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☆ Apple's latest addition to its $5 billion campus is built into a hillside like a modern-day Hobbit hole
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Apple is showing off Apple Park Observatory, a new subterranean venue at its headquarters. The event space is designed with natural materials and built into a hillside of Apple Park. You can expect Apple to host visitors and press at the venue during its product launches and events. Design website Dezeen published the first photos of Apple Park Observatory, the company's new subterranean venue that's built into the ground, earlier this week. The event space is nestled in the hillside of Apple Park, the company's $5 billion headquarters designed by Foster + Partners in Cupertino, California.

Persons: —, Dezeen Organizations: Apple, Service, Foster + Partners, Business Locations: Apple, J.R.R, Cupertino , California

☆ An ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just sold for a record $3 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just sold for a record $3 million. The new record exceeds Post Malone's $2 million purchase of a one-of-a-kind Magic: The Gathering card last year. AdvertisementAn ultra-rare Magic: The Gathering card just shattered records and sold for $3 million, according to CGC Cards. AdvertisementThe previous record sale for a Magic: The Gathering card took place last year when rapper Post Malone acquired the one-of-a-kind "One Ring" card for $2 million. The buyer of the $3 million Black Lotus card remains unknown.

Persons: —, Adam Cai, Post Malone, Tolkien's, Malone, Christopher Rush Organizations: Service, Post

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Persons: Trevor Barrett, Trevor, Larissa, Trevor Barrett Trevor, Samuel, Nika, Haines, you've, Alex Stock, Barrett Knives, Barrett, he's Organizations: CNBC, Netflix, YouTube, YouTube Investments, Google, Barrett, Larissa Locations: Alaska, Haines, British Columbia, Anchorage, Connecticut, Alaska One, Kenai, U.S, Larissa, Juneau , Alaska, J.R.R, Haines , Alaska

☆ 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

☆ Someone has found what could be the first Magic: The Gathering card worth 7 figures
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

An incredibly rare Magic: The Gathering card from a new expansion was found on Friday. Instead, it's all to do with Hasbro's trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, which released an expansion this month that crosses over with JRR Tolkien's beloved fantasy series. —Magic: The Gathering (@wizards_magic) June 30, 2023While the search is over, the card's ownership may not be settled. The breakneck pace and high costs of new releases has also been an issue for local game shops that sell Magic: The Gathering cards. In April though, the bank upgraded the stock to "neutral" after earnings showed revenue from the card game surged in the first quarter.

Persons: —, JRR, Francisco Rubio, Adam Martin, Dave, Eric LaGaccia Organizations: Service, Wall Street, Gremio de Dragones, Hasbro, City Comics, Bank of America Locations: Valencia, Spain, Buffalo , New York, Brooklyn

☆ The Coveted ‘One Ring’ Card Has Been Found
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The card, a depiction of J.R.R. Tolkien's "One Ring" from the Hasbro tabletop game "Magic: The Gathering," has been authenticated, receiving the second-highest available rating for its condition, "Mint 9," according to grading company PSA . "We are thrilled to hear tale of a new Ring-bearer in possession of the serialized 1:1 The One Ring!" tweeted the account for Magic Friday morning. The person who found the card for now prefers to remain anonymous, according to PSA.

Organizations: Hasbro, PSA

☆ A researcher said she named a new butterfly species after the 'Lord of the Rings' villain partly because spending 10 years on the study felt like the eye of Sauron looking at her
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two newly-discovered butterfly species were named after Sauron, the "The Lord of the Rings" villain. Tolkien's magical "The Lord of the Rings" universe includes hobbits, elves, wizards, and now, a new genus of butterflies called Saurona after the dark lord Sauron. But in an article from The Washington Post, Huertas drew other connections to "The Lord of the Rings" that suggest there may be additional reasons behind the butterfly's name. "Ten years dealing with this study is a lot of strain looking at me like Sauron," she told the Post. The world needs an "army" of people to "get involved in getting worried about nature," she told the Post.

☆ J. R. R. Tolkien now shares his name with a mystical stream frog found in Ecuador — a country in the literal middle of the earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

One researcher told Insider that he could imagine the frog living in Fangorn forest. "The encounter of this frog was very surprising," Sánchez-Nivicela told Insider in an email interview. Because only one Hyloscirtus tolkieni has been discovered thus far, there is still much to learn about how many exist and in what regions they live. Habitat of Hyloscirtus tolkieni (red arrow pointing to collection site); and at the collection site inside the forest (below). The stream frog will take its place among other amphibians that could exist in Middle Earth — including a stubby, wood-loving frog named after Bilbo Baggins that lives on the other side of the Atlantic.

☆ New 'Lord of the Rings' movies are coming after Warner Bros. Discovery secured the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's books
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Samantha Delouya | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Warner Bros. The plan comes after Warner Bros. struck a deal with the video game company that owns the rights to Tolkien's books. Warner Bros. Warner Bros. On the direct-to-consumer front, Warner Bros.

☆ 15 of the best movie trilogies you need to see in your lifetime
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, released from 2001 to 2003, told a sprawling tale of good versus evil set in a fictional world called Middle Earth. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." New Line CinemaBased upon J. R. R. Tolkien's series of books, there hadn't (and still hasn't) been anything quite like director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. And what a world Middle Earth is. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is available to stream on Max.

