Emily "Babe" St. James
@emilystjams.bsky.social
Writer! TV: Yellowjackets. Novel: Woodworking (out now). Podcasts: Arden. Journalism: Vox, A.V. Club, NYT, etc. Like a large language model but for my formative trauma. Newsletter here: https://episodes.ghost.io/
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Today is Woodworking's PUB DAY. I'm so proud of this book, and I'm so glad to hear how many of you have bought and enjoyed it already!
You can buy it here if you're so inclined: bookshop.org/p/books/wood...
And now, the hardest sell I can think of, this book's biggest advocate has thoughts:
You can buy it here if you're so inclined: bookshop.org/p/books/wood...
And now, the hardest sell I can think of, this book's biggest advocate has thoughts:
We won’t win the war on gender until they are gingerbread folx.
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We won’t win the war on gender until they are gingerbread folx.
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The Western section of MZS.Press bookstore has lost its dad-blamed mind. We got the legendary Deadwood-themed Soap with a Prize Inside on sale for $3 a bar. Or you can get all 4 scents (cinnamon, peaches, bourbon & dirt) for $10. Lots of other bargains in there, too. LINK: mzs.press/Western-Coll...
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Western section of MZS.Press bookstore has lost its dad-blamed mind. We got the legendary Deadwood-themed Soap with a Prize Inside on sale for $3 a bar. Or you can get all 4 scents (cinnamon, peaches, bourbon & dirt) for $10. Lots of other bargains in there, too. LINK: mzs.press/Western-Coll...
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Delighted that @unchartedmag.bsky.social nominated Thoe Who Run for a Pushcart 🥺
Those Who Run - Uncharted
The tiger didn’t watch anyone, didn’t see their phones being pulled out of back pockets, didn’t see a mother gasp and hold her child back, didn’t even see the car that slammed its brakes to avoid ente...
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December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Delighted that @unchartedmag.bsky.social nominated Thoe Who Run for a Pushcart 🥺
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This description has been used on the back of the DVD for years. It was wild then and it’s wild now.
search.worldcat.org/title/957494...
search.worldcat.org/title/957494...
It's a wonderful life | WorldCat.org
George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, his life is shown in flashback. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he end
search.worldcat.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This description has been used on the back of the DVD for years. It was wild then and it’s wild now.
search.worldcat.org/title/957494...
search.worldcat.org/title/957494...
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I love technically accurate but useless descriptions. Disney+ has some great ones for The Simpsons.
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I love technically accurate but useless descriptions. Disney+ has some great ones for The Simpsons.
This description of It's a Wonderful Life from Apple's store is technically accurate in every detail yet also somehow very funny.
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This description of It's a Wonderful Life from Apple's store is technically accurate in every detail yet also somehow very funny.
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some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
Oh, here's a big surprise. The transphobes don't believe in ADHD either.
then, the transphobes , feeling victorious at how many people they have made unhappy and despairing in the previous week, move on to anything else that has a spectrum and the possibility of more colours than they can conceive - such hateful people - they cannot understand anything that is not THEM
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
some significant part of this is just catch-all fear for “this is not the child I ordered” I think
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For those willing to make the commitment, the American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social is going to screen all 48 episodes of TWIN PEAKS twice every Tuesday night at the Los Feliz 3 which will take the entire year.
TWIN PEAKS: The Complete Series - American Cinematheque
www.americancinematheque.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
For those willing to make the commitment, the American Cinematheque @amcinematheque.bsky.social is going to screen all 48 episodes of TWIN PEAKS twice every Tuesday night at the Los Feliz 3 which will take the entire year.
The media successfully convinced itself all the humorless scolds were on the left, and while we certainly have our share of them, oh, baby, is it not even CLOSE to how many there are on the right.
NEW: Dr. Oz is quite literally telling his federal employees to eat less.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services employees.
Dr. Oz Tells His Federal Employees to Eat Less
“You don't have to try every cookie on the holiday table,” wrote Mehmet Oz in an email to all Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services staffers.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The media successfully convinced itself all the humorless scolds were on the left, and while we certainly have our share of them, oh, baby, is it not even CLOSE to how many there are on the right.
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Transition is a matter of free will and freedom. Trans people are going to do it anyway and you cannot stop them.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
one of the main reasons trans healthcare moved away from strict gatekeeping and toward informed consent & GAC is that trans ppl who were denied the means to transition would simply seek it out elsewhere
What did you think would happen when you restricted access to care?
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Transition is a matter of free will and freedom. Trans people are going to do it anyway and you cannot stop them.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
We are full human beings with the right to decide our lives for ourselves and no one has a right to stand in the way of that.
LA PRESS CLUB NOMINEE* Emily St. James!!!
*-The nomination was not for me, but I like to think it's like when the host wins an Emmy for SNL anyway.
*-The nomination was not for me, but I like to think it's like when the host wins an Emmy for SNL anyway.
In continuing celebration of 200 episodes...have you heard our very first episode, with @emilystjams.bsky.social, from 2021? Not only does it set the tone for the whole show going forward, but it was nominated for an LA Press Club award!
bit.ly/4iJK8hW
bit.ly/4iJK8hW
Feeling Seen Episode 1: Midsommar with Writer Emily St. James
Writer and podcaster Emily St. James (Vox, The A.V. Club, Arden Podcast) is on to discuss why she felt seen by the character of Dani in Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar.’
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December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
LA PRESS CLUB NOMINEE* Emily St. James!!!
*-The nomination was not for me, but I like to think it's like when the host wins an Emmy for SNL anyway.
