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.
A few years ago, I made the New Year’s resolution to learn how to use chopsticks — and I succeeded at this incredibly minor task. The year after that, I set a resolution to learn how to shuffle cards, and… I haven’t quite mastered that, but I’m much
What do you think will happen to pop culture in the 2020s? You can take this question as seriously or lightheartedly as you like, but let’s presume that pop culture will continue to exist in the 2020s. Which is to say — “Climate change will become a central concern of
This should not be more than just a few split seconds — no more than a minute or two — of a larger work. Whether it’s Furiosa wailing and kneeling in the sand in Mad Max: Fury Road or the way Elizabeth Jennings gasps when she realizes something big in The
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We’ve already discussed the best TV show of the 2010s, so let’s turn our focus to just the last 365-ish days. I’ve published my list of the best shows of 2019. What’s your pick?
The Christmas Conundrum by Emily Dickens
I just published my list of the decade’s defining shows, so now I want to know what your favorite show of the decade was. You can name anything that aired in the 2010s — but only the episodes that actually aired in the 2010s are eligible.
That time I tried to win a journalism award and instead wrote something hollow
Why do we watch movies and television anyway?
On discovering you exist
A Fantasia on The Bob Newhart Show Thanksgiving episode
This is now a Frozen fanzine
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE