'Lord of the Rings' mysteries from the film trilogy and Tolkien's books

Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy and even Tolkien himself left us with more than a few narrative mysteries to ...
loudersound

"It's remarkable that you can have a culture that's shunted into the west side of England that has nothing to do with the English at all." Robert Plant on how the mystique of ...

Best of 2025: Our most-read news story this year was this story about Robert Plant and his appearance on the Stephen Colbert show, where he explained his love of Tolkien and the influence it had on ...
Wall Street Journal

‘The Tower and the Ruin’ Review: Seeking Tolkien’s Past

On Nov. 25, 1936, a young Oxford professor delivered a lecture to the British Academy in London about the Old English epic “Beowulf.” Ronald, as the professor’s friends called him, argued that ...
Winter is Coming

Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien's writing desk is being auctioned

The desk that J.R.R. Tolkien used to write The Lord of the Rings is being auctioned with a hefty guide price of £50,000 to £80,000. Per a BBC report, the storied desk has a guide price of £50,000 to ...
The White House

Congressional Bills H.J. Res 133 and H.R. 1512 Signed into Law

On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, the President signed into law: H.J. Res 133, which requests the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall ...
Yahoo! Sports

J.R. Smith explains why getting traded from New York was the best thing for his career: "There's nothing but basketball"

J.R. Smith has always been one of the most intriguing personalities during his NBA career. Still, concerns about his lack of focus were always evident in his performances. A prime example of it was ...
National Review

Lessons About Power from Middle-earth

When New Art’s Really Old: From the Valley of the Kings to Pompeii to a Rubens in a Paris Closet A Syllabus of Conservative Thought Nostalgia, the Not-So-Great Pastime 2025: A Year in Reading A story ...
Cinema Blend

Michael J. Fox's Back To The Future Guitar Has Been Missing For Decades, And The Story Behind The Famous Lost Item Deserves Its Own Documentary

Movies Michael J. Fox Addresses The Back To The Future Inconsistency That Can't Be Blamed On Time Travel Shenanigans Movies The ‘Insane’ Story Behind How Michael J. Fox’s Favorite Nikes Became The ...
The Hollywood Reporter

George R.R. Martin on Helping Robert Redford Get ‘Dark Winds’ to TV and Status of ‘Wild Cards’ Series: “Maybe Eventually, but Not Today”

The author also talks about his relationship to J.R.R. Tolkien, the deadline-blowing origins of his characters Dunk and Egg and how ‘The Twilight Zone’ revival saved him during a difficult time. By ...