Horrible news story to report from the UK:

A couple were viciously attacked by two adults after asking two boys to be quiet while watching The Lord of the Rings in a packed cinema. [More]

Liz writes: On Wednesday the 9th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Todd Eldredge won the men’s division of the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships with a program choreographed to music from Howard Shore’s ‘FOTR’ score. This gives Eldredge a berth on his third Olympic team.