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Goodbyes and hellos

After 15 years of employment at The A.V. Club, eight as editor, Onion Inc. and I have come to a mutual parting of the ways. I’m proud to have worked there and proud of the work I did and the role I played in making The A.V. Club what it is today. I’ve loved the opportunity to serve as its editor, guide its direction, and contribute to it as a writer and relished working with many talented co-workers and contributors over the years, too many to name here. I’m sorry to go but no party’s too fun if you stay too long and this is my time to leave the party.

And so, moving on: Veteran writer and editor seeks new challenges. I have, as mentioned above, many years of experience, most of them spent shaping the direction of The A.V. Club as a print and online publication. I’m passionate about all things pop culture. Film is my first love, though television’s been awfully enticing of late and I probably know more about Guided By Voices b-sides, the different line-ups of James Brown’s band, and Superman than most people, to name a few areas of interests. Would you like to look at some of my writing clips? Here are a few you might enjoy:

A film review of Flight.

A look back, with some affection, at the least-loved version of King Kong.

A look at Elvis at the end of his comeback.

A Slate piece on the strange path to the film version of Howard The Duck.

A long piece for Slate retracing the path of Easy Rider.

How to reach me? That’s easy: kphipps3000 [at] gmail.com. Or via Twitter: @kphipps3000. Facebook, too.