what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 20 edition)
A weekly comment thread
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.
monday mailbag
Monday Mailbag! (May 2021 edition)
Will Netflix ever release a scripted show weekly? And what movies should be plays?
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Fourteen: City of Walls and Secrets" and "Chapter Fifteen: The Tales of Ba Sing Se"
In which Aang thwarts authoritarianism by buying a zoo
what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 13 edition)
A weekly comment thread
little house on the prairie
Mother's Day
On Little House on the Prairie; Detransition, Baby; and all of the ways we become our own mothers
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Twelve: The Serpent's Pass" and "Chapter Thirteen: The Drill"
In which we talk about how this show handles spectacle
tattingers
What might be the weirdest ever attempt to save a TV show in trouble
The strange saga of Tattinger's
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Ten: The Library" and "Chapter Eleven: The Desert"
In which everything goes wrong
rpgs
Bleeding all over the table
What do we bring of ourselves to tabletop games?
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Seven: Zuko Alone," "Chapter Eight: The Chase," and "Chapter Nine: Bitter Work"
In which the show matures
paterson
Paterson, Neurodivergence, and the Poetry of Routine
Writer C.M. Crockford on how Jim Jarmusch's 2016 film captures the rhythms of a life lived on a daily schedule
bake sale bunch
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)