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The History of the Hobbit Gets Millerized
By Leo Grin. Posted on 24-Jan-08. Filed in TOLKIEN, J.R.R.. Comments Off on The History of the Hobbit Gets Millerized
John Rateliff, author of the endlessly useful and fascinating History of the Hobbit, gets interviewed in a podcast over at National Review Online as part of John J. Miller’s Between the Covers feature. Go for Tolkien and stay for the many other fantasy-related subjects awaiting your discovery, including Otto Penzler on pulps, Dean Koontz on […]
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Miller on Gemmell
By Leo Grin. Posted on 23-Jan-08. Filed in Miller, John J., OTHER AUTHORS. Comments Off on Miller on Gemmell
Head on over to The Wall Street Journal, where John J. Miller remembers David Gemmell in an article occasioned by the release of Gemmell’s last book, Troy: Fall of Kings, the final volume of his Trojan War trilogy. Nice to see one of the modern grandmasters of Sword-and-Sorcery fiction getting a posthumous boost in such […]
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Conan the Phenomenon gets the NRO audio treatment
By Leo Grin. Posted on 21-Nov-07. Filed in NEWS and EVENTS. Comments Off on Conan the Phenomenon gets the NRO audio treatment
What angelic deed did we Howard fans do to deserve John J. Miller? Here he is making REH news again, this time treating us to a talk with Conan the Phenomenon author Paul M. Sammon. This is a part of Miller’s ambitious new National Review Online feature, “Between the Covers,” wherein he podcasts ten-minute audio […]
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Progress Retort
By Steve Tompkins. Posted on 20-Nov-07. Filed in Literary Reputation of REH, Miller, John J.. Comments Off on Progress Retort
The scene: A discussion group earlier this month, one that thanks to its membership and mission-creep often glances REH-ward. A writer with decades as a critic/contributor or player/coach in the fantasy and horror genres behind him, as well as exposure to Howard fandom at its most dynamic and forward-thinking but also at its most churlish […]
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Beowulf the Movie is here
By Leo Grin. Posted on 16-Nov-07. Filed in Miller, John J., NEWS and EVENTS. Comments Off on Beowulf the Movie is here
And as usual, John J. Miller is all over it. Read his first impressions here, and then head over to the Movie Review Query Engine for a selection of other opinions. The reviews are largely encouraging — Rotten Tomatoes shows the positive consensus at 73% — and yet even some of the ones who liked […]
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More Beowulf
By Leo Grin. Posted on 14-Nov-07. Filed in OTHER AUTHORS. Comments Off on More Beowulf
As a companion-piece to Steve Tompkins’ thoughts on the manuscript that Sir Robert Cotton saved from oblivion those many centuries ago, Cimmerian readers should check out John J. Miller’s new article in the Wall Street Journal on the enduring significance of Beowulf, and on the fortuity of its reaching our time in (more or less) […]
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Machen on the Mind
By Leo Grin. Posted on 30-Oct-07. Filed in Miller, John J., OTHER AUTHORS, Poetry of REH. Comments Off on Machen on the Mind
With our country’s annual ghoulish bacchanal upon us, here’s something to imbibe in preparation for the festivities. Head over to The Wall Street Journal Online and read John J. Miller’s latest excursion into the weird fiction field, “Arthur Machen’s Stories: What Nightmares Are Made Of.” Machen (1863-1947) was a writer of vast talent and scope […]
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Conan stalks into the hallowed halls of National Review
By Leo Grin. Posted on 27-Sep-07. Filed in Literary Reputation of REH, Miller, John J., NEWS and EVENTS. Comments Off on Conan stalks into the hallowed halls of National Review
Robert E. Howard aficionado John J. Miller, the National Political Reporter for National Review, has conducted an interview with Rusty Burke at National Review Online, focusing on the release of the two Best of REH volumes debuting this summer and fall. Lots of good red meat to savor here. And for those who missed it, […]
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A Howardian Fourth
By Leo Grin. Posted on 04-Jul-07. Filed in FANDOM, Literary Reputation of REH, Miller, John J.. Comments Off on A Howardian Fourth
Happy Fourth of July to all of the loyal Cimmerian readers out there. Here’s hoping there’s a lot of parades and BBQs for you to indulge in, along with perhaps a visit to a military gravesite or cemetery. I’ll be checking in on and paying my respects to Admiral John Ford, my all-time favorite movie […]
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REH in the WSJ
By Leo Grin. Posted on 13-Dec-06. Filed in Miller, John J., NEWS and EVENTS. Comments Off on REH in the WSJ
Check out this morning’s Wall Street Journal for a nice article on Howard by respected political/culture writer John J. Miller. The Cimmerian gets name-checked, and John pits three words of my conservative optimism against a burst of Rusty Burke’s liberal pessimism. Fun for the whole family. John is National Political Reporter for the National Review, […]
