Brad Barnes
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Columbus, Ga., United States |
| Introduction | So my day job is as a writer with the Ledger-Enquirer, a fine newspaper based in Columbus, Ga. Been there all of this century, much of that as a music writer, though I'm now writing about pop culture and culture at large. I've won some awards and stuff. Whatever. |
| Interests | Writing stuff, listening to stuff, watching stuff, building stuff, cooking stuff, and dogs. |
| Favorite movies | The Dark Knight, In Bruges, Unbreakable, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Punch-Drunk Love, Rushmore, About A Boy, Casino Royale, Jason Bourne flicks, anything with Laura Linney in it. |
| Favorite music | Oh god. You're kidding. Okkervil River, Beirut, Radiohead, U2 (Unforgettable Fire and previous), REM, Beatles, Neutral Milk Hotel, Ben Harper, E.L.O., Mountain Goats, After The Fire, et ad nauseam... |
| Favorite books | Stuff by John Irving, stuff by Erik Larson, stuff by Michael Chabon, stuff by Hemingway, stuff by E.L. Doctorow, ... |
When your science teacher smashed a frozen rose with a hammer, did you warm the petals to bring them back to life?
I warmed them up in the microwave -- for eating.