The pain of the Orlando, Florida, shootings early Sunday morning at the Pulse nightclub has reached even into the fictional world of wizardry and magic. Author J.K. Rowling learned that one of the victims had a Harry Potter connection, and tweeted that she was devastated by the news. Luis Vielma, 22, worked at Universal Studios …
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Of course, Harry, Hermione and Ron are natural Gryffindors through and through. Right? Well, there was that stuttery moment when the Sorting Hat suggested Harry might do well in Slytherin, but honestly it’s tough to imagine the three Harry Potter heroes wearing anything but the red and gold. Not quite the case, though, for the actors in the movie. Author …
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JK Simmons may be the voice of the yellow M&M in commercials, but he’s not sitting around munching bowls full of them. If you think you’re too old to pump iron, be prepare to have your mind changed. When you work with superheroes, you gotta look the part. Simmons, 61, will play Commissioner Gordon in 2017’s “Justice League Part One,” …
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So weary of political attack ads you’re kind of rooting for Giant Meteor 2016? Here’s one you’ll actually enjoy, no matter which side you’re on. “The Star Wars Show,” which posts new YouTube episodes every Wednesday, produced a slyly realistic political attack ad attacking Princess Leia’s ambitions to become the first senator of the new republic. The video promotes Claudia …
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Jedi Anakin: Hayden Christensen/Sebastian Shaw morph Star Wars fans were always given weird little glimpses into Anakin Skywalker’s life under the Darth Vader mask. We didn’t see him unmasked until 77-year-old Sebastian Shaw portrayed him briefly in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.” Of course, Anakin was given a fuller life story in the prequel trilogy, when Jake Lloyd played him …
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Since the infamous white/gold blue/black dress, the Internet has been buried in optical illusions — the cigar in the brick wall and the cat with the hole in its side, just to name a couple. Here’s today’s look-twice, then look-again, then share-on-Facebook adventure. Is that boat floating on the water, or flying through the air? It brings up memories of …
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I really wanted the demon to possess me. I can’t resist those YouTube jump-scare videos of placid roads where suddenly a creepy corpse leaps out, and I liven up my errands by listening to the Reddit NoSleep podcast in the car. In short, I like being (safely) scared. But sadly, the much-touted interactive online trailer for Cinemax’s new horror TV …
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Nick Wilde, the con-artist fox in the animated film “Zootopia,” is a pretty sly fellow. But even he couldn’t escape the clumsiness of one lone kid. A Chinese Lego artist named Zhao spent three days and nights using the toy bricks to construct a human-size figure of Nick, which the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports was worth 100,000 yuan ($15,000, £10,000, …
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Get ready to drown your sorrows in a giant mug of butterbeer, Harry Potter fans. Author J.K. Rowling is promising more tears. Enlarge Image Curse you, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”! Pottermore “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” a new two-part play based on a story by Rowling and focused on Harry’s son Albus, opens at London’s Palace Theatre …
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Alaska can’t spell Hawaii, and Massachusetts can’t spell its own name. Those are two of the best revelations from a map released by Google Trends in honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which crowned two champions Thursday night. RELATED STORIES Like turtle meat? Head to this state, says US ‘food map’ Want to avoid America’s scariest state? Don’t live …
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