#Amazon’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ reveals more key characters

#Amazon’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ reveals more key characters

“Amazon’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ reveals more key characters” Amazon introduced five of the new characters that will appear in its upcoming “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series. Thursday’s announcement was accompanied by posters of each character’s hands holding various objects, including apples, a scroll and a seemingly pregnant stomach….

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#Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke and other commentary

#Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke and other commentary

“#Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke and other commentary” Libertarian: Justice Thomas’ Pot Rebuke Sixteen years after the Supreme Court ruled the federal marijuana ban applies even when individual states have legalized it, Justice Clarence Thomas “is back with another blast” at the federal government’s “half-in, half-out regime that simultaneously tolerates and forbids local use of marijuana,”…

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#J.R.R. Tolkien annual seminar goes woke with ‘diversity’ focus

#J.R.R. Tolkien annual seminar goes woke with ‘diversity’ focus

“#J.R.R. Tolkien annual seminar goes woke with ‘diversity’ focus” This year’s annual Tolkien Society seminar will pay “more critical attention than ever” to diversity issues, according to an announcement by the literary charity. Academics and non-academics alike interested in J.R.R. Tolkien’s high-fantasy world will read papers at the conference next week with titles such as…

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#Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptation found after 30 years

#Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptation found after 30 years

“#Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptation found after 30 years” Eat your heart out, Peter Jackson. A long-lost Soviet television adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy has been unearthed after being lost for 30 years, the Guardian reports. Based on Tolkien’s first installment, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” the 1991 film…

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