Rubeus Hagrid is easily one of the best characters in the Harry Potter series. He is a great friend to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. He is also extremely loyal to Albus Dumbledore and genuinely cares about the people he befriends. Hagrid may not be the most skilled of wizards due to his magical education getting cut short, but he has faced a lot of prejudice in his life because of his half-giant heritage....
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One is the beginning of the end for the series as the heroes prepare for the impending war. Having to search for the various hidden Horcruxes, this movie really does take the main trio of characters out of Hogwarts for the first time. Searching around for where Voldemort may have hidden them, this film provides some really fresh scenery outside of the castle grounds....
The Harry Potter phenomenon will live on to be one of the greatest stories in the fantasy genre. Its fandom is on par with long-standing classics such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, and the wizarding world group only seems to get bigger as time goes on. A decent portion of these passionate fans are cosplayers, who enjoy wearing costumes inspired by their favorite Potter characters. Some of these cosplays look like they were plucked right from the Warner Brothers’ costuming department....
Lucius Malfoy not only has the pleasure of being the father of Harry’s greatest rival, but he was also one of Lord Voldemort’s most devoted servants. This Pure-Blood fanatic had more appearances in the Harry Potter books and films than any other member of Voldemort’s army of Death Eaters. The only exception is the double-agent, Severus Snape. In addition to this fact, Lucius was really the only legitimate Death Eater who went through a complete story arc....
After ten seasons, Hawaii Five-0 is coming to an end at CBS with a two-hour finale to conclude the series. The police procedural has been an integral part of the network’s lineup for the past decade, airing for three seasons on Monday nights before moving to Friday nights for the past seven seasons. While more successful than most shows airing on Fridays, the show has seen steadily declining ratings over this year, with the season 10 premiere being the least-viewed in the program’s history at 7....
A Hawkeye TV show starring Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton is in the works at Disney+, with the master archer getting his own Marvel Cinematic Universe spinoff in which he reportedly passes the torch to Kate Bishop. The MCU is set to change in a big way with Avengers: Endgame later this month. Picking up after the cliffhanger ending of Avengers: Infinity War, Endgame will complete the story the MCU has been telling since it began in 2008’s Iron Man....
Before his iconic turn as the Joker in The Dark Knight Heath Ledger straight up hated comic book movies, until Christopher Nolan convinced him otherwise. While there had been fantastic takes on the Joker prior to The Dark Knight, including Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton’s Batman and Mark Hamill’s voice-over role in Batman: The Animated Series, Ledger’s performance has come to be considered the defining take on Batman’s most famous nemesis....
After years of competing platforms offering a similar experience, Apple finally added a new swipe keyboard option with iOS 13. Branded as QuickPath, the new gesture-based keyboard is available directly from the system keyboard. Here’s how it works. Coupled with the QuickType bar on iOS, the QuickPath keyboard is particularly useful. iOS is able to recognize your swipes, offer suggestions through the QuickType bar, and help you auto-complete your sentences....
The Crave Plus is a portable charger with an iPhone-like design that packs in an impressive 10,000 mAh battery to charge your iPhone and other devices up to 3 times. Thanks to our sponsor Crave, 9to5 readers can get an exclusive 40% off for a limited time. But it’s not just the size of an iPhone. The designed-in-America Crave Plus also takes a lot of design cues from Apple’s phones with its aluminum finish and rounded corners....
Yesterday Apple released the second iOS 14.2 beta to developers, and today it released iOS 14.2 beta 2 to public beta testers. Watch our brief hands-on video as we showcase new iOS 14.2 beta 2 changes and features. In the initial iOS 14.2 beta, Apple made noteworthy changes to the Control Center AirPlay 2 interface. In this latest beta, additional refinements to the interface have been made. Of course, the headline features are the new emoji characters, which Apple first previewed in July....
The intricacies of the wizarding world in the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series are vast and detailed, and one of the more curious aspects of wizard culture is the existence of squibs. One would assume that being born into a magical family means that someone will be gifted with magical powers, but that is not always the case. Occasionally there will be someone in a magical family who displays little to no magical talent....
