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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Los Angeles
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
Jun
28
A wall of televisions, all tuned to the same thing, showing a huddle of people.

When should you write that "This show isn't that good" take?

6 min read
Jun
26
Bing Bong, an elephant cotton candy man, guides angelic Joy and gloomy Sadness down a long hall.

It is good that Bing Bong is dead

Or: Who do you think Pixar's Inside Out is about anyway?
8 min read
Jun
21
Don, smugly, informs the pilot of an airplane that bin Laden has died. That's literally the picture.

Is Aaron Sorkin's legacy going to be out of context Newsroom clips?

7 min read
Jun
14
A pale girl with brown eyes stares directly into the camera. She is in a dark bedroom lit with small lamps and glow-in-thed

June mailbag!

7 min read
Jun
12
Two babies, both bald, both in diapers, lay on two blankets. One blanket is pink, the other blue.

All babies are boys until proven otherwise

Why does everybody think my baby is a boy? Also: Why do I care?
4 min read
Jun
10

Submit your June mailbag questions!

Jun
07
A stalled out ice cream truck sits in a black void, pink smoke billowing from it.

The Pink Opaque Season 6, Episode 1 - "Escape From The Midnight Realm"

9 min read
May
31
Lucy and the Ghoul sit on an orange couch, with Maximus in his power armor behind them. They're in the wasteland.

Fallout understands the dangers of nostalgia porn

7 min read
May
29
Furiosa, played by Anya Taylor-Joy, lines up a shot with an enormous gun. Fire belches behind her.

Why you should care if movie theaters survive

What would we lose if we lost sitting in a dark room and watching a big screen together?
6 min read
May
24
A young girl with long dark hair and brown eyes in a blue coat, grey hat, and yellow gloves walks in the forest.

Evil Does Not Exist and the rise of early climate fiction

8 min read