Danette Chavez
@danettechavez.bsky.social
Editor-In-Chief @avclub.com. Formerly of Primetimer, Polygon, The Chicago Reader. Secretary, @tvcritics.org
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The best of The A.V. Club: Our favorite pieces from 2025
The best of The A.V. Club: Our favorite pieces from 2025
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Just hit publish on @avclub.com's year in review, which could not possibly include ALL of our favorite pieces of 2025, but it does reflect where we've been and where we're going.
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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People in Gaza continue to need our support, particularly through this harsh winter. Please give to the Gaza Soup Kitchen, which provides food and medical aid to thousands daily.
Tzedakah Campaign 5786
Support Gaza Soup Kitchen
givebutter.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
People in Gaza continue to need our support, particularly through this harsh winter. Please give to the Gaza Soup Kitchen, which provides food and medical aid to thousands daily.
I do not pretend to know what 2026 holds but I do know this shitty year is over
January 1, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I do not pretend to know what 2026 holds but I do know this shitty year is over
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Hey, this has been a pretty shitty year for me professionally. Please consider becoming a subscriber to my newsletter (free or paid) at www.readtpa.com or my Patreon (paid) at patreon.com/parkermolloy
Thanks.
Thanks.
December 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hey, this has been a pretty shitty year for me professionally. Please consider becoming a subscriber to my newsletter (free or paid) at www.readtpa.com or my Patreon (paid) at patreon.com/parkermolloy
Thanks.
Thanks.
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In one of my final two pieces for the year, I wrote about why I couldn’t stop trying to solve mysteries in 2025
aftermath.site/mystery-game...
aftermath.site/mystery-game...
Solving Mysteries In A World Without Answers
I spent 2025 solving mysteries in order to survive 2026
aftermath.site
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In one of my final two pieces for the year, I wrote about why I couldn’t stop trying to solve mysteries in 2025
aftermath.site/mystery-game...
aftermath.site/mystery-game...
Inside me are 2 wolves: One that wanted to go off on a tangent about The Chair Company best capturing the sense of still having to work in a rapidly unraveling world, and the one that's an editor who knows better
Just hit publish on @avclub.com's year in review, which could not possibly include ALL of our favorite pieces of 2025, but it does reflect where we've been and where we're going.
www.avclub.com/best-of-the-...
www.avclub.com/best-of-the-...
The best of The A.V. Club: Our favorite pieces from 2025
The best of The A.V. Club: Our favorite pieces from 2025
www.avclub.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Inside me are 2 wolves: One that wanted to go off on a tangent about The Chair Company best capturing the sense of still having to work in a rapidly unraveling world, and the one that's an editor who knows better
Just hit publish on @avclub.com's year in review, which could not possibly include ALL of our favorite pieces of 2025, but it does reflect where we've been and where we're going.
www.avclub.com/best-of-the-...
www.avclub.com/best-of-the-...
The best of The A.V. Club: Our favorite pieces from 2025
The best of The A.V. Club: Our favorite pieces from 2025
www.avclub.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Just hit publish on @avclub.com's year in review, which could not possibly include ALL of our favorite pieces of 2025, but it does reflect where we've been and where we're going.
www.avclub.com/best-of-the-...
www.avclub.com/best-of-the-...
The three branches of government
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The three branches of government
Regaling my fellow baptism attendees with the plot of the Chicago-set film Primal Fear
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Regaling my fellow baptism attendees with the plot of the Chicago-set film Primal Fear
At church on a Sunday for the first time in 30 years
a man in a suit is giving a speech in front of a crowd of people in a room .
Alt: Al Pacino in The Devil’s Advocate
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
At church on a Sunday for the first time in 30 years
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On Christmas help some children who don’t have big piles of presents if you can ❤️
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Omar. Omar is just 16 and is taxed with helping his whole family. His father was a food industry engineer before the war but he is unemployed now and struggling.
Omar is trying to take care of his younger brothers Hasan, 14 and Emad, 7.
Omar is trying to take care of his younger brothers Hasan, 14 and Emad, 7.
December 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
On Christmas help some children who don’t have big piles of presents if you can ❤️
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Merry Christmas! Let's gift ourselves the better world we deserve by making it. 💗
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Merry Christmas! Let's gift ourselves the better world we deserve by making it. 💗
Identity fraud is okay when she does it
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Identity fraud is okay when she does it
getting my priorities straight
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
getting my priorities straight
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I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
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we begin our journey through Babylon 5! my review of The Gathering is free to everyone, so please check it out, share it widely, and consider subscribing if you'd like to follow along!
Babylon 5: The Gathering | Zack Handlen Writes
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December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
we begin our journey through Babylon 5! my review of The Gathering is free to everyone, so please check it out, share it widely, and consider subscribing if you'd like to follow along!
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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On a recent trip to New York, Rhett Miller took a break from touring with The Old 97’s to drop by Chelsea Studios and join us for an all-new season of A.V. Undercover. Watch his full cover of Nick Lowe's "Cruel To Be Kind" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXiI...
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
On a recent trip to New York, Rhett Miller took a break from touring with The Old 97’s to drop by Chelsea Studios and join us for an all-new season of A.V. Undercover. Watch his full cover of Nick Lowe's "Cruel To Be Kind" here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXiI...
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In honor of the premier of AV undercover, my favorite performance: @themountaingoats.bsky.social cover of Boxcar. I wish I had a 7” of this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgo5...
December 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
In honor of the premier of AV undercover, my favorite performance: @themountaingoats.bsky.social cover of Boxcar. I wish I had a 7” of this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgo5...
I know, it’s been roughly 87 years (or 7 mos.) since we announced A.V. Undercover’s 10th season—the Oops! All Alums one—but I think it was worth the wait. OK Go kicked things off today w/ “There She Goes.” Look for ep. 2 on Monday!
December 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I know, it’s been roughly 87 years (or 7 mos.) since we announced A.V. Undercover’s 10th season—the Oops! All Alums one—but I think it was worth the wait. OK Go kicked things off today w/ “There She Goes.” Look for ep. 2 on Monday!
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We once again invited TCA members to select their favorite piece of writing from the past 12 months.
The entries listed represent a wide swath of journalism and criticism, and spotlight an impressive range of TV — from long-running series to the latest releases.👇 www.tvcritics.org/tca-2025-end...
The entries listed represent a wide swath of journalism and criticism, and spotlight an impressive range of TV — from long-running series to the latest releases.👇 www.tvcritics.org/tca-2025-end...
December 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We once again invited TCA members to select their favorite piece of writing from the past 12 months.
The entries listed represent a wide swath of journalism and criticism, and spotlight an impressive range of TV — from long-running series to the latest releases.👇 www.tvcritics.org/tca-2025-end...
The entries listed represent a wide swath of journalism and criticism, and spotlight an impressive range of TV — from long-running series to the latest releases.👇 www.tvcritics.org/tca-2025-end...
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New attack on immigrants: the Trump administration is demanding that Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices start drumming up “100-200 denaturalization cases per month.”
Normally a naturalized citizen cannot be stripped of citizenship unless they committed fraud on their application. 🎁
Normally a naturalized citizen cannot be stripped of citizenship unless they committed fraud on their application. 🎁
Trump Administration Aims to Strip More Foreign-Born Americans of Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
New attack on immigrants: the Trump administration is demanding that Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices start drumming up “100-200 denaturalization cases per month.”
Normally a naturalized citizen cannot be stripped of citizenship unless they committed fraud on their application. 🎁
Normally a naturalized citizen cannot be stripped of citizenship unless they committed fraud on their application. 🎁