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"Law deans can draw many lessons from Dumbledore's choice of magic."

magstheaxe — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:38:04 -0800

Professor Dumbledore's Advice for Law Deans "Because he cared, Dumbledore made a positive and lasting impact on his school, and society. And fortunately for law deans, his legacy provides us with a clear roadmap of how to do the same." Darby Dickerson, Texas Tech University School of Law, published Professor Dumbledore's Advice for Law Deans, in volume 39 of the University of Toledo Law Review (2008). The article, prepared for the Dean's Symposium in the University of Toledo Law Review, includes a curriculum vitae for Albus Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of the modern age, along with seven pieces of advice for law deans, culled from Dumbledore's words of wisdom and actions in the Harry Potter series. Meanwhile, in the paper "Harry Potter and the Law", professors examine such issues as the failings of the formal source of legal authority in Harry's world, the deeply-flawed Ministry of Magic, and how the rule used to free Dobby the house elf illustrates the importance of intent in contract law. And in their book The Law and Harry Potter (preview here), the authors present essays that analyze the way law and legal institutions are portrayed in the series, and what these portrayals teach us about concepts such as morality, justice, and difference. For a less dense look at Harry Potter and the law, check out Law Made Fun Through Harry Potter's Adventures by Karen Morris and Bradley S. Carroll (a brief preview here).

I am plastered across movie screens; a best-selling caricature.

ChuraChura — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:47:43 -0800

To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang. A follow-up.

Vernon Dursley, RIP

hippybear — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:49:58 -0800

Richard Griffiths, star of stage and screen, perhaps globally best known for his role as Harry Potter's ill-willed uncle, has died at the age of 65 due to complications from heart surgery. I personally will treasure Griffiths' performance in The History Boys as my remembrance of his work.

Leonardo da Vinci. Vincent Van Gogh. Pablo Picasso. Oliver, Age 24.

Rory Marinich — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:04:02 -0800

Oliver is 24 and he wants to teach you how to draw really good. Draw Voltorb! Draw Shrek! Draw Harry Potter! Draw the Mona Lisa (it's harder than you think!)! He will also teach you how to music really good if you like music, like dubstep! His friend Neef keeps trying to draw and music too, but no way is Neef as good at drawing and music as Oliver is!

You're a Wizard, Harry!

deborah — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:22:39 -0800

Alice Finch has used 400,000 LEGO pieces to create Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in wonderful detail. [via]

EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY! ...RHAOMI! ...VERSUS... RHYTHM! ...BEGIN!!!

Rhaomi — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:33:49 -0800

Hulk feel strongly about toilet paper etiquette.

Narrative Priorities — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:58:08 -0800

Everyday Hulk: in the bathroom. An animated short by David Stodolny. (NSFW) By day, Stodolny is a senior character animator for Dreamworks Animation. In addition to producing animated parody shorts like this one for Harry Potter (warning: animated gore), he was also partly responsible for two videos documenting how he and his coworkers blow off steam: Footage Loose, and the even more surreal Push It.

Neverending stories

Artw — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:26:39 -0800

Four Micro-Essays on League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 2009 (contains spoilers), a look at the concluding part of Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's 3 part LoEG: Century series in which the league face off against a headline grabbing villain (extreme spoiler warning) and which spookily presaged some of last nights Olympic opening. Previous Moore and O'Neill. Obligatory annotations from Jess Nevins.

Facebook used to suggest some myths are based in historical fact

stoneweaver — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:15:58 -0800

Scientists have mapped the social networks in Beowulf, the Iliad and the Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge and compared them to networks as mapped by Facebook. The results were surprising, with all three mapping well to real-world social networks and leading scientists to believe that they are all based on real events. Harry Potter, Les Misérables, Shakespeare's Richard III, and The Fellowship of the Ring were used as controls. (Abstract and link to the paper, which is available in its entirety for 30 days, although it does require creating a free login.)

I Ain't Afraid of No Pedeconferences

WCityMike — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:24:14 -0800

If Aaron Sorkin had written Star Wars, Avatar, Ghostbusters, Twilight, and Harry Potter.

Sort This Way

The Whelk — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:08:24 -0800

What's the best way to show your Hufflepuff House pride? Why Lady Gaga parody videos, of course.

