Monday digest
New today from the Century:
- Beth Felker Jones on The Hobbit: "In a loving riff on Tolkien, Peter Jackson plays up the theme of home. But why must he make war the driving engine of the film?" (subscription required)
- John Buchanan on Dave Brubeck (subscription required)
- Lawrence M. Stratton blogs the lectionary
- More 2012 music picks by Steve Thorngate
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