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Talk show host Andy Cohen (the man who can make big name celebrities do anything) just made all the Harry Potter fetishists' dreams come true. When Ralph Fiennes stopped by the Watch What Happens Live pajama party, Cohen made Voldemort read a little bit of Potter fanfic. It's utterly glorious. More »
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In Saudi Arabia, there is a hotline you can call to rat out people whom you suspect of participating in sorcery or witchcraft. Dabbling in astrology or simply telling fortunes can land you in prison for life — or worse, get you executed. And last Monday, another witch hunt ended in death. More »
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Magic is mysterious and ancient, and its workings are often beyond the understanding of mere mortals. But that doesn't mean that magic doesn't have rules. More »
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Now that the Harry Potter movies have come to an end, there's no more new Hogwarts footage, except for the deleted scenes from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. Get all moony-eyed over Hermione and Ron one last time with the very last Hogwarts film you'll EVER see. More »
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Back in August, we told you about a free course on artificial intelligence being offered by Stanford University, and co-taught by two world-renowned AI experts. The class officially started today, so if you managed to register for it on time, then good on you. More »
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Has it been almost 25 years since The Princess Bride came out? Inconceivable! You must, must check out this amazing reunion footage of the whole cast all together and talking about one of the funniest films ever made. More »
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Baby Sirius Black needs a home! Berry, the German Shepherd dog who played the pup version of the animagus Sirius Black, is up for adoption. Hurry now to save Padfoot! More »
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Magic has always dabbled in horror, what with all the zombies and demons on black cards, but the game's designers have crafted a true homage to classic Universal and Hammer horror movies with their newest expansion, Innistrad. More »
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Two castmembers from the original Buffy the Vampire series will be joining the Winchester brothers on a very special Supernatural, delightfully titled ""Shut Up, Dr. Phil." More »
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Want to go to Hogwarts for real? Well, the studio tour in London, The Making of Harry Potter, is as close as you're even going to get. More »
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This trick only works at night, in cities with old sodium streetlights, but it looks very badass. With just a small torch and a spray bottle, you can make the dread 'dark fire.' That's right - you will see black flame, just like in this picture. Here's how. More »
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Most people are probably familiar with the Forgotten Realms setting of Neverwinter, from the hugely successful Neverwinter Nights game from 2002 — but it's actually a well-established city inside that universe, and Ground Zero of Wizard of the Coast's big push at Gen Con 2011. More »
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In the 1966 Toei fantasy flick The Magic Serpent, the hero Ikazuchi-Maru is ambushed by a gang of boomerang-wielding ninjas (who are way more dangerous than hula-hoop-wielding ninjas). More »
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There was once a time when witches could place a curse not only on their enemy, but on their enemy's sons and daughters, stretching on into eternity. Then came the era of science, when what happened to people was a combination of chance, determination, and genetics, and no family curses could touch the young. But now, thanks to epigenetics, we can again blight the accursed seed of our foes. Find out how! More »
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David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf (formerly of Buffy and Angel) are showing off some new footage from their brand new fairytale series Grimm. Set in the present day, Grimm mashes together a cop drama with the Brothers Grimm. More »
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Potter Babies! One skilled newborn babydoll artist has made ultra-realistic versions of Harry Potter characters as newborns. Behold the twisted limbs of baby Dobby, the furry face of Baby Remus Lupin, and stare into the snake eyes of Baby Voldemort! More »
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This weekend marks the end of a magical era. We're bidding a huge farewell to Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, and the rest of the Hogwarts stalwarts. More »
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Perhaps the most beloved character of the Harry Potter series isn't Harry, Hermione or Ron. Especially in the Deathly Hallows films, the real stand-out is clearly Neville Longbottom. So we were excited to hear Neville's inside story from the actor who brought him to life. More »
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Harry Potter screenwriter Steve Kloves, who penned every single Potter movie except one, shares with us the character he created for the movies, who never made it onto the screen. More »
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Only a couple more weeks, and the Harry Potter series will have ended entirely in a winner-takes-all magical war. But for now, take in the very last new collection of Potter clips you'll ever see. More »
