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The Lord of the Rings, the lost chapters IV: Impudent Elves
June 21, 2009

The fantasy fiction community was once again rocked when more previously unreleased sections of The Lord of the Rings were discovered this weekend. This “grail” of a literary find amounted to a new lost segment cut out of the original […]

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Archetypical – Part IV – The Herald and the Helper
June 14, 2009

This is the fourth entry in my fairy tale series. Each entry attempts to analyze one archetypal element of myths legends and fairy tales in a short introductory essay followed by an original fairy tale …

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Mailbag Monday 1
June 1, 2009

Hello dear readers!  Today you are in for a special treat: the start of a very new www.isleyunruh.com monthly feature!  That's right, the first Monday of every month shall henceforth be MAILBAG MONDAY!!  On this …

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Monthly Movie Reviews – May, 2009
June 1, 2009

Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in May. Stats Movies watched - 20 Movies that were new to me - 11 All time favorite movies rewatched - 4 Monthly Masterpieces - White …

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Top Five Most Nonsensical Things About Wolverine
May 21, 2009

Wolverine really seems like a pretty simple character at first glance.  I mean, he can heal really fast and has extendable claws, how complicated can that be?  As it turns out, pretty complicated.  Like any …

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How to make Burritos and Tacos from scratch.
May 16, 2009

I have to say that Mexican is probably my second favorite food of all time (right after any thai dish featuring basil and garlic as the two main ingredients.  Thus, it should be no surprise that …

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My Favorite Movies 11 – Nosferatu (Werner Herzog, 1979)
May 6, 2009

It is astonishing how different Werner Herzog's Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night is from Murnau's classic silent horror film considering it is an almost scene for scene remake.  To be sure, both versions share the fixation with the natural …

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My Favorite Movies 10 – Nosferatu (F. W. Murnau, 1922)
May 1, 2009

Silent films get a bad rap.  Even among film snobs there is the attitude that “yes, they are important, but come on…wouldn’t you rather watch something a bit more polished?” However, while the acting is …

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Monthly Movie Reviews – April, 2009
May 1, 2009

Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in April. Stats Movies watched - 39 Movies that were new to me - 27 Supposed classics I'd never seen that were just ok - 7 …

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How to play Magic the Gathering…the right way.
April 22, 2009

As some of you may know, I rather like (and can be rather snobby about) board games.  Mostly I like the so called "designer" games from cool European countries (well, mostly Germany) that I'm always quick …

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