The Harry Potter fandom is a passionate one for sure, and why not? After all, the seven books by J.K. Rowling and the resulting films are truly great, with gripping storylines and characters that have found their way into the hearts and minds of millions. Oftentimes, fandom feeds itself, and many a debate can and has been held over whether or not that’s a good thing. ‘Shipping’ plays a large part of fandom life; where fans focus heavily on a paring that might be canon (such as Harry and Ginny), or might be strongly wished for, such as Draco and Harry....
Hatch has been teasing today’s update since the end of March and today it’s finally available on the App Store. The app’s developers at Impending have worked with folks from Bolt Creative, the makers of Pocket God, to bring new life to the Tamagotchi-like iPhone and iPod touch pet with integration with the game Ooga Jump… Spoil your fugu with an enchanted toy and an out of the app experience in the new update for Hatch, the cutest pet on the App Store!...
HBO’s President of Programming reveals that he hasn’t ruled out a revival of The Sopranos. During a TCA interview, Casey Bloys spoke about the legacy of the iconic mafia-themed series. In the upcoming prequel movie, The Many Saints of Newark, Michael Gandolfini plays a younger version of Tony Soprano, a character made famous by his late father, James Gandolfini. Created by David Chase, The Sopranos premiered on Jan. 10, 1999. During its six-season run, the series explored the trials and tribulations of the Soprano family, both at home and within its New Jersey gangland setting....
After Apple unveiled the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone XR, and Apple Watch Series 4 at Steve Jobs Theaters, members of the press were given time to go hands-on with the company’s latest products. Head below for a roundup of early hands-on videos with the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, iPhone Xr, and Apple Watch Series 4. Apple Watch Series 4 The Apple Watch Series 4 was the first device unveiled by Apple today....
While Victoria Fuller has irritated many a fan with her behavior on this season of The Bachelor, she’s also managed to annoy Bachelor Nation sweetheart and former star of The Bachelorette, Hannah Brown. In a recent Instagram Story post, Brown threw a little shade at the emotional contestant. It’s safe to say Brown isn’t rooting for Victoria to end up with Peter Weber. Since the very start of the season, Peter’s relationship with Victoria has been an emotional roller coaster....
Spoilers for Suicide Squad #1 below Harley Quinn is one of the more curious characters in the DC Comics universe. She’s never been one that’s afraid to ask inappropriate questions at the worst times. In her latest Suicide Squad mission, Harley doesn’t understand her teammate Zebra-Man and peppers him with inquiries. Zebra-Man is a deep-cut DC character who’s never really held much spotlight. Originally debuting back in Detective Comics #275 where he helped Batman dawn his infamous Zebra suit, Zebra-Man has had many iterations as the striped villain....
There’s no story that DC Black Label is better suited to tell than Harley Quinn’s, and that is exactly what her fans will get when the HARLEEN limited series arrives this September. But believe us: this isn’t the Harley origin story you’ve ever heard, or seen before. We’re pleased to announced the upcoming series from writer/artist Stjepan Šejić (Aquaman, Suicide Squad) that will shine a modern spotlight on the tragic love story, the doomed research, and eventual madness that has defined Harley Quinn since her introduction....
The Wizarding World keeps expanding and changing, so you never know what kinds of additions J.K. Rowling will create to make this magical universe even more complete. We already have the Fantastic Beasts franchise which already made some changes to canon, but new details appear on Pottermore all the time. Nevertheless, the world of Harry Potter is crazy enough already to have the most surprising relatives you could possibly think of, so here are ten characters you didn’t realize Harry was related to....
The fandom world is still reeling from the latest controversial twist to hit the pages of Marvel Comics, wherein it was seemingly revealed that Steve Rogers – the original Captain America – has been a sleeper agent of the terrorist organization Hydra for the entirety of his superhero career. While Marvel is sticking to its guns that this A) is not a joke and B) will make sense in time, the storyline has already resulted in a groundswell of negative backlash; with many readers feeling betrayed and some going so far as to accuse the comics publishing giant of antisemitism for associating a character originated by Jewish creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon with an organization historically associated with the Nazis....
