By Marianne Garvey, CNN Updated 4:00 PM ET, Tue March 22, 2022
‘Harry Potter’: Problems with fat characters in the series
I love “Harry Potter,” but I don’t want my kids to absorb the fat-phobic aspects of the series. The characters who are described as fat or large are often evil or painted as less than. I went from omitting the remarks as I read to them to pointing them out and starting conversations. I wish […]
10 Great 2021 Genre Films That Weren’t Nominated For Oscars
This Sunday, the 94th annual Acadamy Awards will grace your TV screen and with them, another cycle of film achievement comes to a close. Among the night’s nominees, the Acadamy rightfully recognized some of the best genre films of the year in various categories. But this slideshow isn’t about them. And if you haven’t seen […]
Hop on the Hogwarts Express to experience everything Harry Potter at Franklin Institute
Platform 9 ¾ is no longer outside of London. It now sits inside the Franklin Institute and nobody has to run through a brick wall to get on the Hogwarts Express. The world premiere of “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” might be the most immersive, impressive and, maybe, overwhelming exhibit to take over the famed science […]
Congress can’t survive without Gandhi family; Rahul only obstacle for RSS, feel party’s faceless foot soldiers
Congress supporters believe that one of the greatest challenges which the party was facing is that voices of the grassroot level workers are not reaching Rahul Gandhi. Some of them are desperately looking for avenues to reach him, they say. Pandit Vijay Kumar Sharma, a religious leader who adorns a saffron robe, said at an […]
‘Harry Potter’: Dumbledore was kind of a bad guy — opinion
Albus Dumbledore is painted as a powerful hero in “Harry Potter,” but he has some deep-rooted flaws. The Hogwarts headmaster kept secrets from Harry that ultimately led him into grave danger. Instead of asking for help from the skilled wizards around him, Dumbledore just did what he wanted. Professor Albus Dumbledore is hailed as the […]
‘The Kashmir Files’: Kashmiri Pandit diaspora group says RSS helped KPs during tough times
Last Updated: 24th March, 2022 18:43 IST ‘The Kashmir Files’ directed by Vivek Agnihotri hit the theatres on March 11. The movie revolves around the killing of Kashmir Pandits in the 1990s. Image: PTI/Instagram/@vivekagnihotri
Harry Potter-inspired pub Slythersin to Belmar shopping district
Raise your butterbeers — a new Harry Potter-inspired bar is opening in Lakewood. The owners of Denver restaurant group Handsome Boys Hospitality plan to open Muggles Pub at 7260 W. Alaska Drive in the Belmar shopping district. The British pub chain Baker Street Pub and Grill operated in the space until late 2018 and then […]
The 42 best and worst real estate agents in movie history, ranked
Real estate agents are not spies like James Bond. They’re not gods like Thor or space renegades like Han Solo. They’re not Old West cowboys or political leaders. But they are, it turns out, in all sorts of movies. Though agents may not have the kind of job that obviously translates into cinematic action, they’re […]
20 magical products to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter film
Today marks a magical day in history, the 20th anniversary of the very first Harry Potter film which was released on November 16, 2001. Some know it as “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, while others have come to know it as “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” depending on the viewing country. But no matter what […]