Fantasy
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The Desolation of Ear Cartilage: Body Modification as Fantasy
If you’re anything like me, you came out of The Desolation of Smaug with an even deeper love of elves than you ever thought possible.…
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Desperate for more Desolation: A Film Review of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
When Smaug’s giant reptilian eye slowly slid open and his gravelly growl vibrate through the theatre in the final seconds of The Hobbit: An Unexpected…
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He Sees You When You’re Sleeping: The Krampus in Your Christmas Eve Closet
There is a difference between Saint Nicholas being good and being moral. While most people could agree that his actions sit more on the positive…
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A Sampling of Systems: Magic in Fantasy 101
Magic: it’s a primordial element of the fantasy genre. Readers and writers of fantasy know that the genre is often stigmatized for its mages, sorcery…
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A Most Unexpectedly Happy Journey: A Ringer’s Quest to See The Hobbit
From 2001-2003, silver screens across the globe became lenses into another world: Middle Earth. This wasn’t the first time a speculative film attracted such widespread…
The Spectatorial 