Wednesday Apr 30 | Deseret Morning News
'Grand Theft Auto' still driving critics nuts
“But the idea that a game is made for a mature audience, we (as a society) don't have our arms around that yet.”
From the rocket-propelled grenade that shoots down a police helicopter to the punch in the face delivered to a former friend, the depictions of realistic violence in the newest "Grand Theft Auto" videogame are ... via Deseret Morning News
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Harry Potter Forum & PollsWednesday Apr 30 | CBC News
Stephenie Meyer, teen book sensation, writes first adult novel
“I would say it started changing with Harry Potter”
Stephenie Meyer, a sensation with teens because of her million-selling "Twilight Saga" vampire novels, wonders how readers will feel about her first adult book, "The Host." "It would just be cool if my existing ... via CBC News
Monday Apr 28 | Hindustan Times
Harry Potter gets literary status in UK
“I don't think Harry Potter is appropriate. It may be enjoyable but I don't think we are just trying to keep people occupied.”
Harry Potter has invaded British schools. Children will have to study the tales of the boy wizard alongside the works of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens. via Hindustan Times
Monday Apr 28 | Book trade news from Book2book
Harry Potter has taken his place alongside such greats of English literature as Shakespeare's Hamlet and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and is required reading for A-level English students. via Book trade news from Book2book
Monday Apr 28 | St. Augustine Record
Violent game's debut drives debate anew
“People think video games equal kids, and that if it's just a game, it should be fine”
From the rocket-propelled grenade that shoots down a police helicopter to the punch in the face delivered to a former friend, the depictions of realistic violence in the newest "Grand Theft Auto" video game are ... via St. Augustine Record
Sunday Apr 27 | Associated Content
JK Rowling Vs Steve Vander Ark Lawsuit New Copyright Precedent for Writers
Looking into the Possibility of Literary Tributes and Offshoots Similar to "The Harry Potter Lexicon" Book Becoming Legal Font When I saw J.K. Rowling making comment at the time of this writing that she's ... via Associated Content
Friday Apr 25 | Cinematical
Get Ready for 'The Deathly Hallows' on November 19, 2010
Yes, I'm sorry to say it, but we officially won't be getting any Harry Potter next year. via Cinematical
Friday Apr 25 | ETonline
Get Up Close and Personal with 'Harry Potter'
An exhibition will soon launch featuring artifacts from the 'Potter' flicks! Do you call your friends "muggles" and wear a scarf from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? If so, you'll soon find yourself ... via ETonline
Friday Apr 25 | The London News.Net
JK Rowling obsession may see exodus of authors from Bloomsbury
“Harry Potter is a book that would have changed any publisher. Bloomsbury was a relatively small firm and Harry inevitably transformed its fortunes”
The London News.Net Friday 25th April, 2008 London, April 25 : Leading authors of Bloomsbury, the publishing house behind the Harry Potter phenomenon, are leaving the hardback publisher, because of one common ... via The London News.Net
Thursday Apr 24 | Journal-News
We're looking for Indiana Jones fans
Break out the leather jacket and the fedora and crack that whip - the most anticipated movie of the year, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," comes out May 22, and we're looking for fans. via Journal-News
Wednesday Apr 23 | ContactMusic.com
Harry Potter - Radcliffe Will Hang Out with his Dad in Nyc
Caption: J.K. Rowling author of the 'Harry Potter' books, leaves the U.S. District Court. via ContactMusic.com
Tuesday Apr 22 | News.com.au
Mystery girl: Potter love triangle deepens
“It doesn't really worry me if Cassi wants to meet him (during an upcoming overseas visit). I trust her.”
Love notes ... saxophonsit Savannah Blount, left, has emerged as a second possible object of unrequited passion for Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe THE mystery surrounding the Australian girl who nearly ... via News.com.au
Tuesday Apr 22 | Shacknews
New Harry Potter Game Arrives This Fall
The latest game inspired by the films that are based on J.K. Rowling's acclaimed fantasy series Harry Potter will arrive on just about every platform imaginable this fall, publisher Electronic Arts has ... via Shacknews
Tuesday Apr 22 | People
Harry Potter's Emma Watson Turns 18 | Emma Watson
“It looked like a wedding cake”
Emma Watson celebrated her 18th birthday with a sit down dinner for 70 close friends and family at London's Almada Club. via People
Monday Apr 21 | Buffalo News
Rudyard Kipling's family is the heart of PBS drama
“I think I was the most nervous person around firearms that they had ever seen”
Daniel Radcliffe, left, Kim Cattrall, and David Haig star in "My Boy Jack," airing tonight at 9 on PBS on 'Masterpiece.' As the star of the "Harry Potter" movies, Daniel Radcliffe has eluded supernatural danger ... via Buffalo News
Monday Apr 21 | The Bosh
Extra Security to protect Daniel Radcliffe's privates
“When the show opened in the UK, some rather over-enthusiastic female fans sneaked cameras in to snap Daniel when he strips naked on stage. "They all wanted pictures to circulate to friends and over the internet so we are bringing in tighter security.”
