Danette Chavez
@danettechavez.bsky.social
Editor-In-Chief @avclub.com. Formerly of Primetimer, Polygon, The Chicago Reader. Secretary, @tvcritics.org
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Alt: homer simpson and bart simpson are sitting on a couch
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I've waited a long time to be able to say this, but we're hiring a full-time Film Critic for @avclub.com! Details are in the job listing, but you should send application materials to jobs@avclub.com
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🚨 Urgent plea
My child is lying in a hospital bed in Gaza, fighting for his life The treatment he desperately needs is not available here
We are trying to get him outside Gaza before it’s too late. I am begging you please donate or share. Your kindness could save my child.
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My child is lying in a hospital bed in Gaza, fighting for his life The treatment he desperately needs is not available here
We are trying to get him outside Gaza before it’s too late. I am begging you please donate or share. Your kindness could save my child.
chuffed.org/project/168482
Help Fayez and his family after War and Tragedy
My name is Fayez, and I am a father from Gaza, Palestine. I am writing these words with a broken heart and one hope left — to save the life of my son, Mohammed.
chuffed.org
February 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
🚨 Urgent plea
My child is lying in a hospital bed in Gaza, fighting for his life The treatment he desperately needs is not available here
We are trying to get him outside Gaza before it’s too late. I am begging you please donate or share. Your kindness could save my child.
chuffed.org/project/168482
My child is lying in a hospital bed in Gaza, fighting for his life The treatment he desperately needs is not available here
We are trying to get him outside Gaza before it’s too late. I am begging you please donate or share. Your kindness could save my child.
chuffed.org/project/168482
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Every day there's some new horror. Forcing trans people off their hormones is just absolutely sadistic.
BREAKING: Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
Trump admin issues new policy aimed at ending transgender-related care in federal prisons
"It's a really dangerous policy,” an ACLU lawyer representing trans people in federal prison suing the Trump administration tells Law Dork of the new Bureau of Prisons policy.
www.lawdork.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Every day there's some new horror. Forcing trans people off their hormones is just absolutely sadistic.
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to ask all my interview subjects about Svengoolie. I’m currently 1 for 1
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 PM
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to ask all my interview subjects about Svengoolie. I’m currently 1 for 1
The rare HBO documentary L. It's like someone went "What if Pawnee had true crime?"
February 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The rare HBO documentary L. It's like someone went "What if Pawnee had true crime?"
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The local pet became an instant sensation after suddenly crossing the finish line in a cross-country skiing event. www.avclub.com/cmon-give-na...
C'mon, give Nazgul the Olympics-crashing wolfdog a medal
C'mon, give Nazgul the Olympics-crashing wolfdog a medal
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February 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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@zhandlen.bsky.social's Quantum Leap recaps will run under the TV Club Classic banner every two weeks—just one of many reasons to subscribe to @avclub.com
TV Club Classic is back, in subscriber-exclusive form! Join us at the link in bio as Zack Handlen kicks off his recap coverage of Quantum Leap.
Scott Bakula tries to leap back home for the first time
Scott Bakula tries to leap back home for the first time
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February 18, 2026 at 10:47 PM
@zhandlen.bsky.social's Quantum Leap recaps will run under the TV Club Classic banner every two weeks—just one of many reasons to subscribe to @avclub.com
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
There's an upcoming doc that is so antithetical to Wiseman's work, and it just underscores what a great loss this is
We have a lot of great writing on Frederick Wiseman in our archives, and here's @rifewithkatie.bsky.social with another corker:
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Frederick Wiseman understood the subtle architecture of humanity
Frederick Wiseman understood the subtle architecture of humanity
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February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
There's an upcoming doc that is so antithetical to Wiseman's work, and it just underscores what a great loss this is
We have a lot of great writing on Frederick Wiseman in our archives, and here's @rifewithkatie.bsky.social with another corker:
www.avclub.com/frederick-wi...
www.avclub.com/frederick-wi...
