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J.K. Rowling grows up — and gets knocked down

A New Yorker profile attacks the Harry Potter author for the sin of being reserved and a bad student

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Scientists' perfect "invisibility cloak"

Harry Potter fans, rejoice! A breakthrough in transformational optics has brought us one step closer to Hogwarts

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Do you truly own your e-books?

Amazon and publisher restrictions control your access, but a bookstore lawsuit could change that

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Voldemort dragged into China-Japan dispute over war shrine

The latest spat between the Asian neighbors has descended into name-calling of the wizard variety

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College students turned a J.K. Rowling fairy tale into a movie

More remarkable still: They were able to secure permission from J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers

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Amazon makes a mess with Lego

What madness is this? The "Everything Store" is blocking pre-orders of "The Lego Movie"

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J.K. Rowling unveils a new Harry Potter tale

A Pottermore update on an older Harry, courtesy of Rita Skeeter

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Is J.K. Rowling the new George Lucas?

A new "Harry Potter" story, like the Pottermore fansite before it, raises the question: How much is too much?

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VIP boxes and seven-figure advances: How fiction gets the publishing industry...

The book business is not an easy setting to dramatize. But that sure hasn't stopped thriller writers from trying

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J.K. Rowling and Aziz Ansari hit back brilliantly at Murdoch

The author and the actor take aim at Murdoch's claim Muslims "must be held responsible"

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J.K. Rowling shuts down Westboro Baptist Church hate: A Dumbledore-Gandalf...

Another epic put-down from Twitter's most prolific troll vanquisher

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Even the New York Times is body-shaming Serena Williams now: It's time to...

Despite being one of the greatest athletes of all time, Williams has dealt with body-shaming her entire career

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J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" trivia tweets: Changing the role of author, 140...

What happens when an author won't let her characters go when the books have ended?

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J.K. Rowling takes hilarious umbrage at BBC's comparison of Donald Trump to...

It's uncommon for an author to come to the defense of her antagonists, but in this case, she had no choice

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Racists flip out over casting of black actress as "Hermione" in "Harry Potter...

J.K. Rowling responded to their freak out perfectly -- but that only seemed to encourage them

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Yes, Hermione is black: The "Harry Potter" stage sequel finally gets...

Taunted by Draco Malfoy, she always had to be twice as good to be seen as an equal to the other wizards-in-training

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Luke Skywalker, Dumbledore and the problem with secretly-queer heroes: "As...

Mark Hamill says the audience can decide Luke's sexuality—but that's a step back for LGBT visibility, not forward

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J.K. Rowling's rejection letters are a sorry statement on the future of book...

The "Harry Potter" author calls them "inspiration" but for whom? The industry is contracting and homogenous as ever

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"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling defends Donald Trump's right to "be...

She defended the principle behind his free speech, not anything he's ever actually said, thankfully

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J.K. Rowling pens Twitter tribute to Harry Potter theme park worker killed in...

22-year-old Luis Vielma "brought smiles to every one he met," said a friend whose post Rowling re-tweeted

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Celebs couldn't stop Brexit: J.K. Rowling, Eddie Izzard and more urged Remain...

Famous entertainers can shape opinions, but their influence often ends up being limited in practice

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Pottermore problems: Scholars and writers call foul on J.K. Rowling's North...

The Ilvermorny origin story perpetuates colonialist perspectives, appropriates and erases Native American culture

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Got your broomstick? IRL Quidditch gets super competitive

So Major League Quidditch is a 100% real thing and it just held its Super Bowl — complete with a broom sponsor

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J.K. Rowling's allegory fail: Werewolves are not a useful metaphor for HIV/AIDS

Rowling is right that HIV and AIDS still carry stigma but offers no meaningful interpretation through Remus Lupin

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Piers Morgan calls J.K. Rowling a "serial loser"

Piers Morgan and "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling trade jabs on Twitter

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J.K. Rowling tweets unhappily about photos of Obama, and people joined right in

With Trump in office on the 5-year anniversary of Obama's re-election, the author caught a case of the feels

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“The Witcher” is baffling to the uninitiated, but diehards swear by its...

The campy franchise has its shortcomings, but Netflix's uneven adaptation manages to improve in later episodes

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