The Hall of Fire

After much nagging and prodding by my son, who watched it when it first came out, I finally saw The Last of Us. I expected mindless violence and flat characters. Instead I saw an enjoyable, thought-provoking and yes, superb show.

Good to see you, Voronwë!

Hi, Frelga!
* slinks back into the shadows *

I’ve seen the first three episodes and enjoyed them enough that I’m annoyed to have to wait for the next one. (Yes, I’m spoiled by binging.) Were they blaming Galadriel for Sauron’s return or simply for being taken in by him? I think the latter. If she had realized who Halbarad really was, he could ...

Thanks for the link to your gallery, Whistler. I've always enjoyed your work. In fact, I drink my morning coffee from one of the mugs adorned with your art almost every day (and have threatened anyone who dares to break one with painful, perhaps fatal consequences). Unfortunately, I am flat broke ri...

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That has been my experience as well, Prim. The end of the service always gave me chills, when the altar is stripped and the lights go down. For years I would slowly chant Psalm 22 (“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me...” while this was done. Now that I work nights, I can’t attend this service....

From NPR: Ursula K. Le Guin, a prolific novelist best known for the Earthsea series and The Left Hand of Darkness, died Monday at the age of 88. Across more than 20 novels and scores of short stories, Le Guin crafted fantastic worlds to grapple with profoundly difficult questions here on Earth, from...

Welcome, lazycat! We must plot the feline takeover of Middle-earth. After a long nap, that is.


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Exactly. That was my experience as well. It still is my experience with my brothers. We aren’t just in the same gene pool; we love and support one another. We laugh together. A family like that is a lasting treasure. Although I secretly wanted to be a brilliant prodigy like Charles Wallace… Is 61 to...

What a shock that must be. How very sad. Praying that nobody spouts the line "God must have needed another angel" or "You can just have another."


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It was important to me as a girl in many, many ways. Meg didn't fit in. Her most defining trait was stubbornness, and she felt she could never be as beautiful as her mother or as smart as her brother. But she loved and was loved by her odd family. These things resonated with me, even as a child. Com...

Seanan McGuire’s “Every Heart a Doorway” is about a boarding school for children who have stumbled into other worlds, like Susan, but have returned and are having trouble coping with “normal life.” They desperately want to find a way back to whichever world they think of as home, but the door has va...

I’ve read it. Rather, I’ve listened to it, since I’d rather listen to Neil Gaiman read aloud than … just about anything. It’s a great retelling of the old myths, but that’s all it is. Don’t expect it to be another Gaiman novel. I quite enjoyed it but mostly knew the stories already, since the Norse ...

Lali, I absolutely love Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. Very entertaining, if not exactly cerebral. I enjoyed “The Crown,” although I kept expecting Phillip to take Elizabeth for a spin in the blue box. Nothing else has grabbed me lately, although I’ve kept up with “Timeless.” It’s pretty absurd — m...

CosmicBob wrote:Episode 2 had some major plot advancement. And, in what may be a first for GOT, no nudity.

Alas, Jon Snow wore a loincloth.

Speaking of joking, check out the delightful Twitter account of Emo Kylo Ren. https://twitter.com/KyloR3n If you've ever had (or been) a surly teenager, you'll laugh. Examples: Darth Vader had no father I envy him mom please don't even pretend you know what I'm going through right now also we are ou...

I loved his books, loved how his mind worked, loved how his wit sparkled, loved that his witches were strong and eccentric, loved that his world rested on a turtle, loved that Death spoke LIKE THIS.

What a sad loss.

I loved Spock from the first episode on. I not only loved the character, I wanted to BE the character. The man who brought him to life so well intercepted my life in unexpected ways. During the few short years of the original series' run, I was a Girl Scout. My troop leader told us one day that she ...

Forced embraces, eh? I don't remember that part.

I'd say that cinema is in desperate need of an editor. It might help if the blurb writer watched the movie, too.