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J. Barnes

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J. Barnes’s Biography

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Freelance journalist in New York City.

J. Barnes’s Journalist Portfolio

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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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King Arthur Is Back, With an Unusual New Champion - Book and Film Globe

King Arthur Is Back, With an Unusual New Champion - Book and Film Globe

Poetry is a marginalized commodity on today's bookshelves. It was once the medium of choice for writers from …

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What if Star Wars was Homer?

What if Star Wars was Homer?

Could the story of Luke, Leia, and Han be told like Homer's Iliad? Poet Jack Mitchell thought so - and spent …

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How Some Gamers Are Beating the World's Hardest Games the "Wrong" Way

How Some Gamers Are Beating the World's Hardest Games the "Wrong" Way

From beating GTA without getting shot to completing Skyrim without walking, these YouTubers are redefining wh…

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An Interview with Ellen McLain

An Interview with Ellen McLain

An Interview with Ellen McLain Fifteen years since Portal 2's release, Ms. McLain still believes in the futur…

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2 Chainz New Autobiography? It's a Vibe - Book and Film Globe

2 Chainz New Autobiography? It's a Vibe - Book and Film Globe

Reading 2 Chainz's memoir, The Voice in My Head Is God, feels a lot like sitting across from 2 Chainz in a st…

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Meet the Sculptor of a New York Icon

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By J. Barnes
| Gay & Lesbian Review Verified
Published in: July-August 2026 issue. ANGEL OF THE WATERS, better known as the statue atop Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, is one of the most recognizable landmarks in New York City, appearing in such filmed works as Angels in America, The Producers, Enchanted, Godspell, and Ms .45.
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King Arthur Is Back, With an Unusual New Champion

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By J. Barnes
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Poetry is a marginalized commodity on today’s bookshelves. It was once the medium of choice for writers from Homer to Virgil, from Chaucer to Milton. Now, it is mainly relegated to chapbooks, zines, and online publications, while prose is the behemoth that dominates the publishing world. This makes Malcolm Guite’s most recent work, Galahad and the Grail all the more extraordinary.
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Book and Film Globe

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By Force Alone, J. Barnes, Maya Sinha
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The book of arcane knowledge the techno-capitalists don’t want you to read
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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.