This hobbit kills fascists
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Cultures as different as England post-1066 C.E. and Nazi Germany have manipulated myths and stories to substantiate their ideologies and shape their images. This practice …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Cultures as different as England post-1066 C.E. and Nazi Germany have manipulated myths and stories to substantiate their ideologies and shape their images. This practice …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Lord of the Rings is my colloquial “Roman Empire” — I’ve thought about it every day since the winter of 2007 and I have …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
One does not simply walk into a review of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power without establishing their Tolkein bona fides. At least …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
On Friday, North Idaho will experience 16 hours, five minutes and 18 seconds of daylight. It marks the summer solstice, also known as the official …
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