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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    Stephen Colbert’s Late Show debut: the good, the bad, and the weirdStephen Colbert’s Late Show debut: the good, the bad, and the weird
    Culture

    This was the Barack Obama 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address of talk show debut episodes.

    By Emily St. James
    Explainers
    Your high cable bill, explainedYour high cable bill, explained
    Explainers

    Why do you have all those channels you don’t care about in the first place?

    By Emily St. James
    Author Jon Ronson on the consequences of online shaming and why we all need more empathy
    Culture

    “On social media, everybody’s either a magnificent hero or a sickening villain. The pendulum is swinging wildly back and forward.”

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    FX’s vampire drama The Strain embraced the stupid and became much betterFX’s vampire drama The Strain embraced the stupid and became much better
    Culture

    From luchador characters to copious amounts of flashbacks, this show has it all! And by “all,” we mean a bunch of stupid, hugely entertaining things.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Amazon’s new series Hand of God is excruciatingly terrible televisionAmazon’s new series Hand of God is excruciatingly terrible television
    Culture

    Here are 5 lessons that can be learned from a show this bad.

    By Emily St. James
    Mr. Robot’s creator talks the biggest moments of the summer’s best new show
    Culture

    Just how seriously are we supposed to take Elliot’s rants against society anyway?

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Why the Kermit and Miss Piggy breakup made headlinesWhy the Kermit and Miss Piggy breakup made headlines
    Culture

    The Muppets’ separation is both a beneficiary and a parody of the constant stream of headlines about upcoming movies and TV shows.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    USA’s Mr. Robot became an obsession thanks to this one weird visual trickUSA’s Mr. Robot became an obsession thanks to this one weird visual trick
    Culture

    This first-season show had the confidence of a much older series.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    9 lessons this summer taught us about movies in 20159 lessons this summer taught us about movies in 2015
    Culture

    Counter-programming still works, China loves The Terminator, and 7 other important things to know.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Kanye West’s VMA speech, decodedKanye West’s VMA speech, decoded
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    Culture

    Yes, it was rambling. Yes, it jumped all over the place. But it was also kind of brilliant.

    By Emily St. James