The - Harry Potter' actor will strip naked in play - Equus' in New York later this year, and theatre bosses are worried audiences may try and sneak cameras in just as some fans did when he starred in the West ... via The Bosh
Monday Apr 21 | This Is London
Emma Watson celebrates her birthday with Potter cast, but where are best friends Harry and Ron?
“Emma wasn't happy to be told she wasn't allowed out.”
Celebrating her 18th birthday with a lush dinner, Emma Watson was surrounded by her family, friends and Harry Potter co-stars. Tom Felton, who plays villain Draco Malfoy turned up sporting his trademark ... via This Is London
Monday Apr 21 | The Ashland Daily Tidings
Teen vampire love story filmed in Oregon
“Harry Potter"-esque feel to them. But Pattinson, who played Cedric Diggory in the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
Vampires aren't supposed to see the light of day. But the sun keeps shining on the set of "Twilight," an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular teen vampire-mortal love story. via The Ashland Daily Tidings
Monday Apr 21 | Daily India
Radcliffe turns tea-boy on Harry Potter sets
“It's rare to find the star doing the job of the lowliest runner”
London. Apr 21: English actor Daniel Radcliffe, famous for his role as Harry Potter, has decided to take up another real life role by becoming a tea-boy on sets. via Daily India
Sunday Apr 20 | XtraMSN Real Estate
Harry Potter star Emma Watson is set to replace Scarlett Johanson as Napoleon's lover in a new historical drama, according to US reports. via XtraMSN Real Estate
Saturday Apr 19 | wcbstv.com | Posted by wcbstv.com
Rowling Case Shows Blurry Line In Copywright Law
“On the Internet, people basically do things you would never do in print.”
For a time, Harry Potter superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream.
His Web site -- an obsessive catalog of spells, characters and creatures in J.K. Rowling's novels -- was a hit among fellow fanatics. He spoke at conventions. Journalists sought him out for interviews. He was a guest on NBC's "Today Show."
Better still, Rowling knew who he was. She gave his site, "The Harry Potter Lexicon," an award and confessed that she occasionally used its online encyclopedia as a reference. Warner Bros. invited him onto the set of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." He even made it on to the DVD, appearing in a TV-documentary included as a special feature. Read more
Saturday Apr 19 | The Compass
“I feel intensely protective, firstly, of the literary world I spent so long creating, and secondly, of the fans who bought my books in such large numbers.”
Due to a lack of content, this week's print edition of the Compass has been canceled. via The Compass
Saturday Apr 19 | The Ashland Daily Tidings
Mural cut to meet school standards
“That's a very good question. Their perception of Ashland is right on, but this is a public high school and I have to represent all perspectives in grades nine through 12. My interpretation is that it was inappropriate.”
The left panel was removed by Principal Jeff Schlecht , who said it violated Ashland School District policy on excessive bareness. via The Ashland Daily Tidings
Friday Apr 18 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer
When Harry Met Samantha: Daniel Radcliffe and Kim Cattrall Talk My Boy Jack
“You'd have to be in bed for the whole play, but this time, it's because you're a quadriplegic!”
Here's a magical pairing. Sex and the City siren Kim Cattrall and Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame play mother and son in My Boy Jack, a BBC drama airing on PBS' Masterpiece . via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Friday Apr 18 | Inside Bay Area
Stanford law prof takes on 'Potter'
“I think we put on a strong and persuasive case”
Harry Potter special section Think Lord Voldemort was scary? You should meet his lawyers. via Inside Bay Area
Friday Apr 18 | ContactMusic.com
Emma Watson - Emma Watson Replaces 'Too Old' Scarlett Johansson
Caption: Emma Watson has been signed to star in new period romance Napoleon and Betsy after Scarlett... Emma Watson has been signed to star in new period romance Napoleon and Betsy after Scarlett Johansson was ... via ContactMusic.com
Thursday Apr 17 | TheIndyChannel.com
Block Potter 'Lexicon,' Rowling Urges Judge
“Are we the owners of our own work?”
