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Eye of Sauron Lord of the Rings cosplay thrills fans

Lord of the Rings cosplay captures the Eye of Sauron in timelapse. Exclusive: Three-star general pushed out amid tensions ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

Mouth of Sauron tutorial for Lord of the Rings Halloween

Become the Mouth of Sauron in this epic Lord of the Rings tutorial. Farm-state Republicans finally reach their breaking point ...

No, Saudi Arabia is not building a World Cup stadium on top of a skyscraper

Despite what you may have seen on social media, there won't be any stadiums on top of skyscrapers at the 2034 World Cup in ...

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 ...

Proposed tower does not match Portland’s character or identity | Opinion

This is currently well expressed in the architectural scale of buildings on the peninsula. The proposal for a 30-story ...
WSPA

‘It really united the community’: Spartanburg clock tower controversy heads to court

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — An injunction hearing was held Monday to decide the future of the Spartanburg clock tower. The city previously approved plans to remove the Morgan Square-based ...
Post and Courier

Crowd rallies around Spartanburg’s downtown clock tower ahead of court hearing over demolition

SPARTANBURG — Two days ahead of an expected court hearing to determine whether to spare Morgan Square’s iconic clock tower from demolition — at least temporarily — about 40 people rallied around the ...
Star Tribune

Minneapolis’ Witch’s Hat has a fascinating history. Will it ever reopen to the public?

Its moment has come around again. Each October, the tall, slender water tower in Minneapolis’ Prospect Park neighborhood fits right in with spooky season. Its pointy, wide-brimmed green tile roof ...
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 ...
Boston Herald

Eiffel Tower closed as nationwide strikes held across France against austerity

PARIS (AP) — Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France on Thursday to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich. In Paris, thousands of workers, ...
The Boston Globe

South Station Tower close to landing anchor tenant: JPMorgan

It would be one of the biggest lease deals of the year as Boston’s office market slowly recovers from COVID-era remote work In what would be another in a recent string of bright spots for downtown ...
USA Today

Eiffel Tower closed over massive strikes in France

Nationwide strikes in France on Oct. 2 led to the closure of the Eiffel Tower. Tens of thousands of people protested against government spending cuts and for higher public service spending. Nationwide ...