The Hall of Fire

I doubt I'll be seeing either of the two films, I feel like others here and would be uneasy about deriving any sort of 'entertainment' from events that are still so fresh and raw in the collective mind. But as others have also said, we all heal over at different speeds, so I have no issues with othe...

Knitting begins with a "Silent K" ?

Jny's doesn't jump out at me though.

That's really lovely Eru Such beautiful rich colours!

Angel I know how you feel about Tigana And it's my second least favourite, but it's not as bad as all that!

Anyway - this is about Fan-fiction, not Guy Kay!

Estel - Avatar, and you're welcome

I don't think that Eru was being huffy, Hobby but I could understand why if she was. I don't think that anyone minds that our favourite authors aren't liked by everyone, but it's easy to be miffed when we think that they're mischaracterised, or worse, dismissed. You described a book by an author tha...

(For example, just earlier today, before seeing this thread, I noticed the first book of the "Fionavar Tapestry" on my bookshelf and thought how it's basically fanfic, and bad fanfic at that, too.) Oooh that's fighting talk Hobby! You can't talk about Guy Kay like that! :shock: Actually, ...

Hello Di! Long time no see

Please don't worry about spoilers on my behalf! We're at Angel's mum's just now and I'm not sure how much of this I'll be able to watch - given the weather is lovely and we have trips planned - and it'll be nearly a week before I'm home.

She is very very thin Alys. I've never seen any pics of her before she did this show, but Steve said his son was absolutely in love with her, so I kinda assume she was curvier before. I'm just glad they don't have the "I've had 20 plastic surgeries and don't even look human anymore" host ...

I watched the first episode of auditions for this last night and it was fantastic stuff! So much talent and enthusiasm. :D And I see you have 'Nasty' Nigel as well as the lovely Cat Deeley (is it just me or is she getting a bit thin?) he was one of the original judges on our Pop Stars programme and ...

Oh we have that here too - except it's called Strictly Dance Fever - and I love it! :love: Ours is slightly different in that the couples are picked according to how well the judges think that they will dance together and then they stay together all season - or until they get knocked out... Our seas...

I think the problem that most people have with a work of that sort is that virtually anybody could do it. It is simple and requires little skill to paint a red rectangle with a beige border. It seems like a con to call that peasant woman. An artist could call it anything he likes. Well most people ...

But I should really answer the question asked by the thread! I share a lot of other people's favourites, Turner, Bouguereau, Rosa Bonheur, Whistler, Monet and Botticelli, to name a few, and I love Dali's Christ of St. John on the cross. It's actually here in Glasgow and is breathtaking to see in per...

Thanks, Tom. That was the painting I was referring to, though I thought that the artist was Malevich. My bad. Actually you were right Voronwë, Red Square is by Malevich. :) I have to disagree with what seems to be a slight dismissal of him and his work, sure it's not obvious that Red Square is a pe...

But it seems that there I am fighting a losing battle. Is it so surprising that someone with the skill to sing opera would choose to sing something else simply because they prefer it? No, you're not and no, it isn't :) I've been following this, very interesting discussion, and saying very little be...

I absolutely adore Doris Day, if I could choose the voice of any singer's it would very likely be hers.

But then, what do I know about music?

It's a bit of a cliche but this one always tears me up. I was a gonner as soon as I read the lyrics through (do read them). I feel his loss and I fear its impact. Not that it's at all likely, but the better the thing you have the more horrifying it is to contemplate it's loss. James Blunt - Goodbye ...

I didn't have time to watch it all the way through, just the first 10 mins or so and I don't think that included the possible ToS violations, but it's a serious news programme rather than something offensive, so that'll be OK for Manwë.

And if it isn't, I'll take the rap for it.

You can post that in Manwë if you like Wilma, if it makes you feel more comfortable then feel free to say that you cleared it with me.

I voted no.

I won't go into my reasons.