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Harry Potter and the Pile of Drivel
Once upon a time there were great children’s books If you’ve never read Neverending Story, or the Narnia series, or the Tripods series by John Christopher, or anything by Terry Pratchett (most...
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Welcome to the Kindleverse
by Lara Amber I’ve never been an early adopter of technology. I, like most people, come in at wave two or three, but well before grandmas finally get that machine everyone else had for a decade. So...
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Hobbits, wizards, and storm troopers: the future of fan art
by Josh Catone This past weekend saw the online release of the first non-spoof, fan-created film set in the Lord of the Rings universe. That by itself is fairly unremarkable, but a number of things set...
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Stop!
Apparently, there are people in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin who still live under rocks. According to Time magazine, “a Harry Potter fan vandalized 80 local traffic signs to make them read STOP VOLDEMORT.” And...
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Did President Bush believe that Harry Potter was real? It sure sounds that way.
Not that this should come as any surprise, but we now have confirmation that the Bush administration refused to award Harry Potter author JK Rowling the Presidential Medal of Freedom because the books...
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Nota Bene #114: Big Star
“The radio makes hideous sounds.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this post. Now on to the links! … “The economic model that is driving such decision making is guided by the same culture of...
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Latest hearing shows GOP is the Ministry of Magic to climate disruption's...
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the Ministry of Magic eases Voldmort's rise to power by refusing to admit he's back and his Death Eaters are dangerous. The March 31 climate hearing showed...
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Nota Bene #120: Crazy Ivan
“If you can make a woman laugh, you’re seeing the most beautiful thing on God’s earth.” Who said it? The answer is at the end of this post. Now on to the links! … “I concentrated on fish, the Dutch …...
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Harry Potter and the Racist Subtext
“We know your hearts are good, but even with good hearts you have done a bad thing.” – Leo Quetawke, Head Councilman in charge of law and order for the Zuni people Cultural appropriation is a difficult...
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