Category Archives: Books

Rings of Power

    I remember when every publicity still, every film clip, every teaser poster got me more and more excited for the The Lord of the Rings movies.    I am having the totally opposite reaction with the Amazon series. Why … Continue reading

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Lord of the Wrongs

    Yay!  Lord of the Rings bloopers! I hope there’s more where these came from.    [Archivist’s Note: the original video has been removed, but perhaps this one will suffice…]

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If I Gave a Shit

    Insert OJ shit here.

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War on Stupidity

    If the President can wage a war on an abstract noun*, then why can’t I?    Apparently our teachers are too busy leaving no child behind than actually teaching those children simple English. How else to explain the … Continue reading

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So Long But We Could Have Done with More Fish

      As a fan of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy I should be excited by the fact its film adaptation has finally opened. But as I’ve said before, I’m so familiar with the radio shows, the books, … Continue reading

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HHGTTG:TM

    I’ve been hearing a lot about the new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie lately. I’m too partial to Simon Jones and the cast of the original radio shows to get too excited about the movie — and … Continue reading

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Harry Potter Cover Up

    The big news today is that Bloomsbury and Scholastic have revealed the covers for the new Harry Potter book, which will be published in July. Yes, it’s just a book cover; but at least it’s better than 24 … Continue reading

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The Secret of Book Six

    JK Rowling has already hinted that a major character dies in the next book of her Harry Potter series.  I recently received information as to whom it might be.  Click the following link to find out.

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How I Spent My Thanksgiving Vacation

Getting hooked on Spacedas well as joining the Shaun Squad.Watching the end of The Office,finding out Martin Freeman has his own website,wishing Lucy Davis had one too (although her dad does),and learning more about Wernham Hogg.Waiting for word I can … Continue reading

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Music of Middle-earth

    I had the pleasure of seeing The Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Howard Shore‘s The Lord of the Rings Symphony on Saturday. It was a special one-night-only peformance, conducted by Markus Huber, with the Ford Motor Company Chorus and … Continue reading

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