A three-day trial over an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia ended Thursday with a flash of anger from writer J.K. Rowling. via TheIndyChannel.com
Thursday Apr 17 | CBC News
Kim Cattrall: a mother haunted in the drama 'My Boy Jack'
“I thought if I did a television series, it would probably be as someone's mother in a recurring role. "And that was actually OK for me”
Kim Cattrall found many reasons to seize the role of Carrie Kipling, wife of British literary superstar Rudyard Kipling, in the film "My Boy Jack." Airing on PBS's "Masterpiece Classic" , the project had ... via CBC News
Thursday Apr 17 | San Jose Mercury News
Wrap-up of entertainment quotes from The Associated Press
“Takes place in 1975, so I got some cool mustard tight pants with a chocolate shirt with a big collar.”
"My comments about 'gangsta rap' were in no way trying to suggest that the government is responsible for creating this genre of rap music." - Alicia Keys, saying comments she made in a Blender magazine ... via San Jose Mercury News
Thursday Apr 17 | Scotsman.com News
JK Rowling told to 'settle case out of court'
“I think this case, with imagination, could be settled”
HARRY Potter author JK Rowling and a publisher she accuses of stealing her copyright have been advised to settle the dispute out of court by a judge. via Scotsman.com News
Wednesday Apr 16 | Guardian Unlimited
Tim Dowling on the time-honoured notion that it's not British to cry in public
“Do we want our children to grow up endlessly to emote?”
This week JK Rowling told a New York court that it's not British to cry in public. via Guardian Unlimited
Wednesday Apr 16 | ContactMusic.com
Jim Broadbent - Broadbent's Potter Snub
Caption: Jim Broadbent . Empire Film Awards held at . Grosvenor House Hotel. London, England - 09.03.08. . British actor JIM BROADBENT took on a role in forthcoming movie HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE ... via ContactMusic.com
Wednesday Apr 16 | NY Daily News
'Harry Potter' actress Emma Watson gets $20M birthday present
Emma Watson attends the 2008 Sony Ericsson Empire Film Awards in March. Just one month later, the 'Harry Potter' star is $20M richer. via NY Daily News
Wednesday Apr 16 | ContactMusic.com
Harry Potter - Potter Star Grint Dislikes 'Bragging' Lohan
Caption: * ROWLING BATTLES POTTER FAN IN COURT. HARRY POTTER author J.K. ROWLING arrived at a New York courthouse on Monday to begin her battle with a fan hoping to release an encyclopedia about the fantasy ... via ContactMusic.com
Apr 15, 2008 | 102.9 CKDS-FM
“Edward is the reluctant 180-year-old vampire stuck in the body of a 17-year-old boy who falls in love with a mortal and destroys both of their lives, in a romantic and loving way”
Vampires aren't supposed to see the light of day. But the sun keeps shining on the set of "Twilight," an adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular teen vampire-mortal love story. via 102.9 CKDS-FM
Apr 15, 2008 | VH1 News
'Twilight' Set Visit Confirms Edward And Bella's Chemistry, Offers A 'Midnight Sun' Preview
“But there were two nights that we were actually, like, productive.”
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the "Twilight" set PORTLAND, Oregon - Warm during the day, chilly at night, with an inviting moon and huge Douglas fir trees that wrap around you like a hug, the Beaver ... via VH1 News
Apr 14, 2008 | Privacy Digest
UMG Says Throwing Away Promo CDs is Illegal
In a brief filed in federal court yesterday , Universal Music Group states that, when it comes to the millions of promotional CDs that it has sent out to music reviewers, radio stations, DJs, and other music ... via Privacy Digest
Apr 12, 2008 | Daily Mail
Harry Potter... and a legal battle over who first thought of him
“If these producers intend to remake Troll they'd better tread carefully not to infringe on our rights.”
