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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    Watch: the biggest movie and TV trailers released at New York Comic ConWatch: the biggest movie and TV trailers released at New York Comic Con
    Culture

    From The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina to Aquaman to She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    5 highlights from New York Comic Con, from Hellboy to Deadly Class5 highlights from New York Comic Con, from Hellboy to Deadly Class
    Culture

    Fans also got to see footage from The Umbrella Academy, What We Do in the Shadows, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Venom’s 2 end-credits scenes, explainedVenom’s 2 end-credits scenes, explained
    Culture

    Spoiler alert.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Watch: an extended look at Aquaman reveals a bright and bawdy undersea adventureWatch: an extended look at Aquaman reveals a bright and bawdy undersea adventure
    Culture

    Warner Bros. has released a new five-minute clip that’s full of backstory, wisecracks, and fish.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Avengers: Infinity War is the beginning of a goodbye to Captain AmericaAvengers: Infinity War is the beginning of a goodbye to Captain America
    Culture

    Goodnight, Captain America. Marvel is going to kill you soon.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Venom is a fun, twisted rom-com disguised as a bad superhero movieVenom is a fun, twisted rom-com disguised as a bad superhero movie
    Culture

    Tom Hardy is just a reporter, standing in front of a parasitic alien symbiote, asking it not to eat him.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Chris Evans sure sounds like he’s finished playing Captain AmericaChris Evans sure sounds like he’s finished playing Captain America
    Culture

    But did he just spoil Avengers 4?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Venom, Spider-Man’s symbiote supervillain, explainedVenom, Spider-Man’s symbiote supervillain, explained
    Culture

    How a logic problem about superhero costumes became one of Spider-Man’s greatest foes.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Explainers
    Brett Kavanaugh’s questionable definitions of “boof” and “Devil’s Triangle,” explainedBrett Kavanaugh’s questionable definitions of “boof” and “Devil’s Triangle,” explained
    Explainers

    He says “boofing” is about farting and “Devil’s Triangle” is a drinking game. Many people don’t believe him.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Brett Kavanaugh’s yearbook: the “boof” joke, explainedBrett Kavanaugh’s yearbook: the “boof” joke, explained
    Culture

    Kavanaugh has said it was a reference to flatulence. But the history of the word as a slang term suggests otherwise.

    By Alex Abad-Santos