Jun
21
Monday mailbag! (June 2021 edition)
What workplaces should be on TV? And what 'ships does Emily like?
9 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.
Jun
18
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter One: The Awakening," "Chapter Two: The Headband," and "Chapter Three: The Painted Lady"
In which our friends get up to some scrapes and shenanigans
7 min read
Jun
17
What are you going to watch this weekend? (June 17 edition)
A weekly comment thread
1 min read
Jun
14
On jealousy
I'm not jealous of other writers' opportunities. I'm jealous of all the time they have that I wasted not being myself.
8 min read
Jun
11
You, too, can love Avatar (Cameron, 2009)
That popular internet punching bag? It's pretty good! News at 11.
8 min read
Jun
07
Yes, teens do talk like that
Responding to a common TV and movie criticism that irritates me
7 min read
May
31
Just watch the early "bad" episodes (repost)
A TV show teaches you how to watch it. Sometimes, it has to teach you via episodes that don't quite seem to work.
9 min read
May
28
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Nineteen: The Guru" and "Chapter Twenty: The Crossroads of Destiny"
In which the Fire Nation strikes back
8 min read
May
27
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 27 edition)
A weekly comment thread
1 min read
May
23
My best tip for overcoming writers block
Especially if you're on a deadline
7 min read