<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - lord-of-the-rings</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/lord-of-the-rings</link><description>Newsvine - lord-of-the-rings</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:54:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:15:29 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Worst Oscar Song Nominees Ever: Our List Will Go On From 'Armaggedon' to 'Titanic' </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Ever since the category for Best Original Song was introduced at the 7th Academy Awards ceremony in 1934, the award has celebrated some of the most heartrending music ever to be put onscreen. The award has honoured some of the most well-loved tracks from movie musicals, most re&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17076084-worst-oscar-song-nominees-ever-our-list-will-go-on-from-armaggedon-to-titanic</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17076084-worst-oscar-song-nominees-ever-our-list-will-go-on-from-armaggedon-to-titanic</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>titanic</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>armaggedon</category><category>wizard-of-oz</category><category>movie-musicals</category><category>best-original-song</category><category>worst-oscar-songs</category><category>7th-academy-award-ceremony</category><category>romantic-themes</category><category>over-hte-rainbow</category><category>the-return-of-the-kind</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:54:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The bread of the Elves of Mirkwood and Lorien</title>
<description><![CDATA[
From: 
Elven Lembas Bread
From the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R Tolkien]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[T. Fargo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[T. Fargo]]></source><link>http://tfargo2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14265010-the-bread-of-the-elves-of-mirkwood-and-lorien</link><guid>http://tfargo2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/06/14265010-the-bread-of-the-elves-of-mirkwood-and-lorien</guid><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>home-garden</category><category>lembas</category><category>elven-bread</category><pubDate>Sat, 6 Oct 2012 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tfargo21D71B391-79C7-3C37-5A9D-0721F6C00D12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=tfargo21D71B391-79C7-3C37-5A9D-0721F6C00D12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ok, not from Mirkwood...but craft paper is made from trees. Right?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>OMG! Matt Smith teases a Peter Jackson-directed Doctor Who episode!</title>
<description><![CDATA[
You know what we heard today? Oh, no big deal ... just Peter "Lord of the Rings" Jackson being down for directing an episode of Doctor Who!
]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13964970-omg-matt-smith-teases-a-peter-jackson-directed-doctor-who-episode</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13964970-omg-matt-smith-teases-a-peter-jackson-directed-doctor-who-episode</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tv</category><category>hobbit</category><category>bbc</category><category>television</category><category>peter-jackson</category><category>uk-news</category><category>doctor-who</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>lotr</category><category>dr-who</category><category>the-hobbit</category><category>matt-smith</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:34:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautter06AE70B6-5FCA-B177-F90F-E3D5262DF059.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautter06AE70B6-5FCA-B177-F90F-E3D5262DF059.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tolkien denied the Nobel Prize for bad storytelling</title>
<description><![CDATA[
JRR Tolkien, the author of the Lord of the Rings, was rejected by the Nobel committee because his writing didn't measure up.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/06/10003183-tolkien-denied-the-nobel-prize-for-bad-storytelling</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/06/10003183-tolkien-denied-the-nobel-prize-for-bad-storytelling</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>books</category><category>nobel-prize</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>scifi</category><category>science-fiction</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>jrr-tolkien</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:17:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Official Trailer and Peter Jackson's 'Making Of' Videos</title>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
This week saw the premiere of the first trailer for 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' the first entry of director Peter Jackson's pair of films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book 'The Hobbit.'
