August 2012
July 2012
“Harry Potter isn’t real? Oh no! Wait, wait, what do you mean by real? Is this...”
– John Green (via expecto-potteronus)
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In the Harry Potter universe, the famous boy wizard was born on July 31, 1980, which would make him a man wizard in his early thirties. (J.K. Rowling’s birthday is also today.) To celebrate his 32nd birthday and her 47th, here are some Potter-related facts from the mental_floss Amazing Fact Generator.
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YES!
TEAM USA WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS!
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The US Women look fantastic in gymnastics today. Both Weiber and Raisman have been phenomenal and of course so has Douglas. Kyla Ross has also been super stable and given a good third performance in both bars and beam. She may not be going to an individual competition, but she’s keeping Team USA’s gold medal hopes alive by providing good, dependable performances.
(And also,...
Theodor Seuss Geisel: Can you use your imagination?
J.K. Rowling: Do you believe in Magic?
Rick Riordan: Do you know your myths?
Ryan Murphy: Why be like everyone else?
Suzanne Collins: Are you going to make the right choice?
George R. R. Martin: All die, so why fear it?
Veronica Roth: There are always secrets to be broken?
Cassandra Clare: What would you do for love?
Lauren Oliver: What is a world without love?
Orson Scott Card: Can you really break the status quo of society?
Scott Westerfeld: How does one define beauty?
Stephanie Meyer: How do you get a vampire to fuck you?
Oi people, JK Rowling is losing! →
Diane Duane: "So You Want to Be a Wizard" New... →
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This message will tell you how to win an ebook copy* of the New Millennium Edition of So You Want to Be a Wizard... and also let you see the new cover.
…Gradually.
Here’s how this will work.
You see the jigsaw puzzle above? Four times a day or so, a new version of the image with a piece…
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Great shot of Alia Atkinson and Breeja Larson hugging after the 100m breast. Even if they didn’t win, I loved watching my fellow Aggies race for gold!
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The butts at the Olympics are just top notch.
