J. Barnes

On a theme park in New England.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Six months have passed since a fire devastated Red Hook's artist community. The fire that raged on Sept. 17 a…

On the tallest building in Staten Island.

Shuna's Journey is Hayao Miyazaki's 1983 illustrated fantasy that foreshadows themes later seen in many Studi…

From war and fascism to human nature and hope, Miyazaki and Isayama couldn't see the world more differently. …

Ruins remind us that earthly things fade, but God restores all. A reflection on history, faith, and finding b…

Fans of Brandon Sanderson's sprawling fantasy series The Stormlight Archive have been left dismayed in the af…

FOR MILLENNIA sapphic women have been marginalized in both life and fiction. Historians are quick to dismiss …

J. Barnes on the history, legacy, and relevance of Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset's "Prada Marfa" in West…

Twenty years after Oblivion's release, Vilja remains a fan-favorite.

Thousands of artists across the years have come to call New York City home, whether they were born in the cit…

Few comic artists outside of the DC or Marvel Comics cartels can boast of having their art viewed seventy mil…

With 'The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar', Sonora Reyes is still for the gays.