Watch it below in HD:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/23/9666739-the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-official-trailer-and-peter-jacksons-making-of-videos</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/23/9666739-the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey-official-trailer-and-peter-jacksons-making-of-videos</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>film</category><category>usa</category><category>fantasy</category><category>movies</category><category>trailers</category><category>peter-jackson</category><category>previews</category><category>spots</category><category>hd</category><category>cinema</category><category>youtube</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>teaser</category><category>video-clips</category><category>the-hobbit</category><category>jrr-tolkien</category><category>official-trailer</category><category>the-hobbit-an-unexpected-journey</category><category>production-videos</category><category>making-of-documentary</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:03:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16LcNs1cxsY" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/16LcNs1cxsY/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCW72JwsO4I" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KCW72JwsO4I/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRakEgN0AbQ" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vRakEgN0AbQ/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D74bwYowHQ" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/5D74bwYowHQ/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOhk3HE_-YY" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JOhk3HE_-YY/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>If Hunter S. Thompson Had Written 'THE LORD OF THE RINGS'</title>
<description><![CDATA[IF HUNTER S. THOMPSON HAD WRITTEN
&lsquo;THE LORD OF THE RINGS&rsquo;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
THE CONSPIRACY
OF THE DRUG FIENDS
_______________________
&nbsp;
BEING THE FIRST PART
&nbsp;
OF
&nbsp;
The Lord of the Rings
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
BOOK ONE
&nbsp;
(Fear &amp; Loathing in Riv&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Falkeep]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Falkeep]]></source><link>http://falkeep.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/02/8604085-if-hunter-s-thompson-had-written-the-lord-of-the-rings</link><guid>http://falkeep.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/02/8604085-if-hunter-s-thompson-had-written-the-lord-of-the-rings</guid><category>hobbit</category><category>literature</category><category>drugs</category><category>book</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>hunter</category><category>elf</category><category>thompson</category><category>arts</category><category>sam</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>middle-earth</category><category>frodo</category><category>elves</category><category>shire</category><category>elrond</category><category>elvish</category><category>fear-and-loathing</category><category>bree</category><category>sauron</category><category>mordor</category><category>rivendell</category><category>black-rider</category><category>nazgul</category><category>lothlorien</category><category>mithril</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Nov 2011 00:51:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>  Endeavor Shuttle Launch Mimics Eye of Sauron | Politics + Balderdash = POLDERDASH</title>
<description><![CDATA[Cool!&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jones377]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jones377]]></source><link>http://jones377.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6654919-endeavor-shuttle-launch-mimics-eye-of-sauron-politics-balderdash-polderdash</link><guid>http://jones377.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/16/6654919-endeavor-shuttle-launch-mimics-eye-of-sauron-politics-balderdash-polderdash</guid><category>space-shuttle</category><category>politics</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>endeavor</category><category>sauron</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 20:01:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bored of the Rings - apologies to Tolkien</title>
<description><![CDATA[I recently came across a book I hadn't read in years.&nbsp; It was "Bored of the Rings" by the Harvard Lampoon.&nbsp; I think they were the predecessors of the National Lampoon.&nbsp; They wrote this silly, stupid, hilarious satire of the Lord of the Rings.&nbsp; Unfortunately, I&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[katrix]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[katrix]]></source><link>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/29/6559125-bored-of-the-rings-apologies-to-tolkien</link><guid>http://katrixx.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/29/6559125-bored-of-the-rings-apologies-to-tolkien</guid><category>books</category><category>hobbit</category><category>odd-news</category><category>reading</category><category>satire</category><category>wizard</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>middle-earth</category><category>gandalf</category><category>lampoon</category><category>elves</category><category>orcs</category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 02:37:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bilbo Baggins and the 13 Dwarves: Meet the Cast of 'The Hobbit'</title>
<description><![CDATA[After months of uncertainty, the near financial collapse of a movie studio, a change in directors and a heated labor dispute, the cast of Peter Jackson's two-film adaptation of "The Hobbit" was at last introduced to the news media on Friday at a press conference in New Zeal&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sean Easter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sean Easter]]></source><link>http://sean-easter.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/11/6034885-bilbo-baggins-and-the-13-dwarves-meet-the-cast-of-the-hobbit</link><guid>http://sean-easter.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/11/6034885-bilbo-baggins-and-the-13-dwarves-meet-the-cast-of-the-hobbit</guid><category>arts</category><category>peter-jackson</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>the-hobbit</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:09:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Free Kirill Yeskov! LOTR fans deserve to see 'The Last Ring-Bearer' in English.</title>
<description><![CDATA[A retelling of The Lord of the Rings from the Mordor point of view is finally available in English, thanks to a translator who has posted a free version online  "as a labor of love." If you love LOTR –and even more if you don't — you'll want to take a look.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[tyler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[tyler]]></source><link>http://tyler.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/10/6025815-free-kirill-yeskov-lotr-fans-deserve-to-see-the-last-ring-bearer-in-english</link><guid>http://tyler.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/10/6025815-free-kirill-yeskov-lotr-fans-deserve-to-see-the-last-ring-bearer-in-english</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>lotr</category><category>margaret-mitchell</category><category>houghton-mifflin</category><category>last-ring-bearer</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:49:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Elijah Wood to Appear in The Hobbit Movie (and here's the scoop on how!)</title>
<description><![CDATA[TheOneRing.net can confirm that Elijah Wood will step in front of Peter Jackson's cameras and return to Middle-earth for a part in 'The Hobbit,' — and we even know how. 

