Peter Jackson also made at least a few changes to The Lord of the Rings stories. One of them was related to Samwise Gamgee, the brave companion to Frodo Baggins. Unlike Frodo, Sam did not get to do ...

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The Masters Tournament, the emerald jewel in the crown of professional golf, begins this week. That’s a statement I’m ...

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Hanks — a journalist, and yes, also the daughter of Tom — recalls driving the highway 10 across the southwest as she tries to make sense of her unstable upbringing and the life and death of ...

A new book from Vita Sackville-West's grandson, Adam Nicolson, explores the pigeons who can tell their Bach from their Stravinsky and testosterone-fuelled wrens who make Hugh Hefner look tame.

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