I’ve been wallowing in yesterday’s massive comment trail, thought I’d pick out a few (of the many) good points that got made. Keep in mind that Rowling will give a couple of exit interviews this week — I know she’s giving one to USA Today — so maybe she’ll clear up a few of these? [...]
[Seriously. This is the bit where we talk explicitly about the ending. I'm going to talk about it right now. Stop reading if you haven't already finished Deathly Hallows.]
NOTE: This entry contains no plot details from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but may still be slightly spoiler-ish.
My review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is here. (For the record I did turn it in at 5:30 today, but didn’t get around to the blog till now.) It’s about as spoiler-negative as a coherent review can be, but if you haven’t read the book, and want to go in pristine, I’d [...]
It’s here. I’ve got it. I picked up my copy at 00:30, and haven’t set it down since. But I haven’t started reading. Right now I’m just clutching it, putting off the moment that I will read the first sentence of a Harry Potter book for the last time. I have read the dedication and [...]
Well, we’re almost there. Less than two hours to go for those in the UK and beyond, and less than seven for the rest of us. In Australia, where the release time is 9 am on Saturday, friends of mine are queuing outside Borders (having woken up at 4 am). In London, fans who were [...]
Potter fatigue yet? Yes? Wimps.
I just returned from a Wizard Rock concert, and it was truly a magical experience. For those of you who don’t know, Wizard Rock is the name of an extremely broad genre of music. It can be country, metal, typical rock or anything else. The only thing all bands have in common is that they [...]
My copies of Harry Potter wouldn’t be so tattered if I didn’t love reading and rereading the books, even when I know the endings by heart. So I understand what some people were saying in the comments on my last post–spoilers don’t matter to everyone. But all the same, it is a completely different experience [...]
Bit annoying. Honestly, who is being served by this?
The main event of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is over. Jerry Yang won. Not the Jerry Yang who co-founded Yahoo — this Jerry Yang is a one-time Laotian refugee, now a social worker and psychologist. He walked away with $8.25 million.