Comments Warner Bros says it will defend its rights to work by author J.K. Rowling, pictured at Wednesday's British Book Awards Movie giant Warner Bros has begun a legal battle with a director who claims he ... via Daily Mail
Apr 12, 2008 | AndhraNews
Harry Potter is also a whiz kid at investments
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has proven his astuteness by earning 13 million pounds in just one year. via AndhraNews
Apr 12, 2008 | Houston Chronicle
Celebrities mark Darfur anniversary, urge care for children
“It is time to tell a different story. This April many children in Darfur will be reaching their fifth birthdays without ever having known peace. The world needs to wake up.”
Lawmakers, actors and writers marked the fifth anniversary of the conflict in Darfur today with an impassioned plea for more support for Sudanese children displaced by the conflict. via Houston Chronicle
Apr 12, 2008 | The Daily Times
“Rowling appealed to the reader's better nature”
SALISBURY -- Nikolas Nadeau sat cross-legged on the floor, eyes closed and a drum in front of him. via The Daily Times
Apr 11, 2008 | Glodderby
Daniel Radcliffe will bare all on Broadway in 'Equus' Well, at least Daniel Radcliffe won't be under the legal age of adulthood when he romps nude on a Manhattan stage in the first Broadway revival of "Equus." ... via Glodderby
Apr 11, 2008 | Daily Mail
Who gave JK Rowling a helping hand on the night she had a cleavage malfunction?
Comments Whether she intended to or not, author JK Rowling certainly made a big splash at the prestigious British Book Awards last night. via Daily Mail
Apr 11, 2008 | TechWeb.com
Ted Baehr Joins eWorld Advisory Board
“The Christian Family Guide To Movies & Video Vols. I & II.”
Techweb - Ted Baehr Joins eWorld Advisory Board LOS ANGELES, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- eWorld Companies, Inc. via TechWeb.com
Apr 11, 2008 | Trashionista
Galaxy British Book Awards 2008
Lovely JK Rowling has been awarded an outstanding achievement prize at the Galaxy British Book Awards. via Trashionista
Apr 10, 2008 | Zap2it.com
'Harry Potter' Star Goes Nude, Tortures Horses on Broadway
Daniel Radcliffe, 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' Young "Harry Potter" fans will have to skip over Daniel Radcliffe's next performance. via Zap2it.com
Apr 10, 2008 | Daily India
Kim Cattrall too sexy to play Radcliffe's mom in My Boy Jack
“I sent him Ice Princess, where I played a tough-ass skating coach, and a film of a David Mamet play I'd done in London”
Washington, Apr 10: Kim Cattrall almost missed out on playing Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe's mother in My Boy Jack - because she was too sexy to play Rudyard Kipling's stoic wife. via Daily India
Apr 10, 2008 | Hellomagazine.com
JK Rowling and Jordan in limelight at book 'Oscars'
The two best-selling authors were united at the Galaxy British Book Awards, one of the most important dates in the literary calendar Photo: © Getty Images Click on photos for gallery Jordan, whose pony ... via Hellomagazine.com
Apr 9, 2008 | Guardian Unlimited
Lindesay Irvine Wednesday April 9, 2008 guardian.co.uk JK Rowling arrives at the Galaxy Book Awards, at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. via Guardian Unlimited
Apr 9, 2008 | Susan Polgar Chess Blog
A new Harris Poll ranks the 10 most popular books in the United States, and the Bible comes out way ahead. via Susan Polgar Chess Blog
Apr 9, 2008 | NBC Channel 7/39
Harry Potter Star To Get Naked On Broadway
“They were always going to say it and I was always going to set out to wrong-foot them.”
Daniel Radcliffe is heading to Broadway with the role that caused a stir on London's West End last year. via NBC Channel 7/39
Apr 7, 2008 | Book trade news from Book2book
Modern Literature/Pinot Noir - High brow books need a posh wine to match and what better wine than the enigmatic Pinot Noir? Good to swirl and sniff as you ponder the various motifs and metaphors at play on the ... via Book trade news from Book2book
Apr 5, 2008 | TPM Cafe
Obama & The Dynamic Whose Name Must Not Be Spoken
In American politics, there's a basic - and sad - rule of thumb: When a white person talks about a taboo subject, they are often considered courageous or a "truth-teller." When a black person talks about the ... via TPM Cafe
Apr 3, 2008 | Dalton Daily Citizen
Shauna Sanders, left, and Sam Sanders serve food and drinks while dressed as Hermione Granger and Harry Potter during "An Evening with the Stars," a benefit dinner to raise money for the Whitfield County-Dalton ... via Dalton Daily Citizen