Ringer Spy Ataahua found a touching story about Alan Lee donating a pencil-drawing to a good cause: “Lord of the Rings artist Alan Lee has donated an original pencil drawing of Gandalf the Grey, which will be auctioned off to raise money for family accommodation at a major Auckland hospital.” [More]

Ringer Spy K Nease (and others) write: “This was on the frontpage of today’s Kansas City Star(3/16/04). It is a huge public art project where the Public Library took nominations for the all-time greatest books. The “spines” of the winners are going along a huge wall. It is going to be really wonderful when it is finished.” [More]

Sarah-sue writes: “Sala Baker is going to be at the Megaplex 17 Theaters at Jordan Commons in Sandy, Utah on Saturday March 20th from 10a.m – 6p.m and at the Megaplex 12 Theaters at the Gateway in Downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday March 21st from 12p.m – 5p.m.” Wander over and say hi if you’ve got the chance!

The people from Games Workshop were kind enough to send along some pictures of Games Workshops new release for this month: The Siege of Gondor, including a miniature version of Gothmog! Be sure to check it out in our scrapbook!

HOLLYWOOD — After a five-year journey through Middle Earth portraying hobbit Frodo Baggins in the phenomenally successful “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Elijah Wood, 23, is eager to try on other roles for size. In “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” a bizarre love story starring Jim Carrey, he plays a desperate and manipulative technician who is a far cry from the heroic Frodo. [More]

The Lords of the Rhymes, Middle Earth’s mackingest hobbit duo, will rock out on Tech TV on St. Patrick’s Day. That’s Wed, March 17th at 8:30pm PST/11:30pm EST on Tech TV’s ‘Unscrewed w/ Martin Sargent.’ The show will feature interviews with B-dil and Q-Beam, cameos from the Dark Lord, Gollum, and the Grey Pilgrim, and rocking live footage from the Lords’ triumphant West Coast debacle. Not for the faint of heart. [more]