“How Strong Is a Hobbit?” — A Physicist Looks at The Hobbit
Scientists see the world very differently than non-scientists do. While you and I may read or watch The Lord of the Rings and think of it as a compelling work of fantasy, Rhett Alain, a college physics instructor, sees physical quandaries to resolve. For example, relative to a human, how strong is a hobbit? Alain offers [...]
Retelling of Lord of the Rings Imagines Mordor as Victim
In Salon, Laura Miller writes about a novel by Yisroel Markov which tells the LoTR story from Mordor’s point of view. Here’s a summary of The Last Ringbearer:
In Yeskov’s retelling, the wizard Gandalf is a war-monger intent on crushing the scientific and technological initiative of Mordor and its southern allies because science “destroys the harmony [...]
5 Geniuses Who Renounced Their Work
by Clay Wirestone
It’s tough being brilliant. It’s even tougher when you hate your own masterpieces.
1. Tony Kaye
The Forgotten History of American History X
Before director Tony Kaye embarked on his first feature film, 1997’s American History X, he’d already been declared a genius of the advertising world. Kaye was famous for taking months to craft [...]
Eye of Sauron Deviled Eggs
Andrea Newberry made deviled eggs that look like the eye of Sauron from The Lord of the Rings movies. The pupils are made with olives. You can read her recipe at the link.
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Previously: Eye of Sauron, Made with Tesla Coils
