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The Guardian view on The Lord of the Rings: not a weapon in the culture wars

Editorial: The lack of diversity in the latest film is a backwards step. Adaptations of Tolkien’s epic must reflect our times

The Guardian - UK

MTG Hobbit reignites the "no pumpkins allowed in Middle-earth" debate, and yes, it's as wild as it sounds

MTG Hobbit cards make fans debate whether pumpkins are allowed in Middle-earth, all thanks to an obscure rule by the Tolkien estate

GamesRadar

House of the Dragon season 3, episode 3 is the best yet because it puts the focus on Rhaenyra ruling – and fits perfectly with George R.R. Martin's fantasy philosophy

Opinion | The latest episode of House of the Dragon bucks expectation in a fascinating way

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Anya Taylor-Joy will make a brilliant elf assassin in Hunt for Gollum. But it’s a movie we don’t need

Andy Serkis has picked the perfect actor for the next iteration of the Lord of the Rings franchise. But if Tolkien didn’t linger over this subplot, should we?

The Guardian - UK

Lord of the Rings fans are divided as The Hunt for Gollum introduces another non-canon character to be played by Dune star

Anya Taylor-Joy is going to play Seren

Total Film

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 devs hope to be the "new kings" of the RPG genre once they release their next medieval game and open-world Lord of the Rings project

Warhorse Studios has its eyes on the prize

GamesRadar

Palworld lead praises "exciting" Lord of the Rings RPG from Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 devs, but says he "would have loved to learn this from a reveal trailer"

"Either way… HYPE!"

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio confirms Lord of the Rings rumors, Warhorse is making an "open world Middle-earth RPG"

And a "new Kingdom Come adventure"

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Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list

Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, critics and academics worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Sir Peter Jackson reveals Joker inspiration for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

Sir Peter Jackson has explained how the 2019 movie Joker was a major influence on the upcoming flick The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.

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Amazon Officially Cancels 'Lord of the Rings' MMO Following Rumored Layoffs Last Year

The supposed game featuring the Middle-Earth and J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic novels is unfortunately no longer happening.

Player One

It seems Amazon canned the Lord of the Rings MMO while somehow simultaneously working on a different LOTR game

Well at least something is in the works.

Destructoid

"We were drunk on the bus and he was being annoying. We threw punches at each other." From singing in a pub getting him a job in one of Europe's biggest metal bands to MMA and cat fostering: five minutes with Amon Amarth's Johan Hegg

Amon Amarth's towering frontman opens up on his life, career and whatever else we can squeeze into a cup of coffee

Metal Hammer

From Hollywood to Middle-earth, ‘Lord of the Rings’ Biggest Fan Is Trying His Hand at the Franchise

Stephen Colbert is writing a new Lord of the Rings movie?

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Stardew Valley has basically become the Tolkien of cozy gaming

A decade after launch, Stardew Valley is still the de facto starting point and fondest farm sim for so many cozy gamers.

TechRadar

My first love, The Legend of Zelda, turns 40 today — here's why I think the series has survived and thrived

The Legend of Zelda has stood the tests of time (quite literally, in-game), but there's a lot more to its success than might meet the eye...

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Stephen Colbert’s Brutal Response After Appearing In Epstein Files Goes Viral

Stephen Colbert delivered a viral, Tolkien-inspired roast after discovering his name in the Epstein files.

Evening Standard

Charity shop staff ‘thrilled’ as rare edition of The Hobbit fetches £3,000

The edition of JRR Tolkien’s much-loved classic was among a pile of old children’s books donated to the Oxfam bookshop in Stirling.

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The Independent UK

How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?

INSIDE FILM: Elon Musk, JD Vance and Giorgia Meloni have all described JRR Tolkien’s fantasy novels as fundamental to their respective world views – but it’d be too easy to claim they’ve simply misunderstood them. As Peter Jackson’s film adaptations return to cinemas 25 years after they began, Xan Brooks…

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10 Movies That Are Better Than The Book

Someone's gonna get offended.

Louder

"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 Wales and the magic of J.R.R. Tolkien influenced Led Zeppelin

Robert Plant channelled Tolkien into his lyrics - even if his Led Zep bandmates didn't realise it at the time

PC Gamer

Arc Raiders got a surprise cameo in South Park, and the devs learned about it just two days before the episode aired

Park raiders.

Louder

"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 explains how the mystique of Wales and the magic of J.R.R. Tolkien influenced Led Zeppelin

Robert Plant channelled Tolkien into his lyrics - even if his Led Zep bandmates didn't realise it at the time

PC Gamer

Lord of the Rings Online player accurately recreates Frodo's journey to Mount Doom in 10-hour YouTube video: 'When I saw how perfectly the game followed Tolkien's imagination, I decided to do it properly'

It took five months and "meticulous" planning to put together the lore-accurate recreation of Frodo's epic quest to destroy the One Ring.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: likely source of ‘poo balls’ revealed; video emerges of Louvre heist; and our nerdiest quiz

Partly redacted scientific report points to a combination of heavy rain and a buildup of fats, oils and greases as the likely cause of fatbergs

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