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Hobbit

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I movie review: image manipulation

Thu, Nov 13, 2014
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One of the best SF series ever deepens its critique of the power of propaganda in ways complicated, intriguingly contradictory, and a little bit horrifying.

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this is why I love geeks: because they show us Middle-Earth from space

Sun, Feb 09, 2014
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These give me chills!

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2014 preview: only movies left underived

Wed, Jan 15, 2014
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Here are the few films coming in 2014 that are not sequels, remakes, reboots, or based on a stage show, the Bible, young-adult novels, comic books, cartoons, or — someone make it stop — toy lines.

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geeky Christmas: gingerbread hobbit hole

Sat, Dec 28, 2013
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No visitors except on Christmas business…

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evening clickbait: I like this Kickstarter; Google Earth for Middle-Earth; John Watson’s latest blog post; music Smaug likes

Sun, Dec 22, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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evening clickbait: how’s the weather in the Shire today?; fake nerd guys; Paul Rudd’s years-long practical joke

Thu, Dec 19, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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evening clickbait: first look at Smaug, via Air New Zealand

Mon, Dec 02, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug new trailer: here be Cumberbatch

Thu, Oct 03, 2013
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The Hobbit 2 is like a joke title meant to highlight Hollywood’s vacuousness. Jackson’s gonna have to work hard to live that down.

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“Benedict Cumberbatch: Here’s how Sherlock survived his fall”

Thu, Jul 18, 2013
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Spoiler: It’s not really a spoiler. But it does involve a small stuffed monkey. Naturally.

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you won’t be able to unsee this horrifying and yet mesmerizing 1980s Hobbit book art (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Jan 29, 2013
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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