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.
Hey, Episodes subscribers: Just checking in to make sure we’re all hanging in there. I am not handling isolation particularly well, as my wife can attest, but I baked my first-ever loaf of bread last night, so I’m learning things all the same. Tell me how you’re
On Tolstoy, Talking Heads, and slow-motion tragedy
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Or: Sophie the maid has some thoughts on capitalism
Or: Some things I realized about men once I finally admitted I wasn't one
And what it means to come home
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A TV show teaches you how to watch it. Sometimes, it has to teach you via episodes that don't quite seem to work.
On unlikely friendships, meeting your heroes, and avoiding yourself on the internet
Okay, it might be "Blank Space" actually
On Letterkenny, Schitt's Creek, and the ways we romanticize rural lives
Or: I watched the Mr. Robot finale and had an existential crisis