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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Culture
    John McEnroe vs. Serena Williams, explainedJohn McEnroe vs. Serena Williams, explained
    Culture

    Why McEnroe won’t apologize for comparing Williams to male tennis players.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Wonder Woman is now the biggest live-action film directed by a womanWonder Woman is now the biggest live-action film directed by a woman
    Culture

    The film’s $652 million worldwide box office haul just broke the record.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Explainers
    How the Babadook became the LGBTQ icon we didn’t know we neededHow the Babadook became the LGBTQ icon we didn’t know we needed
    Explainers

    How terrorizing a white Australian family became an act of queer defiance.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    The outrage over Gal Gadot’s $300,000 paycheck for Wonder Woman, explainedThe outrage over Gal Gadot’s $300,000 paycheck for Wonder Woman, explained
    Summer movies 2017

    It was sparked by an absurd, inaccurate claim that Henry Cavill made $14 million when he appeared in Man of Steel.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Game of Thrones season 7 trailer: hell yeah, there’s a fire swordGame of Thrones season 7 trailer: hell yeah, there’s a fire sword
    Culture

    It’s time to fight against the common enemy (whoever that is).

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Philadelphia’s new, inclusive gay pride flag is making gay white men angryPhiladelphia’s new, inclusive gay pride flag is making gay white men angry
    Culture

    The fight over Philadelphia’s gay pride flag shows exactly why the flag is needed.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Marvel canceled Roxane Gay and Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Black Panther comics. The problem goes beyond Marvel.Marvel canceled Roxane Gay and Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Black Panther comics. The problem goes beyond Marvel.
    Culture

    Getting angry over Roxane Gay’s canceled comic book is easy. Supporting it, and books like it, is harder.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    Why Wonder Woman’s second-weekend sales are so extraordinary — and importantWhy Wonder Woman’s second-weekend sales are so extraordinary — and important
    Summer movies 2017

    Wonder Woman’s second weekend was better than those of Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Summer movies 2017
    Wonder Woman’s dueling origin stories, and their effect on the hero’s feminism, explainedWonder Woman’s dueling origin stories, and their effect on the hero’s feminism, explained
    Summer movies 2017

    The movie showed one version of the hero’s complicated origin story. Here’s the other.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Marvel’s first Black Panther trailer sets up Wakanda and the duties of its kingMarvel’s first Black Panther trailer sets up Wakanda and the duties of its king
    Culture

    It’s hard for a good man to be king…

    By Alex Abad-Santos