IsisNewton sends along this scan from the latest issue of Sunday Times Magazine. The article deals with ‘Slash’ fiction. For those who don’t know what that is, it deals with 2 characters in ‘adult’ situations. For example Kirk/Spock in love, or Luke Skywalker/Han Solo….or in our case Frodo/Sam. Adult Content Warning. [More]
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The Ottawa Citizen reports, “Elves, hobbits, dwarves, Orcs and other creatures from Tolkien land are about to visit the National Arts Centre, and they’re bringing their music with them.” [More]
The Oregon Register says, “Modern nerds are putting the pop in pop culture.” Case in point: Five years ago, people who were really, really into “The Lord of the Rings” were considered, well, you know. Now, after the movie trilogy, people who are really, really into “The Lord of the Rings” are all of us. [More]
I was looking for something completely different and found this page on the Scholastic News for Kids website. Granted, it is a bit dated, but there are several links, including interviews with Bloom, Wood, and Astin, as well as “Making the Movies” and “History of Middle-earth” that you might enjoy reading. Check it out [here]
Sideshow/Weta Collectibles is releasing a 1/4 Scale Sauron Helm as one of the many new items we expect to see at Comic-Con 2004. Follow the link for pictures and to pre-order. Additionally, Sideshow is hosting a special announcement at 5pm on Wednesday, which many are speculating will be the first glimpse at the ROTK EE Gift Set. [Sauron helm] [Sideshow Comic Con Coverage]
The Fellowship Festival [London August 28-30] has its complete programme up on its website, and announces new guests [including John Howe] and a new interactive battle arena that will be hosted by Electronic Arts. They’ll be unveiling two new LOTR games, “Battle for Middle-earth,” and “The Third Age,” which will not be available elsewhere until November. [More]