The Rings of Power

Warner Bros explores ‘Game of Thrones’ film as HBO expands fantasy franchise

Warner Bros has been quietly working on a film set in George RR Martin’s fantasy world as HBO/Max and Warner Bros start merging their major fantasy franchises.

Mermaids aren’t real, and neither is race

Our current conceptualisation of race derives heavily from the last couple centuries of European imperialism.

FROM PAGES TO PIXELS / ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’—One series to fail them all?

What point is Lord of the Rings making in 2022? That people are racist and wage wars? The original trilogy, from two decades ago, was making that same point.

November 1, 2024
November 1, 2024

Warner Bros explores ‘Game of Thrones’ film as HBO expands fantasy franchise

Warner Bros has been quietly working on a film set in George RR Martin’s fantasy world as HBO/Max and Warner Bros start merging their major fantasy franchises.

October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022

Mermaids aren’t real, and neither is race

Our current conceptualisation of race derives heavily from the last couple centuries of European imperialism.

September 4, 2022
September 4, 2022

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’—One series to fail them all?

What point is Lord of the Rings making in 2022? That people are racist and wage wars? The original trilogy, from two decades ago, was making that same point.