New York legislature OKs ban on gay and trans ‘panic defenses’

The estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, who is widely considered the father of modern fantasy literature, has settled the $ 80 million lawsuit against Warner Bros. as a result of a dispute over the merchandising rights for “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” movies. The films were adapted from Tolkien’s seminal works by the…