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

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Jun
16
Furiosa, as portrayed by Anya Taylor Joy, looms over the camera. She has a shaved head and a prosthetic arm.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 9 - 15 2025

6 min read
Jun
13
Christina Aguilera leans back toward the camera, smiling as she sings "Genie in a Bottle."

June mailbag

9 min read
Jun
12
The Killers perform Mr. Brightside in the music video. They are wearing dapper suits. Behind them is a sparkly backdrop.

All my favorite indie bands of the 2000s, re-reviewed for today

Sure, Emily loved Arcade Fire, Death Cab, and The Shins in 2005, but how does she feel NOW?
12 min read
Jun
10

Submit your June mailbag questions!

1 min read
Jun
09
A humanoid chimpanzee clutching a microphone sneers at the camera in extreme close-up.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 2 - 8 2025

7 min read
Jun
06
Tim Robinson, clad in a deeply tan suit, sits behind a sweet drum set.

Friendship perfectly captures the crisis of modern masculinity

4 min read
Jun
02
Tim Robinson, in a pure beige coat, clutching a huge soda cup, looks at Paul Rudd, in a colorful jacket. Rudd holds a mushroom.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 26 - June 1 2025

6 min read
May
30
Tom Cruise in a dive suit in a cylindrical room, water roughly up to his waist. It's lit by fluorescents. It looks cold.

The protagonist of reality

12 min read
May
28
A toddler in a purple jacket and pink hat sits on a swing, facing away from the camera. A teddy bear is on the swing opposite.

Undetermined

"This is a story about transition – but not my daughter’s. She has always been exactly who she is."
11 min read
May
26
The shark from Jaws lunges up onboard a boat, gobbling away at the various pieces of flotsam and equipment there.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 19 - 25 2025

6 min read