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☆ Now you can visit a real-life ‘Hobbit Hole’ in New Zealand
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Tolkien’s imagination – and therefore sadly off limits to tourists – the Hobbiton Movie Set provides a pretty good substitute. The Hobbit sets – mostly facades built into landscaped hillsides – have operated as a tourist attraction in some capacity since 2002, but until recently most of the Hobbit Holes have been out of bounds to visitors. The Hobbiton Movie Set formed the backdrop to the "Lord of the Rings" movies and the subsequent Hobbit trilogy and is now a tourist attraction. Shaun JeffersNow, two fully decorated Hobbit Holes have opened to the public for the first time. Shaun JeffersExploring the Hobbit Holes is now included as part of the Hobbiton tour experience.

Persons: J.R.R, Peter Jackson, –, Shaun Jeffers, Hobbiton, “, it’s, ”, crouch, Doom, Conor McNish, Lane, Aragorn, Gandalf, King Théoden, Rohan, ’ ”, ” CNN’s Thomas Page Organizations: CNN, Getty, CNN Travel, Mount, Sunday Locations: New Zealand, Matamata, Waikato, “, Auckland, Hobbiton, LOTR, Zealand, South, Ngauruhoe, Ruapehu, London

☆ Bearer of rare 'One Ring' card from 'Lord of the Rings' lore could fetch $2 million and face hefty tax bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

And the ring bearer — if they choose to sell the "precious" — may owe a hefty tax bill on the profits. Marta Iwanek | Toronto Star | Getty ImagesThe Canadian who acquired The One Ring card would most likely pay tax on half their profits. If The One Ring card were sold for 2 million euros — which appears to be the current top bid — then 1 million euros (about CA$1.46 million) would be taxable. Total Canadian tax bill is 'subjective'But what's Canada's tax rate on the profits? (In reality, the effective tax rate would be slightly lower since Canada's income tax system is progressive, as in the U.S., experts said.

Persons: Elijah Wood, Frodo, Misty, Sauron, Mount Doom, —, Roger Perzan, Marta Iwanek, Plaskett, Howard Gleckman, it's, Scott Plaskett, John Oakey, Oakey, Sir Ian McKellen, Gandalf Organizations: Coast LLC, Canadian, Toronto Star, Getty, Urban, Brookings Tax Policy Center, Total Canadian, Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, Canada Revenue Agency Locations: Rivendell, Toronto, Canada, U.S, Ontario, Scott Plaskett Toronto

When measured on the grime factor, “The Rings of Power” has emerged as the dirtier show because of its settings. Elves slog through mud to dig tunnels for their captors. Hobbit-like nomads called Harfoots have soiled skin and shrubbery in their hair. Fighters get caked in ash from an erupting Mount Doom. Ben Rothstein/Amazon

Forme de relief de pe Charon vor primi nume inspirate din „Star Wars”, „Star Trek” sau „Lord of the Rings”Oamenii de știință din cadrul NASA au decis să denumească regiuni și forme de relief de pe Charon, cel mai mare satelit al planetei pitice Pluto, după locuri și personaje din serii SF sau Fantasy celebre precum „Star Wars”, „Star Trek” sau „Lord of the Rings”. În conformitate cu regulile Uniunii Astronomice Internaționale (IAU), craterele și formele de relief de pe Pluto trebuie să primească denumiri inspirate din mitologia subpământeană (Pluto sau Hades — zeul lumii subterane, de dincolo). NASA nu este însă constrânsă de astfel de reguli în ceea ce privește alegerea unor nume pentru cratere sau vârfuri și lanțuri muntoase de pe Charon. Deocamdată, nume precum Vader, Skywalker sau Leia Organa au fost propuse pentru niște cratere de pe Charon, iar o uriașă regiune întunecată aflată în partea nordică a satelitului lui Pluto ar putea primi denumirea Mordor. Evident că noile denumiri trebuie să primească aprobarea IAU, însă oamenii de știință din cadrul NASA sunt optimiști, mai ales că IAU a aprobat deja denumiri precum Doom Mons (Mount Doom din „Lord of the Rings”) pentru un lanț muntos de pe Titan, unul dintre sateliții planetei Saturn.

Persons: Charon, Pluto, Hades, Charon ., Vader, Skywalker, Leia Organa, William Shatner, Kirk Organizations: NASA, SF, Uniunii Astronomice Internaționale, Doom Mons, Titan, Saturn Locations: Mordor, Mount

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