The Harry Potter movies really work as thrilling adaptations of the novels. They're mostly very faithful takes but, of course, not every detail of Harry Potter could make it to the big screen as part of the best fantasy movies in the series. Crucially, that saved the Harry Potter cast from having to confront the most terrifying beast in the Wizarding World. Continue reading This monster was too terrifying for the Harry Potter movies ...
The Guardian’s sketchwriter spent four days in hospital this month fearing for his life. He writes about his pain and terror – and the people who put him back togetherA 67-year-old man walks into a gym and cut! Everyone knows what happens next. It’s a familiar screenplay trope. But here’s how it played out for me.It’s a Friday evening in March. I have spent the day working at home, interrupted only by lunch with my friend John. I haven’t been to the gym for a while, as my shoulder is...
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s almost that magical time of year that the Humane Society of America likens to a “natural disaster.” Kitten season. “The level of emotions for months on end is so draining,” said Ann Dunn, director of Oakland Animal Services, a city-run shelter […]
Nuclear war is a topic few care to think about. We sometimes call it unthinkable. But we need to think carefully, and to talk—particularly with high-ranking foreign officials whose motives we may have reason to distrust, just as they distrust ours—about how we can collectively avoid launching a weapon that would end our civilization. Pulitzer […]
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Amidst the discarded items and trash, the group stumbled upon a heart-wrenching scene: an abandoned puppy, vulnerable and alone, curled up.
Josh and his mum were left spining out of control in the scary incident
Two people enjoying the warm weather in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday were shot after being caught in the crossfire when bullets rang out, police and
Dictatorships tend to consolidate their power very quickly. So quickly, in fact, that a population may not fully comprehend the magnitude of what has happened to their society. This “shock and awe” is employed to underscore—as immediately as possible—the dictator’s power and to intimidate opposition by convincing people to believe that opposition is futile. In the United States, Donald Trump has freely acknowledged his intent to become a dictator on “Day One” if he is reelected. On March 12,...
Dwight Yorke has recalled the torrid experience of playing against Stuart Pearce, saying: “He used to kick lumps out of me!” The former Manchester United striker would go on to write hi
The last time that the Chicago Democratic Convention was held in Chicago in 1968, the resulting riots led to one of the greatest Freudian slips in American politics. Mayor Richard Daley declared “the policeman isn’t there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.”
Rare 'demon face' syndrome patient sees faces normally on paper, but not in life. The patient helped scientists illustrate what those with the syndrome really see. 'Fewer than 100 cases' have been documented, researchers tells DailyMail.com. READ MORE: