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Welcome To Your Very Own Hobbit Hole

September 26, 2020 by Gina Hagler 1 Comment

I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but I came to The Hobbit late in life. Like three years ago. I’d been hearing about it for years from Tolkien enthusiasts – my teen son prime among them – but it wasn’t enough to make me crack open that volume and care about toe hair until…

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Shadow Of Mordor: Orc Murder Simulator 2014

October 6, 2014 by Ian Boudreau Leave a Comment

Why are we talking about video games? (1) Because we can. (2) Because we’re building our Bitter Empire one murderous brick at a time. (3) Because maybe you need some extreme slayage opportunities in your leisure time/fantasy life. There’s a point early on in the old Rankin-Bass animated version of The Hobbit where Gandalf is…

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