Oct
12
The only time the Oscars ended early
At least on TV
6 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.
Oct
07
Six of Swords
I turned around. There was nothing there.
9 min read
Sep
28
I am an artistic genius, and my medium is custom-designed plaques
How I forged a life-long friendship and weirded out the customer service representatives of Plaquemaker dot com, one plaque at a time
10 min read
Sep
21
White babies
Or how a 4Chan shitpost continues to haunt me
9 min read
Sep
14
Why Hayao Miyazaki and David Lynch excel at dream logic
And very few of their imitators do
6 min read
Aug
31
Wheel of fortune
A story
14 min read
Aug
24
Have I mentioned how much I don't like Sherlock?
On TV shows that want you to think you're smart just for watching them
6 min read
Aug
10
The surprisingly similar arc of sitcoms about aliens
Why do most sitcoms about aliens start out as hits, then get canceled after season four?
9 min read
Jul
28
The witch
Or: On finding new lenses through which to see the world
15 min read
Jul
06
My wife vs. the fruit flies
In which Libby's quest for vengeance turns her into Captain Ahab
7 min read