A Saved By The Bell /Harry Potter wonderland, courtesy of Lucy Kinsley. Incidentally, this will serve as the cover page for my upcoming graduate thesis: “Baywarts: Reimagining Gender and the Role of The Wand In Post-Reagan America.”

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It was a rather large house.

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Universal Studios has announced that they are opening a new Harry Potter theme park, and released this 3d virtual tour to give an idea of what's in store.

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This is Bonnie Wright, who plays Ginny Weasley. She is about 400 gazillion times hotter than she seems in Half Blood Prince , so here, please familiarize yourself with her oeuvre. Don't let Emma steal all the glory.

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1. Emma Watson Is Legal - Featured on BuzzFeed

A newly released photo taken by producer David Heyman almost 10 years ago on the set of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It's hard to believe how young they used to be, and that it's been almost a decade since the first movie came out.

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Getting ready to plunge into the 12+ hours of Harry Potter movies needed to prepare to see the newly-released 6th film? Put away the Red Bull and let The Rotten Tomatoes Show 's Brett Erlich do it for you. A truly grand sacrifice made for the rest of us. Thank you Brett.

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1. The Rotten Tomatoes Show on Current TV

Harry Potter opens today and the folks over at Indy Mogul made a short film in which one H. Potter and MC Voldemort battle it out with rhymes. [Via /Film ] I love that both The Boy Who Survived and He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named are both hitting below the belt.

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1. The Harry Potter: The Musical [VIDEO]
2. More Harry Potter Spoofery from Brit Duo, French & Saunders

Quick! 8 hours until the first Harry Potter 6 showing. Get yours now. You will look almost as good as this , I promise.

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3. Emma Watson Is Legal - Featured on BuzzFeed

I guess she has been for a year now, but Jesus Christ, Hermione has been on a roll lately picture-wise. Somewhere, a Warner Brothers exec is crying over his “family film” gone to seed , but really, look at her. It's not her fault.

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Catholic League head honcho William Donohue has accused Ron Howard and 'Angels & Demons' author Dan Brown of “smearing” the Vatican “with fabulously bogus tales” in the upcoming 'Da Vinci Code' prequel. It's not the first time a film has angered the church, the ladies, or the entire world. Here's a top 10 .

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1. New Dan Brown: The Lost Symbol
2. 10 Most Controversial Sex Scenes
3. Bruno’s Black Jesus

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Harry Potter 's Daniel Radcliffe discusses on-stage nudity and the David Effect. Fun fact for your Thanksgiving dinner conversations: Harry Potter is a performance shrinker.

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MOVIE BUZZ: Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe opened up about being afflicted by a mental disorder characterized by “difficulty planning and completing intended fine motor tasks.” He can barely tie his shoelaces! We guess we can excuse him for delaying the release of the new Harry Potter movie.

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1. Developmental dyspraxia, aka Developmental Coordination Disorder on Wikipedia
2. Daniel Radcliffe Would Make a Fine Spokesperson for an Organization Representing Dyspraxia
3. Dyspraxia is the New Dyslexia
4. Harry Potter Can’t Tie Shoelaces

SCIENCE BUZZ: Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak is closer to being realized than you think. Scientists have developed what they are calling a “metamaterial,” a three-dimensional fabric that can reverse the natural direction of light. While still in its early stages of development, researchers say that the material could very well yield the world’s first actual (i.e. not in a sci-fi novel) invisibility cloak. Now would be a good time to start recording those “fly on the wall” fantasies.

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1. “Scientists one step closer to ‘invisibility cloak’”
2. Wikipedia - Cloaking Device
3. Squids Already Have It

The trailer for the new Harry Potter movie is out. Continuing the trend, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (coming in November) looks dark and scary and involves a lot of magic.

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1. Download HD Version of the “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” Trailer Here

CULTURE BUZZ: This British 17-year-old wrote the first installment of her fantasy trilogy at the age of 14 and is getting comparisons to J.K. Rowling. She was born in 1989. How old does that make you feel?

