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- Sun Oct 09, 2016 7:24 pm
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: Timothy Leary on Tolkien
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17707
Re: Timothy Leary on Tolkien
It's strange how quaint this seems after all these years.
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 4:40 am
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: Good music and other good stuff on youtube and Facebook
- Replies: 969
- Views: 407481
- Wed May 14, 2014 6:35 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Ukraine (and Russia)
- Replies: 235
- Views: 139493
Thanks River and LM. My impression of AS was based on a few of his books and the odd thing I'd heard of him over the years. And I'm so sorry Frelga. We're Ukrainian and Serbian on my love's side, with Polish and Austrian on my side. When it comes to that part of the world, my default is to blame acc...
- Wed May 14, 2014 12:28 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Ukraine (and Russia)
- Replies: 235
- Views: 139493
- Wed May 07, 2014 12:45 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Ukraine (and Russia)
- Replies: 235
- Views: 139493
Absolutely. There's something so old-school about all of this. When you throw the off-again, on-again plans to develop a missile shield in Poland into the mix, a return to Cold War ways seems more likely every day. (Which was predicted as early as when the missile shield was being discussed in the m...
- Tue May 06, 2014 9:17 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Ukraine (and Russia)
- Replies: 235
- Views: 139493
Those kind of numbers -- the slipped ones -- have lead to a few majority governments in Canadian elections. No joke.River wrote:Whoops. The truth about the Crimean referendum results slipped out
- Mon May 05, 2014 3:16 am
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Bathsheba the Adulteress?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 66539
That fleshes the story out nicely. Thanks Elen. I've been wondering for some time why the story of Joseph just gets started then takes a detour for all of Genesis 38... the notion is a bit hazy... not sure yet how to say it, but here goes: The theme of Genesis 38 mirrors the over-arching theme of th...
- Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:14 pm
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Remember the Good
- Replies: 28
- Views: 43770
Very powerful stuff... Surrender! April 17, 2014 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” — Exodus 14:13–14 O...
- Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:34 am
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: There and Back Again Anticipation thread [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 290
- Views: 97489
Whatever the flaws of DOS, Evans was inspired casting. I was skeptical at first, but he ends up being one of the most likeable and believable characters across all five films. Yes, I quite like him as Bard. He brings a certain gravity -- which is essential to pulling off Bard, obviously -- not just...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:36 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: There and Back Again Anticipation thread [SPOILERS]
- Replies: 290
- Views: 97489
I have a bad feeling about this... If you're referring to the incident with the Dragon, Legolas is barely involved. Here's my prediction: Orcs will attack Laketown in concert with Smaug. Legolas will be there only to keep them away from Bard (cementing the alliance between Elves and Men). The real ...
- Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:26 pm
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: J.R.R. Tolkien's Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12243
Thanks for the link Sir V. On a related note, and perhaps I'm not looking in the right places, I haven't seen any serious criticism on The Fall of Arthur and it's been almost a year since its release. I assume the same channels would generate some reflections on Tolkien's Beowulf if such channels ex...
- Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:09 am
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: J.R.R. Tolkien's Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12243
- Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:39 pm
- Forum: Arda Reconstructed
- Topic: Edits to female characters
- Replies: 131
- Views: 222512
A quick aside: it is entirely possible for an author or editor to do any number of things systematically *and* unconsciously. Any number of times I have looked back at my own work and noticed glaringly obvious trends I was oblivious to while writing and revising. The result can be more revealing th...
- Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:26 pm
- Forum: Tol Eressëa
- Topic: Remember the Good
- Replies: 28
- Views: 43770
Thanks Lali, Here's one that came through today: What Are We? January 26, 2014 What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. — Psalm 8:4–5 In Psalm 8, King David asked: “What...
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:23 am
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: The Hall of Fire DoS Review Thread
- Replies: 725
- Views: 180440
- Tue Dec 10, 2013 3:24 am
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: Desolation of Smaug reviews
- Replies: 452
- Views: 164532
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:39 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: Desolation of Smaug reviews
- Replies: 452
- Views: 164532
And a mixed review from Geek Nation, that includes the single most discouraging paragraph that I have seen so far: What’s missing from Desolation of Smaug is Bilbo. I certainly hope that he is overstating the case. This may be spoilerish so I'll err on the side of caution. In one of the reviews (no...
- Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:49 am
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: Desolation of Smaug reviews
- Replies: 452
- Views: 164532
Negative review from Slant Magazine: http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug Was coming to post this. The following captures what came to mind while I was watching TTT last night: [DoS] forgets these adventures' magic was never conjured by bells and whistles. The...
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 4:05 am
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: Seriously. What is it with Tolkien and Dragons?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20020
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:24 am
- Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
- Topic: Seriously. What is it with Tolkien and Dragons?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 20020