Joyce Millman

Pop cultural essayist and blogger

Seattle, WA

Veteran of alt-weekly journalism (music and TV critic, Boston Phoenix), daily newspapers (Pulitzer-finalist TV critic, San Francisco Examiner) and web media (original staffer and TV critic, Salon.com). Humor pieces appearing in McSweeney's, The Belladonna and more. Blogging about music, pop culture and personal history at joycemillman.wordpress.com

Joyce Millman

Pop cultural essayist and blogger

Seattle, WA

Don Corleone Declares a Mattress War.
My friends, do you toss and turn all night, or wake up in the morning with aches and pains? These are the signs that you need a new bed. I am Don Corleone, founder of Mattress Godfather, the capo di tutti capi of the Five Families of Mattress Retailers. At Mattress Godfather, you always get the best deals in the Tri-State area, but this weekend will be extra special.
McSweeney's
HUMOR
I’m the Merciless Mirror in the Fitting Room of Macy’s and I Will Crush Your Soul
Welcome, Mortal Woman with the armload of bedazzled, bell-sleeved peasant blouses! Enter and be judged! Stand under the dank lighting in my Macy’s cubicle and bare your flaws to me in triplicate! For there shall always be flaws. An unexpected stomach pooch. A jiggling upper arm when you had been certain the weight training was working.
The Belladonna
HUMOR
Daily Itinerary: How Rep. Maxine Waters Stays in Fighting Form
6:00am: Up and at ’em, Maxine! Time to get these 78-year-old bones moving! Trump’s ass isn’t gonna kick itself. 7:00am: House gym. Six miles on the bike, 15 minutes of jump rope, then I put on the gloves and do some heavy bag work. Got to get in shape for the fight of my life. Impeaching Trump is going to be tough, no doubt about that.
The Belladonna
HUMOR

Political satire and other funny stuff has appeared on McSweeney's, The Belladonna, Points in Case, Robot Butt and The Toast.

Blogging about music, TV and pop culture from a personal view at Joyce MillmanWrites

The backstory:

Boston Phoenix (1981-1987): Music critic, TV critic.

San Francisco Examiner (1987-1995): TV critic. Finalist for Pulitzer Prize in Criticism, 1989 and 1991.

Salon.com (1995-2001): Founding staff member, TV critic, assistant editor Mothers Who Think vertical.

Freelance pop cultural essayist (2001 - present). Work has appeared in print and online in the New York Times Sunday Arts & Leisure section, the Village Voice, L.A. Weekly, The New Republic, Variety and the Boston Phoenix.

Original essays appear in seven anthologies published by BenBella Books, including "Neptune Noir: Unauthorized Investigations into Veronica Mars", and "Flirting with Pride and Prejudice."

Contributed an original essay to Eric Meola's "Streets of Fire: Bruce Springsteen in Photographs and Lyrics 1977-1979" (HarperCollins, 2012).

Joyce Millman

Joyce Millman

Don Corleone Declares a Mattress War.

I’m the Merciless Mirror in the Fitting Room of Macy’s and I Will Crush Your Soul

Daily Itinerary: How Rep. Maxine Waters Stays in Fighting Form

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Joyce Millman