Apr
08
Episodes: Friday mailbag (April 7)
I spent the whole day preparing for a vacation, then seeing a couple of my favorite movies at the Turner
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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.
Apr
05
Episodes: What's in a show bible?
(The bible for The Bible was particularly complicated.)
If you read enough stuff about TV writing, or creating a TV
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Apr
01
Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 31)
Just pretend that I inserted a little song about getting email, sung in the voice of Strong Bad, right here.
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Mar
30
Episodes: What am I looking at? How does it make me feel?
Earlier this week, I received a lengthy question from a reader for the mailbag, which, in essence, boiled down to
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Mar
28
Episodes: Southland Tales and America 2017
When I saw Southland Tales, director Richard Kelly's second feature and follow-up to Donnie Darko, which is considered
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Mar
25
Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 24)
I have been sick, sick, sick this week, so writing newsletters has escaped my grasp. But here I am, with
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Mar
22
Episodes: How to interview
When I was first starting out in my journalism career -- and even in my criticism career -- having to
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Mar
18
Friday mailbag (March 17)
Welcome to the latest Friday mailbag! I write this installment as my wife browses Redfin and mumbles about the truly
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Mar
14
Episodes: Chevy Chase, feminism, and you
Chevy Chase changed my life.
I know, I know. He's changed all of our lives. But what I
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Mar
11
Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 10)
Time for another mailbag! You folks need to send me some more questions. I almost had to beg my wife
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