
Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James

“I asked him, ‘How’s everything going? How can we help?’ And I accidentally told him that I loved him.”


Sometimes they’re just Christmas-adjacent.


Sick of the typical holiday music? Try this playlist — which contains over a week’s worth of tunes.

“That day, for the first time, I saw myself. And I knew I was trans. Holy shit.”


The Star Wars spinoff series hides an obsession with spectacle in its stripped-down storytelling.


Watch Ramsay prepare Christmas favorites with a twist while his mom gives him a hard time

“Online sex work has amplified the loneliness for some customers. I’m talking to them because they’re paying.”


From Taylor Swift’s twofer to a video game set in hell, these pop culture things got us through 2020.

“The first couple weeks, I sucked at life. I sucked at everything.”

“I can’t do any of my old standup comedy. And I don’t want to do it. I literally am starting over from scratch.”