This week, friends, as I do every so often, I'm opening up the World Famous Think About It Central Mailbag, delving into missives submitted by you, to give my insight on various aspects of our society, pop culture, and possibly breakfast cereal. So let's get started.

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Blake, I'm told you listen to an awful lot of podcasts. Something about ( Read more... )

This week, guys, I'm forgoing the usual comic book chatter, because I'm still wrapping my head around Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. If you've read the book, if you want to know what I thought of it, then this week's column is for you. But be warned: Here there be spoilers.

Everything But Imaginary #225: EBI in the Land of Potter

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Well, guys, a decade-long journey ends tonight. All those big questions will be answered: who will live, who will die, will the forces of good triumph over incredible evil? What and where are the final Horcruxes, will the school reopen, and what will happen to the Boy Who Lived when he finally comes out of the other side? That’s right. Tonight is ( Read more... )

It's been a while since we had a Monday feature here at Think About It Central. With just weeks to go until the release of the final Harry Potter book, I wanted to share this with you guys -- something I've been working on for some time now. Here are my thoughts -- call them predictions, gut feelings, whatever -- on who might live and who might die ( Read more... )

This quick read is a Borders exclusive publication (and I couldn’t even find it on the Borders website), so if this review interests you, you’ll have to head down to the nearest brick-and-mortar location to find it. Amy Berner and Joyce Millman have studied and analyzed the Harry Potter series meticulously to craft this book, The Great Snape Debate ( Read more... )

Since the conclusion of Goblet of Fire, things have changed dramatically for Harry Potter. Now burdened with the knowledge that, in the end, he must either slay Voldemort or be killed himself, he moves with a sort of grim determination that is nonetheless quite mature for his age. Early in the book, Dumbledore arrives to spirit Harry away from his ( Read more... )

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix continues the trend of Goblet of Fire - the series continues to grow darker, and far more intriguing. After being attacked by Dementors while still in the Muggle world, Harry finds himself facing an expulsion hearing for use of underage magic. He’s spirited away in the middle of the night by the Order of ( Read more... )

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is special to me. It’s the first book released after I discovered the series, and my first experience waiting for the blessed release with the legions of other fans. And it was the first time I read a 700-plus page book in just one day.

For the reread, I took my time a bit more. Before returning to Hogwarts for ( Read more... )

2 IN 1 SHOWCASE EPISODE FIFTEEN: ROB LIEFELD


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