December 4, 2006
Hush dear, mother's fighting Comments Off
Look kiddies… someone made a remake of The Lion in Winter. With Patrick Stewart. Neat.
Media Musings
June 5, 2003
Sci-Fi isn't really about the future Comments Off
After watching the recent movie adaption of “The Time Machine” with Bill, we got to talking. First topic of discussion was the fact that the movie, while very pretty to look at, stank like week old fish. Much style, little substance, and no soul. (But every now and then, one really does just want to [...]
December 17, 2002
Reading too deep into literature Comments Off
Specifically, Tolkien. Over the last year, there have been dozens of articles and op-ed pieces about the role of women in Tolkien’s work. Or rather, the lack of role. I don’t care. I love the books, I love the movies, I love the artwork (well, some of the artwork. The Hildebrant brothers don’t do much [...]
April 20, 2002
Adventures in bookfinding Comments Off
I really was planning on not buying anything nonessential today. Really. No splurging. So after I’d virtuously gone grocery shopping, I thought I’d relax at the bookstore for a while. Browsing only, no buying. And I manage to find two books I’ve been trying to find for ages. I’m pretty good at resisting temptation, but [...]
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