Apr
12
When did network television dominance end?
I have an answer to this question: on November 22, 1998
12 min read
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.
Apr
09
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Avatar State," "Chapter Two: The Cave of Two Lovers," and "Chapter Three: Return to Omashu"
In which I love a second season
9 min read
Apr
07
Changing the Grey: How The Lobster helped me come out as asexual
by Adam Bumas
7 min read
Mar
26
The Last Airbender (2010, dir. M. Night Shyamalan)
Oh God make it stop
8 min read
Mar
24
We've forgotten the power of protest musicals' most popular songs
"Let the Sunshine In" from Hair and "Seasons of Love" had all their context stripped away for an awful inauguration medley.
7 min read
Mar
22
The loop
Or: things I learned from reviewing TV at The A.V. Club
11 min read
Mar
15
On Substack
And the future of this newsletter
5 min read
Mar
12
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Eighteen: The Waterbending Master" and "Chapters Nineteen and Twenty: The Siege of the North"
In which my inner 9-year-old thinks this is the best show ever made
10 min read
Mar
11
What are you going to watch this weekend? (March 11 edition)
Happy Thursday!
It’s time to ask the eternal question: What are you watching this weekend? I honestly don’t
1 min read
Mar
10
The Haunting of Bly Manor and the horrors visited on the othered body
In the Netflix limited series, trauma is the greatest terror of all. But it's also reserved for those with less societal privilege.
8 min read