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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

    Explainers
    How Gudetama, a lazy egg yolk with a butt, became an unstoppable cultural phenomenonHow Gudetama, a lazy egg yolk with a butt, became an unstoppable cultural phenomenon
    Explainers

    Ah, Gudetama! Ah, humanity!

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Poll: Americans will buy a more expensive flight to avoid United AirlinesPoll: Americans will buy a more expensive flight to avoid United Airlines
    Culture

    The damage control isn’t really working.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    “Calculated misery”: how airlines profit from your miserable flying experience“Calculated misery”: how airlines profit from your miserable flying experience
    Culture

    They don’t need happy customers to make money.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer: a breakdown of its best moments and biggest mysteriesStar Wars: The Last Jedi trailer: a breakdown of its best moments and biggest mysteries
    Culture

    Unfortunately, we have no answer as to why the prolific Laura Dern doesn’t appear in this trailer.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Star Wars: The Last Jedi: watch the movie’s first official trailerStar Wars: The Last Jedi: watch the movie’s first official trailer
    Culture

    “It’s time for the Jedi to end…”

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Listen: Samurai Jack’s Phil LaMarr on how to age a character through their voiceListen: Samurai Jack’s Phil LaMarr on how to age a character through their voice
    Podcast
    Culture

    Samurai Jack is back after more than a decade. Voice actor Phil LaMarr explains what that means for Jack.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Why United Airlines can get away with treating its customers like garbageWhy United Airlines can get away with treating its customers like garbage
    Culture

    United’s image is in the gutter. But the airline industry isn’t competitive enough for it to really matter.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Fast and Furious 8: 5 things to know about The Fate of the FuriousFast and Furious 8: 5 things to know about The Fate of the Furious
    Culture

    Jason Statham and the Rock should definitely do another movie together.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    An artist snuck an anti-Semitic message into Marvel’s newest X-Men comic bookAn artist snuck an anti-Semitic message into Marvel’s newest X-Men comic book
    Culture

    It goes against everything the X-Men and their creators stand for.

    By Alex Abad-Santos
    Culture
    Thor: Ragnarok: watch the movie’s first official trailerThor: Ragnarok: watch the movie’s first official trailer
    Culture

    What the Hela?

    By Alex Abad-Santos