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Richard Dawkins Hates Harry Potter (And Everything Else, Including Small Children)

Richard Dawkins, noted zoologist and atheist, is the subject of an article published today in the Telegraph entitled Harry Potter fails to cast spell over Professor Richard Dawkins. The article states:
The prominent atheist is stepping down from his post at Oxford University to write a book aimed at youngsters in which [...]

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Episode #79: Harry Potter and Gödel’s Theorem

This week, we finish up our Patterns in Potter discussion for Book 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.  This time, we focus on Harry’s visions (courtesy of Lord Voldemort) and his driving urge to understand the truth of these visions, and what knowledge they can bring in aiding in the fight against evil.  It’s quite [...]

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Episode #73: Patterns in Potter, Prisoner of Azkaban - The Pit of Despair

In this week’s episode, we finished our discussion on the theme of emotion in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. We talked about the Dementors and their effect on the soul, as well as their antidote: the Patronus, and the necessary requirements to conjure one.  This was actually an off the cuff, un-planned discussion [...]

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  • Review: Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer I'm devoting the next three days to the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer. When I first heard about this new teenage vampire romance I was skeptical. This is probably because my favorite vampire/human duos from other fandoms do not work out. For instance, Angel left Buffy after three seasons and......
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Episode #63: Harry Potter and the End of Innocence

There comes a time in a person’s life when they realize, for the first time, that the world is not actually the way they thought it was.  That the picture they had in their mind about how the world works, the rules of the game, are suddenly gone.  It is the end of innocence.  When does this end of [...]

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Episode #60: Harry Potter and The Golden Compass

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has reinvigorated a generation and turned them on to reading. But what to read when the battle against Lord Voldemort is at an end? One of the more popular answers is Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy; the first installment, The Golden Compass, has been adapted to film [...]

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Episode #58: Harry Potter Potpourri

The more interviews J.K. Rowling gives, the more show topics we get. This time, J.K. Rowling spoke with the Dutch newspaper Volksrant (not to be confused with Volkswagon or Voltron) and discussed many topics. Amongst them were the issues of life after death in the Harry Potter books, as well as more details [...]

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  • Review of HP I loved this review from Times Online Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J.K. Rowling Reviewed by Alice Fordham Death and vengeance hang over this book from the outset. Readers know that this is the last episode and that resolution will come only with heavy losses, besides which Rowling......

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Lengthy interview for De Volkskrant

There is a new interview of J.K. Rowling in the newspaper De Volkskrant, her second ever for her Dutch readers. In this interview she talks about her spiritual development, the King’s Cross chapter, and Deathly Hallows meaning and symbolism.I am workin…

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JKR: “hogwarts is a multi-faith school”

Do you remember back in 1999 when Jo said she couldn’t answer the questions about the book’s religious content until the conclusion of book seven? Well, that’s what she did at yesterday’s Los Angeles press conference. Congratulations to MTV wr…

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New article in Time, and a rebuttal

Time Magazine continues its coverage of the Potter books and movies with an article entitled “Who Dies in Harry Potter? God,” by Lev Grossman.If you think Grossman’s conclusions are way off, you are in good company. Fan blogger Travis Prinzi (Sword of…

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