Wired

Elon Musk and the Trump Administration Really Don’t Get Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels—and the associated ... hobbits’ verdant homeland being encroached upon by the forces of the evil wizard Sauron, and his designs to bring the whole of ...

There's 1 'Lord of the Rings' Book Scene I'll Never Forgive Peter Jackson For Skipping

The 'Lord of the Rings' films are phenomenal, but there are some moments from the books they missed out on. Here's a big one.

Sorry, Guys, but The Two Towers in The Lord of the Rings Aren’t the Ones You Think

There is still confusion over which towers are "The Two Towers" in the title of J.R.R. Tolkien's second Lord of the Rings ...

Five spooky Hallowe'en sights from the boundless depths of space

Just in time for Hallowe'en in 2024, Hubble and JWST captured an image of two interacting spiral galaxies — IC 2163 and NGC ...
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Why Sauron Is So Much Stronger Than Gandalf And Saruman In Lord Of The Rings

In The Lord of the Rings, Sauron technically belongs to the same order as Gandalf, Saruman and the other wizards. So why is ...
The Nation

Trump, Like Sauron, Is Not Inevitable—but Only if We Refuse Despair

J.R.R. Tolkien has a message for us: Don’t give in to Trump. To many Middle-earth politicos, Sauron’s victory once seemed beyond doubt. When I started rereading The Lord of the Rings, I wasn’t looking ...