detective Pikachu.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Ariana Grande’s greatest asset isn’t her amazing voice. It’s her resilience.Ariana Grande’s greatest asset isn’t her amazing voice. It’s her resilience.
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    Part of the magic of “thank u, next” is how it embodies Grande’s message of gratefulness and empowerment.

    By Alex Abad-Santos