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.
Apr
04
Cowboy Bebop: "Toys in the Attic" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Cowboy Bebop: "Toys in the Attic" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"

In which the show pays homage to Alien, 2001, and Chessmaster 3000
7 min read
Mar
28
It's a perfectly adequate life

It's a perfectly adequate life

OR: On longing
9 min read
Mar
21
Cowboy Bebop: "Jamming With Edward" and "Ganymede Elegy"

Cowboy Bebop: "Jamming With Edward" and "Ganymede Elegy"

In which I get why everybody told me that this show had "some gender stuff"
8 min read
Mar
14
The Worst Person in the World is about dissociation

The Worst Person in the World is about dissociation

This Norwegian dramedy kinda sorta captures what it's like to be totally adrift from your own self
12 min read
Mar
07
Cowboy Bebop: "Heavy Metal Queen" and "Waltz for Venus"

Cowboy Bebop: "Heavy Metal Queen" and "Waltz for Venus"

In which the show is trying things, and I appreciate it (even if it doesn't always work)
9 min read
Feb
28
Kirsten and Natalie #3: Jumanji (1995) and Mars Attacks! (1996)

Kirsten and Natalie #3: Jumanji (1995) and Mars Attacks! (1996)

In which Kirsten Dunst gets lost amid some special effects and Natalie Portman learns to love being weird
11 min read
Feb
21
Cowboy Bebop: "Ballad of Fallen Angels" and "Sympathy for the Devil"

Cowboy Bebop: "Ballad of Fallen Angels" and "Sympathy for the Devil"

In which I have no idea what's going on, but I love that for me
7 min read
Feb
18
Cowboy Bebop: "Honky Tonk Woman" and "Gateway Shuffle"

Cowboy Bebop: "Honky Tonk Woman" and "Gateway Shuffle"

In which I think about what it means for TV to be "cinematic"
7 min read
Feb
16
How to make roast chicken

How to make roast chicken

The cis version of myself from an alternate universe tells us how she met Hubby David
16 min read
Jan
31
My neighbor Fox Mulder

My neighbor Fox Mulder

The truth is out there, and it's a cat shaped like a bus
9 min read