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J. Barnes

New York
As seen in: Medium, GameCritics, RealClear Defense, Unwinnable, Busted Halo, Glasstire, The Indypendent, Metropolis Magazine (Japan), Gay & Lesbian Review, Queens Ledger and
Covers:  Religion, politics, sex, Minecraft, and everything else.
Doesn't Cover: Nothing.

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Freelance journalist in New York City.

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The Lamp Magazine | Holy Land U.S.A.

The Lamp Magazine | Holy Land U.S.A.

On a theme park in New England.

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'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender' Succeeds in Spite of Its Troubled Release - Book and Film Globe

'Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender' Succeeds in Spite of Its Troubled Release - Book and Film Globe

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is the first feature film in the franchise since it launched as a television …

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The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of 'The Odyssey' - Book and Film Globe

The Real Scandal Is the Whitewashing of 'The Odyssey' - Book and Film Globe

"All Odyssey, all the time," is how my friend described the news coverage of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.

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Heartstopper, Alice Oseman, and Asexuality

Heartstopper, Alice Oseman, and Asexuality

One of the most groundbreaking aspects of Heartstopper is its inclusion of Tori Spring, an asexual woman, in …

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Meet the Sculptor of a New York Icon

Meet the Sculptor of a New York Icon

ANGEL OF THE WATERS, better known as the statue atop Central Park's Bethesda Fountain, is one of the most rec…

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The future of Red Hook's Grain Terminal forever unsure under Quadrozzi's ownership - Red Hook Sta...

The future of Red Hook's Grain Terminal forever unsure under Quadrozzi's ownership - Red Hook Sta...

A "magnificent boondoggle" - that's how Thomas Flagg of the Army Corps of Engineers described the Red Hook Gr…

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‘Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender’ Succeeds in Spite of Its Troubled Release

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By J. Barnes
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender is the first feature film in the franchise since it launched as a television show in 2005. It is a triumph of both animation and storytelling, while also being a worthy successor to the original series and a bridge to its sequel series Avatar: Seven Havens that is coming out in October.
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Book and Film Globe

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By J. Barnes
| Book and Film Globe
After 20 years of animation, the franchise showcases its skills in a feature film
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Holy Land U.S.A.

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By J. Barnes
| The Lamp Magazine
Waterbury, Connecticut, was once one of the most prosperous cities in the country. The wealth came from brass manufacturing. In the late nineteenth century, there were so many brassware factories and businesses that an immigrant fresh off the boat from Europe could get a job within twenty-four hours of showing up. Naturally, Waterbury was also a very Catholic city. At one point, there were twenty parishes serving all the different ethnic populations.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing about the Library of Alexandria for my college's newspaper.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

My grandfather's, yes. It's a devil to write on, though--you need to jam each key down like you're stomping on a cockroach.

How is social media changing news?

For the worse. Now any schmuck with ChatGPT thinks they're a journalist.