Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo, theater kid
Or: Why Olivia Rodrigo was voted most likely pop star to write a musical in her 40s.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown October 20-26 2025
This week: The Wicker Man, the new Last Dinner Party album, and so much found-footage horror
music
Maybe I don't need Taylor Swift anymore
Emily St. James on transition, changing tastes, and why so many Swifties seem to HATE her new album
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Episodes Monday Rundown October 13 - 19 2025
This week: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, some horror classics, and Rilo Kiley in concert.
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Episodes Monday Rundown September 29 - October 5 2025
This week: Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan in concert, and one of the year's best films.
sabrina carpenter
In Sabrina Carpenter’s world, camp is the opposite of heteropessimism
Somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like Sabrina Carpenter's discography.
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Episodes Monday Rundown August 25 - 31 2025
This week: Sabrina Carpenter, '90s Trek, and two great video essays.
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Episodes Monday Rundown June 23 -29 2025
This week: Emily bends it like Beckham and checks out new music from Haim and Lorde.
Mailbag
June mailbag
What IS the Song of the Summer, exactly? Also: Emily talks all manner of fictional wedding.
music
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?
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown June 2 - 8 2025
Emily enjoys the CGI chimp Robbie Williams biopic and Sabrina Carpenter's continuing dominance of our culture.
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Episodes Monday Rundown April 28 - May 4 2025
Emily goes to a high school she's too old for and one she's too young for.