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A Looming Tom Bombadisaster?

By: Jack Butler · Jack Butler

The reported inclusion of Tom Bombadil in season two of The Rings of Power reeks of desperation.

Rory Kinnear as Tom Bombadil in <i>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power</i> season two.

James Buckley and the ‘Population Bomb’ That Never Went Off

By: Jack Butler · Jack Butler

The late Buckley countered the Malthusianism of his day and prophetically wondered if underpopulation might eventually become a bigger problem.

James L. Buckley at the National Review Institute Ideas Summit in 2019.

By: Jack Butler · Jack Butler

A new trailer might seem promising, but the show has a lot of work to do to become worthy of Tolkien’s legacy.

Durin III (Peter Mullan) in the teaser trailer for Season 2 of <i>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power</i>

By: Jack Butler · Jack Butler

Warner Bros. can’t help returning to this precious intellectual property. But will it be any good?

Gollum in <i>Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers</i>