J.K. Rowling is a British author best known for the Harry Potter series. One of the world's bestselling authors, she's faced controversy over comments about transgender issues.
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Hurricane Harvey has caused unprecedented scenes in Houston, Texas. The tempest has wrought striking changes to the normal landscape, and it is believed that at least 11 people have died as a result. In the wake of the terrible flooding, celebrities have been pledging their support for those affected; famous faces including The…
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Five years from now, when I ask my teenage nephew about J.K. Rowling, there's a very good chance he'll tell me all about her political work instead of her contributions to the world of literature. It's far from a bad thing, of course. Ever since finishing off the epilogue of…
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If you have spent any time on Twitter following the abominable events that occurred in Charlottesville last week, you will know there's a fair amount of chaos right now. Especially after Donald Trump's widely-criticised comments on the "alt-right" at a press conference in Trump Tower, where he remarked that "there…
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A story is no longer just a story - it's an opportunity to build a city on a South Korean island and make billions. An entire Harry Potter theme park opened in 2014 (The Wizarding World of Harry Potter), so it only makes sense that the entire young adult fiction…
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