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Tolkien’s Middle-earth has been colonized by a media giant and its woke gremlins

There are a few reasons why fantasy exists and why it is so popular, but I imagine most people would agree it’s because of escapism. Escapism doesn’t require fantasy – we can escape into any imaginative circumstance from sports to sci-fi – but fantasy offers a kind of escapism further removed from reality than other […]

by Harley J. Sims Sep 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022 / 5 mins /

Of black elves and dwarves: an African take on ‘Rings of Power’

by Mathew Otieno Sep 16, 2022Sep 29, 2022 / 4 mins /

The new Lord of the Rings prequel, ‘The Rings of Power’, is set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth – here’s what that means

by Julian Novitz Feb 16, 2022Sep 29, 2022 / 5 mins /

A Winter's Promise

“A Winter’s Promise” and woke psychology

by Daniel Bernardus Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022 / 5 mins /

Vale, Christopher Tolkien. Middle-earth is indebted to you

by Harley J. Sims Jan 23, 2020May 1, 2020 / 6 mins /

Battle of the myths: Game of Thrones v. Lord of the Rings

by Rowan Light Aug 16, 2013Oct 13, 2020 / 5 mins /

75 years of The Hobbit

by Harley J. Sims Dec 7, 2012May 1, 2020 / 5 mins /