Joy Press
@joypress.bsky.social
Vanity Fair correspondent. Author of Stealing the Show. Here, there and everywhere
I somehow missed the announcement that Jarvis Cocker was a Booker Prize judge and now I can't stop thinking of him as Judge Jarvis thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Jarvis Cocker interview: ‘I want to find an author who has looked at the world differently’ | The Booker Prizes
Booker Prize 2026 judge Jarvis Cocker tells us how reading became the perfect companion to life on tour, and why an unforgettable voice matters more to him than a gripping plot
thebookerprizes.com
While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.
Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen
The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones
thetimes.com
Back in the day I used to stage manage some Fashion shows at Danceteria and was an emergency mermaid for Mermaids On Heroin hence my header photo. I'm still close to the nekked guy. Heck I met my first husband at The Pyramid Club. Great times www.vanityfair.com/story/dancet...
Danceteria in Pictures, Stories, and Stars: The Famed NYC Nightclub Where Madonna Became Madonna
Debi Mazar, Rick Rubin, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember the legendary ‘80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single—and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves...
vanityfair.com
Highly recommend Bang My Box, the new doc on HBOMax about Robin Byrd, the sex-positive queen of Manhattan Cable's Channel J. Hard to explain what a free-for-all wonderland Manhattan cable access was once upon a time...
Robin Byrd Still Wants to Make You Feel Good
The original free-speech hero of late night, retired from her disco life, returns with a documentary.
vulture.com
The idea that Samantha Morton is The Odyssey standout so all the kids are gonna be watching Morvern Callar this summer. Hot Morvern Summer, they are calling it.
10 transgender athletes out of more than half a million on college teams. That’s it. A cadre of hateful, and deeply weird, wealthy people paid to get their bigotry approved by a corrupt conservative Supreme Court.
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · last mo.NCAA president Charlie Baker told Congress in 2024 that he was aware of only 10 transgender athletes out of more than half a million students on college teams. But despite the small numbers, the issue has taken on outsized importance.
Picturing the area at JFK arrivals where women will be forced to pee on a stick.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Rep. Angles Ogles on his "Anchors Away" bill: "If you're pregnant and you're from a foreign nation, you know what? It's time for Congress to pass a law saying you can't come here."
From the great Ann Magnuson, one of many quotes that feels like it could be prefaced w/ Stefon saying Danceteria is New York's hottest club: "Our Manson musical was called Family! Joey Arias was Manson, I was Squeaky Fromme, and Marc Shaiman played the piano. We had dancers and lots of fake blood."
Joy Press@joypress.bsky.social · last mo.This Danceteria oral history is one of the most fun stories I’ve worked on. The club was a home for artsy misfits, incubating future stars like Madonna and Beastie Boys, Keith Haring, and Karen Finley. New wave, drag and hip hop rubbed up against each other. Enjoy! www.vanityfair.com/story/dancet...
Who among us doesn’t find themselves thinking: If only the Salem Witch Trials had been more organized….
Madeline Peltz@peltzmadeline.bsky.social · last mo.Just left the great American state fair where I watched Michael Knowles debate a ten year old girl about the Salem witch trials in front of DOZENS of people
Fun + fascinating oral history - with fabulous photos - of Danceteria by @joypress.bsky.social, a regular at the legendary New York club in the 80s. Everyone from Madonna + Fab 5 Freddy to Beastie Boys + Butthole Surfers makes an appearance. www.vanityfair.com/story/dancet...
When Freaks Were Chic: An Oral History of Danceteria
Debi Mazar, Rick Rubin, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember the legendary ‘80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single—and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves...
vanityfair.com
@joypress.bsky.social on danceteria is a perfect match of writer and subject and you should all read it!!!
Vanity Fair@vanityfair.com · last mo.Debi Mazar, Rick Rubin, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember Danceteria, the legendary ’80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single—and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves before they broke big
this is a level of “what if you threw a party and nobody came” that actually triggers my secondhand embarrassment
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.every Fox News live shot from Trump's fair is hilarious. I've seen more people gathered around our neighborhood Little Free Libraries
This Danceteria oral history is one of the most fun stories I’ve worked on. The club was a home for artsy misfits, incubating future stars like Madonna and Beastie Boys, Keith Haring, and Karen Finley. New wave, drag and hip hop rubbed up against each other. Enjoy! www.vanityfair.com/story/dancet...
When Freaks Were Chic: An Oral History of Danceteria
Debi Mazar, Rick Rubin, Michael Musto, Fab 5 Freddy, and more remember the legendary ‘80s nightclub that inspired a new Madonna single—and where she, RuPaul, Beastie Boys, and more invented themselves...
vanityfair.com
I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.
Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 3mo agoI’m coming to understand that maintaining hope is radical.
Tens of thousands celebrated Budapest Pride, the first since Viktor Orbán’s ousting.
Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out
Saturday's Pride march came a little more than a year after Orbán's nationalist-populist government passed legislation and a constitutional amendment to outlaw the event, drawing criticism from human ...
pbs.org
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
hollywoodreporter.com
Had a fun chat with Lawrence of Mozart Estate / Go-Kart Mozart / Denim / Felt legend for @pitchfork.com pitchfork.com/features/int...
An Interview with Lawrence, Icon of the Pop Underground
Across several terrific bands—Felt, Denim, Go-Kart Mozart, Mozart Estate—the mononymous British singer-songwriter built an oeuvre of jangle-pop gems that flew unknown the radar. After a documentary an...
pitchfork.com
1. The Trump administration has just quietly updated the State Department website to indicate that it may invalidate transgender people's passports. This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports
The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.
erininthemorning.com
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
this has been a VERY hard year for trans people so let me just say to all of you out there who stood up for us and soundly rejected transphobia in this election thank you for protecting us PLEASE KEEP IT UP WE NEED YOU and there’s still a long way to go but THANK. YOU. 😭🩷
Apparently I may be somewhat responsible for coining cringe comedy? Sorry and you’re welcome
Lexicon Valley@lexiconvalley.bsky.social · 9mo agoBonus: Laugh Till You Cringe When did we start calling it cringe comedy? Featuring the great tv critic Joy Press (@joypress.bsky.social)! 🔑 Unlock bonus episodes to listen: lexiconvalley.supportingcast.fm/listen/lexic... #lexiconvalley #onlanguage #podcast #cringecomedy
This incredible speech feels like the speech of a future president.
Congratulations, NY! If anyone’s fleeing the city, I know plenty of people who’d love to take your place
I spend my whole life ignoring sports yet live close enough to Dodger stadium that I can hear the endless fireworks all night. Happy for all the happy people!
Having just spent a few months reading accounts of CBS’ grotesque cowardice during the 1950s McCarthy-era blacklist, it’s nice to see that The Tiffany Network respects its traditions
