January 3: time for the Tolkien Toast!
J. R. R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State in...
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The Hobbit wins the holiday box office
Put away the party hats. With a new year dawning, the holiday movie season has essentially come to...
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Critics forget how fairytales feed our humanity
Hobbits, notes Tolkien at the start of their eponymous story, are largely forgotten, easily missed and have little...
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Tolkien devotee backs bid to name NZ peak
The bid to name an anonymous peak in Fiordland National Park Mt Tolkien in honour of The Lord...
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In defence of spoilers
Movie spoilers get a bad rap. Even the word itself, spoiler, comes with connotations of bad. Reminders of...
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NZ tourism surge coincides with The Hobbit
New Zealand is expected to see a surge in tourism following the release of The Hobbit movie. Travel...
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