Italians already do the whole seven fishes thing, so it makes sense that an Italian man would choose to live like a hobbit, whose culture also calls for eating seven meals a day. The 37-year-old fan ...

An Italian man lives like a hobbit with his family in Bucchianico, where he has created his own Shire from “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Nicolas Gentile, a 37-year-old Italian pastry chef ...

Other Change of Hobbit, Berkeley's pioneering science fiction-fantasy bookstore, now in spacious new digs at 3264 Adeline Street, between Harmon and Alcatraz, near popular destinations like The Vault ...

Gentile spoke about this major life change with Insider. He has decided to pursue this opportunity to build his own version of the Shire, but he has also enjoyed adventures. He talked about the ...

The spirit of adventure is in all of us. That’s the message permeating Wheelock Family Theatre’s new production of “The Hobbit.” The company premiered J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy tale last weekend for a ...

One of the reasons that The Lord of the Ringsis so popular is because of how versatile it is as a story. Yes, it's also the very bedrock of fantasy storytelling as it's understood today, but when ...

(RNS) Travel along, if you dare, with Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit” -- either in J.R.R.Tolkien’s beloved 1937 novel, or through the first installment of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy based on the book, ...

Designer, dressmaker and tiny house expert Kristie Wolfe, who created the inexpensive Hawaiian vacation home we reported on earlier this year, is building her very own "Shire" comprising three ...

Sméagol's name has some interesting origins. In Tolkien's invented language Westron, his name is Trahald, which literally means "burrowing". His name is also related to the great dragon Smaug, where ...