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2."The Goldfinch," by Donna Tartt A young man clings to a painting years after surviving an explosion at a museum that killed his mother.

2."Unbroken," by Laura Hillenbrand The story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II bombardier, POW and Olympian.

His role as Mr. Filch in the Harry Potter films instantly made him recognizable to millions of fans, and then he was cast in another high profile fantasy project, Game of Thrones , as the, ahem, less than lovable Walder Frey.

Michael Connelly's Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch novels are coming to life via Amazon Studios later this year with "Bosch," starring Titus Welliver as the titular LAPD detective.

Cassidy Stay has seen the worst -- the brutal killings of her parents and siblings, ages 4 to 13, in their Texas home.

Just days after surviving a shooting that left her entire family dead, a 15-year-old Texas girl said Saturday at a community memorial that her parents and four siblings are "in a much better place."

A man claiming to have robbed numerous New York City banks in the 1990s appeared on Brandon Stanton's popular Humans of New York blog this week.

Why do statists make so many mistakes with data? Paul Krugman, for instance, has butchered numbers when writing about fiscal policy in nations such as France , Estonia , Germany , and the United Kingdom .

'Boyhood' character Mason and actor Ellar Coltrane both came of age during the dozen years over which the film was shot.

With J.K. Rowling releasing a new Harry Potter short story this week featuring all-grown-up versions of Harry, Ron and Hermione , fans of the Wizarding World have been feeling magical.

Oh, yes, Friday. Oh. Yes . Welcome to Barely Related, a conversational Friday column that presents the non-gaming news stories that we, the Joystiq staff, have been talking about over the past week.

Although a cause of death has yet to be determined, sheriff's officials said it appears his death was not the result of foul play.

Dave Legeno, seen here playing the role of Fenrir Greyback in "Harry Potter: The Half-Blood Prince," was found dead in Death Valley on Thursday, July 10, 2014.

The 50-year-old British actor, who played werewolf villain Fenrir Greyback in "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince," and both parts one and two of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows" died while hiking near Death Valley, California, said the Inyo County Sheriff's Office.

The Demons Never Die star wrote: "Saddened to hear of the death of David Legeno .

It may seem hard to believe, but when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the world, he was especially proud of the fact that it didn't really support apps.

The internet! There's so much out there, especially when it comes to food and drink stuff - here are a few things that hit the radar recently.

Jodie Foster is carving out a nice, new career as a TV director. Though she hit a bump with her last feature directorial, the Mel Gibson drama, The Beaver , she rebounded today with an Emmy nomination for her comedy series helming work on the third episode of Jenji Kohan's Orange Is the New Black entitled "Lesbian Request Denied".

All right, everyone. Pack it up. Time to go home. The Oscar race is over. Or at least that's the way the new trailer for Angelina Jolie's second directorial effort , "Unbroken," makes it seem.

The first official trailer for the Oscar winner's upcoming drama "Wild" was released Thursday.