Saloni Gajjar
@salonig.bsky.social
staff writer (tv) at The A.V. Club
member: TCA, WGAE
formerly: NBC, Mashable, Complex
member: TCA, WGAE
formerly: NBC, Mashable, Complex
I’m so very sad that I don’t get to work with MK & I encourage everyone to read her beautiful writing!!! It’s a stark reminder of what The A.V. Club is losing out on:
Earlier this month, I got laid off from The A.V. Club after 3.5 years. It changed my life and I’m going to miss it so much. Don’t know what’s coming next but I do feel more committed to the work than ever. I wrote about it on Substack if you care to check it out ❤️
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Everything dies baby that's a fact / We keep singing even so
Another digital media worker joins the unemployment line, ponders the meaning of everything
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November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I’m so very sad that I don’t get to work with MK & I encourage everyone to read her beautiful writing!!! It’s a stark reminder of what The A.V. Club is losing out on:
INDUSTRY S4 and THE PITT S2 airing in january 2026...there is some hope in this dystopia after all..
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
INDUSTRY S4 and THE PITT S2 airing in january 2026...there is some hope in this dystopia after all..
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The first installment (issue?) of my comic book newsletter is live! Read it or subscribe here. untitledcomicbook.beehiiv.com/p/the-untitl...
Also, if this post inspires any editors out there, I want to add that I'm available for any freelance work that anyone out there might have. I'll do anything!
Also, if this post inspires any editors out there, I want to add that I'm available for any freelance work that anyone out there might have. I'll do anything!
The Untitled Comic Book Newsletter Vol. 1
A.K.A. Professor Fava's Isolation Newsletter -- Monday, November 24, 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The first installment (issue?) of my comic book newsletter is live! Read it or subscribe here. untitledcomicbook.beehiiv.com/p/the-untitl...
Also, if this post inspires any editors out there, I want to add that I'm available for any freelance work that anyone out there might have. I'll do anything!
Also, if this post inspires any editors out there, I want to add that I'm available for any freelance work that anyone out there might have. I'll do anything!
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
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Has anyone had a better year than EJAE? I profiled the singer-songwriter behind the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS mega-hit "Golden" for this year's Inverse Awards!
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
'KPop Demon Hunters' EJAE Is The Scene Stealer of 2025
Inverse chatted with the singer-songwriter behind the biggest chart-topper of the year on why 'KPop Demon Hunters' is such a crossover hit.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Has anyone had a better year than EJAE? I profiled the singer-songwriter behind the KPOP DEMON HUNTERS mega-hit "Golden" for this year's Inverse Awards!
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
Keep an eye on this space for more great end-of-year pieces.
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is one of the worst, most horrifying exposures we have ever seen. It is hard to overstate how bad the things that people are using tools like for are, and it's insane to pretend like these tools are anything other than nonconsensual porn machines
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
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Every American newspaper's op-ed page should be focused on Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and legacy for the rest of the week.
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Every American newspaper's op-ed page should be focused on Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and legacy for the rest of the week.
it's actually crazy how everything is just bad all the time now!!!
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
it's actually crazy how everything is just bad all the time now!!!
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So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?
Btw about this from Lizza's reply: Olivia and I lived together for 4+ years (4 b'days, 4 Xmases, 4 anniversaries). That's like $1250 of jewelry per celebration. And her apartment was a writing studio. And I made an f-ton then. What was I supposed to do? Get her a lot of Gift Certificates from Kmart?
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
So if Olivia is 32 now, broke up with Lizza last year, was together with him for a decade, and then was living with you for 4+ years before that, how old was she when you moved her out of her (presumably parents’) house in the suburbs to live with you?
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I love mess but man this whole thing underlines how much it sucks that all the worst journalists somehow end up with flashy high-paying media jobs
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I love mess but man this whole thing underlines how much it sucks that all the worst journalists somehow end up with flashy high-paying media jobs
wrote about THE MORNING SHOW & how—in its trademark ludicrous way, of course—season 4 delves into the pitfalls of AI in the newsroom:
The Morning Show is over the top. Its warnings about AI are not.
The Morning Show is over the top. Its warnings about AI are not.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
wrote about THE MORNING SHOW & how—in its trademark ludicrous way, of course—season 4 delves into the pitfalls of AI in the newsroom:
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A pretty bleak thing that GenAI is revealing is that a significant percentage of the population seems to have no interest in actually learning or doing anything. They want to ChatGPT their way out of hobbies, art making, everything... www.thecut.com/article/woul...
