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New Harry Potter Book, "Tales of the Beetle Bard" Drops Tomorrow Worldwide

New Harry Potter Book, "Tales of the Beetle Bard" Drops Tomorrow Worldwide

Do books “drop”? I’m not sure. Anyways, what is sure to be a #1 best seller for a good month or two, J.K. Rowling’s collection of Harry Potter fables “Tales of the Beetle Bard” is hitting stores tomorrow. The book has almost nothing to do with the Potter series itself, besides sharing a common fictional universe. The five stories in the book ar...

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Twilight Success To Surpass Harry Potter Mania?

Twilight Success To Surpass Harry Potter Mania?

I never thought it would happen, but it appears as if a movie has surpassed the obsession that was the Harry Potter franchise. Coming in at number 3, “Twilight” beat both “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” and “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” on Fandango’s list of Top 10 Advance Ticket-Sellers.
 

(TAs a fun side note, “Twilight” s...

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Emma Watson Spotted at Harvard, Students Lose Their Minds

Emma Watson Spotted at Harvard, Students Lose Their Minds

Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, was spotted yesterday at Harvard taking a tour of the dorm rooms, which suggests that the 18-year-old British actress may be enrolling at the university in the very near future.

 

According to the Harvard Crimson, Hermione Emma was first spotted at the Quincy House with two escor...

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J.K. Rowling Crushes Planned "Harry Potter" Lexicon

J.K. Rowling Crushes Planned "Harry Potter" Lexicon

The richest woman in Britain won a claim that a fan set to churn out a "Harry Potter" Lexicon would cause her "irrevocable harm as a writer." The book's production has now halted and was being released by Michigan-based RDR Books (because Michigan needs even more money taken away from it right now). J.K. apparently took personal offense to the w...

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Daniel Radcliffe Shows Sexual Side, Wants To Do Drag

Daniel Radcliffe Shows Sexual Side, Wants To Do Drag

Oh Harry Potter, our generation has grown up with your do-gooding hero showing us the way.
 

Now you’re almost all grown-up yourself, you’ll be 19 soon, and though you didn’t go to college, your Hogwarts graduation will be here before we know it. But don’t be fooled: Daniel Radcliffe, he’s not that innocent.

 

In a recent Details magazine inter...

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Pop Culture List Makes Professors Feel Old

Pop Culture List Makes Professors Feel Old

The young whippersnappers who will be this year’s freshmen class don’t know anything about the good old days. Born in 1990, they have little knowledge of typewriters or Pee Wee Herman’s “Playhouse” (You know, that show he had before he exposed himself and creeped out children everywhere.)
 

So what's an out-of-touch professor to do? That's where...

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Hermione Studies Hard, Parties Hard

Hermione Studies Hard, Parties Hard

Emma Watson aced her high school exams…just like her alter-ego Hermione would! Whoa, life imitating art.
 

The brainy beauty got straight A’s on exams in English Literature, History of Art and Geography. And best of all, this is somehow news! Thank you People.com.
 

Her grades qualify her for Cambridge University, but Watson isn’t sure that she ...

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5 I-Can't-Believe-These-Really-Exist Gadgets

5 I-Can't-Believe-These-Really-Exist Gadgets

The unbelievable gadgets in science fiction movies used to be just that: unbelievable. But in today’s tech-obsessed society, nothing is out the realm of possibility.
 

With the latest unveiling of a new jetpack, Sci Fi geeks are poised to see their dreams come to life. Here’s a look at 5 recent innovations based in pop culture:
 

1. The Jetpack...

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Hogwarts Becomes a Reality

Hogwarts Becomes a Reality

Holy Hogwarts! The world’s first university of magic is set to open this November. Located in Kolkata, India, the school is the brainchild of magician P.C. Sorcar Jr. That’s the same guy who once made the Taj Mahal seem to vanish, so it’s got to be good.
 

Classes will fall under categories including psychology, acting, mechanics and lighting. A...

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Harry Potter Film To Feature Sex and Drugs

Harry Potter Film To Feature Sex and Drugs

Harry Potter fans rejoice! JK Rowling might have ruined your childhood when she ended her series, but with three movies yet to come, Harry isn't dead yet.

 

According to Harry Daniel Radcliffe himself, Movie #6 is not only going to be full of excitement and wizardry, but also, sex and drugs.

 

Score. Says Radcliffe in a recent interview, ""There...

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