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...Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter series), who plays Ramona Linscott, Swank’s mother, is spellbindingly theatrical and genuinely funny. I think she is supposed to be disturbing and seriously deranged and neither of these things are humorous, but no matter. I take entertainment where I can find...
...kick it with your lab partner while you two calculate relativistic momentum, spend long enough in the Hist A core and you may find yourself feigning the role of a humanities buff without realizing it. It helps to think of the tedious reading as a slightly more intellectual Harry Potter book you read as background so that you won’t be awkwardly left out of conversations on whether or not Professor Snipe is really on Harry Potter’s side. Clearly, this demonstrates the unsurpassed level of diligence, integrity, and work ethic of the typical Harvard student...
...mainstream view with the Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart scandals. But now, after some key modifications (which have inspired some to redub it Prosperity Lite), it has not only recovered but is booming. Of the four biggest megachurches in the country, three--Osteen's Lakewood in Houston; T.D. Jakes' Potter's House in south Dallas; and Creflo Dollar's World Changers near Atlanta--are Prosperity or Prosperity Lite pulpits (although Jakes' ministry has many more facets). While they don't exclusively teach that God's riches want to be in believers' wallets, it is a key part of their doctrine...
That's what bugs me about cupcakes: they're fake happiness, wrought in Wonka unfood colors. They appeal to the same unadventurous instincts that drive adults to read Harry Potter and watch Finding Nemo without a kid in the room. They're small and safe, and so people convince themselves that they can't have that many calories. They are the dessert of a civilization in decline. The worst part is, I want a cupcake right...
...Authors John Irving and Stephen King begged Harry Potter writer J.K. ROWLING...