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Zahra Huselid

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October, 2024
The Lord of the Rings, The Legend of Vox Machina, Discworld
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About Zahra Huselid

Zahra is a jane-of-all-trades, having worked in marketing, healthcare, academia, and a brief stint in a radio theatre troupe. She avidly collects Tolkien esoterica, Gunpla, and DVD box sets of her favorite shows. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Pre and Early Modern Literature from UC Santa Cruz, an MBA from the University of Maryland, and a headache.

Industry Focus

Zahra is a lifelong Trekkie as well as a scholar of Shakespeare and Tolkien. She's also dabbled in tabletop game design and audio production.

Favorite Media

Zahra adores fantasy novels, mecha anime, and crime procedurals. She is a lifelong Trekkie, owns every single Dresden Files book, and has shrines to J.R.R. Tolkien and Shakespeare in her living room. She also has a soft spot for sad dad-rock bands, especially ones from Durham, North Carolina.

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10 Incredible Ska Covers Of Popular Songs That You Won’t Be Able To Stop Dancing To

Whether its long-time stalwarts of the genre like Toots Hibbert or hot new punks like Sad Snack, these covers will get you on your feet and skankin’.

SR - Books like The Expanse, including The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi and Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
10 Great Sci-Fi Books To Read If You Love The Expanse

Whether you like the intrigue of ancient alien civilizations or battles over the fate of the human race, these books are all brilliant space operas.

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Artist Warren Zevon plays his guitar and sings into a microphone during a live performance.
This Unsung Hero Of Classic Rock And Roll Has Finally Received The Hall Of Fame Induction He’s Deserved For Decades

While success was always out of his grasp in life, Warren Zevon’s legacy is finally getting the recognition he’s been due since his death in 2003.

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10 Beginner Sci-Fi books including Iron Widow, The Calculating Stars, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
If You Just Started Reading Sci-Fi, Don't Skip These 10 Books

Whether you’re curious about exploring the galaxy or the ways our own history may have gone differently, there’s a sci-fi book for every beginner.

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Mistborn Era 2 novel covers
After Reading Mistborn Era 2, I've Finally Realized What's Wrong With Vin & Elend's Romance

The Mistborn series is absolutely one of Brandon Sanderson’s best works – but there’s something about the main romance that doesn’t quite feel earned.

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All 3 Magic Systems In Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn Books, Ranked

Scadrial’s three Metallic Arts can all do fantastic things, and although they each have strengths and weaknesses, one is far more universally useful.

Elaida in The Wheel of Time
The Wheel Of Time's Elaida Twist Hints A Missing Mat Moment From The Books Will Still Happen

The season 3 finale defied all expectations by having Mat finally meet the vulpine Eelfinn – and also revealed Elaida met with their counterparts.

Johnny Cash and Trent Reznor over a shattered copy of Johnny Cash At San Quentin
“That Song Isn’t Mine Anymore”: How Johnny Cash Created The Definitive Version Of Trent Reznor’s Own Song

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor himself itted that Johnny Cash’s 2002 cover of an older NIN song outshone the original in every way.

Discworld Ankh Morpork Art
I Can't Wait For Discworld's New Shared Universe, And I Hope These 4 Terry Pratchett Books Get Adaptations Next

With Discworld graphic novel adaptations finally happening again, fans are wondering which books will be adapted first; here's a few prime candidates.

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Ranking LOTR dragons - Smaug and Ancalagon
All 4 Of Lord Of The Rings' Named Dragons, Ranked By Power

Although Tolkien only named four dragons in his Legendarium, each one is a great and terrifying monstrosity – and Smaug is the least of them.

Metallica's Black Album vs Nirvana's Nevermind a la Celebrity Deathmatch
This Iconic Metal Album Outsold Nirvana’s Nevermind by 7 Million Copies, But Which Is Better?

Sales are only one way to judge an album, after all, so which iconic 1991 record has best withstood the three decades since its release?

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Johnny Cash's American Recordings
31 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Released The Most Important Album Of His Career

Without this album, the Man in Black’s career may never have taken a turn that became foundational for him - and for country music worldwide.

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Weird Rock Subgenres featuring Babymetal, a skeleton from a Will Wood video, and the weird MS Paint creations of HORSE the Band
10 Incredible Rock Sub-Genres That You Had No Idea Existed

These subgenres range from the historical to the extremely niche, and although they sound different, they all rock in their own awesome way.

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J R R Tolkien and the Two Towers cover with Barad-dur in the background
The Two Towers Was Tolkien's Least Favorite Lord Of The Rings Title Due To A Problem I'd Never Considered

Even the greatest authors struggle with how to title their work, and Tolkien grappled with The Two Towers for years because of a small detail.

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Saruman communing with a Palantir, but with a whole lot of rainbows going on
"Saruman Of Many Colors": Why The Lord Of The Rings' White Wizard Changes Colors In The Fellowship Of The Ring

Saruman was a traitor and a turncoat who threw his lot in with Sauron, and the books portrayed it much more literally than Peter Jackson’s films did.

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The Lord Of The Rings Movies Missed A Chance To Give Sam More Depth By Cutting One Scene From The Books

This Lord of the Rings scene would have helped show how much 1 gardener grew throughout the trilogy and became worthy of the name Samwise the Brave.

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The Wheel Of Time Season 3's Surprise Villain Death Happened Too Early

While this Whitecloak’s death has changed greatly in context from the books, it still remains a fitting end for a sadist of his caliber.

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Frodo Baggins looking bemused in the foreground; Frodo walking out the door of Bag End in the background
“Greatly Concerned With Petty Consistency”: The Hobbit’s Heartwarming Backstory Explains Why The Lord Of The Rings Is So Detailed

While Tolkien’s works are seen as the foundation of modern fantasy, it’s important to that it all began with a hobbit and a bedtime story.

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Viking Metal - Surtur from Amon Amarth's album Surtur Rising over a longboat from Valheim
10 Viking Metal Bands You Need To Listen To Right Now

These bands all draw deep inspiration from the myths and legends of the ancient sea-faring Vikings, turning them into brilliant, brutal heavy metal.

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The Weeknd 2020
9 Songs From 2020 That Make Me Feel Weirdly Nostalgic

I don’t know what’s stranger: the fact that I’m yearning for the halcyon loneliness of 2020, or the selection of songs I associate with that year.