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Carrock Granola by Astrid Tuttle Winegar Beorn lives near a great rock that he calls the Carrock. Why does he call it that? Because that is his name for it. Perhaps he brings with him a giant bowl of granola, and sits there contemplating the nearby Misty Mountains and other philosophical matters. It is likely that Beorn would pour cream ...

  Thanks to Good Old Games (that’s GOG.com), I’ve spent my weekend behind the stick of an Incom T-65 X-Wing starfighter, helping to free the galaxy from the tyranny of the Galactic Empire. GOG recently added several classic Lucasarts games to their library, including X-Wing: Special Edition and its Imperial counterpart, TIE Fighter: Special Edition, along with many others. These ...

I had the pleasure of having an email interview with Ivy Patricksdaughter, the costume designer of Geek Costumes and a Lord of the Rings fan.   Goldberry: You have beautiful Eowyn and Faramir costumes. Are they your favourite Tolkien characters? What draws you to this pair?    Ivy Patricksdaughter: Thank you for both costumes. My favourite character from the book is Eowyn, ...

A Game of Style by Olga A. As fans all over the globe are holding their breath in the anticipation of the newest season of the “Game of Thrones,” let us turn to topics no less exciting. After all, Halloween is nigh – and so are the parties, the all-night revels, and even the occasional forays trick-or-treating (just as much ...

After Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, DC Entertainment was kind of left behind as Marvel Studios started to bring thrills to the screen faster and faster. There are a few reasons why DC has been behind the times as Marvel continues to pump films out. 1. Nolan didn’t want his Batman connected to a larger superhero universe. This meant that, until ...

Warner Bros. recently had a shareholder’s meeting where the company revealed a six-year plan for all its DC-based films, as IGN reported that the lineup will be as follows: “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” directed by Zack Snyder (2016) “Suicide Squad,” directed by David Ayer (2016) “Wonder Woman,” starring Gal Gadot (2017) “Justice League Part One,” directed by Zack ...

Today, Marvel Studios revealed the entire line-up of Phase Three, which I thought began with Ant-Man next summer, but from the looks of things, Ant-Man may be the closing chapter of Phase Two. Ant-Man releases July 17, 2015. Captain America 3 is officially titled Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange will likely be played by Benedict Cumberbatch (not yet confirmed or ...

Zeldóshâkh’s Gnarly Bones by Astrid Tuttle Winegar I was asked me to submit something special for Halloween, “perhaps something Sauron-themed and scary?” But I told him that there are… So, I figured I could send over these slightly spicy pastries, perfect to accompany soups or stews. Now I know these aren’t exactly real bones ripped right out of some elf ...

Gotham has been enjoying a fairly successful run this fall on Fox. After just the first few episodes, Fox felt confident enough to expand the first season from the initial to 16 episodes to a full run of 22; making it clear that Gotham is unlikely go the way of previous genre shows such as Firefly and more recently, Almost ...

With the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who nearing the one-year mark, you may be feeling a tad deprived. We are just settling in to Peter Capaldi now, but wouldn’t it be nice to take another stroll down memory lane and revisit all of those magnificent and quirky characters? Now you can! Prolific writer and poet James Wylder has just recently ...