Sign in Subscribe
9 min read mailbag

June mailbag

What IS the Song of the Summer, exactly? Also: Emily talks all manner of fictional wedding.
Christina Aguilera leans back toward the camera, smiling as she sings "Genie in a Bottle."
Was "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera the SONG OF THE SUMMER for 1999? Not according to THIS commentator!!! (Credit: YouTube)

This post is for paying subscribers only


Published by:

Emily St. James

You might also like...

Jun
12
The Killers perform Mr. Brightside in the music video. They are wearing dapper suits. Behind them is a sparkly backdrop.

All my favorite indie bands of the 2000s, re-reviewed for today

Sure, Emily loved Arcade Fire, Death Cab, and The Shins in 2005, but how does she feel NOW?
12 min read
Jun
09
A humanoid chimpanzee clutching a microphone sneers at the camera in extreme close-up.

Episodes Monday Rundown June 2 - 8 2025

7 min read
Jun
06
Tim Robinson, clad in a deeply tan suit, sits behind a sweet drum set.

Friendship perfectly captures the crisis of modern masculinity

4 min read
Jun
02
Tim Robinson, in a pure beige coat, clutching a huge soda cup, looks at Paul Rudd, in a colorful jacket. Rudd holds a mushroom.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 26 - June 1 2025

6 min read
May
30
Tom Cruise in a dive suit in a cylindrical room, water roughly up to his waist. It's lit by fluorescents. It looks cold.

The protagonist of reality

12 min read