[***MAJOR HOBBIT MOVIE SPOILERS BELOW***]]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/07/5786649-elijah-wood-to-appear-in-the-hobbit-movie-and-heres-the-scoop-on-how</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/07/5786649-elijah-wood-to-appear-in-the-hobbit-movie-and-heres-the-scoop-on-how</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>film</category><category>movies</category><category>peter-jackson</category><category>gollum</category><category>andy-serkis</category><category>cinema</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>middle-earth</category><category>lotr</category><category>cate-blanchett</category><category>hugo-weaving</category><category>hobbits</category><category>gimli</category><category>elves</category><category>liv-tyler</category><category>ian-mckellan</category><category>elrond</category><category>elijah-wood</category><category>jrr-tolkien</category><category>bilbo-baggins</category><category>arwen</category><category>frodo-baggins</category><category>galadriel</category><category>theonering-net</category><category>sean-astin</category><category>hobbit-movie</category><category>films-in-production</category><category>hobbit-movie-news-and-rumors</category><category>marton-csokas</category><category>celeborn</category><category>sam-gamgee</category><category>meriadoc-merry-brandybuck</category><category>peregrin-pippin-took</category><category>john-rhys-davies</category><category>gloin</category><category>gandalf-the-grey-wizard</category><category>casting-hobbit</category><category>hobbits-the-movie</category><category>the-movie-the-hobbit</category><category>hobbit-film</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Jan 2011 21:41:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Casting Manager Fired Over Hobbit Race Dispute</title>
<description><![CDATA[A casting manager working on The Hobbit has been sacked over allegations a British actress was turned down for a role in the film because of her skin colour.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></source><link>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/30/5551446-casting-manager-fired-over-hobbit-race-dispute</link><guid>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/30/5551446-casting-manager-fired-over-hobbit-race-dispute</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>hobbit</category><category>ring</category><category>sting</category><category>peter-jackson</category><category>gollum</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>lotr</category><category>trilogy</category><category>bilbo</category><category>frodo</category><category>jrr-tolkien</category><category>my-precious</category><category>gandolf</category><category>jrr</category><category>bilbo-tea-baggin</category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:58:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The 13 Dumbest Quotes of Christine O'Donnell</title>
<description><![CDATA[The 13 stupidest quotes by America's newest political obsession, Christine O'Donnell. Have you noticed how the terror ground zero mosque has started to fade from the headlines? John Stewart's bit on the media's ADD was epic. This is America's new "SQUIRREL!" on... ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[onevoiceamongmany]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[onevoiceamongmany]]></source><link>http://onevoiceamongmany.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/16/5122391-the-13-dumbest-quotes-of-christine-odonnell</link><guid>http://onevoiceamongmany.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/16/5122391-the-13-dumbest-quotes-of-christine-odonnell</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>bible</category><category>feminism</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>masturbation</category><category>psychics</category><category>drag-queens</category><category>tea-party</category><category>sarah-palin</category><category>nude-sunbathing</category><category>women-in-the-military</category><category>christine-odonnell</category><category>co-ed-dorms</category><category>freak-dancing</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:22:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>McKellen to return as Gandalf in 'Hobbit'</title>
<description><![CDATA[British actor Ian McKellen said he will reprise his "Lord of the Rings" role of Gandalf the wizard in two upcoming big-screen adaptations of "The Hobbit."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></source><link>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5108474-mckellen-to-return-as-gandalf-in-hobbit</link><guid>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5108474-mckellen-to-return-as-gandalf-in-hobbit</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>games</category><category>hobbit</category><category>fantasy</category><category>role-playing</category><category>wow</category><category>sting</category><category>gamers</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>d-d</category><category>nerds</category><category>lotr</category><category>trilogy</category><category>frodo</category><category>gandalf</category><category>elves</category><category>dwarves</category><category>led-zepplin</category><category>jrr-tolkein</category><category>gen-con</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>6 Great Novels that Were Hated in Their Time </title>
