The Ninety-first Roving Ranger
Events & Shows
The Interchanging Melodies (Opens in a new window) online summit is happening this weekend just as the German Tolkien Society's annual membership moot (Opens in a new window), 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 (Opens in a new window). [Aug 20]
The Mythopoeic Society is hosting its Online Midsummer Seminar (Opens in a new window) [Aug 5-6]
The Slovenian Tolkien Society is celebrating its 25th Anniversary (Opens in a new window) [Aug 14-20]
For all events check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Opens in a new window) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Opens in a new window).
Scholarship and Fandom
Charles E. Noad has passed away; obituaries and memories from David Bratman (Opens in a new window), John D. Rateliff (Opens in a new window), the Tolkien Society (Opens in a new window), Douglas A. Anderson (Opens in a new window).
I simply need to add this post for its title: Extinguishing the Idea That Hobbits Had Fire (Opens in a new window) (about homo floresiensis) [Sapiens]
Tom Hillman is sharing a bit from Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring (Opens in a new window).
Andrew Higgings is sharing info on the IMC Tolkien Sessions (Opens in a new window).
David Bratman has published a collection of his work (Opens in a new window).
Franchise and Merchandise
TORn have delivered interviews and background on LotR: War of the Rohirrim (Opens in a new window) (spoilers!)
The Women's Football World Championship brings more people to - Hobbiton (Opens in a new window)!
The 'New Hobbit (Opens in a new window)' pub is closing (Opens in a new window).
The LotR Musical (Opens in a new window) has started on July 25th. [Playbill] It has also stated it is trying to raise funds with it (Opens in a new window). [BBC]
Inter alia & Back in the day
A Welsh language promotion campaign (Opens in a new window) is using Tolkien's words.
A very long interview with Jonathan Frakes on all things Star Trek (Opens in a new window) [Variety] And yes, Strange New Worlds (Opens in a new window) is getting a musical episode.
More on the on-going Writers' (and now with the actors, too!) strike via George R.R. Martin (Opens in a new window). And the WGA itself (Opens in a new window). Or what the Wall Street Journal (Opens in a new window) has to say on this.
Good Omens 2 reviews are coming in: Telegraph (Opens in a new window), Radio Times (Opens in a new window). Also, a few words from Sheen and Tennant (Opens in a new window) themselves. [MovieWeb]
You need to see that Marshmallow Module (Opens in a new window). [xkcd]
According to German law I have to infom you all links to enterprises, artists, products etc. are [unpaid advertisements.] Some purchase links may earn me a small commission from Blackwell's, the bookshop of my personal trust.
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