The Ninety-first Roving Ranger

Events & Shows

The Interchanging Melodies (Abre numa nova janela) online summit is happening this weekend just as the German Tolkien Society's annual membership moot (Abre numa nova janela), 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 (Abre numa nova janela). [Aug 20]

The Mythopoeic Society is hosting its Online Midsummer Seminar (Abre numa nova janela) [Aug 5-6]

The Slovenian Tolkien Society is celebrating its 25th Anniversary (Abre numa nova janela) [Aug 14-20]

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

Scholarship and Fandom

Charles E. Noad has passed away; obituaries and memories from David Bratman (Abre numa nova janela), John D. Rateliff (Abre numa nova janela), the Tolkien Society (Abre numa nova janela), Douglas A. Anderson (Abre numa nova janela).

I simply need to add this post for its title: Extinguishing the Idea That Hobbits Had Fire (Abre numa nova janela) (about homo floresiensis) [Sapiens]

Tom Hillman is sharing a bit from Pity, Power, and Tolkien's Ring (Abre numa nova janela).

Andrew Higgings is sharing info on the IMC Tolkien Sessions (Abre numa nova janela).

David Bratman has published a collection of his work (Abre numa nova janela).

Franchise and Merchandise

TORn have delivered interviews and background on LotR: War of the Rohirrim (Abre numa nova janela) (spoilers!)

The Women's Football World Championship brings more people to - Hobbiton (Abre numa nova janela)!

The 'New Hobbit (Abre numa nova janela)' pub is closing (Abre numa nova janela).

The LotR Musical (Abre numa nova janela) has started on July 25th. [Playbill] It has also stated it is trying to raise funds with it (Abre numa nova janela). [BBC]

Inter alia & Back in the day

A Welsh language promotion campaign (Abre numa nova janela) is using Tolkien's words.

A very long interview with Jonathan Frakes on all things Star Trek (Abre numa nova janela) [Variety] And yes, Strange New Worlds (Abre numa nova janela) is getting a musical episode.

More on the on-going Writers' (and now with the actors, too!) strike via George R.R. Martin (Abre numa nova janela). And the WGA itself (Abre numa nova janela). Or what the Wall Street Journal (Abre numa nova janela) has to say on this.

Good Omens 2 reviews are coming in: Telegraph (Abre numa nova janela), Radio Times (Abre numa nova janela). Also, a few words from Sheen and Tennant (Abre numa nova janela) themselves. [MovieWeb]

You need to see that Marshmallow Module (Abre numa nova janela). [xkcd]

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If you are interested in my other Tolkien-related work please have a look:
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