politics
Hypothetical voters
What happens when the people you most want to vote for you are fictional characters?
Emily St. James
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.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown March 10 - 16 2025
Including: Yellowjackets, Chappell Roan, and lesbian witches. (These are all the same thing.)
Episodes 6.0
Submit your March mailbag questions!
It's that time again.
criticism
Who is criticism for?
Not me, that's for sure!
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown March 3 - 9 2025
This week: a wonderful Canadian film, a heterosexual romance, and a creepy YouTube channel.
tall girl
Woe to the tall girl. (The tall girl is me.)
Or: I transitioned, and all I got was this lousy height dysphoria.
books
Woodworking is here! Come see me on my book tour!
Did you know I wrote a novel???? I don't know if I've mentioned it before.
movies
Episodes Monday Rundown February 24 - March 2 2025
This week: Paddington in Peru and the Oscars
movies
Nickel Boys, No Other Land, and how to put a memory onscreen
How two very different movies capture the way we remember horrible things.
Rundown
Episodes Monday rundown February 17 - 23 2025
Emily takes her kid to a movie. Also: Hitchcock, trans robots, and killer monkeys.
movies
2024 Best Picture nominees ranked, from first to worst
Number 10 might not surprise you.
woodworking
Your novel-writing questions answered
By someone who has (almost) published one novel.