Frederick Wiseman understood the subtle architecture of humanity
Frederick Wiseman understood the subtle architecture of humanity
www.avclub.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
We have a lot of great writing on Frederick Wiseman in our archives, and here's @rifewithkatie.bsky.social with another corker:
www.avclub.com/frederick-wi...
www.avclub.com/frederick-wi...
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ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica received eight handwritten letters from children who have been held at the detention center that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was recently released from.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
We'll let their words speak for themselves.
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What they do to immigrants, they will do to us.
NYT: Trump secretly deported 9 migrants despite court orders to not remove them to their home nations. So, he sent them to prison in Cameroon: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/w...
U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
What they do to immigrants, they will do to us.
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This young girl was battling stage 4 cancer when ICE agents took her Dad.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia Torres, Teen With Cancer Who Fought For Father's Freedom From ICE, Has Died
Torres, 16, died Friday. Her father was arrested in October, the day after she returned from more than a month at the hospital for cancer treatments. She shared her family's plight, and her was father...
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February 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
This young girl was battling stage 4 cancer when ICE agents took her Dad.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
Ofelia leveraged social media to fight for her Dad’s release.
To call out the cruelty of ICE.
She won.
A judge ordered him released on compassionate grounds & they spent her last month’s together.
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call for freelance writers: ELLE’s culture section is open for pitches! i’d love to read your story ideas about tv, film, books, music, and art.
pitch guidelines/FAQ are in the form at the link in my bio (tap the link starting with “FREELANCE WRITERS…). please fill out that form with your info!
pitch guidelines/FAQ are in the form at the link in my bio (tap the link starting with “FREELANCE WRITERS…). please fill out that form with your info!
February 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
call for freelance writers: ELLE’s culture section is open for pitches! i’d love to read your story ideas about tv, film, books, music, and art.
pitch guidelines/FAQ are in the form at the link in my bio (tap the link starting with “FREELANCE WRITERS…). please fill out that form with your info!
pitch guidelines/FAQ are in the form at the link in my bio (tap the link starting with “FREELANCE WRITERS…). please fill out that form with your info!
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send this to ur valentine 💘
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
send this to ur valentine 💘
Been watching Gangs Of London S3, I'm ready for the Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù supremacy
Me on the first great movie of the year, My Father's Shadow: www.avclub.com/my-fathers-s...
Daydreams and memories shine through My Father's Shadow
In the sweet and arresting debut My Father's Shadow, Nigerian brothers spend a day in the city with their estranged father.
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February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Been watching Gangs Of London S3, I'm ready for the Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù supremacy
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Yesterday was a very difficult day in The A.V. Club Slack.
Really been feeling like I'm on shaky ground ever since learning it's "Nick Cage" and not "Nic Cage"
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Yesterday was a very difficult day in The A.V. Club Slack.
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introducing my column about resistance in fiction for @aftermath.site. I’m calling it THE WORK
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This Year's Oscar Nominees Have Real Fight In Them, Even If Hollywood Doesn't
An introduction to The Work, a column about resistance in fiction
aftermath.site
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
introducing my column about resistance in fiction for @aftermath.site. I’m calling it THE WORK
aftermath.site/oscars-revol...
aftermath.site/oscars-revol...
Really been feeling like I'm on shaky ground ever since learning it's "Nick Cage" and not "Nic Cage"
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Really been feeling like I'm on shaky ground ever since learning it's "Nick Cage" and not "Nic Cage"
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died 3 months later.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t even get to say goodbye:
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died 3 months later.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t even get to say goodbye:
ICE Took Wael Tarabishi's Full Time Caregiver Away... and it Killed Him
Wael Tarabishi was a 30 year old disabled man who's father Maher was his full time caregiver. ICE took Maher in October, leaving Wael without support. He died three months later.
www.disabledginger.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:07 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died 3 months later.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t even get to say goodbye:
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died 3 months later.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t even get to say goodbye:
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There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
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I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.