I don't know if you would call these "homages" or not. (Well, actually, I do. They're not.), but I've noticed lately that journalists and op-ed columnists have been using lots of Lord of the Rings references as metaphors in their writings.
More likely this is due to the movie, but it does show that Tolkien's work is being absorbed into the popular culture.
I'm deleting all references to countries or people in these quotes. Don't want to start any raging politcal debates by having someone's fav politician called an "orc".
From Maureen Dowd, New York Times:
"Now Mr. (XXXXXX) is Lord of the Rings, ruling over his very own Moria, an underground kingdom of bureaucratic hobbits and orcs."
From Christopher Dickey, in this week's Newsweek magazine:
"Since September 11, many Americans have come to see (XXXXXXXX) as a sort of modern-day Mordor..."
Unfortunately, I have yet to see any countries compared to Rivendell, or any politicians compared to Gandalf. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
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