Emily St. James

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.
Jan
11
Burning your male privilege, with Emily Sandalwood

Burning your male privilege, with Emily Sandalwood

There may be no time when any human being becomes aware of how much male privilege they have than right
4 min read
Jan
11
Episodes: Every part of the whale

Episodes: Every part of the whale

Last year, the best book I read was Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville. This is likely not a statement that will
4 min read
Nov
27
Stealth: Vocabulary

Stealth: Vocabulary

Today, I saw something on Twitter that really made me mad. Posted by Erik Weinstein, who works at Thiel Capital,
4 min read
Sep
12
Looking at women

Looking at women

"Do you always get in a car like that?" she asked. "I don't know,"
4 min read
Sep
06
Episodes: It's already gone

Episodes: It's already gone

(Photo by Libby Hill) On the ceiling of my childhood bedroom are glow in the dark stars, which I placed
6 min read
Aug
09
Wanting

Wanting

The idea I see shared a lot in trans discussion spaces is that wanting determines destiny in some way. Because
4 min read
May
06
To the girl at the Hollywood/Vine Metro station in LA, out having fun today

To the girl at the Hollywood/Vine Metro station in LA, out having fun today

First: I love your shoes. Perfect going out shoes. Second: I'm sorry if I stared. I didn'
2 min read
Apr
14
Testosterone

Testosterone

A few years ago, for a medical matter, I had to get regular testosterone shots every other week. My levels
4 min read
Apr
06
Emily

Emily

So I have the most compartmentalized brain in the history of humankind, due to a bunch of factors you almost
4 min read
Apr
04
Dysphoria (to the tune of The Pixies' Velouria)

Dysphoria (to the tune of The Pixies' Velouria)

Hello, readers, who are mostly me. Let's talk about gender dysphoria. I spent almost my entire life not
4 min read