Justice Antonin Scalia Is Severus SnapeThe parallels were there all along, even before we heard Scalia basically admit to the synchronicity between his life and “greasy git” Snape’s.
Billionaire British Author Charms Manhattan CourtroomJ.K. Rowling was in New York yesterday to testify against ‘Harry Potter Lexicon’ author Steven Vander Ark in her noble quest to squash the publication of his book. Man, is she charming.
‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ to Be Two Movies?Though we’re glad that Warner Brothers is at least considering releasing two films of one of the books, we’re a little surprised they’re finally doing it for Deathly Hallows, which of course gives over a solid 400 of its 759 pages to Harry, Ron and Hermione shouting in tents.
Harry and the Potters Make It Safe for Nerds to Rock AgainWhen wizard rock band Harry and the Potters bounded out onto the stage in front of the Brooklyn Public Library Saturday afternoon, dressed in their prep-school uniforms, and asked their audience of mostly teen- and tween-agers (and their parents) to join them in the recitation of the pledge of allegiance, you might have been forgiven for thinking that you had stumbled into some kind of school assembly.
Ridikkulus! Harry Potter Comedy at the UCB TheaterLast night’s sold-out UCB show, “Up Late! With Lord Voldemort,” drew an enormous crowd of the most delightful mix: Harry Potter nerds and comedy nerds.
‘Harry Potter’ Leaks, Nerds Like Us Cover EyesSome copyright-flouting Muggle (with questionable taste in carpeting) has posted pictures of every page of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the Internet almost five days before the book’s official release.
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Casting the Next Harry Potter MovieLet’s find roles for the six or so British and Irish actors who haven’t already been employed by the Harry Potter series.
Harry Potter Theory of the Day: Harry Must Die!Theory: Harry Potter will die in order to defeat Voldemort.
The argument for: J.K. Rowling has shown herself willing to kill beloved characters before, from Sirius Black to Dumbledore.
The Case of the ‘Harry Potter’ Hacker: Is It William Safire?The mystery surrounding the identity of the Harry Potter spoiler is almost as great as whether he has any idea what he’s talking about. What people seem to be taking on faith, though, are his proposed motives.
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On Ari Gold’s Love-Hate Relationship With the Gays“He will prove himself to be the biggest homophobe and the biggest friend to the gay man in the history of humanity.” —Entourage’s Jeremy Piven on what’s in store for Ari this season