An interesting commentary on Christianity & Harry Potter from Christianity Today.

Set your calendars and ready your Quick Quotes Quills – Jeremy Paxman from BBC’s Newsnight has already interviewed Rowling in a show set to air on June 19th. Rowling tells Paxman about Order of the Phoenix, gives him a taster from the new book, and provides an insight into the inspiration behind the novels. She …read more!

According to the AP, the big event at London’s Royal Albert Hall will be webcast live at http://www.msn.co.uk/harrypotter starting at 12pm EDT. Microsoft says it has the ability to reach children in 34 countries in 18 different languages. Here’s the best part: Before the event, children are invited to submit their questions about Harry to …read more!

Bloomberg has a report on a recent downturn in U.K. stocks. Quotage: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (BMY LN) rose 20p, or 2.4 percent, to 855p. The U.K. publisher of the Harry Potter books said it will propose a 4-for-1 stock split to help increase the liquidity of its shares.

Check out a full list of the MMA winners. The awards ceremony will air on MTV on June 5.

The Independent reports on upcoming book Re-Reading Harry Potter, which deals with the “social and political effect” of JK Rowling’s books.

Business 2.0 has an article talking about the unprecedented secrecy surrounding the printing of Book V.

Despite previous reports, the Boston Globe today states that John Williams has signed on to write the score to Prizoner of Azkaban. According to the article, Williams only supervised music from the first two films: Conductor-composer extraordinaire John Williams has signed on to write the score for the next Harry Potter film, which recently began …read more!

It appears that the rain and bugs have been too much for the cast of the Potter movies. Much of the big set has had to be moved indoors back in London and it sounds like future movies might be filmed elsewhere. The Express also chimes in – here’s some interesting highlights Heavy rainfall has …read more!

According to this article in the Guardian, Alan Parker, known for his recent film “The Life of David Gale” as well as “The Commitments”, “Fame”, and “Shoot the Moon”, reveals he was originally approached to direct the first Potter film: Parker, who finished the book during an “enforced hiatus” caused by threatened actors’ and writers’ …read more!