Further reflections spurred by reading The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman. In his Chamber of Secrets chapter, Irvin goes over what it means for Dumbledore that he first realizes during this volume that Voldemort’s Dark Magic included making a Horcrux, and in fact, perhaps more than one Horcrux, “which I do
Just two weeks remaining until the Harry Potter Conference at Chestnut Hill College, Friday, October 19, 2018! Come see Irvin Khaytman talk about his new book, The Life and Lies of Percival Albus Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, which I wrote about when it was published in July. He and I will also be doing book signings on
Remember the Opening Ceremonies for the 2012 London Summer Olympics? They were a feast for any fan of British culture, combining the real Queen of England with James Bond, the real NHS with greats of British music and theater such as Paul McCartney and Kenneth Branagh, and a bedtime story read aloud by J.K. Rowling.
My 14-year-old child and I were fortunate enough to get tickets to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Several members of the original London cast performed, including Anthony Boyle’s career-making turn as Scorpius Malfoy and Noma Dumezweni as the first, but not the last, black Hermione. The cast’s
The Life and Lies of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman Story Spring Publishing, July 31, 2018 If you could know more about one character’s story from the Harry Potter series, who would it be? By the time Harry Potter was old enough to have questions about Albus Dumbledore as a person,
Even by the standards of this crap presidency, mid-June 2018 has been a rough time for news. As a Korean American, that vulgar “summit” between two dictators was impossible to block out of my mind on June 12; its poison seeped through everything. As a sentient being, it is impossible to block out what the
March: I saw Sons of an Illustrious Father perform. May: The video to “When Things Fall Apart” premiered. June 1: They’ll release their new album, Deus Sex Machina: Or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla. But that’s the reverse order of how those things came into being. Last year, while I was making a practice
I can’t keep up with Sons of an Illustrious Father right now, and it’s glorious. They’re blossoming. In advance of the June 1 release of their album Deus Sex Machina: or, Moving Slowly Beyond Nikola Tesla, they’ve been giving us some of the new material. We have today’s new video to “When Things Fall Apart,” the
The Prince From squalid soil a shriveled sapling sprang, Which grew into a convoluted tree, Whose listless leaves from blackened branches hang, And twisted shape compels the birds to flee. It gives no shade or succor to the tired, And bears no fruits or flowers on its limbs. Abhorrence and disquiet it inspires, Except in
Thank you to Becky Mezzanotte for the header photo. To read the show review of Stars on Ice, skip down six paragraphs. What does figure skating have to do with Snape? Nothing in particular. (Although if anyone wants to write a fanfic in which Snape is lead potioneer for a government-sponsored athlete doping scheme
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