Middle-earth Talk Radio Takes on Tolkien and Racism

Not to repeat everything I said in the article on the Tolkien Studies on the Web blog, but Hawke Robinson released three episodes of Middle-earth Talk Radio today. Episode 39 (the latest episode, recorded on November 13) includes a discussion where we take on the question of Tolkien and racism, which was recently revived by Salon.

On Pictures of Emma Watson from the Web

There are plenty of random images of the lovely Emma Watson (of "Harry Potter" fame) scattered across the Web and a few large fan galleries but you don't often see a complete thematic presentation. I suppose fans are concerned about what may happen to their sites if they use too many images of the endearing Emma.

Legend of the Seeker fans launch 24-hour Tweetathon

Fans of the cancelled TV show Legend of the Seeker have been hard at work organizing a 24-hour Tweetathon in honor of the show's November 1, 2008 premier. They are calling on all Legend of the Seeker fans to turn out in force for a show of strength on Twitter. You can find details about what to do at the LOTS.org forum post I linked to above.

Xenite.Org Begins Publishing Interviews with Tolkien Scholars

Ever since the new Middle-earth Website launched in July of this year I have been planning to add a section or series of articles unlike any other such series you'll find on the Tolkien fan Web. Although there are scattered interviews with Tolkien scholars around the globe, there has been no organized, systematic attempt to talk with them all (of which I am aware).

A Little Touch of Tolkien on the Web

Tolkien Studies on the Web has a new blog post, The Much Bemusing Bloggery of Online Tolkien Scholarli, which lists a couple dozen Websites either published by various Tolkien scholars or which publish the works of various Tolkien scholars. You may be surprised by some of the names that were included on the list. You may also want to read another recent article, Tolkien Geek: A Reader's Journey through Middle-earth.

Xenite.Org Launches Middle-earth Unplugged Essay Series

Through the years many people have asked me when I write more essays about Middle-earth. I have to admit that it has not been easy to think of interesting topics. But a few weeks ago I concluded that my problem wasn't so much lack of topics as lack of perspective. That is, I felt only so much could be said about Middle-earth from the viewpoint of the average essayist. I've written over 200 essays through the years.

Interwebometry Blog Looks at How We See the Web

Technically I'm barred from writing detailed search engine optimization articles by my current employment contract. I can republish old articles (which I do on The SEO Theorist and I can still write about pure SEO Theory but beyond that I'm limited in what I can say about what I am most passionate about professionally.

SF-Fandom Interviews Independent Film-maker Shawna Baca

SF-Fandom has published its first feature-length interview, talking with independent Latina film-maker Shawna Baca about her science fiction project, "Ascended Masters".

Today SF-Fandom celebrates its 10th Anniversary

The SF-Fandom Science Fiction Forums were launched 10 years ago today (March 6, 2001) with the goal of expanding the science fiction community that had grown up on Xenite.Org.