The Ninety-first Roving Ranger

Events & Shows

The Interchanging Melodies (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) online summit is happening this weekend just as the German Tolkien Society's annual membership moot (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), the Tolkien Thing.

Well, if you want to do the advertising right for your local smial (Westmarch, Swansea) - you might team up with your Waterstones (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). [Aug 20]

The Mythopoeic Society is hosting its Online Midsummer Seminar (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Aug 5-6]

The Slovenian Tolkien Society is celebrating its 25th Anniversary (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Aug 14-20]

For all events check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Scholarship and Fandom

Charles E. Noad has passed away; obituaries and memories from David Bratman (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), John D. Rateliff (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), the Tolkien Society (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), Douglas A. Anderson (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

I simply need to add this post for its title: Extinguishing the Idea That Hobbits Had Fire (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (about homo floresiensis) [Sapiens]

Tom Hillman is sharing a bit from Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Andrew Higgings is sharing info on the IMC Tolkien Sessions (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

David Bratman has published a collection of his work (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Franchise and Merchandise

TORn have delivered interviews and background on LotR: War of the Rohirrim (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (spoilers!)

The Women's Football World Championship brings more people to - Hobbiton (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)!

The 'New Hobbit (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)' pub is closing (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

The LotR Musical (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) has started on July 25th. [Playbill] It has also stated it is trying to raise funds with it (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). [BBC]

Inter alia & Back in the day

A Welsh language promotion campaign (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is using Tolkien's words.

A very long interview with Jonathan Frakes on all things Star Trek (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Variety] And yes, Strange New Worlds (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is getting a musical episode.

More on the on-going Writers' (and now with the actors, too!) strike via George R.R. Martin (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). And the WGA itself (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). Or what the Wall Street Journal (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) has to say on this.

Good Omens 2 reviews are coming in: Telegraph (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), Radio Times (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). Also, a few words from Sheen and Tennant (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) themselves. [MovieWeb]

You need to see that Marshmallow Module (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). [xkcd]

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