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BBC: J. K. Rowling Announces Title of First Adult Novel
Author JK Rowling has announced her first adult novel will be called
The Casual Vacancy.
...The story is centred on the death of Barry Fairweather, whose unexpected passing shocks the local villagers of Pagford.
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Mugglenet has finally explained (sort of) the problem with the hackers on the Mugglenet March Madness Game~~~Read the new rules here. The article says one person, one vote. What they fail to explain is why it took them from Saturday until now (six days) to tell the fans what was going on.
Vote for Snape Here ~~~ Thanks to Nyctalus for the link!

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We were having a bit of fun on HPN comparing these two pictures: Alan Rickman and Robert Redford at Wimbledon. (There's also Sir Cliff Richard in the purple suit in front of Redford).

What do you think?  AR is looking pretty good in the wrinkles department, not to mention the hair and the suit. :)


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My Previous Entry about the Boathouse is: HERE

This news comes from dreyesbo who Posted on Chamber of Secrets a quote from the Mexican magazine Cine Premiere and translated it to English. (He thinks it may have originally been in English, then translated to Spanish, then back to English, so there are a few questions. But it's all good because ( Read more... )

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From the Techdirt "Good Luck" Department:
Official Twilight T-Shirt Contest Won't Let You Use Anything from Twilight ~ That's right ~ no logo, no apple, no fangs, no coffins, no blood, no bats, and not one picture of any actor associated with the movies.

Hilarious Legal Story from Think Geek who received their Best Cease and Desist Order Ever!
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This time let's look at Snape as a character from Arthurian Legend. We know that JKR drew on the tales of King Arthur for several character names including Arthur Weasley of course, his daughter Ginevra (Guinivere) and even Ron, taken from the name of Arthur's "spear" called Rhongomyniad.

And for those who would say that James was braver than Snape ( Read more... )

Some people would ask us to compare Snape's life to a bad Charles Bronson Movie, and the "Snapefen" to Harlequin romance novelists who are rewriting the books to suit themselves.

Well, whatever. JKR wrote his character the way he appears on the page, for those sharp enough to read and understand.

So yeah, people can carp about the "Sneepfeinds" or ( Read more... )

Just a week before Earth Day we are getting a lesson in how Nature can be out of our control. Scientists cannot predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions or their effects on humanity. People may not realize that J. R. R. Tolkien loved the Icelandic Sagas, and while this Icelandic volcano may not be Mount Doom, the smoke cloud does remind me of " ( Read more... )

This is an open post for the London Premiere as the pictures come "rolling" in. I will be updating this throughout the evening.

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