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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos

Senior Correspondent

Alex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who explains what society obsesses over, from Marvel and movies to fitness to skin care to gay stuff. He came to Vox in 2014 and helped create the Culture section. Prior to Vox, he worked at the Atlantic.

Latest articles by Alex Abad-Santos

Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?Clowns are back for Halloween, but this time, they’re … cute?
CultureMember Exclusive

Something’s funny about Halloween costumes this year.

By Rebecca Jennings and Alex Abad-Santos
Is this really Venom’s last dance?Is this really Venom’s last dance?
Culture

Is the alien symbiote — and his best buddy Tom Hardy — really saying goodbye?

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

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

By Alex Abad-Santos
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
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
CultureMember Exclusive

Why is Utah the epicenter of reality TV?

By Alex Abad-Santos and Rebecca Jennings
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
Agatha All Along is a Marvel show you don’t have to do homework for Agatha All Along is a Marvel show you don’t have to do homework for 
Culture

There’s enough fun in the WandaVision spinoff to make you forget about the MCU.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Nicole Kidman’s exquisitely fun and silly murder mystery era is upon usNicole Kidman’s exquisitely fun and silly murder mystery era is upon us
Culture

Please pay your respects to the new queen of TV killer thrillers.

By Alex Abad-Santos

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