Don’t you wish you could fly? I often watch Sorcerer’s Stone, with Harry’s first ride on a broom, wishing I could have just one ride. Unfortunately, that brand of magic is something I can’t make happen. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that obesity rates in our children have tripled since 1980. As a …read more!

As a follow now to the first photos TLC first brought you several days ago of Shell Cottage currently under construction for use in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, two new photos are now online. The public group for the Pembroke area of Wales on Flickr now has two new photos of the ongoing …read more!

Wizard Universe has posted a new interview with actor Dan Radcliffe, who weighs in on the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In the article, Dan address the question of what he feels is at the core of the upcoming sixth Harry Potter movie: “Paranoia. There’s a very strong scene in the film that’s …read more!

The seven original cover art work pieces of the Danish editions of the Harry Potter novels are now up for auction. As seen here, work done by artist Per Jørgensen, is up for auction starting this week and running until May 11th. The article on the auction gives some background and insight on how the …read more!

The UK Children’s Laureates have compiled a list of best books for children for UK book seller Waterstones. The press is making much ado over the fact that the list does not contain any of the Harry Potter novels written by author J.K. Rowling, however as the BBC points out that just five of the …read more!

John Hurt is currently in New York for the Tribeca Film Festival, and thanks to AMC, there is a new interview online with the actor at the festival regarding his return as Mr. Ollivander in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. As readers will recall, we’ve reported several times about his potential return …read more!

Congratulations are in order today for actor Dan Radcliffe as he was nominated for a prestigious Drama Desk award. Dan was recognized this morning in the category of “Outstanding Actor in a Play” for his performance in the Broadway production of Equus. The play was also nominated in the categories of “Lighting Design,” and “Sound …read more!

Previews are now underway for Harry Potter, the Exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Following on our reports from over the weekend, TLC reader Michael was able to get an early tour yesterday, and sent in some new delightful details of the props and set pieces used in the Harry Potter films …read more!

Over the weekend, actor Matt Lewis took part in the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in Canada. TLC reader and PotterCast listener Kevin emailed to say that while there, Matt spoke about his role as Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, noting that he will be enjoying the summer off, but will be back …read more!

Previously we told you several members of the Harry Potter world and films had been nominated at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards for their work in other projects. Now in our galleries we have many photos and video interviews from the awards, which took place last night in London, England. Among those …read more!