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Episodes
Writings on culture, identity, and a bunch of other things from Emily St. James.

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Apr
04
Gemma and Mark sit in a room, looking at each other with wistful sadness. She's got a great grey coat.

The wife's tragic backstory every single fucking time

6 min read
Apr
02
The Gentlemen in Buffy are bald, white-painted guys in suits with sharp teeth. They're inside a clock.

When the episodes are better than the season

And vice versa.
6 min read
Mar
31
Taylor Swift, clad in a frilly gold dress, smiles as she performs in the Eras Tour concert. She's holding a microphone.

Episodes Monday Rundown March 24 - 30 2025

6 min read
Mar
28
Stephen Sondheim looks off-camera while directing music during a recording of his musical Company.

What piece of culture should get its own "biopic"?

4 min read
Mar
24
Amanda Seyfried in a Philadelphia police uniform stares with concern at a messy area covered in trash.

Episodes Monday Rundown March 17 - 23 2025

4 min read
Mar
21
Jared Leto has a lot of padding added to his face via makeup in House of Guc. He wears a bald cap and a blue and green suit.

March mailbag

8 min read
Mar
19
The All-American Hamburger Drive-In is a boxy little white building done up in red, white, and blue.

Hypothetical voters

What happens when the people you most want to vote for you are fictional characters?
6 min read
Mar
17
Chappell Roan in an orange hardhat and yellow reflective work vest, holding a power drill.

Episodes Monday Rundown March 10 - 16 2025

4 min read
Mar
16

Submit your March mailbag questions!

1 min read
Mar
14
In a scene from Yellowjackets, Ben, who is tied down, looks up at Natalie. He has a plate of berries on his stomach.

Who is criticism for?

6 min read