As filming on PoA continues, another day of rain hampers production in Glencoe. However some interesting mentions of a certain executioner visiting Hagrid’s Hut.

In today’s Washington Post, Hank Steuver essays about The Matrix, and also brings in mention of some of the other recent blockbuster films which delve into philosophy, metathinking, meme creation and “the superior feeling that nobody gets the [story] but you.” The Harry Potter children — a rabid generation of meta-consumers, far too smart for …read more!

Law Professor Peter Yu has an article at Law.com about some of the recent – and older – court disputes surrounding infringment of the Harry Potter series; Yu gives legal analysis of the arguments on both sides in the Tanya Grotter situations, as well as the Chengdu, China-published fakes and the vintage-2000 Claire Field matter, …read more!

FT.com has a very long but good look at preparations for Book 5.

Check it out here! An excellent piece about filming on Potter three, by Martin Barber. Quotage from Chris: His style is completely different to Chris Columbus’, he’s going for a real dramatic, tension building to a climax kind of film which I think is going to be perfect for Potter three. I think the way …read more!

One of the teenage boys in the plot to sell stolen chapters of OotP to a tabloid wrote a 3-page apology to the author says Norfolk’s Eastern Daily Press.

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According to the Canadian Press, as of May 14th, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix continues to be the bestseller at Amazon.ca – and it hasn’t even been released yet.

The Australian Bookseller Dymocks is sponsoring a contest to win a trip to London as well as some other great prizes. All you have to do is buy the book – thanks to Sarah-Jane for the lead.

That’s right, the Chicago Sun-Times mentions that stores along Oak Park Ave. and Lake Street will be turned into Diagon Alley the night of June 20th. Starting about 9 p.m., the Magic Tree children’s bookstore will become Flourish & Blott’s bookstore, Cafe Winberie morphs into the Leaky Cauldron, and C. Foster Toys will take on …read more!