Mar
10
Episodes: What gets you to season two
A couple of weeks ago, I was having dinner with a TV writer friend, and we were talking about the
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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.
Mar
07
Episodes: 1,200 words
One of the most fateful things to happen to me in my career happened because I misheard someone.
When The
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Mar
04
Episodes: Friday mailbag (March 3)
Let's make it snappy this week, because I'm on the road, and all I want to
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Mar
02
Episodes: I have a podcast!
I'm traveling this week on business, which always leads to fewer newsletters. But I wanted to take the
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Feb
25
Episodes: Friday mailbag (Feb. 24)
What's this? Another Friday mailbag? Let's open up the ol' mailbag and answer some of
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Feb
23
Episodes: Putting Muppets in (some of) this year's Oscar nominees
Tonight, my wife, who is not a fan of Best Picture frontrunner La La Land, suggested that she felt Emma
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Feb
21
Episodes: Why do you trust a TV show?
Over the weekend, my wife and I dove deep into upcoming episodes for one of our favorite TV shows. In
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Feb
18
Episodes: Friday mailbag (Feb. 17)
Welcome to Friday mailbag, where every week, I answer your questions as best I can. Some weeks, I will do
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Feb
16
Episodes: Beware marketing
A couple of years ago, I got into a big argument with a friend and fellow critic over what I
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Feb
14
Episodes: How to write a freelance pitch
In the last seven or eight months, it's become very popular to pitch Vox Culture for freelance articles,
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