The Ninety-first Roving Ranger

Events & Shows

The Interchanging Melodies (Si apre in una nuova finestra) online summit is happening this weekend just as the German Tolkien Society's annual membership moot (Si apre in una nuova finestra), 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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [Aug 20]

The Mythopoeic Society is hosting its Online Midsummer Seminar (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Aug 5-6]

The Slovenian Tolkien Society is celebrating its 25th Anniversary (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Aug 14-20]

For all events 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 and Fandom

Charles E. Noad has passed away; obituaries and memories from David Bratman (Si apre in una nuova finestra), John D. Rateliff (Si apre in una nuova finestra), the Tolkien Society (Si apre in una nuova finestra), Douglas A. Anderson (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

I simply need to add this post for its title: Extinguishing the Idea That Hobbits Had Fire (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (about homo floresiensis) [Sapiens]

Tom Hillman is sharing a bit from Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Andrew Higgings is sharing info on the IMC Tolkien Sessions (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

David Bratman has published a collection of his work (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Franchise and Merchandise

TORn have delivered interviews and background on LotR: War of the Rohirrim (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (spoilers!)

The Women's Football World Championship brings more people to - Hobbiton (Si apre in una nuova finestra)!

The 'New Hobbit (Si apre in una nuova finestra)' pub is closing (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

The LotR Musical (Si apre in una nuova finestra) has started on July 25th. [Playbill] It has also stated it is trying to raise funds with it (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [BBC]

Inter alia & Back in the day

A Welsh language promotion campaign (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is using Tolkien's words.

A very long interview with Jonathan Frakes on all things Star Trek (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Variety] And yes, Strange New Worlds (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is getting a musical episode.

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

Good Omens 2 reviews are coming in: Telegraph (Si apre in una nuova finestra), Radio Times (Si apre in una nuova finestra). Also, a few words from Sheen and Tennant (Si apre in una nuova finestra) themselves. [MovieWeb]

You need to see that Marshmallow Module (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [xkcd]

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