Perhaps I should give Rings of Power another shot, but I’m skeptical. Anyone agree with this article or have a strong feeling one way or the other? cnet.com/tech/services-…

This never gets old: “Come, Mr. Frodo!' he cried. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you.” J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.633, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

“Farewell sweet earth and northern sky, for ever blest, since here did lie and here with lissom limbs did run beneath the Moon, beneath the Sun, Lúthien Tinúviel more fair than Mortal tongue can tell. Though all to ruin fell the world and were dissolved and backward hurled;

This joy always struck me as more contextual. The riders laughed in the face of death and this brought unrestrained merriment. “And then all the host of Rohan burst into song, and they sang as they slew, for the joy of battle was on them, and the sound of their singing that was

Anything new from Chesterton has to be a good thing. His framing of the detective story reminds me of his observation of the newspaper: the obituary in the only, truly important part. theguardian.com/books/2024/sep…

Alan Lee consistently captures the spirit of Tolkien’s writings. This depiction of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields is no exception. The chaos and scale of the battle are staggering. We can see the serpent banner, which Theoden is about to dispatch, blowing in the tumult.

Love the sinner, but hate the sin.

The West needs to reintroduce beauty into our daily lives.