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History of Towel Day

by Bill Petro on May 25, 2010 · 3 comments

in Book, Culture, History, Humor, Movie, TV

HISTORY OF TOWEL DAY
May 25 celebrates Towel Day as a day to honor Douglas Adams, the author of the five (or six) book trilogy Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Originally created in May of 2001 to mark the passing of English science fiction humor author Douglas Adams, the day is set aside for fans of his writings [...]

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Book Review: The Children of Hurin

by Bill Petro on July 9, 2007 · 0 comments

in Book

Perhaps the saddest book I’ve ever read, the first “new” J.R.R. Tolkien book in 30 years is “…long and sad in the telling, as are all tales of Middle Earth.” While it is beautiful in its composition and deep in its scope, it contains in it at all times a sense of “doom” that seems [...]

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