They’re not exactly apples-and-oranges, but the two books have distinctly different tones. The Hobbit was always intended to work as a children’s tale, while Lord Of The Rings - although initially intended to be a sequel, quickly evolved into a much more weighty tale. The two also have different writing styles; Hobbit…

Yep, I was 15 and clearly remember delivering the morning paper with a headline showing a photo from the Stones “farewell” concert the night before, during their Start Me Up (Tattoo You) tour in 1981.

Better Telegraph Saul

My wife and I find reasons to use the phrase “a smack of ham” on a regular basis.

I’m really not sure what this is all about - but it distracted me from the depressing scene going on in Congress for a few seconds, so well done.

Robot Gorilla - now with realistic poo-flinging action!

Was this a misfiled Onion article?

We knew it was coming, but it’s still a real gut punch.

Yes, if we’re going to allow TV quote deliveries, one of my favorites is Alan Alda in M*A*S*H:

“The instrument has yet to be invented which can measure my indifference to that remark.”

Maybe someone already mentioned this elsewhere, but Duel of the Fates is the name of an orchestral piece from John Williams written for The Phantom Menace, which was used during the big Darth Maul lightsaber duel:

And that he was a friend of Henry Winkler.

I’ve been hoping for a movie version to be developed from that short story for years, it’s been a favorite of mine. The “journal” format is effective, and always reminded me of the first time I read Dracula.

Yeah, watching it made me feel like I somehow lost a part of my innocence I hadn’t even realized I had.

“The best part of waking up is 2 girls and 1 cup”

I’ve watched that episode numerous times, and still can’t decide if I like or hate it. There’s a lot of quirky parts and oddities that make it interesting, but it also has that “let’s throw a bunch of weird, half-baked ideas at the wall and see what sticks” mentality that permeated the early seasons.

Hey, look! Howard’s being eaten!

Perry looks like a CGI-enhanced age progression of a missing person from a police department flyer.

A Talking Dog?!?

I love that Jennifer Aniston tells Matt Leblanc “You don’t have to pound me any more”. (Edit: I just realized how much I’m dating myself by referring to hashtags as pounds)

I always liked Darby O’Gill, despite it’s quirkiness. And Peter Jackson reportedly did a lot of research into it, as he used many of the same practical camera effects to show height differences in the Lord of the Rings trilogy rather than resorting to CGI for everything.