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
· Jan 5
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 2 years ago. It's completely changed the way I travel, but I haven't let it stop me.
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Though it comes with challenges, I won't let it stop me from doing what I love, including travel.
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My first-ever personal essay, about rebuilding my life after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 39. It feels deeply vulnerable to put this out in the world, but it also means a lot to have the chance to tell this story. Here’s to many years of hiking to come. #t1d
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When I was 28, I almost died. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
My first insulin prescription cost me $684.
Most Texans can't afford that. So when I got elected, I capped insulin at $25/month.
I know what it means to fight for my life. In the Senate, I’ll fight for yours.
My first insulin prescription cost me $684.
Most Texans can't afford that. So when I got elected, I capped insulin at $25/month.
I know what it means to fight for my life. In the Senate, I’ll fight for yours.
January 23, 2026 at 7:10 PM
When I was 28, I almost died. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
My first insulin prescription cost me $684.
Most Texans can't afford that. So when I got elected, I capped insulin at $25/month.
I know what it means to fight for my life. In the Senate, I’ll fight for yours.
My first insulin prescription cost me $684.
Most Texans can't afford that. So when I got elected, I capped insulin at $25/month.
I know what it means to fight for my life. In the Senate, I’ll fight for yours.
It never stops.
It all just
never stops
It all just
never stops
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM
It never stops.
It all just
never stops
It all just
never stops
Help, the @dimension20.bsky.social boys got me where I live again
January 15, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Help, the @dimension20.bsky.social boys got me where I live again
There’s a man on the F train with a tiny rubber duckie glued to the top of his watch cap, which brought me a wee yellow glint of joy on this cloudy morning
That’s all.
That’s all.
January 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
There’s a man on the F train with a tiny rubber duckie glued to the top of his watch cap, which brought me a wee yellow glint of joy on this cloudy morning
That’s all.
That’s all.
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look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
My review of "Riot Women," Sally Wainwright's ferocious new series about a group of middle-aged women who channel their unexpressed rage and frustration through punk rock. Come for Rosalie Craig belting Hole, stay for the love and catharsis.
The fierce, funny Riot Women puts a middle-aged punk band together
The fierce, funny Riot Women puts a middle-aged punk band together
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January 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
My review of "Riot Women," Sally Wainwright's ferocious new series about a group of middle-aged women who channel their unexpressed rage and frustration through punk rock. Come for Rosalie Craig belting Hole, stay for the love and catharsis.
Reposted by Jenna Scherer
Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
A sampling of post titles on the NYCjobs subreddit. What a time to be unemployed and still stubbornly alive.
January 6, 2026 at 10:48 PM
A sampling of post titles on the NYCjobs subreddit. What a time to be unemployed and still stubbornly alive.
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In a nation ruled by supremacy and all its many sabotages of the public good, every act of repair is a defiant act.
*Every* act of repair is a defiant act.
*Every* act of repair is a defiant act.
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 PM
In a nation ruled by supremacy and all its many sabotages of the public good, every act of repair is a defiant act.
*Every* act of repair is a defiant act.
*Every* act of repair is a defiant act.
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Two years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Though it comes with challenges, I won't let it stop me from doing what I love, including travel.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 2 years ago. It's completely changed the way I travel, but I haven't let it stop me.
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Though it comes with challenges, I won't let it stop me from doing what I love, including travel.
www.businessinsider.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Though it comes with challenges, I won't let it stop me from doing what I love, including travel.
My first-ever personal essay, about rebuilding my life after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 39. It feels deeply vulnerable to put this out in the world, but it also means a lot to have the chance to tell this story. Here’s to many years of hiking to come. #t1d
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 2 years ago. It's completely changed the way I travel, but I haven't let it stop me.
Two years ago, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Though it comes with challenges, I won't let it stop me from doing what I love, including travel.
www.businessinsider.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
My first-ever personal essay, about rebuilding my life after being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 39. It feels deeply vulnerable to put this out in the world, but it also means a lot to have the chance to tell this story. Here’s to many years of hiking to come. #t1d
Henry II walked so Don Draper could run #thelioninwinter #madmen
December 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Henry II walked so Don Draper could run #thelioninwinter #madmen
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
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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
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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