The One-hundred and seventh Roving Ranger

Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Abre numa nova janela)

Events & Shows

You can have a quick look at scenes (Abre numa nova janela) from the Chicago version of the musical. [TheaterMania] | See also this Chicago Tribune review (Abre numa nova janela) [region-walled]

The Exeter Phoenix and Exeter City of Literature will celebrate both book and films on August 17 (Abre numa nova janela). And you can still vote (Abre numa nova janela) for The Lord of the Rings as Exeter‘s favourite book.

A number of Tolkien-inspired events (Abre numa nova janela) are up with the Story Museum in Oxford.

The Marquette exhibition and research project Affirmation/Transformation: Fandom Created (Abre numa nova janela) 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 (Abre numa nova janela).

An exhibition on Sir Gawain & the Green Knight (Abre numa nova janela) is on in Wirral, UK. (h/t Tim Bolton (Abre numa nova janela))

For all events (Abre numa nova janela) check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Abre numa nova janela) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Abre numa nova janela).

Scholarship & Fandom

Women In Middle-earth SDCC 2024 Panel ft EA, Magic, Weta, Middle-earth Ent & more [Youtube (Abre numa nova janela); TORn]

The 2024 Mythopoeic Awards (Abre numa nova janela). [File 770]

Jeff LaSala has Van Helsing and The Rings of Power (Abre numa nova janela).

A lovely chat with collector Trotter (Abre numa nova janela) via Tolkien Talk [Youtube]

The latest version of cite.tolkien (Abre numa nova janela) is out.

A review of the Aubusson exhibition catalogue (Abre numa nova janela) [in French; Tolkiendil]

Spanish football players have been known to be Tolkien fans; there is now another (Abre numa nova janela). [Twitter]

Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson spotted one of his books (Abre numa nova janela).

Bulgarian LotR translator Lyubomir Nikolov has passed away. (Abre numa nova janela)

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 (Abre numa nova janela) [New York Times] | Reaction No Surprise, David French Completely Botches J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings (Abre numa nova janela) [Federalist]

Whose ‘Lord of the Rings’ is it anyway? (Abre numa nova janela) [Boston Globe]; If ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Is a Cautionary Tale, It Was Lost on JD Vance (Abre numa nova janela) [New York Times; paywall]

Peter Thiel’s influence over a network of Lord of the Rings-inspired companies (Abre numa nova janela)[Disconnect Blog]; JD Vance’s investments reveal potential contradictions with his political persona (Abre numa nova janela) [Guardian]

Franchise and Merchandise

Cate Blanchett Says ‘No One Got Paid Anything’ to Film ‘Lord of the Rings’: ‘I Basically Got Free Sandwiches’ (Abre numa nova janela)[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 (Abre numa nova janela) [Warhammer Community]

A LotR:RoP featurette (Abre numa nova janela) 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 (Abre numa nova janela). [Youtube]

Interested in buying Tolkien items? Have a look at some amazing specimens with Bayliss Rare Books (Abre numa nova janela).

This is one of the most hilarious examples (Abre numa nova janela)for auction site abuse you will ever find. PSA: Please inform yourself on reliable sites like TolkienGuide.com (Abre numa nova janela) 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 (Abre numa nova janela)]

Is romantasy killing Australian literature? (Abre numa nova janela)[Arts Hub]

Princess Leia’s Star Wars gold bikini fetches $175,000 at auction (Abre numa nova janela)[Guardian]

If you feel like using legendary WordStar to write your books - it’s online now (Abre numa nova janela).

Tiny arm bone unlocks mystery of Indonesia's extinct 'Hobbit' people (Abre numa nova janela) [Reuters]

The Micro Golden Age of Mid Eighties Fantasy Films (Abre numa nova janela) [Arts’ Desk]

‘Inside Out 2’ is a blockbuster. It doesn’t solve the animation business’ biggest problem (Abre numa nova janela) [L.A. Times]

Ansible 445 has been published (Abre numa nova janela).

A new game with an interesting background - Tales from the Mabinogion (Abre numa nova janela) - has a reveal trailer. The BBC and others are using a supposed Tolkien link, i.e. Sindarin, in reporting.

D23 2024: First Look at Skeleton Crew, News on The Mandalorian and Grogu, and More (Abre numa nova janela) [Star Wars]

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