The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 
Lily’s first experience with Tolkien was when the eccentric Mrs. H performed all of the characters from The Hobbit in her seventh grade class. In high school, she felt obliged to decline a second date with a boy who said he had no interest in reading The Lord of the Rings. In college, she unwisely decided to reread her beloved copy of The Hobbit during finals week, with only semi-disastrous results. When not writing for Middle-earth News, Lily tries not to unnerve her coworkers and family with her extreme geekery, but somehow, Star Wars, Star Trek, Sherlock, Merlin, Doctor Who, The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, superheroes, Disney movies, and of course, Tolkien, seem to have relevance in EVERY conversation.
Yesterday, Arwen and I visited the Denny’s Corporate Headquarters in Spartanburg, South Carolina. We knew why we were going; Denny’s was announcing their partnership with Warner Bros. to introduce menu items and memorabilia inspired by […]
There are now lifesize cardboard cutouts for characters from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Thorin and Kili stand at the dwarvish heights of 59 inches and 56 inches, respectively. But if they aren’t to your […]
Second Breakfast is sweeping across the nations, or so these Los Angeles, CA billboards seem to be suggesting. With The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’s theater release dates drawing closer, we are beginning to see more and […]
Today is Howard Shore’s 66th birthday! Shore is a three-time Academy Award winner, receiving two for Best Original Score for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The […]
Weta Workshop has just released two new pieces of jewelry in their Lord of the Rings line! And in case you’re craving something to wear to the midnight showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey […]
A quick glace at the Hobbit Countdown Clock on the Middle-earth News sidebar tells me that there are still eight weeks until The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey appears on screens around the world. Let me […]
Earlier this year, LEGO released the first image of their line for The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey. We loved the details, right down to the little version of Thror’s map inside Bag End! Just last […]
The Noble Collection has turned the beautiful buttons from the Bilbo costume in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey into a pin and cufflinks. They are available for pre-order from Forbidden Planet. (Lily Milos via Hobbit […]
The countdown to world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Wellington on November 28 is closing in, and it seems all of New Zealand is preparing for the event. The residents of Matamata, home of the […]
Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Cryptozoic Entertainment Partner for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Board Game. Cryptozoic Entertainment™, a premier developer of original and […]
