Comedian Jim Gaffigan enlisted the help of his kids to create this trailer for his new parenting book Dad Is Fat. The results are kind of hilarious … Discuss

The costumes typically worn by female comic heroes aren’t generally known for their crime-fighting functionality. Now, artist Michael Lee Lunsford decided to see what it would be if his favorite super-heroines 'fully dressed'. Though he claimed that the drawings were just an exercise in character design and said he’s not trying to push “some moral code” on anyone, the pictures do raise an interesting point about cultural standards and a sense of modesty in comic books ... Discuss

Good news, Tolkien-heads. It turns out that J.R.R. Tolkien's novels (they're called The Lord of the Rings. Perhaps you've heard of them) may actually have been inspired by a real ring that was, curiously, forgotten for ages but has recently been re-discovered. Apparently, there's an old Roman myth about about a man cursed by the god Nodens until he returned a ring—this ring, in fact—that he stole.

That might bear only a faint resemblance to Tolkien's epic (it's about "Hobbits," but these are technical terms. We don't expect you to remember them) but, evidently, Tolkien was researching the etymology behind Nodens' name and the myth itself just before he started brainstorming up The Hobbit. So—to borrow a phrase from the book that only die-hard fans will truly understand—is this the one ring that inspired them all? Probably so. It was recently dug up in an old corner of the Library at The Vyne in the British countryside, and is going on display at a new Tolkien exhibit where it will hopefully be safe from Gollum (a character from the book. Hard to explain it all here) ... Discuss