Monday Digest
Dolly Parton never met a song she couldn't make her own
Also: A trip to the Minnesota State Fair, The End of Oak Street, and America's reigning Garfield princess
Lily Osler
Writer, Trekkie, incompetent knitter. Managing Editor at Episodes.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tim Curry's major scenes in Rocky Horror, ranked by their potential to awaken something deep inside of you
Or in me, specifically.
Episodes Book Club
Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Five
Is careful observation the same thing as love? Lily and Emily investigate.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown August 17–23 2026
This week: Furious, further Camp Miasma thoughts, and, most importantly, TRAINS.
Infinite Jest
Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Four
It's Eschaton time!! (Oh, and also David Foster Wallace predicts Trump.)
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Episodes Monday Rundown August 10–16 2026
This week: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Spider-Man, and the Winnie-the-Pooh hot takes you've been waiting for.
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August mailbag! (preview)
A little preview of this month's mailbag!
Mailbag
August mailbag!
This month: the works of John Crowley, our personal AI policies, and movies that could have used a sex scene.
Infinite Jest
Episodes Book Club: Infinite Jest, Week Three
In which the book begins to find... a plot??
Sterling Point
Episodes Monday Rundown August 3–9 2026
This week: Sterling Point, Superman, and the state of the evangelical church in America.
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Check out what premium Episodes subscribers were reading in August!
Hello, beloved free subscribers! Last week, we finished up July, and with it a fruitful and exciting month for Episodes. We published nineteen original pieces this month, with new writing from us four times a week. Plus, we started our first-ever Episodes Book Club and (at long last!) opened
The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat really could have used a frame narrative
The show's chaotic structure was fascinating, but would it have killed someone to just interview that damn vampire??