30 March 2020

Lyonesse is coming

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The good folk at the Design Mechanism have received the proof copy of their forthcoming Lyonesse book: Lawrence Whitaker writes: “...
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29 March 2020

Salutations from Limbo

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This was the scene from my family's cottage on the shore of Lake Huron (near Goderich, Ontario) this morning: My spouse and I are i...
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27 March 2020

Cubicle 7 to end Middle-earth RPG lines (Updated)

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Some dramatic news out of Cubicle 7: We have some very unfortunate and unexpected news to share. Contractual differences arose recentl...
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23 March 2020

Gandalf the Existentialist

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Some wise words from Gandalf the Grey for these dark days: “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I,...
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09 March 2020

Max von Sydow RIP

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Actor Max von Sydow has died at the age of 90 . His performance in The Seventh Seal ensures his cinematic immortality. It’s one of the...
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26 February 2020

Some Thoughts on Greyhawk and the Golden Age of Gygax

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I started an online Greyhawk campaign last autumn (as mentioned in t his post ). In preparation for it, I reread most of Gary Gygax’s class...
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14 February 2020

Happy Valentine's Day from HPL

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H. P. Lovecraft (in a letter to J. Vernon Shea, 1934): "I didn't slop over in youthful romance, since I didn't believe -- and...
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27 January 2020

A Lovecraft Cinematic Universe?

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H.P. Lovecraft’s classic story, “The Colour Out of Space,” is one of my all-time favourites. So I’m relieved to see that the reviews for ...
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17 January 2020

No second season for the Watchmen

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As I noted a couple of weeks ago , HBO's series The Watchmen is superb, almost a perfect sequel to the original comic series. Alas, it...
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16 January 2020

Christopher Tolkien RIP

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J.R.R. Tolkien’s son and literary executor Christopher Tolkien has died at the age of 95. Namárië! Nai hiruvalyë Valimar. Nai elyë hiruva...