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Jen Chaney

@jenchaney.bsky.social

Current: TV and film critic free agent. Former: Vulture, WashPost. Prev bylines: NYT, Vanity Fair, others. Literally wrote the book on Clueless.

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There are few things you can count on in this world. But you can count on this: I will never, ever skip the title sequence of any STRANGER THINGS episode.

24.11.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Olivia Dean Calls Out β€˜Vile’ Ticketmaster Prices β€œLive music should be affordable and accessible and we need to find a new way of making that possible.”

Preach, Olivia! I also got locked out of tickets in three separate pre-sale attempts.

www.vulture.com/article/oliv...

21.11.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I literally just told a friend that Zohran must have cast a spell on Trump and, also, this meeting was a backdoor cross-promotion for WICKED: FOR GOOD.

21.11.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a very fun documentary about LOST and its fandom, and I swear I am not just saying that because I am in it.

20.11.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah, I was wondering about that.

20.11.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, but seriously: WHERE IS IT?

20.11.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

On a similar note, I'm so grateful that I worked at community newspapers right out of college. I learned so goddamned much from that and those opportunities essentially don't exist anymore.

20.11.2025 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 135    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like we should talk more about how the intro to Lily Allen's "Pussy Palace" sounds so much like the STRANGER THINGS theme, and also how fucking awesome that is.

20.11.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Meryl Streep has the flu, and I hear she's AMAZING in it." β€” Amy Poehler

18.11.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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...

18.11.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 24132    πŸ” 9284    πŸ’¬ 306    πŸ“Œ 277

[Me, calmly logging onto the Internet]

HAS PART 2 DROPPED YET?

18.11.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I gotta say: that's a hell of a kicker.

18.11.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Marion, that's so kind. Thank you. Sending similar good thoughts to you as well.

18.11.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kathryn, you just ruined it for EVERYONE

18.11.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Look, I already know I'm going to hell so I may as well enjoy this current rap battle of bad metaphors to explain affairs with political sources.

18.11.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I did! You can't reveal who gets mentioned in the final graph. Also, you can't say that the chair broke even though that is the inciting incident for the entire story.

18.11.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I will once again be at Ted and Aimee in DC! See you there!

17.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The worst year to be in this profession in my lifetime, and I've lived through some pretty shit years!

17.11.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The brutality in this industry continues...

17.11.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think it's inspiring how the Commanders keep inventing new ways to blow games. American innovation at its finest.

16.11.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it was weird

16.11.2025 05:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That was a reeeeeally short Weekend Update. Guess there's just not enough weird news these days!

16.11.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I saw her live over the summer and she was fantastic.

16.11.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am a HUGE Olivia Dean fan and so happy to see her on SNL.

16.11.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

They brought it up four times in five minutes, I swear to God.

15.11.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I swear to God, if these announcers don't stop saying that William & Mary's men's basketball team has never been in the NCAA tournament, I'm going to lose what little remains of my mind.

15.11.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm listening....

Synopsis: THE SHUFFLE chronicles the making of the 1985 Chicago Bears’ iconic rap music video that became a cultural phenomenon enroute to the team’s storied Super Bowl XX championship.

14.11.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
JD Vance saying "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it"

JD Vance saying "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it"

Dr. Spaceman from 30 Rock saying "Science is whatever we want it to be"

Dr. Spaceman from 30 Rock saying "Science is whatever we want it to be"

14.11.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 809    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5

Yessss. I can finally watch this in the highest possible definition!

13.11.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's lower on the list for me, too, but there's still stuff to admire in there.

11.11.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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