The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming According to Businessweek, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to uphold a federal law in the case of Golan v. Holder 10-545, a decision which restored copyrights to some foreign works that were previously in […]
Check out this Lord of the Rings manicure with the Tengwar inscription written on gold nails! Our applause goes to “billythebrime” who posted these photos on Tumblr. Be sure to visit her website to read […]
I ask you, what can’t Athelas do? The December 2011 release of Apple’s iBooks 1.5 got rid of some old fonts that were nobody’s favorite (Baskerville, anyone?) but it also included 4 new fonts, Athelas […]
That’s right friends! Dr. Corey Olsen, Tolkien Professor, founder of the Mythgard Institute, and all-around smart guy, has finally got his first book, Exploring the Hobbit, up for pre-order. It is not, as you may first […]
Look out, Middle-earth! The ‘Warriors of the Westfold’ are taking over Middle-earth Network Radio starting February 3 at 9 PM EST. Check back here for more details and follow ‘Warriors of the Westfold’ on Twitter!
Jef Murray, Tolkien artist and friend of MENet, announced via Facebook that he will be helping us celebrate carnival season (that’s now, folks!) in a special way. From now until Mardi-Gras midnight (February 21), Jef is selling […]
Yes, it’s true – this oddball film that has been making the news rounds lately really is as strange as it sounds. Gene Deitrich, creator of Tom & Gerry, joined his producer Tom Snyder in […]
Whenever I’m in a used bookstore, I like to look at the copies of anything by Tolkien, just to see what they have. Usually it ends up being the movie editions of The Lord of […]
A memorable interview with Dr. Tom Shippey took place this last Saturday, January 7th. Dr. Shippey, or just Tom as he prefers, visits with us about a range of topics that cover his early life […]
Henk Brassien, aka The Hobbit Hunter, collects books by and on Tolkien, but he specializes in copies of “The Hobbit.” It all started when he was eleven years old, and his schoolmaster started reading “The […]
