Daily Archives: April 12, 2009

Sauron the reformer

Whilst rereading Unfinished Tales by J. R. R. Tolkien (edited by his son Christopher Tolkien) I came across this footnote. (You do read the footnotes right?) From the chapter “History of Galadriel and Celeborn”: In a letter written in September … Continue reading

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American troops give early buzz on "Star Trek"

The director and cast of the forthcoming “Star Trek” movie graciously traveled to and visited with American troops serving in Kuwait. The troops were given the opportunity – in fact two opprtunities – to watch a “special premier” of the … Continue reading

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