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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.
In a hole in the ground there vacationed tourists. The owners of Shelvock Farm in north Shropshire, England have applied for planning permission to build thirteen “earth holiday homes” on their property. David Corbett and […]
According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the year of the Dragon. More specifically, since Chinese astrology follows the lunar calendar, the year of the Dragon will start on January 23, 2012 and end on […]
Peter Jackson is taking a break from ‘The Hobbit’ while he attends the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah. He is there to support the documentary film, “West of Memphis,” which he helped to […]
James Nesbitt, who will play Bofur in “The Hobbit” films, turns 47 today! James, or Jimmy, as he’s known to friends, was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland and initially aspired to follow in the steps […]
A kidnapping attempt in South Africa in 2005 inspired actor Benedict Cumberbatch to “live a life slightly less ordinary,” he said. At the time, he had no idea he was going to be playing the […]
Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in “The Hobbit,” has been in New Zealand (off and on) since January of 2011. He recently sat down for an interview with MTV to discuss his role in […]
Peter Jackson and the cast and crew of “The Hobbit” films may be able to sleep in their own beds before they to travel to their newest location. It has been confirmed by The Dominion […]
Richard Taylor, the co-founder and co-director of the Weta companies in New Zealand, wrote a letter to fans in the most recent Weta Newsletter. Hi all our Weta friends! Here at Weta Workshop we’re just […]
There are only five hours left before bidding closes on the auction for a chance to meet Peter Jackson on the set of “The Hobbit.” According to the Trade Me website, the winner of the auction […]
Henk Brassien, aka The Hobbit Hunter, collects books by and on Tolkien, but he specializes in copies of “The Hobbit.” It all started when he was eleven years old, and his schoolmaster started reading “The […]
