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J.R.R. Tolkien

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2010

    In Which We Run Maureen Dowd's Column Through a "Talk Like a Pirate Day" Translator

    Maureen Dowd, Garrr​Did you read Maureen Dowd's column in Sunday's New York Times? It's about the masturbation-hating, sometimes witch Christine O'Donnell, who if we keep talking about, will probably become a U.S. Senator. O'Donnell, however, is the perfect character for a Dowd column, and the ... More >>

  • Theater

    April 15, 2009

    Angela's Mixtape and Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage

    Maureen Dowd, Garrr​Did you read Maureen Dowd's column in Sunday's New York Times? It's about the masturbation-hating, sometimes witch Christine O'Donnell, who if we keep talking about, will probably become a U.S. Senator. O'Donnell, however, is the perfect character for a Dowd column, and the ... More >>

  • Books

    November 27, 2007

    Color Me Impressed

    Beowulf, meet the Replacements! Great books from 2007 you may have missed.

  • Film

    December 13, 2005

    The Lion, the Witch, and the War

    Operation Enduring Allegory: In C.S. Lewis's crusading Chronicles, a lion's not just a lion

  • Film

    May 10, 2005

    May the Force Be Over

    The end of the beginning: Lucas's adolescent space opera concludes in a CGI Sith Storm

  • Specials

    September 14, 2004

    Letters

    The end of the beginning: Lucas's adolescent space opera concludes in a CGI Sith Storm

  • Books

    August 24, 2004

    Do You Believe in Magic?

    Clarke's debut is a magnum opus full of faeries, phantom fleets, footnotes, and friendship

  • Film

    December 30, 2003

    Where the Boys Are

    Girl talk with Lord of the Rings screenwriter Philippa Boyens

  • News

    December 23, 2003

    How Are the Corgis?

    Forget Tolkien: When it comes to figuring out the British royals, turn to Peake

  • Columns

    October 14, 2003

    Horoscope

    Forget Tolkien: When it comes to figuring out the British royals, turn to Peake

  • Film

    December 17, 2002

    Vice City

    Forget Tolkien: When it comes to figuring out the British royals, turn to Peake

  • Books

    February 19, 2002

    Head of the Clash

    Forget Tolkien: When it comes to figuring out the British royals, turn to Peake

  • Art

    January 15, 2002

    Arda, or Ardor

    ••• Getting to the Root of Tolkien’s Tongues

  • Film

    December 18, 2001

    Plastic Fantastic

    ••• Getting to the Root of Tolkien’s Tongues

  • Specials

    June 19, 2001

    Letters

    ••• Getting to the Root of Tolkien’s Tongues

  • News

    June 5, 2001

    Lord of the Geeks

    J.R.R. Tolkien Still Feeds the Nerd Nation’s Imagination

  • News

    June 5, 2001

    Hobbit Forming

    Fanboys Line Up for ‘Ring’-Side Seats

  • Music

    May 15, 2001

    Only a Northern Song

    Fanboys Line Up for ‘Ring’-Side Seats

  • Long Island Voice

    September 14, 1999

    The War of the Rings

    Fanboys Line Up for ‘Ring’-Side Seats

  • Music

    June 1, 1999

    Total Eclipse of Art

    Fanboys Line Up for ‘Ring’-Side Seats

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