The Eleventy-first Roving Ranger
Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Si apre in una nuova finestra)
Life and Works
“Parma Eldalamberon 23 - The Feanorean Alphabet, Part 2” has been published but does seem to have a few issues, see TCG discussion (Si apre in una nuova finestra). At the time of writing a different printing service is being determined. [Official website (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]
The Tolkien Collector’s Guide (Si apre in una nuova finestra) did an unboxing of the deluxe LotR (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [Youtube]
[Blackwell’s (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (UK/ Europe) | Bookshop.org (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (US) | Genialokal (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (DE) ]
Tolkien & Chaucer (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is coming out Oct 10th. [TCG]
[Blackwell’s (Si apre in una nuova finestra) | Bookshop.org (Si apre in una nuova finestra) | Genialokal (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]
Collected Poems (Si apre in una nuova finestra) of J.R.R. Tolkien
[Blackwell’s (Si apre in una nuova finestra) | Bookshop.org (Si apre in una nuova finestra) | Genialokal (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]
A lovely short piece on Marquette and Bill, of course!
https://today.marquette.edu/2024/09/60-second-marquette-on-bill-fliss-the-tolkien-collection/ (Si apre in una nuova finestra)Events & Shows
The Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is coming in November - with an outstanding line-up.
Kyiv Meets Middle-Earth: Hobbit Day Respite From Russia’s War on Ukraine (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Kyiv Post]
Patrick Curry is offering Exploring Tolkien: Hobbits, Middle Earth, Faerie and Elves (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [starting Oct 9th]
THE HOBBIT Comes to Pittsburgh Public Theater (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Broadway World; Oct 23 ff.; official website (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]
A highlight video (Si apre in una nuova finestra) for Oxonmoot 2024 is now available [Youtube]
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
Jeff LaSala has Anduin the Great and the Three Second Age Series They Should Be Making (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Foreshadowed and Foresung]
Jason Fisher has Tolkien, Goethe, and the long long ago (Si apre in una nuova finestra) as well as Can Generative AI help us analyze The Lord of the Rings? (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Lingwë - Musings of a Fish]
Tom Emanuel has Reading The Lord of the Rings, Rereading Ourselves (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Queer and Back again]
Michael Martinez has How Has Amazon Changed Middle-earth Canon? (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Middle-earth Blog]
Dennis Wilson Wise has two reviews (Si apre in una nuova finestra) - Tolkien Criticism Today, Revisited. [Los Angeles Review of Books]
Participate in a ‘fiction and personality survey (Si apre in una nuova finestra)’ centered on Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings.
The Beyond Bree Calendar 2025 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is available now.
Merchandise & Franchise
We got a peek at the cozy Hobbit life sim game, and it understands the damn brief (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Polygon]; see also the Hobbit Day Showcase (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Youtube] - release date now is March 25th, 2025.
Games Workshop have provided more information on their upcoming tabletop game (Si apre in una nuova finestra), including Helm Hammerhand (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
The ‘first ever officially licensed original stained glass artwork’ is now with Kickstarter (Si apre in una nuova finestra).
Fan reviews and parodies of Amazon’s The Rings of Power show that ownership is not just determined by contracts (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [The Conversation] | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Exclusive Battle of Eregion (Si apre in una nuova finestra) Preview [IGN] | The Rings of Power co-creator JD Payne reveals why Prime Video series is darker than The Lord of the Rings movies: ‘In the third age, they were worried…’ (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Indian Express] | The legend behind Rings of Power’s action breaks open the Siege of Eregion (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Polygon] | ‘The Rings Of Power’ Season 2, Episode 7 Review: The Best Episode Of The Series So Far (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Forbes] | 'The intention was to be controversial': The Rings of Power's Robert Aramayo defends divisive season 2 scene between Elrond and Galadriel (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [TechRadar] | 'Rings of Power' season 2 star Charlie Vickers says they're telling a story 'true to Tolkien's work' (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Tom’s Guide] | ‘LOTR’: Prime Video Gives ‘Rings Of Power’ Viewership Update Ahead Of Season 2 Finale (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Deadline] | ‘Rings Of Power’ Star On His Rule As The High King And Season 2 Finale (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Forbes] | 'The Rings of Power has come into its own in season 2, but still feels like Tolkien fanfic' (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Yahoo] | As the Identity of The Rings of Power’s Stranger Is Revealed, a Tolkien Professor Insists The Lord of the Rings Canon Doesn’t Exist (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[IGN]
Interesting data provided by the Digital Tolkien project (Si apre in una nuova finestra) on both seasons.
Your Amazon Prime Video binge will soon get even more ads (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Android Police]
Inter alia & Back in the Day
A timeline of Battlestar Galactica (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Wertzone]
The Chilling Effect Is Real (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [on book bans in the US; Slate]
Seeing in the Dark: On Bats as Companions, Protectors and Muses (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Literary Hub]
On the Internet Archive: How A Copyright Case Is Shining A Spotlight On SCOTUS Ethics Issues (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [HuffPost] | Read the Archive’s reaction (Si apre in una nuova finestra) to the unfortunate ruling.
Jared Harris says ‘no’ to playing father’s role in new Harry Potter reboot (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Independent]
When Did SFF Get Too Big? (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Reactor]
What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Dungeons & Dragons (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [LitHub; h/t John D. Rateliff (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]
Ansible 447 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) has been published.
Marvel and DC have lost their trademark to the words Superhero and Superheroes (Si apre in una nuova finestra) - because of Superbabies. [h/t PhantaNews (Si apre in una nuova finestra); Reuters (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]
This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Bob Iger Continues His Cost-Effective Measures, ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Underperforms, and More (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Star Wars News Net] | Very decent write-up: Is Disney Bad at Star Wars? An Analysis (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Hollywood Reporter]
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