Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Batman vs. Superman plus Wonder Woman

So, we've all heard the news that Wonder Woman would be a part of the upcoming Batman vs. Superman, and we even know  Gal Gadot will portray the Amazonian, but the latest news has to do with her origins.  Read more here!



Monday, January 6, 2014

Bilbo's Adventure - Contest Winning Video

Over on YouTube, there is a video of the "grand-prize-winning submission for the Denny's Hobbit Fan Video Contest 2013." Enjoy!


Sunday, January 5, 2014

Melanie Holcomb at TEDxMet

Melanie Holcomb at TEDxMet addresses iconography including some particular Medieval examples. (Warning: Some religious discussion though mainly in a historical context.) Enjoy!


Saturday, January 4, 2014

Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills

A friend recently reminded me of a story on NPR from about six years ago titled "Old-Fashioned Play Builds Serious Skills." Read and hear more here!


Friday, January 3, 2014

Naomi Mitchison's Forgotten Novel

A contemporary of Tolkien, Naomi Mitchison, wrote a children's story that io9.com suggests is "The book we all wish we could have read as children." Read more here!


Thursday, January 2, 2014

Colbert in Hobbit

Many folks know that Stephen Colbert had some part in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug but Buzzfeed has given us the details.  See more here!


Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Message from GM's Day

Don't forget to "March Fo(u)rth for GM's Day!" in just nine short weeks and please do "Like" GM's Day on Facebook here!