<description><![CDATA["Raise your hand if you ever had to read a classic novel in school, only to come away hating it. And keep your hand up if at some point an adult turned up their nose at you for failing to recognize genius when you saw it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[krishna-167929]]></source><link>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/26/4756324-6-great-novels-that-were-hated-in-their-time</link><guid>http://krishna109.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/26/4756324-6-great-novels-that-were-hated-in-their-time</guid><category>literature</category><category>education</category><category>school</category><category>different</category><category>writers</category><category>fiction</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>controversial</category><category>brave-new-world</category><category>novels</category><category>class-whores</category><category>j-d-salinger</category><category>brave-new-worl</category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:05:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Orlando Bloom Marries Super-Model</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bloom and Kerr announced their engagement last June. They'd been dating since 2007.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[TestAnxiety]]></source><link>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/23/4736968-orlando-bloom-marries-super-model</link><guid>http://testanxiety.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/23/4736968-orlando-bloom-marries-super-model</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>pirates</category><category>troy</category><category>dna</category><category>bidding-war</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>lotr</category><category>swords</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:31:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Chic geek hotels around the world</title>
<description><![CDATA[Whether your fantasy hotel is a Star Wars-style cave dwelling or a Hobbit hole in New Zealand, specialty accommodations around the world will fulfill your nerdy needs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com travel]]></source><link>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/18/4527873-chic-geek-hotels-around-the-world</link><guid>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/18/4527873-chic-geek-hotels-around-the-world</guid><category>travel</category><category>microsoft</category><category>apple</category><category>ipod</category><category>star-wars</category><category>hotels</category><category>vacation</category><category>star-trek</category><category>anime</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>luxury</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:52:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lord of the Rings Online goes free-to-play this fall</title>
<description><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings Online will become a free-to-play game this fall as its new owner launches a major upgrade.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/04/4464442-lord-of-the-rings-online-goes-free-to-play-this-fall</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/04/4464442-lord-of-the-rings-online-goes-free-to-play-this-fall</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>online</category><category>internet</category><category>web</category><category>video-games</category><category>rpg</category><category>videogames</category><category>mmorpg</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>free-to-play</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jun 2010 21:30:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Monster Climbs Out of Cave, Killed by Children</title>
<description><![CDATA[I don't even want to KNOW how that thing looked as it came at them.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adrian Thorn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Adrian Thorn]]></source><link>http://adrianthorn.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/17/3284402-monster-climbs-out-of-cave-killed-by-children</link><guid>http://adrianthorn.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/17/3284402-monster-climbs-out-of-cave-killed-by-children</guid><category>science</category><category>monster</category><category>monsters</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>cryptozoology</category><category>the-truth-is-out-there</category><category>unidentified-animal</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:27:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Hobbit Lead Actor Announcement Coming Soon: Who do you think should play Bilbo Baggins? Who do you think will?</title>
<description><![CDATA[Actors who played  Harry Potter, Dr. Who, and Mr.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/18/3036975-the-hobbit-lead-actor-announcement-coming-soon-who-do-you-think-should-play-bilbo-baggins-who-do-you-think-will</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/18/3036975-the-hobbit-lead-actor-announcement-coming-soon-who-do-you-think-should-play-bilbo-baggins-who-do-you-think-will</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>books</category><category>film</category><category>new-zealand</category><category>hollywood</category><category>fantasy</category><category>daniel-radcliffe</category><category>actors</category><category>movies</category><category>peter-jackson</category><category>jack-black</category><category>cinema</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>rowan-atkinson</category><category>ewan-mcgregor</category><category>guillermo-del-toro</category><category>david-tennant</category><category>jrr-tolkien</category><category>nick-frost</category><category>james-mcavoy</category><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Lord Of The Rings Fan Film To Debut... Raising Some Copyright Questions</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stephen Turner alerted us to a story about an impressive looking fan film "prequel" to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy that is being released this weekend.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tacitus13]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tacitus13]]></source><link>http://tacitus13.