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- Mon May 06, 2024 3:44 am
- Forum: The Library of Rivendell
- Topic: What are you reading?
- Replies: 756
- Views: 211214
Re: What are you reading?
Inanna, my son really likes the show, and he's not easily impressed. I finished listening to Winter's Gifts , a Rivers of London spinoff featuring FBI Agent Reynolds instead of Peter Grant. It's fun, although a bit more on the horror side than most of the series, Any graphic violence is against unde...
- Mon May 06, 2024 3:38 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
- Replies: 382
- Views: 59331
Re: War between Hamas and Israel
Yeah, Netanyahu is also fairly awful. He's not wrong on that point, but I really don't like where that kind of rhetoric can go if taken too far. For one thing - notice who isn't protesting for Hamas? Israeli Arabs. There are massive protests against the government in Tel Aviv, but they are carrying ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
- Replies: 382
- Views: 59331
Re: War between Hamas and Israel
Hamas bombed border crossing from Israel to prevent aid from reaching Gaza. MSN Meanwhile, Israel closed the Kerem Shalom border crossing to humanitarian trucks after it was hit by at least 10 rockets on Sunday morning, according to the IDF. The crossing has been central to getting aid into Gaza. It...
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: Tolkien Movies: The Road Goes Ever On
- Topic: Revisiting Rings
- Replies: 104
- Views: 89983
Re: Revisiting Rings
Oh, that's sad! 79 doesn't seem like nearly old enough. He was an amazing Théoden whose performance transcended some unfortunate writing choices in the script. I remember in the commentary he was the one who asked for a second in command he'd give orders to who would make things happen, because that...
- Sun May 05, 2024 7:42 am
- Forum: The Library of Rivendell
- Topic: Frazetta LOTR Images and Fantasy art beyond Tolkien
- Replies: 32
- Views: 33904
Re: Frazetta LOTR Images and Fantasy art beyond Tolkien
Best Frazetta theory so far.
Although looking at his other art, such as the orca and the dwarves following Gandalf, it seems he a. really hated drawing pants and therefore b. In the Frazetta verse everyone does dress that way.- Sun May 05, 2024 1:56 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: War between Hamas and Israel
- Replies: 382
- Views: 59331
Re: War between Hamas and Israel
That was not the first violent incident coming from this movement. In my own hometown a counterprotestor was attacked and pushed to the ground. Across the different protest sites we've seen signs calling for genocide of the Jewish people and spouting Nazi slogans. Swastikas have been drawn on the wa...
- Fri May 03, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
- Replies: 1118
- Views: 129488
Re: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
The ghostwriter just made up the meeting with the North Korean dictator? That's more like a poltergeist writer.
Eta: "erroneously described" huh? So many ways for the journalists to avoid saying "lied about."
Eta: "erroneously described" huh? So many ways for the journalists to avoid saying "lied about."
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:15 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
- Replies: 1118
- Views: 129488
Re: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
To think that we live in the timeline where politicians feel the need to say that they did not shoot their puppies.
Rose, are you OK?
Rose, are you OK?
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
- Replies: 1028
- Views: 124864
Re: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Russia attacked Odesa with cluster munitions yesterday. They targeted a city park, killing people who were out walking their dogs (killing dogs, too) or just enjoying a spring day on the park benches.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 5:43 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: AI! AI! A ChatGPT is come!
- Replies: 83
- Views: 19690
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:57 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
- Replies: 1118
- Views: 129488
Re: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
They weren't exactly right with him, either. Except that one year.Voronwë the Faithful wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:59 pm There is something really wrong about having 538.com without Nate Silver.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:11 pm
- Forum: The Cottage of Lost Play
- Topic: Dune
- Replies: 102
- Views: 29654
Re: Dune
I've been wondering whether the use of the word Sietch in Dune was an intentional reference to Ukrainian history, and apparently it is.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1782 ... 43162.html
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1782 ... 43162.html
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:49 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney
- Replies: 250
- Views: 37432
Re: Trump Indicted by Manhattan District Attorney
Is "the staff" going to testify?
I have not considered this.
I have not considered this.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
- Replies: 1028
- Views: 124864
Re: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Not that I was serious about my conspiracy theory, but Ukraine hit another refinery in Russia today, so I guess my theory was wrong.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:17 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
- Replies: 1028
- Views: 124864
Re: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Medvedev is like that Anna Nalick song. Ain't been sober since maybe October of last year
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:18 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
- Replies: 1028
- Views: 124864
Re: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Russian quote of the week
"Israel is secretly controlled by Jews“
-- Dima Medvedev
"Israel is secretly controlled by Jews“
-- Dima Medvedev
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:13 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
- Replies: 1118
- Views: 129488
Re: The (no longer) much too early 2024 election thread
Last time I agreed to be polled, they asked how favorably I felt toward Arnold Schwarzenegger running for governor in California. I was laughing so hard, I barely managed to hang up on those pranksters.
Little did I know.
Little did I know.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:08 am
- Forum: Lasto Beth Lammen
- Topic: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
- Replies: 1028
- Views: 124864
Re: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
Russia is very unhappy with Johnson. https://twitter.com/BBCSteveR/status/1782661449401463080?s=19 I have a conspiracy theory that I absolutely can't back up by any evidence. It involves: 1. Johnson agreeing to support the aid package in exchange for promise of support from the Democrats in case of ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: The Library of Rivendell
- Topic: What are you reading?
- Replies: 756
- Views: 211214
Re: What are you reading?
Sometimes when my libraries have a very long wait on something, they get more copies of it. These days, I only buy books if I know I want to reread them, or if I like the author and want to support them. For the rest, Libby is my source. Eta: the audiobook for the prequel is 39 hours? 39? Now the co...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: The Library of Rivendell
- Topic: What are you reading?
- Replies: 756
- Views: 211214
Re: What are you reading?
Oh, that looks interesting! And it's popular, the shortest wait at my libraries is 6 weeks. I finished Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher. It's of the "retelling of a fairy tale with a twist" genre. It's a good Kingfisher, with less focus on romance than the paladin books. She does like her heroe...