If you get The New York Times, flip to the front of the Sunday Business section and give a brief double-take at the picture there. If you don’t get it, you can read the article profiling its new president Alan Horn here (registration required, but free), and check out that accompanying picture here.

Thanks to David who sent us the link to Book-a-Minute, a one minute, comical version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Editor’s Note: For more one minute books click on the link at the bottom of the page!

Thanks Black, for sending us these pics of the vandalized Hogwarts Express that appeared in The Sun: Picture 1 Picture 2

The Straits Times reports that all applicants for British citizenship must be able to answer several questions about that great nation…including one about Harry Potter. Thanks, Richard!

A hilarous list of “potential titles” for the next Harry Potter from McSweeney’s Internet. Anybody else out there a Judy Blume fan? Thanks, Mella!

Thanks Beckie, for informing us that Dark Horizons says that the HP3 trailer will appear on December 5 next to Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai; many TLC readers will remember that we reported that the trailer would debut on November 14, attached to Loony Tunes: Back in Action. We’ll find out which or if both …read more!

First of all, hi, I’m somewhat-back from the other end of the earth and will be in-again-out-again for a bit. It wouldn’t be a vacation if a Harry Potter scandal hadn’t erupted while I was gone, so here goes: Regarding Seabottom and the likeliness of Harry Potter and the Mudblood Revolt and Harry Potter and …read more!

The train used in the Harry Potter films to depict the Hogwart’s Express was vandalized according to the Daily Record.

According to the BBC the person who translated OotP for a pirated version was nice enough to apologize for poor graphics and any errors made throughout the book. On one page the translator warns: “Here comes something that I’m unable to translate, sorry.” Thanks for the link, John!

Believe it or not, this is Mrs. Weasley (Julie Walters) at the premiere of her new film, Calendar Girls! Thanks, Julez!