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Jen Chaney

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Washington, D.C.
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Covers:  television and film reviews, television, social media marketing of movies, movies, pop culture, pop culture criticism, television shows, academy awards
Freelance TV, film and pop culture critic for NYT, Washington Post, TV Guide and others. Former critic at Vulture. Wrote the book on Clueless.

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I'm a Washington area native who spent 12 and a half years at The Washington Post, first as a Web producer and editor, then as writer of the Post's celebrity and pop culture blog, Celebritology. I am still writing about pop culture, but currently as a freelance writer. My work has appeared in New York Magazine's Vulture, Slate and The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy.

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Downton Abbey Recap: Unjust Deserts

Downton Abbey Recap: Unjust Deserts

A season finale, and a character's finale. Oh, and uh, yes: spoilers.

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The Liz Lemon Effect

The Liz Lemon Effect

As "30 Rock" comes to a close, a question: has Tina Fey changed things for women on television?

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'The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure': Yeah, I saw it

'The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure': Yeah, I saw it

This is what it's like to sit through all 83 minutes of one of the biggest movie bombs in history.

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Lindsay Lohan stars as Elizabeth Taylor in lifeless 'Liz & Dick'

Lindsay Lohan stars as Elizabeth Taylor in lifeless 'Liz & Dick'

"Liz & Dick" was supposed to be the project that finally pushed Lindsay Lohan into a much-needed new chapter …

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On 'E.T.' and why the Steven Spielberg classic endures

On 'E.T.' and why the Steven Spielberg classic endures

In every childhood, there are game-changer moments, episodes that form the future person our tiny selves will…

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Stephen Root Tried Not to Get Spoiled on the Widow’s Bay Set

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“A couple of these scripts, I just went to my scenes and went, I don’t want to read this. I want to see it.” Stephen Root has appeared in nearly every beloved TV show of the past 40 years. He’s had a regular, recurring, or guest role in NewsRadio, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Seinfeld, Frasier, The West Wing, King of the Hill, Justified, Veep, Succession, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Barry, and that’s only a partial list.
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Stephen Root Tried Not to Get Spoiled on the Widow’s Bay Set

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4 days ago Welcome to Widow’s Bay, A Totally Curse-Free Summer Destination dailyyonder.com - Anya Petrone Slepyan • 4d I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not the hardiest horror movie fan out there.
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A Slightly Renovated Little House

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Skywalker Hughes, Alice Halsey, and Wren Zhawenim Gotts, Little House on the Prairie If you grew up watching the original TV version of Little House on the Prairie, which ran for nine seasons on NBC in the 1970s and early '80s, you may remember it as a gentle, uplifting drama about an American family attempting to thrive in post-Civil War Minnesota. And it was. But Little House on the Prairie could also go hard when it wanted to.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Oh, hell yes. I typed everything all through high school -- I knew how to use computers but, weirdly, we never had one at home.

How is social media changing news?

Among other things, it forces us to disseminate information more quickly, and to have deeper, more active conversations with our readers.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Les Nessman. Those bow ties were just so snappy.