Yes, I've been waiting to post this one for a while ☀️😎🌅

From this article: politico.com/news/magazine/…

I am delighted to be speaking at this Inklings Conference in Oxford next summer, celebrating 75 years of Narnia. Preregistration is now open, do come and join us next July! uu.edu/societies/inkl…

Relics of bygone eras

A small display featuring C.S. Lewis first editions and manuscripts for a group visiting today from Taylor University, Indiana, USA.

Have you seen the 1993 film Shadowlands, about C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman's relationship? It was filmed partly at Magdalen College and our archive holds this photo of some of its cast and crew. It features in our exhibition, C.S. Lewis: Words and Worlds, open TODAY 2-4:30pm.

“Once in those very early days my brother brought into the nursery the lid of a biscuit tin which he had covered with moss and garnished with twigs and flowers so as to make it a toy garden or a toy forest. That was the first beauty I ever knew.” ~C. S. Lewis

Explain your group’s name. “My group in Singapore is called in.Q, where “in” stands for information theory and “Q” for quantum. … Group members are playfully called inQlings, which is a nod to the Inklings, a group of literary enthusiasts in Oxford.” physics.aps.org/articles/v17/1…

Cate Blanchett on Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings”: “No one got paid anything to do that movie….I wanted to work with the guy who made ‘Braindead’….I mean, I basically got free sandwiches. And I got to keep my ears.” cnn.com/2024/08/08/ent…

Huzzah. The LP I made with Phil Keaggy has made it into existence ( and better still into Vinyl existence)

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Fast information is to the brain like Fast food is to the body. Good food takes time to prepare. So does good information.

How Tolkien and Lewis Re-enchanted a War-Weary World nytimes.com/2024/09/27/boo…

St. Louis author John Hendrix explores what happened when Tolkien met Lewis - goo.gl/alerts/TGJ2Dx #GoogleAlerts

It's almost Michaelmas, so why not come back to College and share the experience of dining in our 15th Century Hall with up to three guests at Formal Hall this term. More details: magd.ox.ac.uk/events/

It's Freshers' Week! One of the most exciting times of the year. Do you remember your first week at Magdalen?

The Michaelmas term card is now out, so I am delighted to share that I have been invited to address the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society this term. I will be talking about the different ways Lewis engaged with and was haunted by (in a good way) Shakespeare throughout his life.

Aurora borealis over Oxford ✨ 1. Oriel College | 📸 Oriel College 2. @GreenTempleton College | 📸 e.awodiya (Instagram) 3. Sheldonian Theatre | 📸 spiralling_oxford (Instagram) 4. Linacre College | 📸 andrewwong_mo (Instagram)

Have you ever laid eyes on this image? I believe it's fantastic! The original is b/w #Tolkien Merton College, Oxford Cit.: Gilbert, Douglas R., “J.R.R. Tolkien, Merton College, Oxford,” Digital Collections, accessed October 14, 2024, digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/55682.

Historic city pub to be wrapped in scaffolding oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24653699.…