*-The nomination was not for me, but I like to think it's like when the host wins an Emmy for SNL anyway.
Sentimental Value is full of sentimental value!!!!! (That makes no sense, but what a Gene Shalit review.)
In this week's Monday Rundown: a somewhat lopsided Joachim Trier fan club meeting, a messy and interesting novel, and a nice helping of Christmas melancholy.
Episodes Monday Rundown December 1–7 2025
Writings on culture, identity, and a bunch of other things from Emily St. James and friends
episodes.ghost.io
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Sentimental Value is full of sentimental value!!!!! (That makes no sense, but what a Gene Shalit review.)
Looking like a year when one movie just runs the table.
Best Picture, Winner: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA
December 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Looking like a year when one movie just runs the table.
I haven’t read all of these, but the ones I have are all terrific. It’s a great list to be part of, in a strikingly great year for transfeminine literature.
It's my pleasure to announce the Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction in the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
The 2025 Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction (TFR Awards)
Thirteen early contenders for the best transfeminine novel of 2025. Voting is open until December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I haven’t read all of these, but the ones I have are all terrific. It’s a great list to be part of, in a strikingly great year for transfeminine literature.
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It's my pleasure to announce the Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction in the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
The 2025 Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction (TFR Awards)
Thirteen early contenders for the best transfeminine novel of 2025. Voting is open until December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It's my pleasure to announce the Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction in the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷
Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
Reminder that this movie rocks and could be your new Christmas classic!
I saw Christmas Eve in Miller's Point tonight as a dare to myself (because the trailer for it is SO odd), and I quite liked it. It's got a "What if late-70s Robert Altman made a Christmas movie?" vibe, and it nails the melancholic warmth of a family gathering. One cut took my breath away!! (Literal)
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Reminder that this movie rocks and could be your new Christmas classic!
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They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.
I don't really know what the administration hopes to gain by picking fights with the most well-liked pop artists in the United States. You're just generating backlash for no discernible reason outside of owning the libs.
Sabrina Carpenter ratioed the White House after it used her song in an ICE video.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
The WH deleted the post…but now it’s back with a new ICE video, this time using an altered clip from Carpenter’s SNL monologue.
December 6, 2025 at 4:11 AM
They are running the government according to the logic of right-wing grievance media. I cannot emphasize that enough. The point is to create content, and they don't see an actual difference between dunking on Sabrina Carpenter, passing legislation, and bombing other countries.
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they hate music, they hate art, they hate artists, they hate pop, they hate the video games they play, they hate the movies they watch, like, they're just all the worst fucking people you've ever met, none of them believe in anything
December 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
they hate music, they hate art, they hate artists, they hate pop, they hate the video games they play, they hate the movies they watch, like, they're just all the worst fucking people you've ever met, none of them believe in anything
I reviewed this for The A.V. Club when it came out on DVD, and I'm excited for further extensions of this beloved IP!!
www.avclub.com/casablanca-t...
www.avclub.com/casablanca-t...
December 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I reviewed this for The A.V. Club when it came out on DVD, and I'm excited for further extensions of this beloved IP!!
www.avclub.com/casablanca-t...
www.avclub.com/casablanca-t...
FWIW, all holiday parties are eligible here, not just winter holidays. Halloween, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes Day, go for it.
But BIRTHDAYS AND WEDDINGS ARE INELIGIBLE!!!
But BIRTHDAYS AND WEDDINGS ARE INELIGIBLE!!!
What's a fictional holiday party you would love to attend?
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
FWIW, all holiday parties are eligible here, not just winter holidays. Halloween, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Guy Fawkes Day, go for it.
But BIRTHDAYS AND WEDDINGS ARE INELIGIBLE!!!
But BIRTHDAYS AND WEDDINGS ARE INELIGIBLE!!!
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"Demeaning" trans people is exactly right. Their goal--and what they're most able to easily achieve--is our humiliation. The imposition of indignities. They also hope that, as humiliations often do, it exposes us to ridicule. Perhaps even violence. (e.g. forcibly outing people on their IDs).
It's really frustrating that a lot of the media just sort of frames the Trump admin as "wading into a hot debate over trans issues that have roiled american politics" when it's like, clear that they are motivated by a desire to demean trans people
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Demeaning" trans people is exactly right. Their goal--and what they're most able to easily achieve--is our humiliation. The imposition of indignities. They also hope that, as humiliations often do, it exposes us to ridicule. Perhaps even violence. (e.g. forcibly outing people on their IDs).
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I’m at the Mad Men office christmas party asking Stan and Peggy if they wanna get out of here and go to a second location (the Eyes Wide Shut orgy)
What's a fictional holiday party you would love to attend?
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
My answers:
--the Christmas party from Fanny and Alexander
--the Yule feast in Nicola Griffith's Hild
--the Baileys' "welcome home" party for Harry in It's a Wonderful Life
--the office party in Die Hard; I'm sure nothing will go wrong
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I’m at the Mad Men office christmas party asking Stan and Peggy if they wanna get out of here and go to a second location (the Eyes Wide Shut orgy)
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#DecemberTransReadathon
Today was "Woodworking" by @emilystjams.bsky.social. It made me emotionally devastated and also hopeful
Today was "Woodworking" by @emilystjams.bsky.social. It made me emotionally devastated and also hopeful
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#DecemberTransReadathon
Today was "Woodworking" by @emilystjams.bsky.social. It made me emotionally devastated and also hopeful
Today was "Woodworking" by @emilystjams.bsky.social. It made me emotionally devastated and also hopeful
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Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.