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...plasticity. Lavigne has abandoned her formerly rambunctious ‘tude for something lifeless and much less dynamic. Transformation has often made for interesting pop stars. Christina Aguilera’s metamorphosis from “Genie in a Bottle” pop-schlock to “Xtina: Warrior Princess” resuscitated her career. Recently, Lavigne has been documented in the press trading in her “JNCOs” for more upscale duds. In January, she attended the Chanel couture show in Paris, and has reportedly been signed to Ford Models. But musically, Lavigne?...
...Silmarillion and grok the deep history of Middle-earth. The latter group will snap up The Children of Hrin, a "new" tale of Middle-earth cobbled together by Christopher Tolkien out of manuscripts left behind by his dad J.R.R. But there's a lot there for the weekend warrior...
Children of Hrin is set in the First Age of Middle-earth, 6,500 years pre-Frodo. Your hero is the good-hearted but proud and irascible Trin (son of Hrin), a human warrior who had the good fortune to be trained by elves in wicked swordsmanship. Your villain is the cowardly and spiteful Morgoth, your basic evil incarnate, who squats in his dark fortress of Angband and makes war on all that is just and beautiful. Children is written in Tolkien's full-on high-heroic style, which is sometimes hilariously dorky and faux-archaic, and as a short...
...feel to it: it's younger and wilder somehow. The elves, distant figures in The Lord of the Rings, spend more time outside their secret spa-resorts mixing it up with mere mortals. When, in the midst of a huge battle, a balrog rears up and whips down a warrior like it's no big thing, right there in the thick of the press, you realize the rules of the First Age are a little different...
...wasn’t easy. She said she still receives hate letters, some from evangelical Christians who blame her illness on insufficient prayer. Erika L. Tschinkel ’09 said she was impressed with Jamison’s talk. “She’s a real warrior, with all the things she’s been through. She’s an incredible speaker. Her views on going public help a lot of people,” Tschinkel said. MHAAG Co-Chair Eunice Yang ’08, who organized the kick-off event, was thrilled with...