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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    How Peanut the Squirrel became an unlikely right-wing celebrityHow Peanut the Squirrel became an unlikely right-wing celebrity
    Culture

    Everything you wanted to know about the now-euthanized Instagram-famous pet but were too embarrassed to ask.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Who came out looking the worst on Love Is Blind season 7Who came out looking the worst on Love Is Blind season 7
    Culture

    The latest attempt to find love in the pods was good for Netflix, but bad for everyone else involved.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?
    Culture

    Something’s funny about Halloween costumes this year.

    By Rebecca Jennings and Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Is this really Venom’s last dance?Is this really Venom’s last dance?
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    Is the alien symbiote — and his best buddy Tom Hardy — really saying goodbye?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    For some evacuation defiers, Hurricane Milton is a social media goldmineFor some evacuation defiers, Hurricane Milton is a social media goldmine
    Culture

    They didn’t listen to Hurricane Milton evacuation orders. Then they posted through it.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Why do divorced guys dress like that? 
    The Highlight

    The aggressively, brutally companionless divorced guy aesthetic.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The miserable, utterly charmless razzle-dazzle of Joker: Folie à Deux The miserable, utterly charmless razzle-dazzle of Joker: Folie à Deux 
    Culture

    What if you made a musical version of My Cousin Vinny, but it was awful?

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Love Is Blind: DC sadly doesn’t feel like DC Love Is Blind: DC sadly doesn’t feel like DC 
    Culture

    The Netflix reality dating show’s latest season is light on Hill staffers and politics, but thankfully heavy on dating monsters.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is really about coworkers who hate each otherThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is really about coworkers who hate each other
    Culture

    Why is Utah the epicenter of reality TV?

    By Alex Abad-Santos and Rebecca Jennings
    Culture
    The biggest joke in Ellen DeGeneres’s new Netflix special The biggest joke in Ellen DeGeneres’s new Netflix special 
    Culture

    The comedian and former talk show host wants to girlboss her way to sympathy.

    By Alex Abad-Santos