Persons: Peter Jackson's, Frodo, Gandalf, Saruman Locations: New Zealand

☆ Amazon to bring fantasy game 'Warhammer 40,000' onto screens
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 16 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O) will bring popular fantasy game "Warhammer 40,000" to film and television screens, after the tech giant's content unit reached an agreement with Games Workshop Group (GAW.L), the British game developer said on Friday. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" novels - "The Rings of Power", which set a record debut in September for a Prime Video series. UK-based Games Workshop said Amazon will develop its intellectual property into film and television productions, adding that it will also grant merchandising rights to the U.S. company, beginning with the "Warhammer 40,000" universe. Games Workshop makes tabletop fantasy and futuristic battle games including "Warhammer 40,000", set in the 41st millennium. Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi AichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Elon Musk is an 'avid' reader of science-fiction and likes to text about it, says Affirm CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk texts Affirm CEO Max Levchin texts about their mutual love for sci-fi, Levchin told Wired. Musk has talked about his love for sci-fi books and media in the past. "Our friendship is on a texting basis," Levchin told Wired. "I think what's happening at Twitter is Elon is sort of making sense of it," Levchin said. Levchin knew Musk back when they worked at early-stage PayPal together in 2000 — Levchin was CTO and Musk was CEO.

☆ Take a look inside this 'Hobbit'-inspired tiny home village that's already made $120k on Airbnb
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Joe McCarthy and Justin Kersey created a "Hobbit"-inspired tiny home village for Airbnb renters. They spent nearly $500,000 on the tiny homes that are now proving popular with tourists. Take a look at the homes that are starting to generate passive income for McCarthy and Kersey. A pair of real estate investors took a niche approach to building a money-making portfolio: going all in on tiny homes and taking a little inspiration from "The Hobbit." Tiny homes are proliferating as a minimalist and inexpensive way of living, and are increasingly used as Airbnb properties.

The season one finale of "The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power" premiered October 14 on Prime Video. How to watch 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'You can watch "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" exclusively on Prime Video. You can stream "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" for free with an Amazon Prime trial. "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" season one has a total of eight episodes. Prime Video's "The Rings of Power" is based on the appendices from "The Lord of the Rings" book series.

☆ The host of a hobbit-themed Airbnb made $70,000 in profit last year. She's not a 'LOTR' fan, but she's booked 2 years out.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Layne Van Vranken | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Christina Le Comte rents out a house inspired by "The Lord of the Rings" in her backyard in Canada. Christina Le Comte. In 2020 — her first year in business — Le Comte made more than $30,000 in profit. Le Comte estimates she spent a little over $11,000 doing improvements to the property, not including the cost of decorating. "It can be challenging because you're dealing with a living building and things come up every day," Le Comte said.

☆ Netflix reportedly pitched a $250 million 'Marvel approach' to 'Lord of the Rings' TV shows, but it 'freaked out' the Tolkien estate
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix pitched the Tolkien estate on "Lord of the Rings" TV shows before Amazon landed the rights. It took a "Marvel approach" that "freaked out" the estate, according to The Hollywood Reporter. HBO also pitched the estate on a TV series, THR reported, on essentially remaking the film trilogy. One source told THR that Netflix took a "Marvel approach, and that completely freaked out the estate." THR also reported that Netflix bid $250 million for the rights, which has been widely reported to be the number Amazon paid for the series.

☆ Amazon memo says 'Thursday Night Football' drew record number of Prime signups for a 3-hour period
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon's first broadcast of "Thursday Night Football" attracted a record number of new Prime signups over a three-hour period, more than during similar periods on Prime Day or other big shopping days such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, an executive said in a memo viewed by CNBC. Amazon is spending about $1 billion per year to exclusively stream Thursday Night Football through 2023, CNBC previously reported. "By every measure, Thursday Night Football on Prime Video was a resounding success," Jay Marine, global head of Amazon's sports division, wrote late Monday in the memo to staff. Amazon has said there are 80 million active Prime Video households in the U.S. It's beefed up its Prime Video content in other ways to hook viewers and new subscribers.

"The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power" premiered September 2 on Prime Video. Prime Video costs $9/month on its own, or $15/month as part of a full Prime membership. How to watch 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'You can watch "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" exclusively on Prime Video. You can stream "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" for free with an Amazon Prime trial. Prime Video's "The Rings of Power" is based on the appendices from "The Lord of the Rings" book series.

☆ 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' was watched by more than 25 million globally, Amazon says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-03 | by ( Hanna Howard | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon Studios shared its first image of its upcoming untitled "Lord of the Rings" series, due on its streaming service Sept. 2, 2022. Amazon said Saturday that the first episode of its "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series attracted over 25 million viewers globally in its first day, making it the biggest ever debut for a show on its Prime Video streaming service. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" books and is the most expensive television series of all time. Earlier this month, HBO said its "House of the Dragon," a "Game of Thrones" prequel series, was the biggest series premiere in its history. Clarification: This story was updated to reflect that "The Rings of Power" is based on the appendices to "The Lord of the Rings."

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