Jenna Scherer
@secondhusk.bsky.social
Writer-editor based in Brooklyn with bylines in The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, your heart. Formerly senior copy editor at Backstage Magazine. The moon is my wife. Hire me! She/her, #T1D
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Jenna Scherer
@secondhusk.bsky.social
· Jun 14
Newly a free agent! If anyone knows of full-time or freelance gigs for an experienced writer/editor/copy editor, please hit me up. I’m open to jobs in multiple sectors!
People ask me why I still buy DVDs and Blu-rays. This is why. But most streaming series don’t get physical releases, which means a show as beloved and groundbreaking as “She-Ra” could easily be disappeared. Especially in this age of censorship, we need a reliable way to preserve the archive.
‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’ is scheduled to leave Netflix on February 21, 2026.
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
(source: www.whats-on-netflix.com/leaving-soon...)
December 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
People ask me why I still buy DVDs and Blu-rays. This is why. But most streaming series don’t get physical releases, which means a show as beloved and groundbreaking as “She-Ra” could easily be disappeared. Especially in this age of censorship, we need a reliable way to preserve the archive.
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This is the compromise? This is the bipartisanship? This is the civility? This is the return to normalcy? This is the price of winning? WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WON
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This is the compromise? This is the bipartisanship? This is the civility? This is the return to normalcy? This is the price of winning? WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WON
For @avclub.com's best TV shows of 2025, I wrote about two of my faves—"Hacks" and "Long Story Short." You love to see a complicated interpersonal dynamic.
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
The A.V. Club's best TV shows of 2025
www.avclub.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For @avclub.com's best TV shows of 2025, I wrote about two of my faves—"Hacks" and "Long Story Short." You love to see a complicated interpersonal dynamic.
So excited for my unemployment benefits to expire next month 💀
Live Updates: U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises, a Warning Sign for the Economy
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
So excited for my unemployment benefits to expire next month 💀
Jeff gave me my first journalism job, when I was fresh out of college and had *a lot* of opinions. All these years later, my time at the Dig is still the most fun I’ve ever had in my professional life. Jeff was a vital force in the alt weekly scene, and I owe him my career. R.I.P. 🖤
Jeff Lawrence, founding publisher of the Dig, has died, family says - The Boston Globe
The Boston-based alternative weekly that Lawrence launched was known for its irreverent commentary, unhinged reviews, brash critique of local mainstream media, and endless nightlife and concert listin...
www.bostonglobe.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Jeff gave me my first journalism job, when I was fresh out of college and had *a lot* of opinions. All these years later, my time at the Dig is still the most fun I’ve ever had in my professional life. Jeff was a vital force in the alt weekly scene, and I owe him my career. R.I.P. 🖤
I’ve been putting off watching “One Battle After Another” because I was worried I wouldn’t like it, and I then would have to explain to the vast majority of people who think it’s a masterpiece why I didn’t like it. Unfortunately, this has turned out to be true.
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’ve been putting off watching “One Battle After Another” because I was worried I wouldn’t like it, and I then would have to explain to the vast majority of people who think it’s a masterpiece why I didn’t like it. Unfortunately, this has turned out to be true.
He better not be!!
December 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
He better not be!!
Cannot stop thinking about Jacob Elordi’s performance in “Frankenstein.” Transformative and empathetic and haunting in the kindest sense of the word.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Cannot stop thinking about Jacob Elordi’s performance in “Frankenstein.” Transformative and empathetic and haunting in the kindest sense of the word.
My review of season 2 of "Palm Royale," which is so silly and fun, and simultaneously so clever and so stupid. And you know what? I love a tasty li'l dessert.
Palm Royale season 2 is a messy, over-the-top delight
Palm Royale season 2 is a messy, over-the-top delight
www.avclub.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
My review of season 2 of "Palm Royale," which is so silly and fun, and simultaneously so clever and so stupid. And you know what? I love a tasty li'l dessert.
My review of Netflix’s historical miniseries “Death by Lightning,” which, as an “Assassins” girlie, I really, really wanted to be better than it is. Worth it for Betty Gilpin, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nick Offerman’s performances, though
Netflix's Death By Lightning is rife with tonal whiplash
Netflix's Death By Lightning is rife with tonal whiplash
www.avclub.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My review of Netflix’s historical miniseries “Death by Lightning,” which, as an “Assassins” girlie, I really, really wanted to be better than it is. Worth it for Betty Gilpin, Matthew Macfadyen, and Nick Offerman’s performances, though
I had the pleasure of interviewing Sterlin Harjo about “The Lowdown”: the real-life inspiration for the series, that incredibly cathartic season finale, and why he believes there’s hope for the future of our deeply broken country.
Sterlin Harjo on The Lowdown's "funny, sad, beautiful, heartbreaking" finale
Sterlin Harjo on The Lowdown's "funny, sad, beautiful, heartbreaking" finale
www.avclub.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I had the pleasure of interviewing Sterlin Harjo about “The Lowdown”: the real-life inspiration for the series, that incredibly cathartic season finale, and why he believes there’s hope for the future of our deeply broken country.
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The @nytimes.com is completely OUT OF TOUCH and I am so glad that we have @thecity.nyc, @hellgatenyc.com and more covering NYC politics. Thank GOD.
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The @nytimes.com is completely OUT OF TOUCH and I am so glad that we have @thecity.nyc, @hellgatenyc.com and more covering NYC politics. Thank GOD.
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we did it babes.... we're the opposite of cooked. what is that. we're ingredients
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
we did it babes.... we're the opposite of cooked. what is that. we're ingredients
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The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The fascists are not inevitable. They're not unstoppable. They're not all powerful. They want you to think that, but millions turned out last month to call their bluff. And millions turned out today to claim our power. We will win.
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“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.’”
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Kurt Vonnegut
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.’”
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Kurt Vonnegut
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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Cheney was so evil that him dying actually lifted a curse
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Cheney was so evil that him dying actually lifted a curse
TV shows and movies almost always get the facts of type 1 diabetes wrong (“The Pitt” being a notable exception). But I’ve never seen a script be as cartoonishly inaccurate about it as “Palm Royale.” (Spoilers ahead)
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
TV shows and movies almost always get the facts of type 1 diabetes wrong (“The Pitt” being a notable exception). But I’ve never seen a script be as cartoonishly inaccurate about it as “Palm Royale.” (Spoilers ahead)
I overslept while having anxiety dreams, then stepped on God’s biggest dog turd while walking Fern; how’s your afternoon going? 💩💩💩
October 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I overslept while having anxiety dreams, then stepped on God’s biggest dog turd while walking Fern; how’s your afternoon going? 💩💩💩
I took out both private and public student loans to pay for undergrad. My private loans had insanely high interest, while my federal loans have a low interest rate that has made my repayments vastly more manageable. This move is devastating—and downright cruel.
Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors
Experts say the move could eliminate the federal government’s power to cancel educational loans
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I took out both private and public student loans to pay for undergrad. My private loans had insanely high interest, while my federal loans have a low interest rate that has made my repayments vastly more manageable. This move is devastating—and downright cruel.
I love when my little steampunk D&D show subtweets the Dems #dimension20
October 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I love when my little steampunk D&D show subtweets the Dems #dimension20
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Waiting for Godot: The Hunt for Godot is the recently announced newest installment of the Godotverse. The long awaited sidequel follows Godot's adventures during the events of the original play.
September 26, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Waiting for Godot: The Hunt for Godot is the recently announced newest installment of the Godotverse. The long awaited sidequel follows Godot's adventures during the events of the original play.