Apr
20
The Bake Sale Bunch #1: Zoe's Great Idea
Excerpts from the classic book series about a bunch of trans women who love to bake (sale)
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
16
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Four: The Swamp," "Chapter Five: Avatar Day," and "Chapter Six: The Blind Bandit"
In which I finally figure out who "Toph" is
7 min read
Apr
15
What are you going to watch this weekend? (April 15 edition)
A weekly comment thread
1 min read
Apr
12
When did network television dominance end?
I have an answer to this question: on November 22, 1998
12 min read
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