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/03/2769515-lord-of-the-rings-fan-film-to-debut-raising-some-copyright-questions</link><guid>http://tacitus13.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/03/2769515-lord-of-the-rings-fan-film-to-debut-raising-some-copyright-questions</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>lotr</category><category>movie-fans</category><pubDate>Sun, 3 May 2009 16:34:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Kirk Cameron and Mel Gibson co-starring in Inklings film</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two of the biggest Christian actors are slated to star in a film about two of the 20th century's most prominent Christian writers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[NathanJ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[NathanJ]]></source><link>http://nathanj.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/03/2638022-kirk-cameron-and-mel-gibson-co-starring-in-inklings-film</link><guid>http://nathanj.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/03/2638022-kirk-cameron-and-mel-gibson-co-starring-in-inklings-film</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>film</category><category>movie</category><category>lewis</category><category>mel-gibson</category><category>reese-witherspoon</category><category>movies</category><category>narnia</category><category>c-s-lewis</category><category>april-fool</category><category>tolkien</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>too-many-tags</category><category>lotr</category><category>etc</category><category>j-r-r-tolkien</category><category>inklings</category><category>ben-barnes</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 22:48:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Chic geek hotels around the world</title>
<description><![CDATA[Whether your fantasy hotel is a Star Wars-style cave dwelling or a Hobbit hole in New Zealand, specialty accommodations around the world will fulfill your nerdy needs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com travel]]></source><link>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/18/2563626-chic-geek-hotels-around-the-world</link><guid>http://travel.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/18/2563626-chic-geek-hotels-around-the-world</guid><category>travel</category><category>microsoft</category><category>apple</category><category>ipod</category><category>star-wars</category><category>hotels</category><category>vacation</category><category>star-trek</category><category>anime</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>luxury</category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:41:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Double Amputee Fitted For Mermaid Tail - Company Worked On 'Lord Of The Rings' Series (With Video)</title>
<description><![CDATA[AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A New Zealand double amputee never expected a response when she sent a note to a special effects company asking if they would create a mermaid tail to help her swim. Two years later, her dream came true.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erica S.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Erica S.]]></source><link>http://kissmeimabbw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/25/2478353-double-amputee-fitted-for-mermaid-tail-company-worked-on-lord-of-the-rings-series-with-video</link><guid>http://kissmeimabbw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/25/2478353-double-amputee-fitted-for-mermaid-tail-company-worked-on-lord-of-the-rings-series-with-video</guid><category>people</category><category>film</category><category>movie</category><category>new-zealand</category><category>odd</category><category>news</category><category>odd-news</category><category>series</category><category>films</category><category>movies</category><category>prosthetic</category><category>king-kong</category><category>weird</category><category>disabilities</category><category>auckland</category><category>strange</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>off-beat</category><category>weird-news</category><category>prosthetics</category><category>mermaid</category><category>special-effects</category><category>weta</category><category>double-amputee</category><category>weta-workshop</category><category>vessey</category><category>nadya</category><category>double-amputees</category><category>fitted-for</category><category>mermaid-tail</category><category>worked-on</category><category>special-effects-company</category><category>nadya-vessey</category><category>prosthetics-department</category><category>2005-remake</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:56:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Prosthetic Mermaid Tail for Amputee - Effects shop fulfills amputee's mermaid dream</title>
<description><![CDATA[Good: double amputee gets prosthetic legs so she can walk. Better: double amputee gets realistic-looking mermaid tail so she can swim.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jedipunk]]></source><link>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/25/2475421-prosthetic-mermaid-tail-for-amputee-effects-shop-fulfills-amputees-mermaid-dream</link><guid>http://jedipunk.newsvine.com/_news/2009/02/25/2475421-prosthetic-mermaid-tail-for-amputee-effects-shop-fulfills-amputees-mermaid-dream</guid><category>health</category><category>swimming</category><category>narnia</category><category>king-kong</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>prosthesis</category><category>mermaid</category><category>prosthetic-limbs</category><category>stuff-magazine</category><category>prothetic-legs</category><category>prostheric-mermaid-tail</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:40:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>