Why I talk about Fictionmania
On the secret handshakes of trans women and holding the door open a little wider
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.
Free Lane Kim
When family isn't enough
What's the best pop culture thing from 2020?
My 21 favorite things I wrote in 2020
Another year over; a new one just begun
emily rogers
How to make puppy chow
Merry Christmas from the cis version of myself from an alternate universe
Why don't shows about college work?
Shows about 17-year-olds have a long TV history. Shows about 19-year-olds don't. Why?
The paid edition of Episodes is live!
And there's a special deal until Christmas!
Trans joy
Or: Being trans in America is hard. Transition is still the easiest thing I've ever done.
The stories a sitcom can only tell in its final season
On Kramer's job, Sam Malone's toupee, and Mary Richards's date with Lou Grant
How to write about trauma
On Susanna Clarke's Piranesi, Tamsyn Muir's Harrow the Ninth, and realizing your memories aren't your memories
A paid subscriber edition of Episodes is coming
In which I start recapping TV again for money (and also try to revive the pop culture blogging world of the early 2010s).
The phantom
On the Harper's letter and what happened to me in July