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EXPLAINED: Bilbo - The Real Truth

Pets may be adorable, but they clearly have their own ideas about ownership. From “borrowing” socks to making off with snacks, some animals have no problem helping themselves. These hilarious moments capture pets caught mid-heist, proving that if something is within reach, it’s probably already theirs, at least in their…

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51 Terrible Book Covers That You Can’t Help But Judge (New Pics)

They say that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The internet disagrees! Some cover designs are so terrible, so ridiculously nonsensical, that they’re actually entertaining. It’s any person with taste’s duty to make fun of them. ‘Terrible Book Covers’ is one of the most fun niches on the…

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Tales of the Shire review: "As a long-time Tolkien fan, I'm both pleasantly surprised and slightly frustrated at what should've been my dream Lord of the Rings game"

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The 10 Most Traumatizing Children’s Fantasy Books Of All Time

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45 Years Ago, A Forgotten Fantasy Epic Proved That Adapting Tolkien Is Almost Impossible

Two decades before Peter Jackson, 'The Return of the King' dropped. Here's why it still matters.

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The Hunt For Gollum release date, plot, cast, and more news

Return to Middle-earth with our guide to new movie The Hunt For Gollum

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These are the 10 scariest movie scenes of all time

What’s the scariest movie scene of all time? Our writers share a scene that scared them the most.

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Tales of the Shire should be my ideal cozy game, but it lacks the fun and depth to make me love Hobbit life

Wētā Workshop's new Lord of the Rings life simulation should have been the cozy game of my dreams, but it needs a lot of work if it wants players to come back for more

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James Vince believes end of his stand with Sam Billings dashed England’s hopes

The pair put on 122 runs as they steadied England from 34 for three, but the tourists were well beaten

The Independent UK

Harfoots vs. Hobbits: How 'Rings of Power’ reinvents Tolkien's best creation

'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' stars Markella Kavenagh and Megan Richards break down what makes their Harfoots different, and special, from Hobbits.

Inverse

Martin Freeman: ‘I’m one of few people in my family who would ever unironically go into a church’

The cuddly Bilbo and John Watson actor, 50, tells Rich Pelley about squash, lefty politics, having a little faith and reserving the right to be difficult

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