I shared a link to theonering.net as I look forward to the upcoming theatrical release of Fellowship of the Ring. The movie adaptation of Tolkien's work is set to arrive in theaters very shortly.
I highlight a bizarre online petition claiming "The Two Towers" was named after the World Trade Center. Surprisingly, this effort attracted significantly more votes than the counter-petition defending Tolkien's original title from the 1950s.
I explore the neurobiology of the mind through Ilayaraja’s genius for orchestration. I analyze his use of Vasantha, Hamsanandhi, and Ramapriya ragas, detailing how he blends Western classical structures with Carnatic melodies in tracks like 'Andhi Mazhai'.
I compiled a round-up of early Indian blogging communities, highlighting resources like Anita's comprehensive list and ring, Eatonweb, and Kamat's moderated directory to help navigate the emerging Indian blogosphere in 2002.
Explore this vintage collection of snarky takes on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. It lampoons common tropes and inconsistencies in The Lord of the Rings through a lens of dedicated but irreverent early internet fandom humor.
Letting LLMs talk to each other creates surprisingly rich emergent behavior, from witty fictional banter to unsettling philosophical dialogues and useful synthetic interview formats.