Lance Owens sends along word that the lecture ‘J.R.R. Tolkien: An Imaginative Life’ is now available online: A series of three lectures examining Tolkien and his imaginative experience is now becoming available online in audio and illustrated format. The lecture series runs from February 10 to March 17, 2009 at Westminster College in Salt Lake City. As the series is completed, all lectures will be made available for online listening and viewing. The second lecture is now available online. Be sure to catch the first one available here. For more information visit gnosis.org/tolkien Continue reading “‘J.R.R. Tolkien: An Imaginative Life’ Lecture Part 2 Online”
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Dean writes: Just thought I’d let you know that I have a new action figure site with a Helms Deep comic strip using action figures please check it out, just click on the Helms Deep link in the LOTR box on the front page. geekturtle.co.uk
TheOneRing.net will be providing a segment on this Sunday’s broadcast of ‘Fictional Frontiers with Sohaib,’ on WNJC 1360 AM, Philadelphia at 11AM ET. This week, Sohaib will again be speaking with Xoanon about all things Tolkien! Hope you can join us! [Fictional Frontiers] [Netcast] Join us in chat while the show goes on! [Live Chat]
David writes: I write for a personal finance blog. I’m a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, and how applicable his works are to our everyday experiences. I try to find inspiration from unusual sources, and I recently did this by using “The Hobbit” as a source for 14 money lessons that can be applied to personal finance. I chose 14, because stopping at 13 would have invited bad luck (at least according to Gandalf). The article is named “What would Bilbo do? 14 money lessons from ‘The Hobbit’.”
Ostadan writes: Gizmodo’s article on the possibility of the forthcoming Mac OS X having a geolocation capability similar to early iPhones is illustrated by an odd choice of maps on a Mac screen. I want to know where the wi-fi hotspots in Middle-earth are! Wi-fi Hotspots in Middle-earth?
Iain writes: Didn’t expect some research on Gartner magic quadrant and how valid there are in making business decisions would lead me to one explaining LotR (plus a few others) but it did. Enjoy…