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How ‘Lord of the Rings’ Shaped a Hopeless Generation
Two decades ago, our blind optimism dissolved as the real world fell into war. ‘Lord of the Rings’ became the ultimate millennial comfort viewing: a fantasy world in which the good guys actually win
Finn Deserved Better — And So Did Black ‘Star Wars’ Fans
‘Disney better not screw this up,’ I thought. We all know what happened next. Of course, there was an easy fix all along.
Was Gandalf Smoking Marijuana in ‘The Lord of the Rings’?
For all we know, the dude wasn’t even a wizard — just high as the tower of Isengard
The ‘Star Wars’ Fans Who Actually Prefer the Books
They’ve had an outsized influence on Disney’s $70 billion franchise — so why don’t the ‘Star Wars’ novels get more fanfare?
