Cynthia Joyce

  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    Saints legend Archie Manning says come on down to New Orleans, and the Crescent City swoons for him all over again. Plus: Vick, Bonds.
    September 27, 2007

  • New Orleans hearts fried chicken

    Willie Mae, the matriarch of Creole cooking, lost everything in Katrina. Now the 91-year-old is frying drumsticks again, thanks to John Currence and other top Southern chefs.
    By Cynthia Joyce April 21, 2007

  • John Edwards makes it official

    The first major Democratic '08 contender throws his hat in the ring from the Crescent City's devastated Ninth Ward.
    By Cynthia Joyce December 29, 2006

  • The cat comes back

    "A lot of people think my music is sad. It's not sad, it's triumphant. I'm triumphant," says Cat Power. And now, wondrously, the soulful, intimate singer is delivering onstage.
    By Cynthia Joyce September 30, 2006

  • N.O. better blues

    Watching Spike Lee's four-hour epic on Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans Arena with my neighbors, I felt awed, exhausted and heartbroken -- and more convinced than ever that somebody should go to jail for what happened here.
    By Cynthia Joyce August 20, 2006

  • Bamboom!

    It's long, strong and pleasing to the eye. So -- who needs wood?
    By Cynthia Joyce October 14, 2004

  • Letters to the Editor

    Are 13-year-olds ready for "hand jobs and heavy petting"? Plus: "Weird Weekends" host talks back; it's time for minorities to rethink party loyalties.
    Letters to the Editor October 29, 1999

  • Arabian knights

    "West Beirut" director Ziad Douieri talks about growing up in the crossfire of a raging civil war and raging hormones.
    By Cynthia Joyce September 9, 1999

  • Give Pokimon a chance

    Ten-year-old Sean Levine talks about the limitless potential of Pokimon.
    By Cynthia Joyce July 6, 1999

  • "Girls' Guide" rocks!

    The author of "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing" talks about single women's fiction, the trials of getting published and whether it's possible to be erotic and funny.
    By Cynthia Joyce June 15, 1999

  • American Amazon

    For twenty years, Sigourney Weaver has defined the take-no-prisoners heroine.
    By Cynthia Joyce January 12, 1999

  • Screensaver: On his own turf

    Director-writer Paul Schrader talks about his acclaimed modestly budgeted "Affliction" and the pleasures of working the fertile emotional territory the big studios can't touch.
    By Cynthia Joyce January 7, 1999

  • Death and Violence in Rock 'n' Roll

    Cynthia Joyce interviews Mikal Gilmore on his new book 'Night Beat: A Shadow History of Rock 'n' Roll,' the golden age of old rock stars and rock's redemptive force in American culture.
    By Cynthia Joyce March 20, 1998

  • the price of eggs in america

    The growing controversy over egg donorship poses the tricky question: Which comes first, the donor or the egg?
    By Cynthia Joyce March 5, 1998

  • "Eve's Bayou"

    Cynthia Joyce reviews 'Eve's Bayou' directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Jurnee Smollett
    By Cynthia Joyce November 7, 1997

  • Media Circus: gabillions and kazillions

    The small screen equals big bucks for the writers and producers behind hit TV programs.
    By Cynthia Joyce October 29, 1997

  • Mark Waters

    Director Mark Waters talks about making "House of Yes" -- a different kind of JFK film.
    By Cynthia Joyce October 17, 1997

  • Singing the body eclectic

    What's what in world music: the Salon critics' guide
    By Cynthia Joyce October 3, 1997

  • Anthem

    'Anthem' lets you ride shotgun on a sweet but amateurish road trip in search of the American Dream.
    By Cynthia Joyce September 22, 1997

  • It's a girl thing

    Of first bras, near-kisses and why the sixth grade sucks
    By Cynthia Joyce August 11, 1997

  • 21st: Race matters in cyberspace, too

    Experts and entrepreneurs struggle to explain why African-Americans are underrepresented in the online population and in the Net industry.
    By Cynthia Joyce July 5, 1997

  • 21st: Six clicks from death

    When you're facing a strange new illness, the wealth of medical information online can help. It can also drive you crazy.
    By Cynthia Joyce May 24, 1997

  • Shocked Value

    Once you save your soul, says Michelle Shocked, Making Music is Just the Gravy.
    By Cynthia Joyce October 14, 1996

  • Personal Best: Mating

    "Mating" by Norman Rush
    By Cynthia Joyce September 30, 1996

  • The Sundance Kid

    Cynthia Joyce interviews actor/writer/director Edward Burns.
    By Cynthia Joyce August 19, 1996
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