J.R.R. Tolkien

New on DVD: 'Hellboy II'

Hellboy II: The Golden Army Starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair. Written and directed by Guillermo del Toro. Universal Home Video $29.98 (blu-ray $39.98) *** Guillermo del Toro might well be the most exciting, imaginative...

Quick Trips: Discover delights south of Padua

By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes European edition, Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Kent Harris / S&S Villa Noni-Mocenigo features an elaborate garden that can be seen through its gates. It’s located along a cobblestone road that...

Wounds of war are not always acknowledged

In 1956, the year before he died at Nuneaton, a town not far from Birmingham, my grandfather took me into his garden and showed me marvels -- a tortoise that lived under a fence, his medals, gleaming against a fold of black...

The Rise Of “Tolkienalia”

A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald discusses how the love of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works has spawned generations of fans who are now avid collectors of all things Tolkien. The continuing fascination has only increased...

Tolkien in Vermont - April 2009: Call for Papers

From message board member visualweasel: It’s a little ways off yet, but Chris Vaccaro asked me if I could help spread the word on the Tolkien conference at the University of Vermont next April. I’ve attended this conference for...

The Inklings return… in The Indigo King

The Indigo King, third book of James A. Owen’s Chronicles of The Imaginarium Geographica, has been officially released. The series features J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis as lead characters in a story that spans the world of...

‘Hobbit’ returns to stage with added sounds

Published November 05, 2008 05:31 pm - G. B. Community Theatre will open a longstanding favorite tonight and you’ll have to hear it to believe it.. ‘Hobbit’ returns to stage with added sounds New technology will be introduced...

It's a wide, 'Wicked' world

For "Wicked" author Gregory Maguire, Oz is just as vivid as Earth: "I can close my eyes and be there." Gregory Maguire, who crafted the book on which the musical "Wicked" is based, recently published "A Lion Among Men," the...

Angband 3.0.9b - Dungeon exploration game based on J.R.R.Tolkien books. (Free)

Angband 3.0.9bAngband is a freeware computer dungeon exploration game based (loosely) on the books of J.R.R.Tolkien. You explore a very deep dungeon, kill monsters, try to equip yourself with the best weapons and armor you can...

Oscar Wao Geek Factor

I didn’t make it to the Junot Diaz reading at the UMN last week, but I’ve taken the Geek Q test from Confessions of an Aca-Fan, that lists a huge number of the often arcane geek touchpoints from The Brief, Wondrous Life of...