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According to some calculations, when the clock ticks over midnight tonight, a new decade will begin and the old one close. Not for me, though, I don’t think the new decade starts until 2011. But since most of the world figures 2010 will start the new decade, I’ve noticed a fair num...
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Interview with A.S. Peterson; Hog’s Head news; forthcoming PubCastsVote for the Potter Pundits at Leaky!On Tap:Buy The Fiddler’s Gun!The Fiddler’s Gun websiteRabbit RoomSpotlight on TwilightThe last few words of this podcast get cut off due to uploading difficulties. You didn...
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The 2009 Leakies have been posted for voting, and the Potter Pundits are in the category, “Favorite Leaky Moments.” Vote for us by clicking below! Also, be sure to check out the other polls and cast your votes. Website Polls Powered By MicroPoll Related PostsNo Related Post
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Movie, that is. Starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law as Holmes and Watson, the movie opened on Christmas Day. I haven’t seen it yet, and after reading some reviews, I doubt I will despite Downey’s performance, which is supposed to be good. I post two reviews for your perusal. ...
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From Tune In Tonight by Kevin McDonough, United Features Syndicate: The film stars acclaimed off-Broadway actress Elizabeth Marvel as Louisa May Alcott and Jane Alexander as her biographer, Ednah Dow Cheney. Using actual words from personal correspondence and historical accounts of conversa...
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A very merry Christmas from all of us in the Blogengamot to all of our Pub Patrons!I was hoping to record a quick video Merry Christmas message, with a Santa hat on and all, but all the festivities have limited my time. I hope this is a blessed day and Christmas season for all of you.Some great r...
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PotterCast #211 was posted today, and it contains a Potter Pundits segment in which we discuss the place of Christmas in the plot of Harry Potter. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas from the Pundits! Related PostsNo Related Post
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This story brings a whole new meaning to the phrase “You’d better watch out, you’d better not cry, you’d better not pout, I’m telling you why…” Well, somebody besides Santa Claus may be coming to town! Check out the story on Krampus the Christmas Demon b...
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Potter Pundits exclusive material. The meaning of Christmas in Harry Potter. On Tap: The Hog’s Head PubCast on Farpoint Media! PotterPundits.com Harry Potter & Imagination Related PostsNo Related Post
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This essay by Nancy Gibbs was in the December 7 issue of TIME.Gibbs raises an important point about books or TV shows that, because of their controversial content, draw kids who find “little mysteries to unwrap and examine for their coded messages” as they “journey…to identity and conviction….”Yo...
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The Hog's Head PubCast #73 will be up tomorrow night!
Found this article on The Torch Online. I post it for two reasons: One, it’s a nice, thoughtful article on a topic we’ve discussed much here regarding adapting books or comics for the big screen, and Two, it mentions specific books/comics we’ve talked about much here, namely T...
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You’ve been intending to read this book or see this film for a long time, but you’ve just never got around to it, though you know you ought to. Perhaps it intimidates you, or you just know you’ll be bored. But you’ll get around to it…someday.So, to spur you toward accomplishing this vague and mis...
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Two desperate young couples of different times and places, arrive in small ancestral villages. Having endured lengthy hardships on the road, weary and unsure, they arrive to no welcome or shelter. These couples bear societal disapproval—one through disgrace, the other through government decree—an...
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John Granger has a fantastic new website up, with a great special offer for pre-ordering his new book, Spotlight: A Close-Up Look at the Meaning and Artistry of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga.Related PostsJohn Granger’s New Teaching PostMore Twilight Talk at HogPro New Moon Movie: Wh...
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Activity at The Hog’s Head continues to increase. New commenters bring new perspectives. There are so many things still to discuss, and beyond that, as is evident by many of our recent tangents, there are lots of non-Potter interests we have in common.But a blog is sometimes a difficult pla...
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On Tap: Introduction to Harry Potter & Imagination. News and commentary. Frivolity. Your comments, questions, and declarations of heresy are welcome. Related PostsNo Related Post
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The Hog's Head Hog's Head PubCast #72 is almost ready to go!
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As the DVD and Blu Ray for Half-Blood Prince comes out this week, some of the extra features have sprung up on the web and it blew up the #harrypotter stream in my Twitter feed! Below is a roughly two minute video from Daily Motion with a quick look at some of the scenes and settings for Deathly...
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GlaurungGlaurung was the first of the dragons in Middle Earth and one of the most powerful. Not only physically but he was enormously crafty and full of guile deceit and able to ensnare and controll men with his mind. Bred by Morgoth as one of his main weapons against the Elves and given a spec...
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Directors for the Harry Potter films, take note: Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books have thus far made it into movie form with few significant changes–and they work. New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz of American Pie fame and scripted by Melissa Rosenberg, follows the plot of Meyer’...
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On a similar vein as Matthew’s post on fictional mentors, The Torch online has an article on the best pets, familiars, and animal companions in the fantasy genre. The article, though, restricts itself to only those pets, familiars, and animals that have a real world counterpart. But two H...
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The Hog's Head The Potter Pundits will be spending the rest of this evening recording a segment on Luna Lovegood.
Just for fun. Gandalf Dumbledore Chade Fallstar Thufir Hawat Abbe Busoni Obi Wan Kenobi Van Helsing Egg Shen Professor Kirke Dr Who Shepherd Book Rupert Giles Aragorn Belgareth Charles Xavier Morpheus Merlin Feel free to add your own. Related PostsNo Related Post
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This chapter opens with an ominous moment: Harry searching for a place to bury Moody’s eye. He does so under “the oldest, most gnarled, and resilient-looking tree he could find.” Harry’s symbolism is clear, and the scene will be repeated later.All-in-all, this chapter has ...
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A new artist, Aaron J. Smith, has joined our merry council of bloggers here at The Hog’s Head. The new lettering on the banner, the new PubCast artwork, the banners for my two books on the sidebar to your right, and the Potter Pundits logo were all done by Aaron. We’re glad to have hi...
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