July 29th, 2022
Rock Island
We live in a time where people are incredibly easy to offend. Oh, shoot, I’m already on the wrong foot, at 34 percent of the people reading that were offended by my insinuation that they might be offended by that, or that they might be easily offended. Damn! Another 22 percent were just offended by […]
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July 2nd, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
What if the disciples were ninjas fighting to prevent Satan from possessing Jesus’ body and creating a zombie antichrist to rule the world? That’s the fantastic premise driving The Blood of Destiny, the new novel by Sean Leary. It’s been described by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks as “imaginative” and “exciting” and NY Times best-selling […]
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June 10th, 2022
Sean Leary
I thought we were going to make it through. As far as we knew, my son and I had not had covid. Early on in 2020, we were both incredibly sick with something that could’ve been covid, but we weren’t sure because, well, at that point, nobody was testing for covid, and it wasn’t until […]
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May 27th, 2022
Sean Leary
One of the most anticipated shows of the year — for “Star Wars” fans, at least — has debuted on Disney plus. “Obi-Wan Kenobi” was originally slated to debut today, but late last night, Disney plus surprised everyone by dropping the first two episodes on the sly. I’ve been waiting for this for a while. […]
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March 18th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Today, I’m going to write about a brilliant creator and comedian. Someone who has made a mark on the field of comedy and the arts. Someone who is continuing to innovate and gain recognition and stardom on the national stage. Of course, I’m talking about Sean Leary. That’s right, Sean Leary. Not me, Sean Leary. […]
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March 13th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Welcome to the column for all carbon-based life-forms. If you breathe oxygen, this is for you. And if you live on a planet, especially Earth, well, then, you’ve come to the right place. Sorry, but I’m just following the new trend in advertising: casting as absurdly wide a net as possible. Products used to be […]
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February 21st, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Its Monday, and you know what that means. That’s right. It’s time for The Video You Deserve. Mondays can be pretty dismal and dingy. And really, so is the subject matter of this song and video, but it’s so damn cheesy and goofy that it transcends what should and could be a much sadder subject. […]
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February 20th, 2022
Arts & Entertainment News
Change. We undergo transformations every day of our lives, in ways small and significant, in ways good and bad. Sean Leary’s “Does The Shed Skin Know It Was Once A Snake?” offers 11 award-winning short stories dealing with the life changes many of us face, and the positive ways in which our lives can transform, […]
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December 31st, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
Happy New Year! Here’s hoping 2022 is much better than 2021, and it brings us all happiness, health, and great times! Cheers!
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December 31st, 2021
Arts & Entertainment News
Sean Leary’s regularly scheduled Friday column, which usually drops now in the 9 a.m. hour on Fridays, will instead be published later tonight. Also, Epstein still didn’t kill himself. Neither did Ghislaine Maxwell. (Oops, sorry, sneak preview of my Dec. 31, 2022 column…)
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