Alamin Yohannes

Alamin is an Eritrean-American writer and social media editor living in New York City. He was part of the team that launched NBC News’ LGBTQ news vertical NBC OUT. While he wrote a bulk of his pop culture stories there, Alamin has taken every opportunity he could to write about film, podcasts, music, and television online. When he’s not writing about it, he’s probably watching and tweeting about it.

Culture

In Melissa Broder's 'The Pisces', Loving a Merman is Complicated

So Sad Today's Melissa Broder talks about her new novel, and unrealistic love.

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Deadpool Finally Gives us a New Wolverine Cross-Over, Kind of

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New 'Teen Titan' Starfire’s Casting More Important Than Unfortunate Costume

Focus on what matters.

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The Teens Are the Real Gangsters and Mobsters of 'Riverdale'

Hiram Lodge isn't actually the baddest dude in town. 

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'The Flash': Mystery Girl's Identity Will Be Revealed This Season

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Netflix's New Horror Series 'The Rain' Makes Mother Nature Bloodthirsty

Rain = Death.

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'Infinity War' Social Media Reactions Compare it to 'Empire Strikes Back'

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'The Flash' to Debut Most Powerful Alt-Reality Version of Laurel Lance Ever

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'Lost in Space' Robot Featurette Highlights the Best Part of the Show

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'Riverdale' Musical Episode Brings Back the Thing Season 2 Has Been Missing

Music fans at attention!

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Drones Turn Deadly in 'Hover,' a New Dystopian Thriller

Fear what flies is right!

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'Jurassic World 2' Trailer Reveals Militarized Dinosaurs

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'Black Lightning' Season Finale May Be Setting Up a Superhero 'Romeo and Juliet'

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7 Questions for ‘Black Lightning’ Season 2

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Harley Quinn Movie Will Share Something in Common With 'Wonder Woman'

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Why 'Westworld' Season 2 Got a Perfect Score on Rotten Tomatoes

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'Star Trek' Reboot Sequel: Simon Pegg is "Confident' It Will Happen

By Alamin Yohannes
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'Jurassic World' Gets a Namecheck From Jeff Goldblum in New Teaser

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An Old 'Arrow' Villain Returns at the Worst Possible Time

By Alamin Yohannes
Entertainment

'Teen Titans' Live-Action Cast: Who Are Beast Boy, Starfire, and More

By Alamin Yohannes