The Hobbit Updates

I love Martin Freeman's crazy face!

I hope that everyone is enjoying The Hobbit so far!  Since there is a lot of stuff out there because of the upcoming movie, I thought I'd share some of the best I've seen!

The Hobbit Official Page- http://www.thehobbit.com/
The go-to spot for all things The Hobbit.  I especially like the recipes from Middle Earth and the character quiz.  It turns out I am most like a Hobbit and I can live with that.  There are also videos, wallpapers for your computer and the Hobbit Blog.

Summary of some recent news- http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/27/uk-hobbit-premiere-idUSLNE8AQ01D20121127
This Reuters article does a pretty good job of summing up some of the recent articles about The Hobbit leading up to its premiere on Wednesday.

On all the makeup and prosthetics- http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/8000033/Creating-the-many-faces-of-The-Hobbit
A really cool article on all the work that it took to make the dwarves look like dwarves and the elves look like elves.  Who knew they had glue-on eyebrows?

TheOneRing.Net- http://www.theonering.net/torwp/the-hobbit/
The link I've provided is to the general info on The Hobbit, but click around.  They've got tons of stuff on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.  They're also live streaming the premiere online.

The Noble Collection- http://www.noblecollection.com/index.cfm?fa=products.catagory&catid=91
Because Christmas is coming and I can't resist shiny objects!


That's it for now, I'll probably have some more stuff for you guys next week!

11/22/63 Update

Just wanted to send out this link really quickly before our Thanksgiving break.  Dallas is planning a memorial for the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/21/15329670-dallas-to-mark-50th-anniversary-of-jfks-assassination-with-memorial-ceremony?lite

Now that I've brought the room down, I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Updates on Some of Our Previous Reads

Hey there!  A lot of our previous selections are in the news and I wanted to share some it with you.  If you like this kind of post and would like to see more of them, please let me know in the comments section below!

A Song of Ice and Fire

I know it hasn't been that long since we were talking about this series, but I'm going to talk about it some more.  First, if you aren't already addicted to Sporcle, I don't recommend going there because it will suck away any and all free time you have.  They have a section dedicated to ASoIaF quizzes- including one called "Taking the Black" in which you have to figure out all of the words to the oath of the Night's Watch.  I played it for weeks before I finally got them all.  Check out all the quizzes here.

Second, although we are a book club, I would be remiss not to talk about the hit TV show that this series has spawned.  The show, Game of Thrones, has been nominated for 11 Emmy awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister).  E! Online ranked the episode "Blackwater" as the #1 must see before the Emmys.  It is an amazing episode.  Don't forget to watch the Emmys on September 23rd at 7pm to root for the show and the Imp!

More updates below!