JoeMar 28, 20244 min readThe HobbitI recently finished reading The Hobbit to my five year old. It was easily the longest, most complex book we've read to him in totality (I...
JoeNov 24, 20237 min readThe Fall of GondolinFor my birthday my wife gave me The Fall of Gondolin, a new-ish (2018) book credited to J.R.R. Tolkien but put together by his son...
JoeDec 20, 20225 min readThe RoP and the compression of timeI didn't like Amazon's The Rings of Power. Week to week, from a higher level, it felt like a chore to watch. The details of the plot...
JoeSep 1, 20225 min readA reveal at Khazad-dûmAmazon's the Rings of Power debuts this week (tonight!) after years of production and much wonderment about what it's going to include....
JoeFeb 18, 20225 min readSource material for The Rings of PowerLord of the Rings, a favorite topic of mine, is making news again. For that we can thank Amazon and its new series, which finally has a...
JoeJul 23, 20213 min readConcerning HobbitsIf you're a fan of The Lord of the Rings and haven't seen the extended versions of the films, you should give them a watch. Though they...
JoeJun 5, 20204 min readTom BombadilTom Bombadil is a totally random Lord of the Rings character and if you've seen the movies but not read the books, you've likely never...