Joy Press
Joy Press is the former books and culture editor of the Los Angeles Times. She joined the paper in 2010 as pop culture and deputy television editor, following her tenure as culture editor at Salon. A New York City native, she began her career as a rock critic before moving on to become the literary editor, book and TV critic and then arts editor of the Village Voice. She left The Times in 2015.
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How many of us made it through the chaotic past year without occasionally wishing to wake up in an alternative universe?
Jan. 12, 2018
“What’s the difference between living and imagining?”
Aug. 25, 2017
What do you do when the television series you’ve created becomes synonymous with the bleak, dystopian elements of technology?
Aug. 17, 2017
Few actresses have taken a more zigzagging route through the entertainment industry than Judith Light.
Aug. 10, 2017
“Such a serious thing we are doing, and no one really knows how to do it,” Catherine Lacey declares in her new novel, “The Answers.”
June 16, 2017
Women directors bring unique experiences to the small screen — it’s getting in the door that’s tough
It sounds counterintuitive, but when showrunner Jill Soloway was hiring directors for “Transparent,” she deliberately sought out creative collaborators who had little TV experience.
May 25, 2017
Painter and storyteller Leonora Carrington was the kind of wild, visionary character who ought to be emblazoned on our cultural memory.
May 5, 2017
Mary-Louise Parker never intended to write a memoir. In fact, she’s a little freaked that “Dear Mr.
Dec. 3, 2015
“I have nothing in common with other humans, really, just breathing and eating,” Roseanne Barr says, only half-kidding.
Nov. 27, 2015