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by Alatar
Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
Replies: 1005
Views: 453515

Re: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!

Slow Horses is Fab. Picard and Discovery on the other hand... so disappointing.
by Alatar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4882
Views: 420077

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Just about the only puzzle game I play these days is nonograms on the Katana app. Most nonogram apps have a limited number of puzzles, but Katana allows users to upload content so it's pretty much limitless. And just as I was hitting the limit of my interest, I noticed it has an Adventurers Guild, ...
by Alatar
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
Topic: List of Books By and About Tolkien
Replies: 96
Views: 159117

Re: List of Books By and About Tolkien

Crossposting here also

https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=120337246011

Tolkien on sale on Kindle today
by Alatar
Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
Replies: 1005
Views: 453515

Re: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!

If you're a hard core trek fan there's literally hundreds of tiny easter eggs and references. YMMV
by Alatar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!
Replies: 1005
Views: 453515

Re: TV obsessions—come on, admit it!

I actually think Picard was dreadful, but the final Season was Fan Service-y enough to let me forgive them. Strange New Worlds is far superior to all other Trek right now (apart from Lower Decks)
by Alatar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: Dune
Replies: 102
Views: 30561

Re: Dune

I really hope he does Children of Dune because otherwise it feels like ending Star Wars with Empire...
by Alatar
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
Topic: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Replies: 22
Views: 13555

Re: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Very good interview with Philippa Boyens

by Alatar
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
Replies: 390
Views: 63010

Re: War between Hamas and Israel

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/entertainment ... 82bb&ei=30

Offered without comment as I'm not really qualified
by Alatar
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
Replies: 390
Views: 63010

Re: War between Hamas and Israel

Why? Surely a ceasefire is good news?
by Alatar
Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: The Tolkien Translation Game!
Replies: 7895
Views: 1622137

Re: The Tolkien Translation Game!

Beorn?
by Alatar
Mon Jan 29, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions
Replies: 4882
Views: 420077

Re: Games, Riddles, Puzzles, and other Distractions

Wordle 954 4/6

⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Quite happy with that
by Alatar
Mon Jan 29, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: The Tolkien Translation Game!
Replies: 7895
Views: 1622137

Re: The Tolkien Translation Game!

Your go Narya!
by Alatar
Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:18 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: The Tolkien Translation Game!
Replies: 7895
Views: 1622137

Re: The Tolkien Translation Game!

Slightly sneaky one. Clue is elsewhere over the past few days

Ah! Like gold falling in the wind, like the wings of a tree, countless years!
by Alatar
Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
Topic: Good music and other good stuff on youtube and Facebook
Replies: 969
Views: 404366

Re: Good music and other good stuff on youtube and Facebook

Came across this while trying to memorize namárië

by Alatar
Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: Golfimbul's Rabbit Hole
Topic: The Tolkien Translation Game!
Replies: 7895
Views: 1622137

Re: The Tolkien Translation Game!

From memory is it Ioreth? "Still it smells sweet when bruised does it not? Well, not sweet, maybe wholesome" or something to that effect.
by Alatar
Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:23 pm
Forum: The Rings of Power
Topic: The all too early Season Two thread (possible spoilers)
Replies: 111
Views: 46703

Re: The all too early Season Two thread (possible spoilers)

https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/01/18/117474-spy-report-the-rings-of-power-season-2-to-expand-on-sauron-in-huge-new-ways/ https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2024/01/18/117354-spy-report-suggests-an-unhinged-season-2-of-the-rings-of-power/ Okaaaay. Lots to unpack here, SPOILERS! We’ve broken thes...
by Alatar
Fri Jan 05, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
Topic: The challenges ahead (Biden's America)
Replies: 2019
Views: 307404

Re: The challenges ahead (Biden's America)

I can't believe its even a factor.
by Alatar
Wed Jan 03, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: The Shibboleth of Fëanor
Topic: Tolkien Birthday Toast
Replies: 92
Views: 135892

Re: The Parlour at Bag End IX

:toast: To the professor!