Favorite Articles
Here are links to some of Joyce's favorite articles.
Breaking the Spell: Harry Potter's Story Comes to an End, but Will Readers, or Reading, Ever Be the Same? (Boston Phoenix, 7/24/07) A review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows upon its publication, with thoughts on how J.K. Rowling's series launched a new generation of readers and writers.
Personal Best: Darkness on the Edge of Town (Salon, July 17-21, 1996) For this Salon feature, staffers and guest writers chose their one favorite album of all time.
Dark Shadows (Salon, 5/20/02) In praise of Barnabas Collins and low-budget thrills.
Cali-Fall-Nication (MapQuest, 10/3/11) There are fall colors in the Bay Area, if you know where to look. Written for the launch of the MapQuest guest blog.
Adam Raised an Eve: Why Patti Scialfa Matters (Boston Phoenix, 11/14/07) A review of Scialfa's "Play It As It Lays", and an argument for her importance in the E Street Band.
What Mr. Rogers Could Have Taught Michael Jackson (New York Times, 3/9/03) An appreciation of Fred Rogers, which ran a week after his death, when viewers were still haunted by the disturbing ABC special "Living with Michael Jackson," which had aired a few weeks earlier.
Toy story (Salon, 6/25/97) This first-person essay about her son's stuffed tiger also appears in the anthology Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood.
The great Pretender (Salon, 4/6/99) A love letter to Chrissie Hynde, written for the Salon section "Brilliant Careers."
Breaking the Spell: Harry Potter's Story Comes to an End, but Will Readers, or Reading, Ever Be the Same? (Boston Phoenix, 7/24/07) A review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows upon its publication, with thoughts on how J.K. Rowling's series launched a new generation of readers and writers.
Personal Best: Darkness on the Edge of Town (Salon, July 17-21, 1996) For this Salon feature, staffers and guest writers chose their one favorite album of all time.
Dark Shadows (Salon, 5/20/02) In praise of Barnabas Collins and low-budget thrills.
Cali-Fall-Nication (MapQuest, 10/3/11) There are fall colors in the Bay Area, if you know where to look. Written for the launch of the MapQuest guest blog.
Adam Raised an Eve: Why Patti Scialfa Matters (Boston Phoenix, 11/14/07) A review of Scialfa's "Play It As It Lays", and an argument for her importance in the E Street Band.
What Mr. Rogers Could Have Taught Michael Jackson (New York Times, 3/9/03) An appreciation of Fred Rogers, which ran a week after his death, when viewers were still haunted by the disturbing ABC special "Living with Michael Jackson," which had aired a few weeks earlier.
Toy story (Salon, 6/25/97) This first-person essay about her son's stuffed tiger also appears in the anthology Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood.
The great Pretender (Salon, 4/6/99) A love letter to Chrissie Hynde, written for the Salon section "Brilliant Careers."
