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I remember becoming dimly aware of HP when a friend enthused about the “accessible fantasy” and “grownup storytelling” from the first...

No matter my own dislike of the series, I think this is true. I teach elementary school and I still see HP inspiring kids to level up...

I was well over the target age for the HP books when they came out... but my kids weren't. So they made great books for me to read to...

Ah yes, people who believe in the right of expression and gender identity are famously intolerant.

[...] That's pretty much how I feel and why I won't watch the series. I got through the first five novels, the the fifth already felt...

Pretty much this. First 3 books are essentially books for kids aged 8-12 with heavy focus on school life. World building is in service...

They did try this with the fantastic beasts series. The first one I saw and was ok. My wife watched a YouTube video about the second...

Lovecraft's work is also in the public domain, and furthermore he's also not using vast wealth and political power to materially harm...

I don’t think it’s the best work but Easley’s done some phenomenal stuff for TSR. This painting for the cover of The Magister is...

It more or less an accidental rip of 'A Wizard of Earthsea' in that there are a number of uncanny similarities to the older novels, but...

I feel like you missed that the When We Were Wizards podcast was widely listened to and discussed by this community. I don't think many...

She's literally said if you support her, she's using the funds a certain way. It's political whether you want to admit it or not. It's...

I think it’s quite hard to separate the artist from their art at the best of times - what you know about them has to affect how you...

As we all know to the world's detriment, no money is enough money for some people. Once you get into that 0.1% bracket, you can realise...

Sadly it’s obvious that JKR would like more money and thus more adaptations, this time with actors who won’t criticise her personal...