Remember the days when holiday window displays beckoned and brick-and-mortar toy stores reigned supreme? Probably not. For most of us, this whole holiday experience—the time when the five and ten is ...

Every Christmas season, letters to Santa flood in from kids around the world — but in Santa Claus, Indiana, volunteers become Santa’s elves to ensure every child gets a reply. This small town, ...

A decades-old Cincinnati holiday tradition returns this month. For the second year in a row, Shillito's Elves will be on display at the Foundry, the mixed-use space in the former Macy's building on ...

Warcraft borrows a lot from various sources, just as modern fantasy has done for decades. But one of the franchise's most iconic creations almost didn't see the light of day. Night Elves are one of ...

These days, when people think about elves around the holidays, they usually think of the jolly creatures who populate Santa’s workshop. Or maybe of Will Ferrell mainlining maple syrup pasta. But what ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - In this land of fire and ice, where the fog-shrouded lava fields offer a spooky landscape in which anything might lurk, stories abound of the "hidden folk" - thousands of elves, ...

The Lord of the Rings fans know both the value and danger of mithril. That beautiful, elusive silver—lighter yet stronger than any other metal—will one day keep Frodo safe. Yet it’s also destined to ...