On, those six writers were announced as becoming part of the senior staff of The Dissolve, a film website run by Pitchfork Media. Writer Noel Murray announced he would be joining their new project, but would also continue to contribute to The A.V. Koski also said that she would continue to write freelance articles. On 26 April 2013, long-time writers Nathan Rabin, Tasha Robinson, and Genevieve Koski announced they would also be leaving the website to begin work on a new project with Scott Tobias and Keith Phipps. He said via Twitter, "After 15 great years I step down as Film Editor next Friday." On 2 April 2013, long-time film editor and critic Scott Tobias stepped down as film editor of The A.V. and I have come to a mutual parting of the ways." On 13 December 2012, long-time writer and editor Keith Phipps, who oversaw the website after Stephen Thompson left, stepped down from his role as editor of The A.V. The print version and localized websites were gradually discontinued, and in December 2013, print publication ceased production in the last three markets. Localized sections of the website were also maintained, with reviews and news relevant to specific cities. Club was available in 17 different cities. Īt its peak, the print version of The A.V. In late 2009, the website was reported to have received more than 1.4 million unique visitors and 75,000 comments per month. Club website first reached more than 1 million unique visitors in October 2007.
Īccording to Sean Mills, then-president of The Onion, the A.V. In December 2004, Stephen Thompson left his position as founding editor of The A.V. Some contributors have become established as freelance writers and editors. In 2006, the website shifted its content model again to add content on a daily, rather than weekly, basis. The latter change coincided with a redesign that incorporated reader comments and blog content. The supplement was moved to its own domain name,, before the 2005 acquisition of the shorter domain name. Club was originally a subsection of the main domain name. In 1993, five years after the founding of The Onion, Stephen Thompson, a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, launched an entertainment section of the newspaper. The publication's name is a reference to audiovisual (AV) clubs typical of American high schools. Club and other sites owned by G/O Media are not satirical. Club in a more prominent position, allowing its online identity to grow. Popular culture, entertainment, news, reviews, politics, progressiveĪ 2005 website redesign placed The A.V. Club had minimal presence on the website at that point. While it was a part of The Onion 's 1996 website launch, The A.V. Club was created in 1993 as a supplement to its satirical parent publication, The Onion. Club is an American online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media.
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