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From Professor Tom Shippey’s: Tolkien as a Post-War Writer “(The works of these) five authors, Lewis, Orwell, Tolkien, Golding and White,... read more

Oops. Bob Iger's supporters said the quiet part out loud. The Disney Company has released an editorial reply to Nelson Peltz and... read more

Welcome to the Arkhaven Roundup, a regular feature at the Arkhaven Blog on usually on Mondays but this week was... read more

In a major shakeup, Jon Lassetter has moved to Netflix.  I was kind of surprised about this myself.   Skydance Animation has... read more

I thought I should do something for Pearl Harbor Day. In 1976 WWII was about as far away for audiences as... read more

After a well deserved and truthfully unavoidable break, Lacey Fairchild's hit creation is back. On the off chance you are not... read more

Few things were more terrible than video rental night in the Eighties… When it was her turn to pick. Blockbuster night in the... read more

A24 studios hasn't been terrible in the past. Truth be told they've got some good movies under their belt... read more

It’s always obvious when a genre has outstayed it’s welcome.  In 1969, Hello, Dolly! was launched into a world where... read more

Nick Spencer apparently is no longer in charge at Substack Comics. He was the guy in charge of the machine that... read more