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Ten years after the release of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, the Pevensies are all grown up!
The film tells the story of the four Pevensie siblings who discover a magical land in the back of an old wardrobe after being sent away as evacuees during the Second World War.
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Alert: Peter got hot. After being cast as the eldest Pevensie sibling in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at age 18, Moseley continued his lead role as Peter in the film's follow-up, Prince Caspian. He's had small roles in several movies since, including the series' final film, Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Now 28, he's starring as Prince Liam in The Royals alongside Elizabeth Hurley. The network picked up the show for a second season two months before its debut.
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Anna has been busy since her days as Susan Pevensie, but you wouldn't know it from her IMDb page. She was accepted to Oxford University in 2007 to study English language and literature (filming for Prince Caspian had finished in September 2007, right before she started her undergraduate study), and she's had several roles on stage. Now 26, she has a starring role as Lola on Reign, which follows the early life of Mary, Queen of Scots. And she looks exactly like you've always imagined!
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Be the hero of your own story.
“The only thing I wanna do in the next five years is make a good, new, friend.”
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"In general, when you're in LA, the only people you meet are like, at your spin class, and you have to wonder - if a woman is going to seek you out at spin class what their motivations are, but if you're desperate for female friendship, as I am, that you're like 'okay, this isn't a weird situation!'"
"It's hard when you're an adult woman, because for the most part, people are more focused on finding their romantic mate, but I've found in the past four years that I've wanted a female friend so much more. It's much harder to find someone that you like, wanna talk to, than it is to find a man you wanna sleep with."
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Show your stuff, Potter buffs.
We know Eddie Redmayne’s likely to play main character Newt Scamander, but who else would we like to see populate this new (old) wizarding world?
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Tina and Queenie are sisters, while Jacob is said to be Newt's rival.
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Love is in the air.
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Let us in on the secret.
That's more than 800 every single day.
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Yates is remembered for writing Revolutionary Road in 1961.
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From Lonely Planet’s The Big Trip: Your Ultimate Guide to Gap Years and Overseas Adventures.
You can keep your distance with a glass-bottomed boat, or strap on your snorkel to get up close and personal.
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The clusters of limestone islands loom over crystal blue water, and none look exactly the same.
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Look specifically for Garganta del Diablo (aka Devil's Throat) — at 82m high, it is the highest of the falls.
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Scuba divers and snorkelers can check out plenty of coral, or go deeper to explore the sunken King Cruiser.
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Add these beauties to your reading list!
What it's about: The book series so far contains six novels, with a seventh on the way. It's set in a post apocalyptic setting, depicting a world long after its destruction by a nuclear holocaust.
Why you should read it: "The writing style and quality really transports you into the book setting. The characters are rich and varied and I have never come across another book with a similar storyline." – Rebecca Jean Bennett, Facebook
What it's about: The Tomorrow series captures a world where a small band of teenagers wage a guerrilla war on the enemy base after they find their home town in ruins. A movie adaption was released in 2010.
Why you should read it: "The Tomorrow when the War began series by John Marsden, His writing, as usual shows the perfect understanding of both the difficulties of being a teenager, a teenage girl, and puts it in this amazing backdrop. How he manages to so fluidly develop the characters throughout the series is a wonder." – Jess O'Toole, Facebook
What it's about: The novel explores a complex and unlikely friendship between a lonely 11-year-old boy and a drug-addicted, pregnant young woman.
Why you should read it: "A story of an unconventional friendship and learning about life the hard way." – debsw2
Five points to Gryffindor for taking this quiz!
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“Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair and bright green eyes.”
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Eighth graders could spell these words. But WTF do they mean?
This is actually really, really hard.
“I will have sex with a stranger but I will not split food.”
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“Mr and Mrs Dursley of number four Privet Drive…”
According to Ali Adler’s How to F*ck A Woman.
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Here’s what’s hot this season.
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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
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Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, tattoos are forever.
“Doubt thou the stars are fire, doubt that the sun doth move, doubt truth to be a liar, but never doubt I love."
Get ready for the feels.
Death: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, killed by Harry Potter.
Voldemort was just the actual worst. He killed people for no reason — including his own supporters — and all he cared about was power. Everyone cheered when he died, and for good reason.
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Death: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, killed by Molly Weasley.
There was nothing good about Bellatrix other than her apparent love for Voldemort. She put him over her family, and eventually died fighting for him. So she sucks.
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Death: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, killed by Neville Longbottom.
Nagini was just an animal, so we can't really blame her for biting people's necks - but she also contained a part of Voldemort's soul. So she sucks. (Pun intended.)
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Death: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, killed by Harry Potter.
Not only did Quirrell try to kill Harry when he was only 11 years old, he also killed several unicorns and set a troll loose in the Hogwarts dungeon on Halloween. Oh, plus the fact that he had Voldemort sticking out the back of his head.
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The new additions include some classic faves, like “jegging,” “photobomb,” and “net neutrality”.
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A book with a view.
Closest station: Tower Hill
These stunning ruins create the perfect atmosphere to escape into the pages of a good book. Bring your lunch, your book and curl up on one of the benches or the courtyard grass for a perfect little getaway.
Closest station: Holborn
If you need a new book and a place to read it in, a visit to the London Review of Books shop is a must. The lovely little café-bookshop combo is completely charming and most certainly a comfy place to settle in with a recommended read.
Closest station: Holborn
Visit the Rosewood London Hotel to cosy up in one of London's many stellar library-themed bars. Scarfes Bar is a cosy and classy haunt to curl up with your favourite read, and has a killer drinks menu to boot.
Closest station: Battersea Park
Battersea Park has plenty secret spots you can hide out in while you escape into your book, but the Rosery, with its gorgeous landscaping and atmosphere takes the cake.
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The publisher behind Rand Paul's new book will update future editions to correct a mistake: The book misstates the number of people killed in the Benghazi attack.
Paul writes in the book, Taking a Stand: Moving Beyond Partisan Politics to Unite America, which was published this week, that six people died in the 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.
"I believe judgment day for Benghazi is also at hand," writes Paul. "When the secretary of state answers a question concerning the murders of six Americans, including an American ambassador, by saying, 'What difference, at this point, does it make?' I think that's a pretty clear indication that it's time for that person to go. It's 3 a.m., Mrs. Clinton. The phone is ringing. The American people deserve to know why you never bothered to answer it."
The attack on the consulate resulted in the deaths of four, not six, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
"We will correct the error in the next printing," a spokeswoman for Hachette Book Group told BuzzFeed News Tuesday.
Several pages earlier, the number of deaths is printed correctly.
A BuzzFeed News review previously found Paul cites information in his book that has been disputed or later found to be unsubstantiated by the House Select Intelligence Committee about the Benghazi attack.
A Paul spokesperson didn't return a comment request.
Together in total euphony.
As heard in the classic carol.
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As heard in the poem of the same name by John Keats.
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