Tag: Tolkien
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Rediscovering Tolkien: Confessions of a Middle Earth Hipster
So here’s a confession: I suspect I might be a Middle Earth hipster. Now hear me out! Before you go rolling your eyes and ignoring the rest of this post, let me explain a bit. I read Lord of the Rings before it was a movie. This is true of a lot of people. A…
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International Hobbit Day is here!
It’s September the 22nd! That means it’s solstice day, or the official start of autumn (or spring, in the Southern Hemisphere). It’s also the 77th anniversary (plus one day) of the publication of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien. And it’s Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday! Huzzah! Hobbit Day began back in 1978 when the American Tolkien…
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Thoughts on The Desolation of Smaug… A small hobbity commentary
I saw The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug this weekend and here are some of my thoughts on it, slightly out of order and really just as they occur to me. My full review can be found here. 1) While I don’t generally mind changes in book-to-movie adaptations, I feel like this movie was strongest when…
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Tolkien
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday; he’d have been 120 years old. Traditionally, fans raise a glass to him at 9pm their local time and give a simple toast: “The Professor!” I like that it fits so well with the things I love about J.R.R. Tolkien and his work: it’s simple and traditional (old-fashioned, even) but…
Joanna Volavka 