“verify your age” flawlessly uses a pencil to fix an unwound cassette tape

horror Ewacui@ewacat.bsky.social · last mo.

"verify your age" blew into a NES games cartridge and a spider came out

Love Tolkien? Love alliterative verse? Want to put them together? The deadline for submissions to the Summer issue of Forgotten Ground Regained, "Alliterative Verse in Arda" is now July 1st. alliteration.net/call-for-sub... #submissions #opencall #submissionscall #alltiterative #poetry

Call for Submissions: Alliterative Verse in Arda

Here's a chance to publish alliterative Tolkien fan poems on Forgotten Ground Regained. Submit by July 1

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Just finished my re-read of “On Fairy-stories” to start the Big Read tomorrow. So excited to start the program.

Clare Moore@clarelmoore.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sneak peak for our first Big Read session: Erik Jampa Andersson on Tolkien’s “On Fairy-stories”! erikjampa.substack.com/p/tolkien-on...

Krazy Legs Kafka is the Giants' head coach now. What a time to be alive. #GoCats

Rereading LoTR for the first time in a few years. Just made it through Moria. Shocking that Moria has about 40 pages. The Balrog? A handful. The Watcher in the Water — 2 pages. That’s the genius. Things that are so iconic need just a brief moment to gain that memorable status.

As #Tolkien became professor of Anglo-Saxon in Oxford century ago, the city’s Morris Motors became Britain’s biggest car maker. There's a certain inevitability he would flourish a poison pen on the topic. I review THE BOVADIUM FRAGMENTS in today's Times. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Lord of the ring road — JRR Tolkien’s war against the motor car

In the posthumously published satire The Bovadium Fragments, the Hobbit creator inveighs against car culture

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I’m reading Fonstad’s “The Atlas of Middle Earth” for the first time and I can’t remember when I loved a book about Tolkien’s works so much. Thank you, public library.

Tom Bombadil isn’t part of Middle-earth’s timeline Middle-earth is part of his. 😂

Had a moment of anxiety today. There was a screen in the background with Rings of Power on. Queued up the amazing soundtrack by @bearmccreary.bsky.social on my phone — now everything is well and calm again.

Way more snow in Houston than there should be.

Now that films released to hold on to Tolkien adaptation rights are back in the public consciousness, I'm reminded of this first adaptation of The Hobbit (1966)

First Animated Hobbit - directed by Gene Deitch, produced by Rembrandt Films

YouTube video by RembrandtFilms

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Our chair @shaungunner.bsky.social gives us his thoughts on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. What do you think? Do you agree with him? #LOTR #Tolkien www.tolkiensociety.org/blog/2024/12...

Review: The War of the Rohirrim – Middle-earth becomes very middling

Since 2000 we've had 56 video games (including expansions), 1,215 minutes on the big screen, 16 TV episodes, and whole host of board games and card games. With such a huge shortage of adaptations you…

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Same, Professor, same. Still bothers me today.

Can’t talk. About to watch War of the Rohirrim.

Have a theory you want to share with other Tolkien fans? Want to lead a discussion or an activity with people as avid about Tolkien as you? Want to share your Tolkien art? This is your chance! The #Westmoot call for proposals is open now! westmoot.org

In early 2020, I was teaching students with behavior disabilities. One assaulted me. When admin came, the student said I assaulted them. I had scratches on my face, bruises on arm/torso and bone bruise in toe. They had nothing. Admin sent me out on investigation. They faced no consequence.

Less than a week. So very excited. Tolkien via animation (Rankin-Bass Hobbit) was my first exposure to the works of the Professor. youtube.com/watch?v=u4Wp...

Registering for this tonight. Thrilled to be going to the first ever Westmoot.

Jeremy@uruloke.tolkienguide.com · 2y ago

REMINDER - the early bird discount ends tomorrow (Friday) for Westmoot. Really hoping to see many of you there. I am running the dealer room, art exhibit, and collecting discussions. Maybe bring something! Use the discount code [b]AZOG[/b] to receive a $30 discount on your registration fee.

This weekend we are hosting the "Tolkien as Heritage" Seminar, taking place online on Saturday 7th (in Serbian) and 8th December (in English). To sign up and read the programme visit our website. www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...

Tolkien Society Hybrid Seminar 2024 – Tolkien as Heritage

The Tolkien Society Seminar is a short conference of both researcher-led and non-academic presentations on a specific theme pertaining to Tolkien scholarship.The Society held three seminars in 2021 (T...

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I like to think of myself as a Samwise — loyal, caring, courageous when needed. But I know in my heart that I’m a Denethor II, because, boy, do I like to house some cherry tomatoes in the worst way possible.

Had the chance to take part in this yesterday. What an amazing project to capture what #Tolkien means to thousands of readers and fans. www.marquette.edu/library/arch...

I am extremely happy to be on Bluesky. And happy 100th birthday to the late Christopher Tolkien!