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Now this this is the kind of rumor we can get behind. Could Guillermo del Toro's Disney movie be the infamous film from the POV of the villainess from Sleeping Beauty? More »
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Darren Aronofsky and Michael Chabon working together. Doesn't that just give you chills? We're beyond excited about the recently announced news that Aronofsky will be directing the pilot of HBO series Hobgoblin, about magicians who fight Hitler! More »
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The latest Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 trailer is full of the horrors of all-out magical war. Watch your favorite characters get thrown into the fires of war. Who will live, and who will die? More »
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After getting expelled from their school for teenaged monsters, a trio of witches enrolls in an all-girl academy for monster hunters. To fit in, they'll have to hide their witchy natures and contend with a telekinetic queen bee. More »
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Now that The Vampire Diaries is a huge hit, The CW is rushing ahead with another show based on a series by author L.J. Smith. Check out our first witchcraft-filled clip from The Secret Circle, starring Thomas Dekker. More »
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Fraying ties between Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have led to a literal political witch hunt. Folks are getting djinned up (sorry) over rumors that the president's allies are summoning the bad guy from Wishmaster. More »
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The latest trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is out delivering death, war, murder, screams, and an epic conclusion for this beloved magical story. Watch it now. More »
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Not only was Glee's Chris Colfer just named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people, but he also just landed a second script deal. He's written the pilot for Disney's new series The Little Leftover Witch. More »
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Oglaf. It's the webcomic that unleashes the full, perverted potential of the high fantasy genre – the perfect comic for anyone who likes their dick jokes with a side of swords and sexually frustrating sorcery. More »
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The release of Magic's newest set, New Phyrexia, is just one month away. With the Gigeresque Phyrexians winning their war against the Mirrans, the set is sure to be dark and dripping with Phyrexian infection. More »
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When he's not working Disney's John Carter of Mars script or penning Pulitzer Prize-winning novels, apparently Michael Chabon is pitching alternate-history series to HBO about the magicians that fought Hitler. Which sounds fantastic. More »
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This is the kind of scientific study you can only do with help from the internet. We rounded up the best love potions online and forced them down the throats of three willing victims. So what love potion was the best? Watch and find out. More »
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Step inside the making of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1 with a set of behind-the-scenes videos that reveal the challenges the Academy Award-nominated FX team faced. Watch how the effects wizards reimagined the polyjuice potion scene, so a room full of teenagers becomes a room full of Potter doppelgängers! More »
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Catherine Hardwicke's next paranormal film promises all sorts of naked nastiness in the woods. Amanda Seyfried and her werewolf suitors are trying very hard to make medieval orgies the new Twilight. A new trailer is all bosoms, blood...and Gary Oldman. More »
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Alexis Liddell, the concept artist for Harry Potter's amazing animated sequence The Tale of the Three Brothers, has released a ton of concept art from the Deathly Hallows short. Get a closer look at death in this extensive gallery. More »
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Check out the Nimbike 2000. Half bike, half flying broom, 100% awesome. First video footage of someone actually riding this amazing Harry Potter inspired contraption gets a butter beer on us. More »
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Both Game of Thrones and Camelot are premiering in April — but which fantasy epic will rule the ratings? Take a guess by checking out the first trailer for Camelot. More »
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Interesting news about the musical sensation from somewhere over the rainbow. Wicked, the novel and hit musical, is not getting turned into a movie. Instead it's going to get its own miniseries from Salma Hayek. More »
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Why is Nic Cage so drawn to damaged, tragic heroes? He says it's because those are the guys who face up to epic supernatural threats. In our exclusive interview, he explains how he transformed himself for Season Of the Witch. More »
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Last Saturday, Romania implemented a law requiring self-employed citizens to pay a 16% income tax and to contribute to social service programs. Witches, who count as self-employed workers, aren't thrilled and are hexing the government en masse. More »
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