Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Los Angeles
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.
Oct
06
Episodes: The thing you know that nobody else does

Episodes: The thing you know that nobody else does

A couple of weeks ago, I joked to a friend that my career was going to be 90 percent explaining
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Oct
04
Episodes: Perfect enemies of the good

Episodes: Perfect enemies of the good

A couple of days ago, I was talking about Manchester by the Sea with someone, trying to convince them to
3 min read
Oct
01
Episodes: How to write a kicker

Episodes: How to write a kicker

One of the things a lot of younger writers find hard to do that I have always found easier than
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Sep
29
Episodes: "I miss when this site wasn't about politics"

Episodes: "I miss when this site wasn't about politics"

(I love stock photography!) Let's talk about something tough, something I've been trying to write about
7 min read
Sep
27
Episodes: Relationship chicken

Episodes: Relationship chicken

(As we head toward Election Day, I thought I'd share a few anecdotes from my political past. They
6 min read
Sep
24
Episodes: My top 10 Sierra adventure games (one per series)

Episodes: My top 10 Sierra adventure games (one per series)

If you have followed my career lo these many years, you will know that I have a major soft spot
7 min read
Sep
22
Episodes: The Viewers for Quality Television

Episodes: The Viewers for Quality Television

If you spend a lot of time reading and researching about '80s and '90s TV (and u know
4 min read
Sep
20
Episodes: Are you mad at the headline?

Episodes: Are you mad at the headline?

Hello, internet: On behalf of myself, Todd VanDerWerff, but speaking for every single person I know who writes things on
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Sep
03
Episodes: Why the five-star rating system is the best rating system

Episodes: Why the five-star rating system is the best rating system

When I got to Vox, one of the first questions I had for my new bosses was: Did they want
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Sep
01
Episodes: Weird Canadian chips I ate, ranked

Episodes: Weird Canadian chips I ate, ranked

I spent my vacation in Canada, specifically the Banff National Park region (10/10, very good park, would park again)
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