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HBO Max just revealed a new reality show called 12 Dates of Christmas. Set to premiere in 2020, the new title joins a long list of features that will be available only on the exclusive streaming app. Expected to launch in May 2020, HBO Max is a brand new direct-to-consumer streaming service from AT&T’s WarnerMedia. Reported to hold 10,000 hours of streaming content, HBO Max will feature popular titles, such as Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Big Bang Theory, and South Park....

The Hello Kitty movie has landed Lindsey Beer of Transformers fame as its writer. Beginning in Japan during the 1970s, the Hello Kitty franchise originated as a brand of products featuring the famous white cat design by Yuko Shimizu. With her red bow and perpetually waving hand, the Hello Kitty character has become one of the most recognizable brand images in the world and has ventured into the realms of animation, manga, jewelry, video games and anything else that can fit a cat logo on it....

The Statute of Secrecy is the wizarding world’s attempt at protecting themselves against muggles and any backlash should magically become commonly known. We’ve all heard about what can happen when muggles are armed with the truth. The Salem Witch Trials leave a black mark in history. Because of that, witches and wizards joined together to create and follow a bunch of rules. These rules are designed to protect both wizards and muggles....

Harry Potter fans love to argue about the relationship between Severus Snape and Lily Potter. Snape’s self-proclaimed love for Harry’s mother became the guiding force of his actions throughout the series, and there was a portion of the book dedicated to seeing Snape’s history with Lily and understanding the moral relativity that exists in even the people we think are clearly good or evil. J.K. Rowling has apologized for cutting out Snape, but what she should apologize for is creating a love story so mired in a man’s inability to see a woman as a human person that none of her readers can agree on whether Snape is a friend, foe, or somewhere in-between....

The Harry Potter series is rife with mysterious lore that has yet to be fully explored. One bit of magic that still holds an aura of mystique are Horcruxes. Some of the darkest magic in all of the Wizarding World, Horcuxes require an individual to split their soul apart to transfer it to another object or living thing. To work, the magic requires the user to kill another person, a soul for a soul....

Book translations are a wonderful way to share our favorite stories, like Harry Potter, all around the world, and while they provide the means to share most of the story with global fans, they don’t always maintain the author’s original meaning. That’s to be expected in the business of translating language, which usually cannot be exact. Americans are familiar with the titular translation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which substitutes Sorcerer for the English Philosopher....

Apple has officially announced its newest event will be broadcast worldwide on March 8. With the event having been rumored for weeks, we’re excited to see what’s lined up. Apple spring event highlights Apple has held its first-half-of-the-year events in March or April fairly regularly for some time. While spring doesn’t include a full-fledged new iPhone lineup, the events generate quite the excitement among Apple fans. Here are some highlights of spring events over the last few years:...

. Curious to see how Windows Phone feels, but don’t have a device around to do so? Us neither. But Microsoft has just released a new HTML 5 website that allows iPhone and Android users to get a taste of the Windows Phone 7 (Mango 7.5) operating system. The trial requires no downloads or registration, and you can try it out by just going to the webpage http://aka.ms/wpdemo on your mobile device....

DC’s latest Birds of Prey comic series is being postponed to 2020 so that it can join the Black Label, their line of mature-rated comics. The new comic series featuring DC’s hottest crime-stopping crew was previously set to debut in October. Now, the title is being pushed back to give it a more “mature” tone, and to help tie in to the upcoming Birds of Prey film. In February of 2020 Harley Quinn and her merry team of misfits will be hitting the big screen in their own R-rated adventure....

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent their first Christmas with their son Archie in Canada away from the drama with family back in England. It was revealed that Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and baby Archie spent the holiday in a $14 million dollar Vancouver Island mansion on a private estate. Markle was a budding actress when she began her relationship with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, back in June 2016....

