Is this the most epic Lego creation ever?

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. And in Chester County, Pennsylvania, there lived a lucky S.O.B. who built his own hobbit house.

Today's afternoon links, featuring mysterious books, an Eye of Sauron book tower celebrating the 'Lord of the Rings' box set, and animals riding scooters.

Today's afternoon links, featuring funny 'Lord of the Rings' references and a cat rioting over being incarcerated.

Today's links, featuring a magnificently silly 'Lord Of The Rings' voiceover, an equally silly Bane mashup, and a dog who hates dragons.

Dolls based on movie characters rarely look like the actors we recognize. Artist Noel Cruz has a fix for that.

Almost makes the idea of three "Hobbit" movies tolerable.

While speaking at Bayliss Park in Iowa yesterday, President Barack Obama was seen conjuring a Hadouken in honor of his favorite Mortal Kombat character, Ryu. Thus, "Wizard Obama" is born.

Two of the year's most anticipated movies, Peter Jackson's The Hobbit and Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, released new posters this weekend, not coincidentally right before Comic-Con.