My parents shared my autism diagnosis when I was 9 years old. I was obsessed with “Harry Potter,” and they used it to explain how I was different from other kids. My parents gave me the confidence I needed at a critical age, which I’ve carried throughout my life. Every time I was excluded from […]
The past is a place where all the best music is playing
We were orphans when I first got to know Charlie Watts, thrown together in a grand, expensive orphanage. Before my time at the facility, some of the older kids had chosen The Stones as our band, their songs as our battle cries, our hymns, and prayers. It suited me. I swapped tender messages with my […]
Mumbai Police uses ‘Felix Felicis’ reference to remind people about importance of masks
Giving a pandemic twist to a famous scene from the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — featuring Potions Master Professor Horace Slughorn and Harry Potter — the law enforcement agency reminded the importance of face masks. Swapping a bottle of Felix Felicis, a magic potion also called ‘liquid luck’, the creative showed the professor […]
Explained: Meet the Litoria mira, real-life version of Harry Potter’s chocolate frogs
An Australian scientist, Steve Richards, spotted the creature in 2016 and took a few specimens for genetic tests and research. The cocoa-coloured frogs have turned out to be a new species — and an addition to our knowledge of the animal kingdom. It is called Litoria mira, inspired by the Latin adjective mirum, which means […]
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Harry Potter fans are delighted with ‘amazing’ phone hack that works just like magic
Harry Potter fans rejoice because a phone hack has been brightening up people’s day and it works just like magic. The nifty trick was shared on a Facebook group and thousands of people commented, tagging fellow Potterheads alerting them of just what their android phone can do. A woman posted on Facebook group UK Extreme […]
To cut a long story short, Harry Potter won’t be abridged in Melbourne
Australian audiences won’t be getting the abridged, one-night version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child soon to open in New York – at least not this year. The epic, smash-hit show has run over two nights in Melbourne, as it has in London since its 2016 opening. But it has been re-staged and cut […]
Eurovision winners Måneskin and Duncan Laurence crack Top 30 on Billboard charts
The Billboard Hot 100 just got a whole lot hotter. The charts for the week of September 4, 2021 have two Eurovision winners in the Top 30. Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin have hit #29 with their 2017 cover of “Beggin’”, while Eurovision 2019 winner Duncan Laurence is at #30 with his Eurovision song “Arcade”. This is […]
J.K. Rowling Is SO CLOSE to Getting the Harm She’s Caused If She’d Only Connect the Dots
Fans of Harry Potter have had to come to terms with a lot in recent years. Author J.K. Rowling has shared her transphobic views online, and then, when she received backlash, wrote an essay doubling down on her transphobia to make it clear that she does not consider trans women to be women. Her transphobia is clear […]
How to watch every Harry Potter movie online – and in order
This year marks 20 years since the very first Harry Potter movie made its way onto our screens, bringing JK Rowling’s magical vision to life. Which, for those of us who remember settling down in the cinema to watch The Philosopher’s Stone, makes us feel mighty old. JK Rowling’s original series of books are now […]