The Harry Potter movies were a key part of many people’s childhoods. People became enchanted by the story of the teenager who attends Hogwarts, learns magic, and manages to defeat the biggest of bad guys in the form of Lord Voldemort. While the films somewhat skimmed over elements of the books, they did a brilliant job at bringing J.K. Rowling’s tale to life on the big screen. So good were the movies, that some characters were even enhanced by their time on the big screen more so than in the actual source material....

Features of Java Hashmap a) The values can be stored in a map by forming a key-value pair. The value can be retrieved using the key by passing it to the correct method. b) If no element exists in the Map, it will throw a ‘NoSuchElementException’. c) HashMap stores only object references. That is why, it is impossible to use primitive data types like double or int. Use wrapper class (like Integer or Double) instead....

The first trailer for Hellboy offers audiences a proper glimpse at the highly-anticipated cinematic reboot of the classic Dark Horse Comics series. Created by Mike Mignola, Hellboy centers around the adventures of a demon who was raised by a clandestine government agency (The B.P.R.D. - Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) who are tasked with defending the world against paranormal menaces and trained to be a living weapon against the forces of darkness....

If there is one thing I am obsessed with when it comes to technology, it’s my pictures. I keep them extremely organized and culled. I am equally as fanatical about getting them backed up. When it comes to music, movies, and TV shows – I can rebuy anything I lose due to hard drive failure. When it comes to pictures of my family, no amount of money can recreate them if I lose them....

While Apple outlined many of the top iOS 12 features on stage at WWDC, the update contains a host of smaller enhancements that weren’t given proper stage time. One of those features is security code auto-fill… As I’m sure everyone is familiar with, many sites require you to confirm your login with a security code sent via text message. While it’s certainly not the most secure form of two-factor authentication, it’s the one that many websites – specifically banking sites – support....

The last few years have seen skyrocketing interest in virtual reality technology. Once relegated to the realms of imagination and science fiction, consumer products like the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR have put the future in millions of living rooms around the world. It seems the future of entertainment is in these high-tech headsets which transport users to virtual worlds, though VR is not the only burgeoning headset technology with a chance to change the future of the tech landscape....

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/292391917″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] New episodes of Happy Hour are available every week. As mentioned, you can download this podcast via iTunes or plug in our RSS feed link into your favorite podcasting app. Note: Subscribing to the podcast feed will guarantee the latest episode is downloaded as soon as possible. Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Here’s what we discussed in this episode: Apple begins charging credit cards for MacBook Pro with Touch Bar preorders ahead of shipping Apple drops USB-C adapter prices after pushback from introducing MacBook Pros without USB-A ports, but not for long Apple also offers limited time discounts on new LG UltraFine 5K and 4K displays for MacBook Pro users Apple automatically crediting some customers who bought MacBook Pro USB-C accessories prior to price drop Test out the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar on any Mac with this handy app How Apple’s stock apps will use the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro [Gallery] Hands-on: Late-2016 13-inch MacBook Pro without Touch Bar [Video] Comment: There’s no clear winner in the current web TV wars AT&T reportedly planning to offer DirecTV Now subscribers a free Apple TV Single Sign-On feature for paid-TV apps arrives on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad for beta testers [Video] HomeKit-enabled August Smart Lock now works with Apple’s Home app and Control Center on iOS 10 Feedback?...

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Luna Lovegood is one of the most eccentric and fascinating characters in Harry Potter’s circle of friends. From her insane conspiracy theories to her bizarre wardrobe, it’s hard not to notice Luna. J.K. Rowling herself says that Evanna Lynch is the perfect casting choice for this Ravenclaw. Lynch’s protuberant eyes and ethereal personality is precisely what readers imagined Luna to be like. As a part of the Big Seven, Luna’s character is monumental in the Potter series as she helps Harry repeatedly through his heroic enterprise....

Harry Potter is simply one of those phenomenons that will follow us forever. The books and movies had such a big impact on so many different generations, it’s impossible to ever forget. And why would we want to, really? These are the kind of films and stories that allow us to escape reality, even if just for a little bit, while simultaneously reminding us of the power of love, friendship, and unity....