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...Potter books.) The goblins get a more extended cameo appearance. At one point Harry casts a spell with three wands in one hand, resulting in a triple-charged sorcerous assault, which expands my understanding of the laws of magical physics. Harry also takes a road trip to Godric's Hollow, which is in many ways the book's Ground Zero: Dumbledore's family lived there, and Harry's parents died there. (That's Godric as in Godric Gryffindor, a connection that Harry is rather slower than his readers to arrive at. Who knows, maybe he knows a lot of guys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harry Potter's Last Adventure | 7/21/2007 | See Source »

...oddly enough, I don’t miss the U.S. at all today, or feel particularly patriotic as a two-month expatriate. I even feel a little guilty about my apathy towards the stars and stripes—“God Bless America” would ring hollow in my ears now, even if it provoked tears in my eyes years after 9/11...

Author: By David L. Golding | Title: An American Patriot in Paris | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...From the same center, a similar study of the elderly population showed that seniors do not experience significantly more complications than young adults. In fact, only 13% of patients, age 65 and older, who had laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) - a surgical procedure that inserts a hollow band around the stomach to limit food intake - had complications. Even more compelling, nearly two-thirds of patients lost their excess weight and significantly improved their obesity-related conditions like diabetes. "No one questions whether we should offer knee or hip replacements to people over age 65," says David A. Provost, an associate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Studies Bring New Hope for Obese | 6/14/2007 | See Source »

...Roberto M. Unger: “To gain freedom of insight and action in a more remote context, often at the price of ineptitude in an immediate one, is a definition of genius.” Without geniuses there would be no intellectual situation to speak of, only hollow feedback, the sound of measuring tapes flapping and brows furrowing. Genius versus critic is Lil’ Wayne v. Kanye West; Bush v. Cheney; Twin Towers v. Freedom Tower; Sal Paradise v. Dean Moriarty (maybe); early Eminem v. late Eminem...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh | Title: Fear and Loathing in the Currier Elevator | 6/5/2007 | See Source »

...HOLLOW HUNGER STRIKE...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Year in Brief | 6/4/2007 | See Source »

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