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1. Will UK’s Catherine Banner, 19 Become the Next JK Rowling?
2. Review: An Amazing Book with Tons of Layers to Its Story
3. “Teenager who wrote her first book when she was 14 is tipped to become the next JK Rowling”
4. Buy “The Eyes of a King” on Amazon.com
5. Review: “Teenagers will absolutely love this amazing story.”
6. See a Pic of Catherine Banner (She’s Cute)
7. See a Portrait of Catherine by Emma Hardy for the National Portrait Gallery

CULTURE BUZZ: J.K. Rowling writes an 800-word prequel that will not be published, but auctioned for charity. J.K., you’re such a tease! Rabid fans won’t get to read or own it. Although at 800 words, I’ve written fifth grade essays longer than that.

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1. Could JK Rowling Write a Full Prequel for the Right Charity?
2. 800-word Harry Potter Prequel to Be Auctioned
3. Win a Unique Storycard from the Prequel Handwritten and Signed by JK Rowling
4. Crestfallen Fans Won’t Get to Read the Prequel
5. Part of Waterstone’s “What’s Your Story” Campaign/Contest

MOVIE BUZZ: Two documentaries about Harry Potter-inspired pop music, websites, and other fan creations have surfaced in the past month. If you’re in the Boston area, you can even catch Harry and the Potters performing the screening for We Are Wizards . If there ever were a BuzzFeed cute band alert, Harry and the Potters would undoubtedly be one of them.

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1. Watch the Trailer for “We Are Wizards”
2. One of the Funnest Documentaries I’ve Ever Seen
3. Story About Makers of “The Wizard Rockumentary” from Their Hometown Newspaper
4. OMG I’m In This Movie!!
5. Movie Reminds Us That Pop Culture Can Be Inspirational
6. I am so obsessed with Harry and the Potters
7. “I guess by liking the film, I’m technically fan of the fans of the fans.”
8. The Official Website for “The Wizard Rockumentary”
9. Reviewer Gives “We Are Wizards” a 7.5/10

CULTURE BUZZ: J.K. Rowling testified in court against a fan who hopes to make a lexicon from the Harry Potter series. Is making an encyclopedia of Harry Potter lore stealing or fair use? A teary Rowling called what Steve Vander Ark has done with “The Harry Potter Lexicon” - currently only a website, but soon to possibly be a book as well - nothing less than “wholesale theft.”

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1. The Harry Potter Lexicon Case: An FAQ
2. Rowling vs. Vander Ark: An Overview of the Fight
3. Behold! The Harry Potter Lexicon
4. Notes on The Harry Potter Lexicon…
5. Rowling Get So Worked Up On the Stand She Nearly Cried and Then Dabbed Her Eyes With $100 Bills

SPORTS BUZZ: The official wizarding sport of the United Kingdom might be making a permanent appearance at a local Northeastern liberal arts college near you (Amherst and Vassar already have leagues set up). In NYC, there’s a Hell’s Kitchen league for adults. We wish there were more sports that existed for nerds. P.E. would have been a lot more pleasant growing up.

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1. Vassar Quidditch Team in Action
2. Sign up for Quidditch if You’re an Awkward Dork!
3. Collegiate Quidditch Takes Off in Middlebury, VT
4. Quidditch is coming to Wesleyan
5. My First Quidditch Match Ever Was Super Intense
6. Virtual Quidditch FAQ
7. College Students Hold Quidditch Event for Fundraising Efforts
8. NBC/Universal Signs $7.5 Million Deal With JK Rowling to Air Quidditch Matches
9. Sign up for Muggle Quidditch in NYC’s Hell’s Kitchen Area
10. Quidditch Now Being Taught in Preschools and Colleges Alike

CULTURE BUZZ: Print out a fake cover for your new copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . It’s fine for adults to read children’s literature; just maybe you might not want to do it in public.

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1. Get Your Fake Book Covers Here (Mildly NSFW)
2. Book Disguises Are Also Funny
3. Hiding Harry Potter
4. My All-Time Favorite Fake Harry Potter Cover