The One-hundred and seventh Roving Ranger
Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Si apre in una nuova finestra)
Events & Shows
You can have a quick look at scenes (Si apre in una nuova finestra) from the Chicago version of the musical. [TheaterMania] | See also this Chicago Tribune review (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [region-walled]
The Exeter Phoenix and Exeter City of Literature will celebrate both book and films on August 17 (Si apre in una nuova finestra). And you can still vote (Si apre in una nuova finestra) for The Lord of the Rings as Exeter‘s favourite book.
A number of Tolkien-inspired events (Si apre in una nuova finestra) are up with the Story Museum in Oxford.
The Marquette exhibition and research project Affirmation/Transformation: Fandom Created (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is on-going at the Haggerty Museum and online.
You can now have a look at this year’s Oxonmoot’s schedue with Sched.com (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
An exhibition on Sir Gawain & the Green Knight (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is on in Wirral, UK. (h/t Tim Bolton (Si apre in una nuova finestra))
For all events (Si apre in una nuova finestra) check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
Scholarship & Fandom
Women In Middle-earth SDCC 2024 Panel ft EA, Magic, Weta, Middle-earth Ent & more [Youtube (Si apre in una nuova finestra); TORn]
The 2024 Mythopoeic Awards (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [File 770]
Jeff LaSala has Van Helsing and The Rings of Power (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
A lovely chat with collector Trotter (Si apre in una nuova finestra) via Tolkien Talk [Youtube]
The latest version of cite.tolkien (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is out.
A review of the Aubusson exhibition catalogue (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [in French; Tolkiendil]
Spanish football players have been known to be Tolkien fans; there is now another (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [Twitter]
Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson spotted one of his books (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
Bulgarian LotR translator Lyubomir Nikolov has passed away. (Si apre in una nuova finestra)
Given the political situation in the US right now and the fact that ‘Tolkienian rhetorics’ have become part of everyday political interaction here are a few links.
MAGA misunderstands the fellowship of the ring (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [New York Times] | Reaction No Surprise, David French Completely Botches J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Federalist]
Whose ‘Lord of the Rings’ is it anyway? (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Boston Globe]; If ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Is a Cautionary Tale, It Was Lost on JD Vance (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [New York Times; paywall]
Peter Thiel’s influence over a network of Lord of the Rings-inspired companies (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Disconnect Blog]; JD Vance’s investments reveal potential contradictions with his political persona (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Guardian]
Franchise and Merchandise
Cate Blanchett Says ‘No One Got Paid Anything’ to Film ‘Lord of the Rings’: ‘I Basically Got Free Sandwiches’ (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Variety; Youtube] Please note: This is NOT a surprise, see Kristin Thompson’s ”The Frodo Franchise”.
New Edition of Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Coming Soon (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Warhammer Community]
A LotR:RoP featurette (Si apre in una nuova finestra) makes the - certainly not new - connection between heavy metal and the series. [Youtube]
Lord of the Rings: Online takes you on a stroll through Mordor (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [Youtube]
Interested in buying Tolkien items? Have a look at some amazing specimens with Bayliss Rare Books (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
This is one of the most hilarious examples (Si apre in una nuova finestra)for auction site abuse you will ever find. PSA: Please inform yourself on reliable sites like TolkienGuide.com (Si apre in una nuova finestra) whether the things you want you buy are genuine.
Inter alia & Back in the Day
Ellen Kushner noted in her recent newsletter:
I Bear Witness to an Ancient Time. It is the time that Fantasy as a Genre was invented, actually. Before LOTR had become a massive enough hit to engender an entire commercial genre of fantasy novels for Not Children, virtually all contemporary fantasy was published as Children’s Books. [Substack (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]
Is romantasy killing Australian literature? (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Arts Hub]
Princess Leia’s Star Wars gold bikini fetches $175,000 at auction (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Guardian]
If you feel like using legendary WordStar to write your books - it’s online now (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
Tiny arm bone unlocks mystery of Indonesia's extinct 'Hobbit' people (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Reuters]
The Micro Golden Age of Mid Eighties Fantasy Films (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Arts’ Desk]
Ansible 445 has been published (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
A new game with an interesting background - Tales from the Mabinogion (Si apre in una nuova finestra) - has a reveal trailer. The BBC and others are using a supposed Tolkien link, i.e. Sindarin, in reporting.
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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) or Bookshop.org (Si apre in una nuova finestra), the bookshops of my personal trust.
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