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Florida Uses Harry Potter, Pac-Man To Market Gators Football

Joe Student — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:30:15 +0000

Forget neatly folded letters in embossed envelopes, University of Florida recruiting coordinator Joker Phillips is going full geek on prep recruits. In the past week, Phillips, who has been tweeting non-traditional marketing images with the hashtag #comeplayWRforthejoker for sometime now, used a mock up of Harry Potter flyin

Duke University Creates 'Harry Potter' Style Invisibility Cloak

Amanda Ferris — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 15:22:11 +0000

If you’re a fan of J.K. Rowling’s hit ‘Harry Potter‘ series, you must have longed for your own invisibility cloak so that you could go off on your own magical adventures just like Harry himself. But invisibility cloaks are merely fictional, right? Wrong! A team of researchers at Duke University have created the first invisibility [...]

Celebrity Birthdays for August 24 – Cal Ripken, Jr., Rupert Grint and More

Shauna Wright — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:45:47 +0000

Here’s a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:

Cal Ripken, Jr.
Age: 51
Occupation: Retired Professional Baseball Player
Known For: Holding the record for most consecutive games played and being widely considered one of the best shortstops and third basemen ever

Rupert Grint
Age: 23
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Playing ginger-haired Ron Weasley in the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise

How a Muggle Learned to Enjoy a Harry Potter Movie

Amory Gritta — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:54:01 +0000

Earlier last month, it was announced that the local theater would be running a Harry Potter Double Feature, Part 1 of Deathly Hollows and then Part 2 right at 12:01AM Friday morning.

There’s a long, convoluted story about how I got roped into attending but I’ll try to give you the short version.

A cute girl asked me to go with her.

New Movie Releases: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,' 'Winnie the Pooh'

Amory Gritta — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:30:54 +0000

This weekend, parents and kids will have plenty to choose from with two family-friendly movies opening nationwide.

The first is, of course, the long-awaited 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,' the eighth and final movie in the wildly popular franchise. Critics are raving 'Harry's' farewell, which is sure to help position it as one of the biggest, if not the biggest, movie of the year.

'Harry Potter' Star Tom Felton to Launch Career As a Rapper

Amory Gritta — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:12:57 +0000

If you've ever watched the 'Harry Potter' films and thought to yourself, "What this movie really needs is for Malfoy to bust out some rhymes," you're in luck.

Tom Felton, 23, who plays Hogwarts badboy Draco Malfoy in the popular film franchise, just inked a recording deal with an independent label. His chosen musical path? Rap.

Daniel Radcliffe Reveals He Battled a Drinking Problem

Amory Gritta — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:25:05 +0000

Booze didn’t turn out to be a magic elixir for Daniel Radcliffe.

In an interview with GQ, the ‘Harry Potter’ star admitted he developed a dangerous drinking problem as a way to deal with his fame.