Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James
On the strange, semi-fictional quality of everything that happens in 2020.
Joe Biden delivered an acceptance speech laser-focused on Covid-19 and the economic recovery.
This convention is making the same push for Joe Biden that the 2016 DNC made for Hillary Clinton. Honestly, it might work this time.
Leo Tolstoy’s epic might be the best book ever written, and — hot take here — you should read it.
Many sports leagues have come back to TV in the past month. Only one has gotten it mostly right.
Watch the show, now on HBO Max, for its snarky jokes. Stay for its overtly queer romance.
The British import brings searing emotion and dry wit to a story about sexual assault.
As Christian congregations grapple with LGBTQ acceptance, Junia Joplin hoped that candidly telling her story would help her keep her job.
The two musicians tell the same stories of America for different generations.
Emmy nominations winners: Netflix! HBO! Quibi! (Yes, Quibi.) Losers: So many old Emmy favorites!