Dec
26
Episodes: A Christmas story
It took us far longer than it should have to move out of the old apartment, choked with dust and
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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.
Dec
25
Episodes: Why A Christmas Carol endures
When I interviewed him at the end of The Leftovers' second season, Damon Lindelof said something that's
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Dec
24
Episodes: The simple pleasures of A Garfield Christmas
The Christmas TV special canon is pretty small and mostly relegated to a handful of specials made in the '
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Dec
23
Episodes: My So-Called Life's "So-Called Angels"
(Yo, this piece originally appeared on Tumblr. I am tired and don't want to write any more.)
The
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Dec
22
Episodes: How to make a top 10 list
Few aspects of being a critic seem to fascinate readers more than the making of the annual top 10 list.
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Dec
19
Episodes: I don't care what you think
Criticism is sleight of hand. It's three-card monte. It's whatever you call that game with the
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Dec
18
Episodes: The fake Christmas Americans celebrate
Jaime Weinman has a strong piece today about how many of our Christmas songs take place in a version of
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Dec
17
Episodes: The problem with top 10 lists
I went on a bit of a Twitter tear a week ago, spurred by the HitFix TV critics poll but,
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Dec
09
Episodes: The Top 13 TV Shows I Just Didn't Watch in 2015
No TV critic watches everything. So when my top 30 shows on TV list is unveiled on December 21 at
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Dec
08
Episodes: My top 10 TV shows of 2015
It's that time of year again! The time of year when I insert some platitudes about how the
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