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'Magic: The Gathering' debuted a Black Aragorn on Twitter, and it sparked a bitter online debate about the fictional character's race
The character art is part of the card game's new "The Lord of the Rings" set, which designers said …
Matthew Loh
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The elves who came to Helm's Deep to relieve the forces of Rohan were a bunch of weenies who just wanted to jump the line to Valinor, there I said it
The valiant defense of Helm's Deep was aided by the selfless sacrifice of elves. Or was it?
Walt Hickey
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Harvard's president resigning means more drama for other universities
In today's big story, we're looking at the resignation of another Ivy League president and the knoc…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Someone has found what could be the first Magic: The Gathering card worth 7 figures
The "One Ring" trading card has been found. The highly-sought, one of a kind Magic: The Gathering c…
Filip De Mott
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A researcher said she named a new butterfly species after the 'Lord of the Rings' villain partly because spending 10 years on the study felt like the eye of Sauron looking at her
Blanca Huertas spent over a decade studying hundreds of butterfly species and said it was "a lot of…
Chris Panella
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Warner Bros stock beats Tesla and other S&P 500 peers in a fierce comeback as Hogwarts Legacy's massive success rekindles Harry Potter mania
Warner Bros. Discovery stock has outshone all other S&P 500 peers including Tesla and Meta so far i…
Zahra Tayeb
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Former hobbits Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, and more 'Lord of the Rings' stars come out to defend the diverse cast in 'The Rings of Power' after backlash
"Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has been facing backlash for its diverse cast of characters.
Rebecca Cohen
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Amazon's first season of its Lord of the Rings show 'The Rings of Power' will cost $715 million — or 5.1 million annual Prime subscriptions
The 8-episode season based on "The Lord of the Rings" books has shaped up to be the most expensive …
Samantha Delouya
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Scientists named a fungicide after Keanu Reeves because it's extremely effective at killing just like his characters
The new compounds, called keanumycins A, B, and C, could be used to treat human yeast infections an…
Hannah Getahun
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Jeff Bezos said his son told him 'please don't eff this up' after Amazon took on 'The Lord of the Rings' prequel
"He looked me in the eyes, very sincerely, and he said: 'Dad, please don't eff this up,'" Bezos tol…
Katie Canales
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George R.R. Martin hopes 'House of the Dragon' is more successful than Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' series
George R.R. Martin said that he wants prequel series "House of the Dragon" to win more Emmys than t…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Amazon's $1 billion LOTR 'Rings of Power' is losing the ratings and viewer battle to HBO's 'House of the Dragon'
Hostile viewer reactions to the "Lord of the Rings" spinoff pose risks for Amazon Studios and Prime…
Katherine Long
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Elon Musk is an 'avid' reader of science-fiction and likes to text about it, says Affirm CEO
Elon Musk has talked about his love for sci-fi books and movies in the past, including "The Hitchhi…
Aaron Mok
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25 million watch the first two episodes of Amazon's $1 billion 'Lord of the Rings' series in a record for Prime Video
The viewer numbers for "The Rings of Power" are the first that Amazon has revealed for any programm…
Sam Tabahriti
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New spy series 'Citadel' is Amazon Studios' most ambitious and riskiest — bet ever
Amazon is betting that 'Citadel,' set to premiere April 28, will set its streamer apart, but after …
Lucia Moses
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Peter Jackson says he considered hypnosis to forget making 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy
Jackson told The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast that he wanted to enjoy watching the…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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The first teaser trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings' TV series shows familiar characters and new lands
The first real footage from Amazon's upcoming fantasy series "The Rings of Power" shows a kindred s…
Kim Renfro
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The new 'Lord of the Rings' TV show won't have sex scenes the way 'Game of Thrones' did
When news broke that an intimacy coordinator was hired for the show, some fans were worried. But a …
Kim Renfro
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'The Lord of the Rings' character who kept Sauron's ring is a major player on the Amazon show. Actor Maxim Baldry teases how he's headed down a path of 'retribution.'
Insider spoke with the actor behind one of the most notorious humans in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord …
Kim Renfro
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Amazon has cancelled its 'Lord of the Rings' multiplayer video game
The massively multiplayer online game "The Lord of the Rings" had been under development with a Chi…