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.
Feb
16
Episodes: It gets better, until it doesn't and you have to move away

Episodes: It gets better, until it doesn't and you have to move away

My home state, South Dakota, has seen a bill that forbids transgender people from using the bathrooms of the gender
5 min read
Feb
12
Episodes: To the ends of the Earth

Episodes: To the ends of the Earth

If I had a dream job (OK, if I had one dream job among many I wanted to talk about
4 min read
Feb
10
Episodes: Mistaken protagonist syndrome and you

Episodes: Mistaken protagonist syndrome and you

My review of Vinyl will appear Friday, and I'll likely talk a bit about this there. It'
4 min read
Feb
08
Episodes: "He told me"

Episodes: "He told me"

When I moved to Vox, I was excited to get back into something I hadn't done for quite
3 min read
Feb
05
Episodes: 10 Best Picture winners you probably haven't watched that you absolutely should

Episodes: 10 Best Picture winners you probably haven't watched that you absolutely should

Look, I get it. The Oscar for Best Picture has gone to some lousy movies (though fewer than you'
4 min read
Feb
04
Episodes: Happy 10th birthday, South Dakota Dark

Episodes: Happy 10th birthday, South Dakota Dark

I almost missed an important anniversary. Okay, I DID miss an important anniversary earlier this year. The only reason I&
4 min read
Feb
02
Episodes: 7 things I am pretty sure I know about Grease

Episodes: 7 things I am pretty sure I know about Grease

In the buildup to Fox's Grease Live spectacular, I mentioned to a few people that I had never
2 min read
Jan
29
Episodes: A list of states I have been to, ranked by how long I have spent in each (with notes on quality of life)

Episodes: A list of states I have been to, ranked by how long I have spent in each (with notes on quality of life)

1) South Dakota I lived here for the first 23.5 years of my life and have been back for
7 min read
Jan
27
Episodes: A thing I'm worried about about The Grinder

Episodes: A thing I'm worried about about The Grinder

The Grinder is probably my FAVORITE show right now. By that I don't mean I think it'
4 min read
Jan
25
Episodes: Trust Me (A Random Show I Liked for No Good Reason, Part 1)

Episodes: Trust Me (A Random Show I Liked for No Good Reason, Part 1)

(Every so often, I write about random shows I liked at various stages of my life that most people probably
4 min read