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Emily 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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Screen Drafts@screendrafts.bsky.social · 7h ago

Part 4 of the ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT, the Top 14 w/ Ryan, @emilystjams.bsky.social, @mangiotto.bsky.social, @mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social, & @aduralde.bsky.social, premieres THIS WEEK! Haven't listened to Parts 1-3 yet? Listen ad-free in the Booster Club! Part 1: www.patreon.com/screendrafts...

ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT: PART ONE with Mitchell Beaupre & Ryan Marker, and Alonso Duralde (Main Feed) | Screen Drafts

The co-commish, Mr. Ryan Marker, has been asking for a Draft of the films of great American auteur Robert Altman since the very beginning of

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huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 3d ago

Susan Sontag's 9/16/01 piece in The New Yorker got her crucified but it's one of the few things from that era that aged well. "'Our country is strong,' we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be."

The disconnect between last Tuesday’s monstrous dose of reality and the self-righteous drivel and outright deceptions being peddled by public figures and TV commentators is startling, depressing. The voices licensed to follow the event seem to have joined together in a campaign to infantilize the public. Where is the acknowledgment that this was not a “cowardly” attack on “civilization” or “liberty” or “humanity” or “the free world” but an attack on the world’s self-proclaimed superpower, undertaken as a consequence of specific American alliances and actions? How many citizens are aware of the ongoing American bombing of Iraq? And if the word “cowardly” is to be used, it might be more aptly applied to those who kill from beyond the range of retaliation, high in the sky, than to those willing to die themselves in order to kill others. In the matter of courage (a morally neutral virtue): whatever may be said of the perpetrators of Tuesday’s slaughter, they were not cowards.Our leaders are bent on convincing us that everything is O.K. America is not afraid. Our spirit is unbroken, although this was a day that will live in infamy and America is now at war. But everything is not O.K. And this was not Pearl Harbor. We have a robotic President who assures us that America still stands tall. A wide spectrum of public figures, in and out of office, who are strongly opposed to the policies being pursued abroad by this Administration apparently feel free to say nothing more than that they stand united behind President Bush. A lot of thinking needs to be done, and perhaps is being done in Washington and elsewhere, about the ineptitude of American intelligence and counter-intelligence, about options available to American foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East, and about what constitutes a smart program of military defense. But the public is not being asked to bear much of the burden of reality. The unanimously applauded, self-congratulatory bromides of a Soviet Party Congress seemed contemptible. The unanimity of the sanctimonious, reality-concealing rhetoric spouted by American officials and media commentators in recent days seems, well, unworthy of a mature democracy. Those in public office have let us know that they consider their task to be a manipulative one: confidence-building and grief management. Politics, the politics of a democracy—which entails disagreement, which promotes candor—has been replaced by psychotherapy. Let’s by all means grieve together. But let’s not be stupid together. A few shreds of historical awareness might help us understand what has just happened, and what may continue to happen. “Our country is strong,” we are told again and again. I for one don’t find this entirely consoling. Who doubts that America is strong? But that’s not all America has to be.
Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 3d ago

No way is SD in play, especially since people there seem to like Rounds, but if Bengs finishes north of 45% in the final accounting (totally plausible with these numbers), then the GOP is fucked.

Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 3d ago

South Dakota - Senate Polling: 🔴Rounds: 45% ⚪️Bengs: 42% (⚪️Bengs wins independents by 41-points) (Republican +38 Sample) (Bengs Internal) (Current model result in SD-SEN is GOP 53% - IND 40%) open.substack.com/pub/usapolli...

alix e. harrow@alixeharrow.bsky.social · 3d ago

sorry, but torturing the omelas kid is just a smart move, polling-wise. i personally wish there wasn't a kid in the omelas hole--of course i do!--but let's not get distracted by purity tests, here.

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 3d ago

If I were in that room, I would pitch that the premise should be: It's time to play the music; it's time to light the lights. Indeed, it's time to meet the Muppets on the Muppet Show tonight.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 3d ago

There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 3d ago

I used to frame this as: If we could pass a constitutional amendment guaranteeing trans people access to comprehensive gender-affirming healthcare, the bathroom of their choice, etc., in exchange for us giving up sports, do you think the people who don't want trans people in sports would go for it?

Ian Boudreau@ianboudreau.com · 3d ago

People get confused about the trans sports thing because at a glance it seems like a small issue that impacts a very small number of people and thus makes sense as a "reasonable" concession. But it isn't, because conceding that is accepting that a kid's trans identity is on some level fraudulent

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 3d ago

Whether or not LLMs will lead to human extinction is above my pay grade and I really do think this guy believes this and isn't (consciously) doing marketing, but "the end of the world is nigh-inevitable, and only I can stop it, using this one weird trick" is fairly classic death cult logic.

Too Big to Fail@toobigtofail.bsky.social · 3d ago

This, from an Anthropic employee, either reflects a lack of imagination or is evidence that this is all just lies. If you were really that scared, you'd pull the plug on all the servers and wipe everything from ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC, and RIPE NCC. No more internet; problem solved.

I would burn my equity to the ground in a heartbeat for a 1% higher chance we make it out of this situation alive. I expect a great many of my colleagues across the industry would as well. I promise you, we are actually just fucking scared, it's not galaxy brained marketing.
Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 3d ago

You can still take advantage of this sale! I don't want to tell you how to live your life, but I promise you this book will fill that unnamable thing deep inside of you, the void that you can't quite speak of, even when it keeps you up well into the night. That's the St. James guarantee!

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 4d ago

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Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 4d ago

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Highly anticipated by the Los Angeles Times, Kirkus Reviews, and many others, this bighearted and hilarious 2025 release is a must-read (Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures)! In a s...

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Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 4d ago

I suppose I could also include my VERY BEAUTIFUL COVER. In addition to my stirring contribution to graphic design quoted below.

The cover of Beth March Returns from the Dead features a woman's face covered by the silhouettes of flowers.
Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 4d ago

*Mom voice* This is very important. Can you put down what you're doing and pay attention? Thanks! Preorders for my novel Beth March Returns from the Dead are 25% OFF at Barnes & Noble for TWO DAYS! Premium members get an extra 10% off! Use code PREORDER25. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beth-march...

A still from Greta Gerwig's Little Women. Meg, Amy, and Jo have been crossed out leaving ONLY BETH, who is CIRCLED, as she SHOULD BE. Text over Meg: Preorder Beth March Returns from the Dead by Emily St. James Text over Amy: 25 percent off! Barnes & Noble! Two days only! Sept. 9 - Sept. 11 Text over Jo: Code: PREORDER25 Text above Beth: WE LOVE BETH. THE ONLY GOOD ONE.