The Lord of the Rings' fellowship was filled with capable but flawed individuals. As a result, everyone from Frodo to Gandalf makes mistakes.

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Maher imagined patriotic posters reminiscent of the iconography of World War II — but of course, the version preferred by the authoritarian enemies of the United States. “There’s a lot of ...

The topics of this fleet and vivid new account of the papacy’s recent history are familiar—disputes over sexual mores, war and peace, church and state, money, and the reach of Vatican ...

The Lord of the Rings trilogy consists of three epic fantasy films, based on the influential novels written by J. R. R. Tolkien, directed by Peter Jackson.

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To curb the illicit drugs trade, law enforcement should look beyond individual drug busts and focus on capturing the illegal money that reaches so many parts of the global economy.

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