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There is a very important office coming up on the Primary Election ballot in May that only appears there, and not at the ...

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Tolkien called the lines “remote and strange and beautiful,” saying they made something come alive within him. They inspired one of his early poems, published in 1914, when he was only 22 years old.

Explore one of the most tragic relationships in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings—Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, and his son, Faramir. Discover why Denethor favored Boromir, how the loss of his eldest ...

J.R.R. Tolkien has a message for us: Don’t give in to Trump. To many Middle-earth politicos, Sauron’s victory once seemed beyond doubt. When I started rereading The Lord of the Rings, I wasn’t looking ...

Since 2019, she has been a film and television critic, lending sharp cultural context and relentless fangirl enthusiasm to everything from the MCU and Indian cinema to The Rings of Power, Bridgerton, ...

Life imitates art. Where we find heroes and villains in the popular fiction of our day suggests the landscape of heroes and villains in our everyday lives. Some of the trending “stories” in culture ...

Liam Neeson is widely celebrated for his roles in Schindler’s List, Batman Begins, and Taken. However, fans are unaware that the versatile actor has also turned down some popular films. Among them ...

Quite famously, the Extended Editions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy are widely regarded as superior to the theatrical releases, with moments like Gandalf's (Sir Ian McKellen) final confrontation ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...