The People Using ChatGPT to Cheat at Their Hobbies
Why are so many of us letting AI have all the fun?
www.thecut.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A pretty bleak thing that GenAI is revealing is that a significant percentage of the population seems to have no interest in actually learning or doing anything. They want to ChatGPT their way out of hobbies, art making, everything... www.thecut.com/article/woul...
big fan of this news, but i do need an update on FARGO season six stat!!
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
big fan of this news, but i do need an update on FARGO season six stat!!
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Call it the understatement of the year, but there’s something interesting happening with The Chair Company
The Chair Company's rabbit holes get curiouser in a virtuosic road-trip episode
The Chair Company's rabbit holes get curiouser in a virtuosic road-trip episode
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November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Call it the understatement of the year, but there’s something interesting happening with The Chair Company
wrote about why sterlin harjo's tv shows—RESERVATION DOGS and now THE LOWDOWN—strike a chord because of their innate sense of place and community:
The Lowdown, like Reservation Dogs, harnesses the strength of community
The Lowdown, like Reservation Dogs, harnesses the strength of community
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November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
wrote about why sterlin harjo's tv shows—RESERVATION DOGS and now THE LOWDOWN—strike a chord because of their innate sense of place and community:
really excited for everyone to watch PLURIBUS soon!!
spoke to Vince Gilligan about creating this series for Rhea Seehorn (!) & why he realllyyy wants everyone to know almost nothing about the sci-fi show going into it:
spoke to Vince Gilligan about creating this series for Rhea Seehorn (!) & why he realllyyy wants everyone to know almost nothing about the sci-fi show going into it:
Vince Gilligan really doesn't want to help you prepare for Pluribus
Vince Gilligan really doesn't want to help you prepare for Pluribus
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November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
really excited for everyone to watch PLURIBUS soon!!
spoke to Vince Gilligan about creating this series for Rhea Seehorn (!) & why he realllyyy wants everyone to know almost nothing about the sci-fi show going into it:
spoke to Vince Gilligan about creating this series for Rhea Seehorn (!) & why he realllyyy wants everyone to know almost nothing about the sci-fi show going into it:
ALL'S FAIR is so uniquely disastrous because, imo, it's not self-aware at all and tries to pass of Big Themes and Serious Storytelling in the most vain & ridiculous ways. it's just showing off wealth without offering anyyyy substance.
also, shoutout to the particularly godawful dialogues!
also, shoutout to the particularly godawful dialogues!
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
ALL'S FAIR is so uniquely disastrous because, imo, it's not self-aware at all and tries to pass of Big Themes and Serious Storytelling in the most vain & ridiculous ways. it's just showing off wealth without offering anyyyy substance.
also, shoutout to the particularly godawful dialogues!
also, shoutout to the particularly godawful dialogues!
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Let's just say that The Shining and Final Destination 2 have a lot to answer for.
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AVQ&A: What's your most irrational fear inspired by a horror movie?
AVQ&A: What's your most irrational fear inspired by a horror movie?
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November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Let's just say that The Shining and Final Destination 2 have a lot to answer for.
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After reviving the tradition last year, we’ve got another 24 Hours Of Horror for your Halloween pleasure, this time curated by Oz Perkins: www.avclub.com/24-hours-of-...
24 hours of horror with Oz Perkins
Selecting his own 24 hours of horror marathon, Oz Perkins, the director of Longlegs and The Monkey, has your Halloween watchlist covered.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
After reviving the tradition last year, we’ve got another 24 Hours Of Horror for your Halloween pleasure, this time curated by Oz Perkins: www.avclub.com/24-hours-of-...
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Leave it to @salonig.bsky.social to find the most hidden gem of a Stephen King adaptation
Bollywood really wasn't ready for No Smoking, the David Lynch-inspired adaptation of Stephen King's "Quitter's Inc."
Bollywood's first Stephen King adaptation was so trippy it became its last
No Smoking, the Indian take on "Quitters, Inc." was too bold for its audience, but Anurag Kashyap's cult classic stands the test of time.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Leave it to @salonig.bsky.social to find the most hidden gem of a Stephen King adaptation
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More bookishness from @avclub.com : with Horrors Week ongoing, @salonig.bsky.social @schimkowitz.bsky.social & book clubbed the dark academia fantasy Katabasis www.avclub.com/katabasis-rf...
The A.V. Club descends into hell to discuss R.F. Kuang's Katabasis
The A.V. Club descends into hell to discuss R.F. Kuang's Katabasis
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October 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
More bookishness from @avclub.com : with Horrors Week ongoing, @salonig.bsky.social @schimkowitz.bsky.social & book clubbed the dark academia fantasy Katabasis www.avclub.com/katabasis-rf...