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‘Harry Potter’ Star Daniel Radcliffe Reveals His Battle with Alcohol
We’re more used to seeing Daniel Radcliffe fighting fictional demons rather than real and worrisome ones. Perhaps he is a Muggle after all.
If It Ain’t Broke: Disney To Make Another Movie Inspired By Theme Park Ride
A movie with a working title of The Hill is based on the popular Matterhorn ride. At this rate, we’ll be out of original ideas before the year’s out.
Stranger Than Fiction: Kate Middleton and Jane Austen Are Distant Cousins
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Jane Austen might have written those words but who would have known that all these years later, a distant …
American Girl Dolls: A Reflection of American 20-Something Women?
Were you a Samantha, a Molly, a Kirsten or an Addy?
‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants’ Series Gets Grown-Up Adaptation
This time, they’re no longer sharing pants.
‘Pottermore’ Secrets Revealed: J.K. Rowling’s New Site is E-Book Meets Interactive World
Gulping gargoyles! Just when it seemed the Harry Potter franchise was finally avada kedavra-ed, J.K. Rowling has launched the website “Pottermore” to continue the story of the young boy wizard. (See what she’s doing with …
Book Returned to Australian Library, 122 Years Late
Thankfully the Camden Council’s public library in Sydney, Australia, shows mercy, because a $37,000 late fee just seems a bit much, don’t you think?
Harry Potter Fans Salivate Over J.K. Rowling’s New Site, ‘Pottermore’
Just when you thought it was safe to read other books.
Friday Flicks: Can ‘Green Lantern’ Make Ryan Reynolds an Action Hero?
Grab some popcorn! NewsFeed’s Glen Levy brings you the movies you should check out (or avoid) this weekend.
Happy Bloomsday! 5 Ways to Celebrate James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
It’s June 16th folks. Happy Bloomsday! If you forgot to practice your best dramatic staging of Molly’s soliloquy, fret not. Here are some more fun ways to celebrate the anniversary of Leopold Bloom’s daylong Ulysses journey.
Oxford English Dictionary’s New Entries Include ‘Gender Reassignment,’ ‘Auto-Complete’
June’s update to the Oxford English Dictionary includes almost 2,000 new or revised entries. Some terms have gained status through the worlds of technology or gender politics. Others are just good, old-fashioned slang (hello, use …
