TheOneRing.net was established eleven years ago today, on April 26, 1999. When TORn reached its 10th year in 2009, we had so much fun at the festivities it was decided to make April 26 an annual holiday for the site and call it: “Founder’s Day” in honor of the four fabulous folks who created this place. Last year, we marked our first Founder’s Day with a gala 10-year anniversary event that drew some VIP visitors. This year, things are little more low key, but there are still plenty of activities and surprises in store — so grab your party hat and join the festivities!
Some details on this year’s event:
* Party posts can be found on three of our message boards — Main, Off Topic, and Feedback. Look for “**FD” in the subject lines to spot them!
* New threads will be posted throughout the day, so check back often — and join in all through the week if you are late to the party!
* This year, we’re introducing a new logo for Founder’s Day designed by TORn members. Ainu Laire is the creator of the tree, and the two leaves (one for each Founder’s Day) were designed by Elven and OhioHobbit . A new leaf will be added every year as we celebrate Founder’s Days in the future.
Thanks to the volunteers on the Founder’s Day committee who organized today’s events!
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So today is Earth Day, and that’s a fine and wonderful thing. But we are geeks, so we don’t need much of an excuse to take the celebration of a holiday to an extreme.
Wired has now invoked the spirit of geekitude and taken it to an extreme. They ask: how should Middle-earth Day be celebrated by its residents? And like The Nine rings of men, they have nine humble suggestions. Continue reading “Earth Day? Celebrate Middle-earth Day Instead”
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Up until now Britain has lacked it’s own credible superhero and those looking for feats of supernatural prowess tended to turn to the United States, but Candleman may be about to change that.
Candleman’s author Glenn Dakin, who has already written for characters such as “Postman Pat” and “Spiderman,” spoke to Reuters about where the inspiration for his first original creation came from and the state of British publishing.
Q: Where did the idea for the book come from?
A: The spark for it came of The Hobbit. There’s a line in it where Gandalf the wizard has a sword that glows in the presence of danger or murder. I liked that idea. It sounded whimsical and old-fashioned, almost Victorian. It led me into writing a story about a modern-day boy who’s inherits the creepy baggage of a Victorian crime-fighter. More.
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ITN reports: 
Sir Ian McKellen has spoken of his joy at the new films in the Lord of the Rings series and at being in them.
“I’m just glad Gandalf’s back,” the legendary actor said.
Director Guillermo del Toro and executive producer Peter Jackson are bringing to life J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, in a two-part film. The 70-year-old said: “They’ve done a wonderful script, as far as I can tell, but what it will look like I’ve no idea. I can understand people being excited, and legitimately so. It is a real book, it was written by Tolkien, not just added on because they made a lot of money out of the first, it deserves to be made. It was a pity perhaps it wasn’t made before Lord of the Rings in the right sequence.”
The first part of The Hobbit is scheduled to be released in December 2011. ITN
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Time Warner Inc, Lions Gate Entertainment Corp and billionaire Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries put up rival bids of $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion for studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, sources familiar with the matter, told Reuters on Monday.
Time Warner put in the highest bid of the three, the sources said. The company has been seen as most likely to walk away with MGM and its library of mostly classics, such as the James Bond franchise and a piece of the two “Hobbit” films to be produced by “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson. More
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We’re pleased to have internationally acclaimed artist Ted Nasmith on the show right now! Tune into TheOneRing.net Radio Show on BlogTalkRadio at the link below for your chance to chat with Ted and ask him questions about anything from his love of LOTR, to his long history on the Tolkien calendar and more! Be sure to check out the show right now!
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