
Adding More Arwen to LOTR: A Response to Men of the West
Yoystan at the Men of the West channel recently proposed an idea for how Arwen could have been more involved in Lord of the Rings. Here are my thoughts on his idea. Yoystan's original video on the to...
17 Maj 202128min

Are Orcs a Manifestation of Tolkien's Racism?
A response to a fairly thoughtless article insinuating Orcs are a racialist stand-in.
10 Maj 202113min

One Does not Simply Fly to Mordor
People often ask why the Great Eagles didn't fly Frodo to Mount Doom. Here's why.
10 Maj 202115min

Tolkien and Time Travel: Numenor Enters the Mythology
Numenor began in an unfinished time travel story: The Lost Road.
10 Maj 202113min

Top 5 Ways Tolkien Impacted Modern Culture
Tolkien's impact on culture goes far beyond being the grandfather of modern fantasy.
10 Maj 202113min

Tolkien on Love: Romantic and Realistic
In honor of Valentine's Day, a look at how Tolkien treats romance in his fiction.
10 Maj 202118min

Top 5 Characters Ruined by Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies are great cinema, but his treatment of some of the characters is downright criminal.
10 Maj 202125min





















