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.

Feb

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Three: The Southern Air Temple" through "Chapter Six: Imprisoned"

Procedural world-building and the Saturday morning cartoon

Feb 5, 2021

7 min read

Feb

What are you going to watch this weekend? (Feb. 4 edition)

Happy Thursday! It’s time to ask the eternal question: What are you watching this weekend? Last weekend, I was

Feb 4, 2021

1 min read

Feb

Getting lost in The Den, an ingenious, hilarious Irish puppet extravaganza

By Clare Martin

Feb 3, 2021

6 min read

Feb

How to write a freelance pitch

In five easy steps!

Feb 1, 2021

6 min read

Jan

Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Boy in the Iceberg" and "Chapter Two: The Avatar Returns"

An ambitious series begins with immediately winning characters and lots of bathroom humor

Jan 29, 2021

9 min read

Jan

What are you going to watch this weekend? (Jan. 28 edition)

Happy Thursday! It’s time to ask the eternal question: What are you watching this weekend? Last weekend, Libby and

Jan 28, 2021

1 min read

Jan

Why don't newspaper shows work?

Nearly every great showrunner of the '80s and '90s tried to make a newspaper show. All of them failed. Why?

Jan 25, 2021

10 min read

Jan

What will you watch this weekend?

Happy Friday! It’s time to ask the eternal question: What are you watching this weekend? Libby and I are

Jan 22, 2021

Jan

Why I talk about Fictionmania

On the secret handshakes of trans women and holding the door open a little wider

Jan 18, 2021

13 min read

Jan

Free Lane Kim

When family isn't enough

Jan 11, 2021

8 min read