Entmaiden sends us official word from Amazon.com on exactly just WHAT is going on regarding the release of ‘The Annotated Hobbit’ [More]

toycannon27 writes: I have a relative of mine that works at Wal Mart. Today she noticed they are giving out LOTR buttons promoting The Fellowship Of The Rings August 6 DVD and VHS releases. Here are a few pics of two of them Ive seen so far. Saruman and Arwen. [More]

Those three words would haunt me as a child, frodofan4’s report may give some of you school-mongers the willies as well: I just got two new calendars at Barnes and Noble’s today! One is a Student Planner dating from August 2002 though August 2003. And the other is a 2002-2003 17 Month Locker Calendar! Great items for back to School

For Australian TV watchers: the episode of The Osbournes with an appearance by Elijah Wood will be screening on Network Ten at 9:30pm on Monday, July 22. As usual, we encourage you to check your local TV guides!

News from Slashdot.org tells of a significant increase in computing hardware for the special effects company behind LOTR, WETA Digital. If the purchase is in fact as vast as they say, it is rumored WETA Digital will have the ‘most powerful computer processing site in the Southern Hemisphere!’ I would say that is only appropriate for those who are creating Sauron’s minions. Thanks to Enigma and our very own Corvar for sending in the story. [More]

Thanks to RingerSpy Champion2K we bring you details on just what we can expect from Games Workshop in regards to the Two Towers. If you’re trying to stay spoiler free… I’d turn away now!

With this release we now have confirmation that Haldir will have a troop of elves at Helm’s Deep, the Warg Riders will be in the Two Towers, and a Sneak peak at the weaponary used by the Uruk-hai.

Don’t take my word for it, check it out for yourself!

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