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Today in Middle Earth
It’s easy to forget that March 25th is quite the day of significance in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Here are a couple of clips concerning what “happened” today in Middle Earth history. and then I think … Continue reading
The Basic Question of the Benedict Option
I finished Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option. As a friend recently said: if you’ve been reading Dreher’s blog for a while, you totally know what you’re getting in this book. The only thing that really stood out from the book-version … Continue reading
Fellowship of Legends
Tonight DC’s Legends of Tomorrow traveled to World War I and the Battle of the Somme to track down some literary help from JRR Tolkien. The show has used the idea of the “Spear of Destiny” (the spear that pierced … Continue reading
Closer to the Dark Tower
Talking about the theatrical version of The Dark Tower is almost impossible without giving away the ending of the series of novels by Stephen King. Granted, I wasn’t really looking forward to the theatrical version until they announced that it … Continue reading
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Amazing Race Back on Track
After almost a year off the air, The Amazing Race is back on track at CBS. The show will start its 29th cycle at the end of the month . . . with a twist that some have been asking … Continue reading
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Dovetailing Dreher and Smith
The last couple of weeks have brought a number of reactions to Rod Dreher’s eagerly-awaited book on conservative Christians in contemporary culture, The Benedict Option. For many, it’s been an interesting litmus test for where particular “personalities” in the Christian … Continue reading
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A Different Kind of Fellowship
This first trailer for next week’s Legends of Tomorrow doesn’t give away much. After traveling to the moon, the team looks to be heading back to World War I as they pursue the Spear of Destiny. What we don’t yet … Continue reading
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“Since the Day You were Born”
A few weeks ago, the BBC released a teaser for the upcoming tenth “series” of Doctor Who. Today they released a full trailer, with great shots of lots of characters and a series of one-liners from most of the series’ … Continue reading
Shoot the Moon
This season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow has done a much better job handling the time travel aspect of the show. The season has also been a nice weaving in and out of various connected plot-lines that are coming together … Continue reading
Back into the Speed Force
The last time we spent an episode of The Flash in the Speed Force, we had Kevin Smith guiding the journey. Granted, I wasn’t all that impressed with “The Runaway Dinosaur.” I haven’t really taken to the idea of the … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 