Turgon writes: Henry Gee has posted some news at his website on the UK book tour for his book, THE SCIENCE OF MIDDLE-EARTH. The first date is today (12 April) in Tolkien’s own city of Oxford, where he’ll be speaking at the Oxford Literary Festival. Here is the full schedule:

12 April: Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival
16 May: Borders, Cambridge
17 May: Cafe Scientifique, Stockton on Tees
24 May: South-West Essex Settlement and Reform Synagogue, Ilford
7 June: Cafe Scientifique, Leicester
18-19 June: Natural History Museum, London
3 October: Cafe Scientifique, Reading

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linuxelf writes: Yesterday night on the program Close Up At 7, there was an artical aired about the hobbit stage play. It is listed under Close Up: Close Up: Hobbit on Stage. [More]

Sean Astin is slated to be a guest on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ LATE tonight/tomorrow at 12:05AM. Set those TiVo’s!

The New York Philharmonic present ‘Music from the Movies’ tonight (April 12th) in the Big Apple. The event is essentially made up of many famous movie themes, going all the way back to music like the love theme from Spartacus, the overture to El Cid and all the way to Far and Away, Schindler’s List and….LOTR! [More]