An Italian man lives like a hobbit with his family in Bucchianico, where he has created his own Shire from “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Nicolas Gentile, a 37-year-old Italian pastry chef ...

One of the reasons that The Lord of the Ringsis so popular is because of how versatile it is as a story. Yes, it's also the very bedrock of fantasy storytelling as it's understood today, but when ...

Gentile spoke about this major life change with Insider. He has decided to pursue this opportunity to build his own version of the Shire, but he has also enjoyed adventures. He talked about the ...

Who doesn’t want to live like a Hobbit? Moving into a Hobbit hole in the Shire’s rolling hills and tending a garden and brewing ale sounds like a dream. Like Bilbo Baggins says, “It is no bad thing to ...

The spirit of adventure is in all of us. That’s the message permeating Wheelock Family Theatre’s new production of “The Hobbit.” The company premiered J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy tale last weekend for a ...

After building his own version of Middle-earth, Nicolas Gentile has thrown a ‘ring’ into Mount Vesuvius Nicolas Gentile, a 37-year-old Italian pastry chef, did not just want to pretend to be a hobbit ...