An unexpected journey unfolds as Blaine High School Theatre presents its fall production of “The Hobbit” Oct. 10–12.

A 19-time reader explained the struggle of good and evil for the first-timers. A 19-time reader explained the struggle of good and evil for the first-timers. A 19-time reader explained the struggle of ...

Last season it was organ duets with hairless honchos from outer space. This season's Out of this world morality play, ladies and gentlemen, is Lord of the Rings, and tonight it opened at the Sax ...

On Sept. 22, Tolkien fans around the world will raise a mug of ale, cut into some seed cake or at the very least brew an extra pot of tea. Why? The day marks the shared birthday of Bilbo and Frodo ...

LITTLETON • After following the stone path to the storybook cottage, I step through the carved round door, as if walking into a fairy tale. A tree stands at the heart of the earthen playhouse, ...

The book’s discovery would be a once-in-a-lifetime moment for any rare books specialist. While out on a routine appraisal of the contents of a home in Bristol, England, Caitlin Riley spotted an ...

In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...