Fantasy Archives

Not All Those Who Wander are Lost: Tolkien’s Tonic for the Millennial Quarter-Life Crisis

When faced with a crisis, some people turn to religion and seek divine deliverance from their problems. I’m not religious, but I do have idols, and out of the entire pantheon, JRR Tolkien is the one who rules them all.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 23, 2016

Pop Culture

Game of Thrones is Dead, Long Live Lord of the Rings

Nearly 20 years after the first film, and half a century after the book’s release, JRR Tolkien’s LoTR is returning to Amazon. It proves that tits, blood, and swear words do not a fantasy epic make.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 13, 2016

Pop Culture

The Reign of the Geek Gods: How Game of Thrones and Avengers Helped Nerds Take Over the World

I’m going to remember April 2019 for a long, long time. Apart from the political implications, this month will also go down as a landmark in pop culture. Both on TV and film, nerd culture planted its flag in mainstream, with Avengers and Game of Thrones becoming the most discussed, tweeted about, recapped, and memed franchises ever.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 21, 2016