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Get Gandalf In Your Tights With These Lord Of The Rings-Inspired Garments
They say a wizard is never late. He arrives precisely when he means to, but what if he could be fashionably late instead? Turns out everyone now can with this Middle-Earth-inspired gear from Aussie designers, Black Milk.
Hobbiton’s Green Dragon Pub Opens Its Doors In New Zealand
Hobbit fever. The air’s thick with it, no place more so than New Zealand. The country is preparing for the inevitable influx of tourists — spurned by Peter Jackson’s upcoming interpretation of The Hobbit — and what better way to cater to the thirsty, international masses than with the Green Dragon Inn itself?
Here’s The Weather, Delivered In Elvish By A New Zealand TV Host
With the theatrical release of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit just weeks away and the official premiere behind us, the world is slowly going to become more Lord of the Rings crazy. You’d think the Kiwis would be over the attention. No, not really. Turns out they’re still very much into it, as NZ TV host and weatherman Tamati Coffey demonstrates with this forecast, delivered mostly in Elvish… dressed as an elf.
Watch This Guy Build Bilbo Baggins’ House Out Of 2600 Balloons
It’s amazing what you can do with latex in 40 hours. Building Bag End from Lord of the Rings using nothing but balloons is one such activity, if you have the means and the will. If you have neither (not unsurprising), you need look no further than balloon artist Jeremy Telford for inspiration, a man who constructed his own rubbery, inflated hobbit den over the course of three days.
Conroy’s Filter Is Dead, But A New Evil Is Gathering Strength…
As news broke last night that the proposed mandatory internet filter was dead, in favour of the more liberty-friendly Interpol filter, I couldn’t help but think of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Two Towers. Sure, the filter has fallen from grace like Saruman from Isengard, but a new evil lurks behind the walls of Canberra’s very own Mount Doom: an all-seeing eye that wants to track your every move online. I’m talking about data retention.
Wellington Airport’s Wicked Gollum Sculpture Must Be Seen To Be Believed
New Zealand, you’re getting cooler by the day! Just look at this wonderful, massive Gollum sculpture, which now hovers playfully over the food court at Wellington Airport. Built by the folks at the Weta Workshop and installed in a brutal, three-day hoisting marathon, the installation is part cultural enrichment and part (you guessed it) promotion for Peter Jackson’s upcoming flick The Hobbit.
Can Video Games Ever Be As Realistic As Movies?
How many times have you read on a game box or skimmed an interview and saw these words come out of a game studio’s mouth: “we’re going for absolute realism in our game”? You might wander into a store and pick up a copy, only to pop it into your console or PC and be utterly disappointed by another unrealistic FPS or RPG that completely misses the mark. Should we just abandon all hope that video games will ever look as good as the movies do? Not necessarily. Meet Guy Williams. You may remember him as the visual effects supervisor (read: FX boss) on a little project called The Avengers.
The Attention To Detail In This 50,000-Lego Brick Rivendell Is Astonishing
Where do hardcore Lego builders find the patience to build these amazing dioramas? It’s not like placing pieces incorrectly is very forgiving — a decision you made with a block hours ago could make it difficult or impossible to achieve the look or structure you want. I guess that explains the nearly four days of planning required to build this model of Rivendell from Lord of the Rings.