"The whole universe is in a glass of wine."

Fizz — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 09:27:03 -0800

Theme from Harry Potter played with wine glasses. [SLYT] Via: [Geek Tyrant]

The Use Of Aslan Or Morpheus Is Cheating

The Whelk — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:39:19 -0800

Tor.com asks: So Who Would Make Up The Epic Fantasy Version Of The Avengers?

"It even has miniature owls in the Owlery and hinges on the doors."

brundlefly — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:55:05 -0800

A 50 foot wide miniature of Hogwarts used in all of the Harry Potter films will be going on display in London this month. The miniature was designed and built by production designer Stuart Craig.

Look at what you did, Internet, you made Ralph Fiennes blush

Countess Elena — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:27:43 -0800

Tony Award winner, BAFTA winner, and multiple Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes reads briefly aloud from a Voldemort/Harry slashfic entitled "Broken Innocence," by Jaden Kelly. (SLYT for nerds, no redeeming social value) (via)

Creating the Deathly Hallows animation

Brandon Blatcher — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:05:47 -0800

A short interview with Sequence supervisor Dale Newton describing how the animated sequence in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part I was created.

The scene was directed by Swiss animator Ben Hibon, creator of Codehunters and other work.

Bonus: sketches and preliminary artwork for the scene by various artists.

Giving thanks with pumpkin juice and butterbeer.

flex — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:35:43 -0800

Great food ideas for a fantasy and sci-fi themed Thanksgiving features recipes from Inn at the Crossroads (medieval recipes/Game of Thrones), Harry Potter Recipes, and The Geeky Chef ("a collection of recipes inspired by books, movies, and video games").

EXTERMINATE

gerryblog — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:38:29 -0800

Russell T. Davies and then Steven Moffat have done their own transformations, which were fantastic, but we have to put that aside and start from scratch. Variety reports Harry Potter director David Yates wants to reboot Doctor Who. Topless Robot reacts.

"We just wanna see - YOU STUPEFIED!"

DisreputableDog — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:14:27 -0800

You've seen the popular LMFAO's Party Rock, but have you seen Potter Rock? The Christmas light show? How about the Pokemon! or Indian versions? Speaking of Indian parodies, have you seen Thriller recently?

See, the king? He stay the king.

Apropos of Something — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:11:10 -0800

The Wire as Toy Story. The Wire as The Lion King. The Wire as Harry Potter. The Wire as a bunch of movie posters. The Wire as Trailer Park Boys (previously). The Wire as a British appliance store.

Remembering Hermione

gilrain — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:44:32 -0800

Sady Doyle, writing for Global Comment, has released a glowing retrospective of Joanne Rowling's beloved Hermione Granger series of books and movies.

Potter Babies

Lutoslawski — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:03:01 -0800

Baby Voldemort toy is the most horrifying thing to come out of the Harry Potter world: Tracy Ann Lister creates realistic dolls of characters from Harry Potter as infants.

so many mosquitos!

roger ackroyd — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:27:03 -0800

This is just a fangirl with a camera. Being an amateur. Making a blog. Making a statement. Saying that Harry Potter changed her life. And THIS is the remix. (DLYT)

So, you know, be on the look out for that. And, you know, be careful when anyone loves you.

Rory Marinich — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:15:22 -0800

The entirety of Brad Neely's unauthorized redubbing of the first Harry Potter movie, Wizard People, Dear Reader, is available in its entirety on Youtube (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 & 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35). Surreal, excessive, goofy, and at times oddly poetic, it tells the story of "Harry, the near-perfect new god", and his sidekicks Ronny the Bear and the Wretched Harmony (who has "complex on top of complex"), as they explore the world of wizardry while avoiding the cruel she-professor Snake and the dreaded vampire tattoo-maker Valmart. If you'd like to read along, a full script is available here. "Well, bless my nippers! Bless them all day long." (Previously, but the last post required you to burn WPDR to CD and play it along with the movie; now the entire thing is streaming online)

Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you!

Fizz — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:18:36 -0800

The First Four (Harry Potter) Books: Illustrated by Lucy Knisley [Previously] Contains Spoilers