Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

Entertainment

“A genuine passion project”: Stephen Colbert’s next job is his actually his dream job—writing the next “Lord of the Rings” movie

Elijah Wood’s updates on “The Hunt for Gollum” spark fan excitement

Elijah Wood crashes a hobbit-inspired wedding in The Shire: “Only in Middle-earth”

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Memes

“I don’t know why I was so anti-wig”: Elijah Wood revisits the viral “will you wear wigs” interview years later

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

companies named after lord of the rings lotr

Culture

8 companies who named themselves after “Lord of the Rings”

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Kittens riding pony with text that says "at dawn we ride"

The medieval history of ‘We Ride At Dawn’

Mike Hadge

The Internet’s reaction to new ‘Lord of the Rings’ films is anything but ‘precious’ 

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

rey and kylo ren, tom nook from animal crossing, and edward and bella from twilight

Unclick

How Tumblr users tapped into nostalgia and connections to get through 2020

Anna María is a writer and artist whose work focuses on the intersections of geekdom, pop culture, and social justice. She&#8217;s been known to make color-coded &#8216;Silmarillion&#8217; flash cards for fun.

Anna María

Second Age - Lord of the Rings Amazon Prime series

What you need to know about the Second Age of ‘Lord of the Rings’

J.R.R. Tolkien’s love story ‘Beren and Lúthien’ is out today

The definitive guide to obscure pop-culture holidays

Daily Dot Contributor

The Internet’s love affair with Pluto erupts in hilarious and heartbreaking memes

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Lord of the Rings