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All content by Braxton Leonard
A turkey set for a Thanksgiving dinner is seen. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Leonard: Not everyone will stop eating meat

Braxton Leonard, Opinion Columnist
October 29, 2018
Jamie Lee Curtis holds an ax during a scene from her film Halloween: H20.

Leonard: Clickbait for political incentive is getting ridiculous

Braxton Leonard, Opinion Columnist
October 21, 2018
The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 13, 2018.

Leonard: Fallacies are politics’ worst enemy

Braxton Leonard, Opinion Columnist
October 2, 2018
Louis C.K. arrives at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Feb. 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. (Dennis Van Tine/UPPA/Zuma Press/TNS)

Leonard: A questionably quick return to comedy for Louis C.K.

Braxton Leonard, Opinion Columnist
September 27, 2018
From left, San Francisco 49ers' Eli Harold (58), quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and Eric Reid (35) kneel during the national anthem before their NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Leonard: Nike and Kaepernick are a match made in heaven

Braxton Leonard, Opinion Columnist
September 12, 2018
Columnist Braxton Leonard

Leonard: Outrage culture goes too far

Braxton Leonard, Opinion Columnist
September 5, 2018
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James shares a laugh in warm-ups before taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Thunder won, 148-124. (Leah Klafczynski/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)

Leonard: LeBron uses his platform to do more than ‘shut up and dribble’

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
August 2, 2018
Sacha Baron Cohen returned to television Sunday night with the first in a seven-part Showtime series, Who Is America? (Gavin Bond/Showtime)

Leonard: Cohen’s new show forces Americans to see who they are

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
July 25, 2018
Scarlett Johansson arrives at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Leonard: Outrage over Scarlett Johansson’s most recent role misses the bigger picture

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
July 19, 2018
Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski, right, looks to pass against Michigan State during the Holiday Bowl at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on Dec. 28, 2017. (Hayne Palmour IV/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)

Leonard: Football is America’s most deadly sport

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
July 5, 2018
XXXTentacion performs during the second day of the Rolling Loud Festival in downtown Miami on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS)

Leonard: Can we separate artists’ work from their poor actions?

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
June 27, 2018
The Canadian singer, songwriter and rapper Aubrey Drake Graham, better know by his stage name Drake, performs at Royal Arena on March 7, 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Gonzales/Samy Khabthani/Avalon/Zuma Press/TNS)

Point/Counterpoint: Who is the victor in the Drake vs. Pusha T beef?

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
June 15, 2018
Anthony Bourdain is photographed at the Hazlitts club in London on Sept. 2, 2010. Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room of a suicide at age 61. (Ian West/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS)

Leonard: String of celebrity suicides leaves us with questions

Braxton Leonard, [email protected]
June 14, 2018
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