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...always had a thing for Dumbledore. Guess that’s never going to work. 6. Snape had a huge porn collection. That’s the real reason why the potions storeroom was always locked. 7. Butterbeer is 150 proof alcohol... No wonder it’s so popular. 8. Harry, Ron, and Hermione used Party Funds to corrupt Hogwarts first-years! Sound familiar? 9. Fleur Delacour is bulimic. No one can put away bouillabaise like that. 10. Hermione has a unibrow, but her “magic” skills (read: tweezers and makeup!) fixed that. 11. Ginny...
...simplify the ideas. I try to do two things: not use jargon so as not to exclude people just because they’re not members of the club and to explain why something is important or interesting, why should they care.10. FM: Your books, like the other popular science books that I’ve read, have lots of jokes mixed in with the science. Do you feel compelled to be funny when you’re writing about linguistics and human nature?SP: I have the big advantage of being a psychologist and another of being a verbal...
...Sheffield and Harris are just two of many, as others in the club and student body hold diverse views of libertarianism. Professor Miron, who in past years taught the popular class, “A Libertarian Perspective on Economic and Social Policy,” sees himself and many of his students and colleagues as libertarian, at least in tendency...
...about getting a cat - or want to know more about the one you've got - the new book The Cat Bible: Everything Your Cat Expects You to Know (Gotham) is an excellent place to start. Author Tracie Hotchner is one of the leading experts of the feline world. Her popular radio show, Cat Chat, which airs Wednesdays on Sirius radio, celebrates its first anniversary in November. TIME's Andrea Sachs (who has two cats herself) caught up with Hotchner between broadcasts in Vermont...
...first woman President. Vice-President Isabel Peron assumed the office in 1974 following the death of her husband Juan Peron. (She is currently in Spain fighting extradition to Argentina on charges related to death squad activities.) And Fernandez de Kirchner will get to continue the policies of her popular husband Nestor Kirchner, who is credited with saving Argentina from a profound financial crisis. Indeed, the couple's supporters in their Peronist Party believe there is more history to be made and that Fernandez and Kirchner will alternate presidencies, thereby sidestepping the constitutional ban on reelections beyond two consecutive terms...