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Any J.K. Rowling novel is bound to come under an avalanche of scrutiny simply for appearing post-Potter. Thankfully, the main character of her newest novel, “The Silkworm,” published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith last month, is Cormoran Strike: a 6-foot-3 former soldier with self-proclaimed “pube” hair who is tough enough
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Admit it: It’s your dream to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You’d die if a snowy owl dropped off a Hogwarts admission letter for you on midnight of your 11th birthday, and you’re confident of which house you’d be sorted into on your arrival. You’d gladly make Hagrid your #bff
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When I turned 11 years old, I imagined an adorable owl by the name of Flufferpants tapping at my window to deliver a message from my homeboy Albus Dumbledore. It would be all, like, “Yo, your swish and flicks with your wand are dope, and your charms are utterly magical
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If we never explore this place outside of our own majors, we are like the five blind men feeling the elephant. The only way for the whole thing to be known is if we trust each other and tell the story together.
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There’s no doubt that the student population here at UC Berkeley entails some interesting alumni, ranging from Nobel laureates to movie stars, but what if some of your favorite fictional characters were UC Berkeley students? What would they study? Where would they hang out? The Clog speculated how our favorite
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I’ve been studying in Lund, Sweden, for almost two months now, and although my current schedule includes a mere three hours of class a week, I was ready for an escape from this college town. A few people from the UC Education Abroad Program decided to spend Valentine’s Day weekend
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Although the “Harry Potter” book series technically ended in 2007 with “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” J.K. Rowling seems to insist on looking back and altering her opinions on what she has already written. What Rowling said this past weekend truly caused a flurry within the Harry Potter fandom,
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Plush seats, Sour Patch Kids and movies are my jam. I nestle into my seat, gorge on my Kiddies and (usually) thoroughly enjoy the film unfolding before me. Stylish prose, hot chocolate and novels are also my jam. I nestle into my disc chair, which feels like angels of heaven
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How many social media accounts do I have? Well, I couldn’t tell you the number off the top of my head. All I know is I can’t count them on one hand. I’m a college student who spends a significant amount of her day on a computer and a smartphone,
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So if you’re a Harry Potter fan, you probably cried tears of joy this week when J.K. Rowling officially announced that she will be writing the screenplay for an upcoming series of movies based on “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” Quick SparkNotes on “Fantastic Beasts and Where to
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