Return to Comic Con
Uniting a high-brow exhibit uptown with the convention downtown
Lord of the rings
Wednesday
Monday
The Penguin, Agatha All Along and the perils of spin-offs of spin-offs
There is a chronic lack of imagination
Tuesday
What I saw on the White Dudes for Harris Zoom call
If this is the White Man awakened, I will gladly keep my distance
Thursday
MSNBC’s hell week: Lord of the Rings racism, Covid and no Joe
The network seems to be the one unable to regain its footing
This month in culture: August 2024
What should be on your radar this August
Tuesday
Dungeons and Dragons makes a comeback in theaters
For unpretentious fun and much-needed escapism, the new movie is just the ticket
Monday
Why does a new Tolkien biography remain elusive?
His books and television adaptations keep coming, but we know little of J.R.R. Tolkien’s life
Sunday
The heart of The Rings of Power
Amazon’s Tolkien adaptation does justice to the aesthetics as well as the ethics of his world
Tuesday
The right’s new divide: Frodo versus Boromir
Some conservatives fear the Ring of Power while others want to wield it
Saturday
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series is brimming with ponderous aphorisms
Any pedants watching will have been delighted by the scrupulous observance of old-school linguistic rules
Thursday
The Rings of Power just might turn Tolkien in his grave
The new Amazon Prime series is an exercise in artistic necrophilia
Friday
A Hobbit-sized exhibition about Tolkien as pipe-smoker and parent
A new showcase gives us the real Tolkien – not his awful legacy
