Category Archives: Books

There and Back Again

Posted on September 28 2004 by Mickey

    My wallet is destined to be empty. Last weekend, New Line announced the specs on this December’s release of the four-disc The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended Edition. The official movie site has … Continue reading →

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Movie Links

Posted on September 8 2004 by Mickey

    I was wondering if Peter Jackson’s commendable openness with fans, and TORN‘s access to him, would continue; and now I see it has. TORN is morphing into Kong is King.net. The site was down last time I checked, … Continue reading →

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The Shaping of Middle-earth

Posted on September 5 2004 by Mickey

    I finally got a chance to see my brother Rick [and wife]’s handiwork. In decorating his son Jake’s room he had downloaded a PDF of JRR Tolkien’s map of Middle-earth, converted it to transparency, projected it onto Jake’s … Continue reading →

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Per Diem

Posted on August 16 2004 by Mickey

    Question of the Day: does the chilly and mild weather we’ve had for the last couple weeks mean a cold Fall and early Winter or a hot backlash of an Indian Summer?    Word of the Day: aerophagia  … Continue reading →

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“This is My Hour”

Posted on July 26 2004 by Mickey

    So much news came out of last week’s ComicCon you’d think it was a vast right-wing conspiracy to overshadow this week’s Democratic Convention. (Much like I’m the victim of a right-wing conspiracy at work, which is making me … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter & the …

Posted on June 29 2004 by Mickey

    JK Rowling’s most excellent official website was updated again yesterday (with substantial additions to the FAQ). I saw that “The Door” could be opened at last, but it took a whole day (and prodding from The Leaky Cauldron) … Continue reading →

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Idledown

Posted on June 9 2004 by Mickey

    Evidently a “MySQL misconfiguration with the server” eviscerated my blog for a few hours today. Obviously the problem has been fixed, since you’re reading this. My apologies to everyone visiting the page today, which means I’m apologizing to … Continue reading →

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But Can George Bush Pronounce It?

Posted on May 27 2004 by Mickey

    According to Variety, the MPAA warns reshoots for the Warner Bros’ Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban may garner the film an R or even NC-17 rating.    Family groups decry the film company’s decision, which makes … Continue reading →

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Going Around in Circles

Posted on May 27 2004 by Mickey

    I recently found out about a feature at Amazon called “Purchase Circles”. Amazon keeps track of purchases made from certain regions or from employees at various companies, and has compiled this information into what amounts to highly focused … Continue reading →

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The Short and Long of It

Posted on May 17 2004 by Mickey

    Don’t have much to write about today; I wasn’t able to visit a lot of sites, since I spent so much time delving into the hidden intricacies of JK Rowling’s official site. It looks like it might have … Continue reading →

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