110 years ago today, the great Professor Tolkien was born. Our gratitude for the contributions of this noble spirit runs deeper than the Sundering Seas and further than the distance between Middle-earth and Valinor. Here’s many a 1420 to toast his honor!
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Rafe noticed that in Google’s 2001 review, LotR is ranked #18 in the Top 20 Gaining Queries category and #2 in the Top 10 Movie Queries category. This is much the same at Yahoo!/Lycos, where LotR is #2 in the Movie section and #50 overall.
Asarina sent in this address for the BBC‘s upcoming rebroadcast of its 1981 radio dramatisation of Lord of the Rings on BBC Radio 4. For all UK&I, check out its first installment this Saturday! [More]
Erin writes: Hey, just wanted to let all the Aussie LOTR fans out there know about the national geographic documentary; “Beyond The Movie: Fellowship of the Ring”, which screens on the ABC (Australian Broadcast Commission) on Saturday January 6th at 7:30 pm…set those VCR’s!
Mainecoon sends word that the January 4 edition of Entertainment Weekly features a very amusing “Not-So-Geeky Guide to Lord of the Rings”. Check it out!
Erin notes that the Boston Herald in a recent article claims that there is a connection between the growth in popularity of fantasy and the surge in sales of the bible. [More]