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New EMP Fantasy Exhibit Opens


IMG_2539The Experience Music Project has opened Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic, a new exhibit featuring great fantasy items from the history of the genre!

Make the jump to see some pictures and learn more about the exhibit!

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Cage Match 2013 Round Two: Gandalf vs. Doctor Who


J. R. R. Tolkien’s Gandalf fights The 11th Doctor from Doctor Who.

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Cage Match 2013 Round 1: The Headless Horseman vs. Smaug


The Headless Horseman fights J.R.R. Tolkien’s Smaug

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SF & Fantasy

Welcome back to the Tolkien Re-read!


The second installment of the Tolkien Re-read is here! (Now with 99% less references to Richard Armitage!) Join me weekly(ish) for summaries and geeky diversions as I re-read The Fellowship of the Ring.

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Read a Lawyer’s Analysis of Bilbo’s Contract in ‘The Hobbit’


Read a Lawyer’s Analysis of Bilbo’s Contract in ‘The Hobbit’

You know the contract  Bilbo Baggins has to sign before taking off for Lonely Mountain? Too bad (?) there’s no lawyer in the Shire. Even a mithril shirt can’t protect you from legal indemnity! WIRED’s Underwire blog asked attorney and author James Daly to analyze the contract and provide his legal opinion. It’s worth a [...]

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Top 10 2013 Movies I Want Now


poster-startrekintodarknessIt is time to look at the 2013 movies!

Here are the movies I can’t wait to see! How do they compare against what you want to see this year?

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SF & Fantasy

Gifts For the Geek: Day 25: The Key to Erebor & Map


The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is super close to being in theaters!

That said, some of the merchandise makes for great gifts during this holiday season. Two of the integral pieces of the movie are in Thorin’s possession: The Map for Erebor and its Key! More after the jump!

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SF & Fantasy

Gifts For the Geek: Day 23: The Hobbit Soundtrack


hobbit-soundtrackGifts For the Geek continues! On Day 23!

Today, the featured gift that might wow the geek in your life is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey soundtrack! Howard Shore has returned! Make the jump to learn more!

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SF & Fantasy

Gifts For the Geek: Day 20: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien


tolkien-hobbitboxIn case you’ve been living in Gollum’s cave for the last few years, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is being adapted by Peter Jackson!

People will be going to the theaters this December 14th in droves, asses hitting seats and staying for almost three hours to watch 1/3 of a tale. To follow the last 2/3, the only way to do it will be by reading The Hobbit! And here is a cool box-set to aid the Middle-Earth traveler!

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SF & Fantasy

Poll: Seeing The Hobbit On Opening Night?


poster-hobbitThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be in theaters in exactly one week.

Will you be sitting in a theater that day? Waiting until later? Or just not going?

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