• A new generation of J.R.R. Tolkien games is coming

    Join gaming leaders live this May 20-21 in Los Angeles to examine the strategies needed to adapt and excel in an ever evolving landscape, featuring insights from leading voices and thought leaders in the industry. Register here. In his office, Lee Guinchard has a bunch of paraphernalia honoring J.R.R. Tolkien and his works The Hobbit

  • Billions and billions being invested in AI R&D in this week's R&D Power Index

    The R&D World Index (RDWI) for the week ending May 10, 2024, closed at 3,563.72 for the 25 companies in the RDWI. The Index was up 1.51% (or 52.86 basis points). Eighteen RDWI members gained value last week from 0.18% (Stellantis NV) to 5.34% (Meta Platforms). Seven RDWI members lost value the previous week from…

  • The intellectual property map of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

    The rights to The Lord of the Rings and all things Middle-earth are complicated. This primer brings us up to date.

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    T-Pain, Lila Iké, H.E.R., And More New R&B That Falls Into Place

    R&B is the superior genre and we will die on this hill.

  • Virginia Grace Wallis

    Jan. 21, 1953-April 15, 2024 Virginia Grace Wallis passed away peacefully in her home on April 15, 2024, surrounded by family. She was born in St. George, Utah, to Fergus Gascoigne and Grace Larsen Wallis — the second youngest of 10. Her family moved to Caliente, Nevada, when she was a child, and Virginia spent […]

  • Not shot, by the grace of God

    NORTH BRADDOCK, Pennsylvania — At first, Pastor Glenn Germany said he thought the young man walking toward the altar where he was standing at the lectern delivering Sunday’s sermon was there to see his brother, who was to the right of him. “I thought he was a guest of my brother’s, and I thought he […]

  • Dr. Bradley W. Parlin

    April 22, 1938-April 25, 2024 Dr. Bradley W. Parlin, age 86, died of cancer peacefully at his St. George home on April 25, 2024. He is survived by his wife and companion of 46 years, Dr. Mary Ann Parlin, as well as his children Zachary Parlin (Cheryl) Mountain Home Idaho; his daughter Rebecca Hodges (Alan) […]

  • The public W.H. Auden

    Something went out of public life the day that W.H. Auden died in 1973 at age 66. Oh, there were still people writing poetry, still journals publishing it, still a section labeled “Poetry” in high school textbooks, still a cultural lip service paid to the old literary endeavor. But after the death of Auden, nothing […]

  • McCollum Vote on H.R. 7109

    McCollum Vote on H.R. 7109 Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act. Amanda.Yanchur Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:19 May 15, 2024

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    What is the Grafton Monster? – Paranormal W.Va.

    The Grafton Monster is just one of several cryptid legends unique to West Virginia, but few are as strange and ambiguous in appearance as this gray giant.

  • R.I.P. Boys Scouts of America

    Wokeness has finally succeeded in destroying a formerly great organization. After 114 years, the Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to Scouting America.

  • R` Avrum Stefansky ז"ל

    Family getting up: Thursday (5/09/24)Morning R` Eliezer StefanskyBrother