what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (June 17 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.
writing
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.
avatar
You, too, can love Avatar (Cameron, 2009)
That popular internet punching bag? It's pretty good! News at 11.
TV
Yes, teens do talk like that
Responding to a common TV and movie criticism that irritates me
arden
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.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Nineteen: The Guru" and "Chapter Twenty: The Crossroads of Destiny"
In which the Fire Nation strikes back
what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 27 edition)
A weekly comment thread
writing
My best tip for overcoming writers block
Especially if you're on a deadline
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender: "Chapter Sixteen: Appa's Lost Days," "Chapter Seventeen: Lake Laogai," and "Chapter Eighteen: The Earth King"
In which I (almost) cry a bunch
what are you going to watch
What are you going to watch this weekend? (May 20 edition)
A weekly comment thread
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