@MenelRond

Scientist, author, educator

Joined February 2022
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Wishing @sarasidnerCNN a speedy recovery - your amazingly candid divulging of your breast cancer this morning certainly saved many lives.
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I recently read and reviewed @MenelRond 's chapter in "Approaches to Teaching Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings" because I've been asked about how to teach math and science with Tolkien's works, esp the Silmarillion. Click bit.ly/3RXbHIR to read the full review!
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Much food for thought here; thank you Tom! scholar.valpo.edu/journaloft…

Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography (2023) by Holly Ordway

Book review, by Tom Emanuel, of Tolkien's Faith (2023) by Holly Ordway

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A new blog post: a conference presentation arguing against a remake or reboot of the classic horror film "Event Horizon" menelrond.blogspot.com/2023/…
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IndieWire
@IndieWire14 Oct 2023
Shut Up and Give ‘Event Horizon’ Your Eye Holes Already indiewire.com/features/best-…

Shut Up and Give ‘Event Horizon’ Your Eye Holes Already

This October, submit yourself to "Event Horizon," Paul W. S. Anderson's 1997 sci-fi flick starring Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne.

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CCSU Honors Program@CcsuHonors9 Oct 2023
#CCSU Honors Program students keep up the annual tradition of volunteering at the Friends of New Britain Library Book Sale!
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Luke Shelton PhD@LukeBShelton3 Oct 2023
I warned you this would happen: My thoughts on recent events and books promoting themselves as counter-cultural. Promoting a Scholarly Tolkien Event or Book? First, Do Your Homework! luke-shelton.com/2023/10/03/…

Promoting a Scholarly Tolkien Event or Book? First, Do Your Homework!

There has been a trend over the past year in which small conferences promote their registration or their call for submissions by claiming that they are seeking to reinvigorate or reanimate a field …

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Mythopoeic Society@mythsoc4 Oct 2023
A new CFP for #TolkienTrewsday/#TolkienTuesday! The Mythopoeic Society's OMS 2024 will be held the weekend of February 17th with the theme "Something Mighty Queer". We're accepting proposals until November 30th, 2023 at [email protected]. Can't wait to see everyone's ideas!
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ccsuniverse.wordpress.com/20… My latest blog post

The Science of Silent Sky, Part 2: Variable Stars

Light curve based on data submitted by AAVSO observers. The black dots are brightness estimates made by human eyes looking through telescopes, the green dots by CCD cameras attached to telescopes. …

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CCSU Astronomy@CCSU_Astronomy2 Oct 2023
ccsuniverse.wordpress.com/20… A second blog post celebrating the #CCSU Theater Department's production of 'Silent Sky."
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Dominic Mitchell
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As I’m putting this #InTheFlesh commentary track up on my @patron page for FREE. If you can donate to the cause? You’ll get BONUS CONTENT. & my undying love 😜 Send email to [email protected] & put in subject COM & a screenshot. Thanks! Donate here: gofund.me/2230399c
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ccsuniverse.wordpress.com/20… The first in a series of blog celebrating the #CCSU Theater Department's production of the play "Silent Sky."

Setting the Stage for Silent Sky: Astronomy Before the Late 18th Century – a Family Affair

Left: Johannes and Elisabeth Hevelius (c.1673); Center: William and Caroline Herschel (c.1781); Right: Elizabeth Brown (c.1880) Note: The first in a series of blog posts celebrating the CCSU Theate…

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CCSU Astronomy@CCSU_Astronomy21 Sep 2023
Next FREE planetarium shows at #CCSU
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CCSU Astronomy@CCSU_Astronomy27 Sep 2023
#CCSU astronomy students engage in meteorite mischief by making their own craters. Read about it here ccsuniverse.wordpress.com/20…
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CCSU Astronomy@CCSU_Astronomy28 Sep 2023
#CCSU Planetarium Director shares her love of the universe with the public at the recent Durham Fair ccsuniverse.wordpress.com/20…

Durham Fair Astronomy

Carol Ivers, CCSU’s planetarium director, gave a talk at the Durham Fair on Friday, October 22nd, 2023. While entertaining a room full of attendees and the nearby llamas, she presented the latest f…

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CCSU Astronomy@CCSU_Astronomy29 Sep 2023
#CCSU students in AST 278 The Night Sky enjoyed taking moon "selfies" the other night through our telescopes!
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Here is a paper version of the non-astronomy bits of my Oxonmoot keynote talk (the astronomy bits will be another paper): scholar.valpo.edu/journaloft…

Everything I Ever Needed to Know About the North Pole I Learned from Father Christmas (and Karhu...

Based on a portion of a keynote address delivered at the 50th Tolkien Society Oxonmoot, this paper investigates the Father Christmas Letters through a world-building lens, and suggests areas of...

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Happy #HobbitDay all! I had hoped to have something new ready to post today but too many academic responsibilities this week. Should be up this weekend....
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In time for Hobbit Week, a blog post where I link some Tolkien-related videos I made during or after the pandemic menelrond.blogspot.com/2023/…
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I was interviewed by Prancing Pony Podcast at Tolkien Society's Oxonmoot 50 spreaker.com/user/prancingpo… (7:00 - 21:00)

302 – Live at Oxonmoot 50!

Join both The Man of the West and the Lord of the Mark as they celebrate the release of their new book by recording a LIVE episode at The Tolkien Society’s 50th Oxonmoot in Oxford! Guests include...

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