Tuesday, June 30, 2015

13 Other "Harry Potter" Productions That Should Definitely Happen

Yearning, pining, and perishing for all of these. An HBO miniseries chronicling the founding of Hogwarts. Each episode could follow a different one of the four founders. You know this would get straight-up Game Of Thrones real fast. Warner Bros. A Netflix series following the Marauders, Lily Evans, and Severus Snape through school and up to the end of the first wizarding...

Can You Complete These Famous Shakespeare Quotes?

Put your high school English class memory to the test! View Entire List ...

Which Literary Characters Do You Think Shouldn't Have Died?

~cue life-ending tears~ There is always a sense of loss when you finish reading a book. Paramount Pictures / Via rad-on-rad-off.tumblr.com Why can't the story continue? Why did it have to leave us like this? Universal Pictures / Via weheartit.com Fortunately for us, the good guys usually always conquer and SAVE THE WORLD! So we have that at least. ITV But fairytales stopped...

What's Your Literary Porn Star Name?

Are you more of a Kurt Vonnebutt or an Edgar Allan Hoe...

Which Child From "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" Are You?

“Good morning starshine, the Earth says hello!...

The Ultimate Literary Guide To America

Literary landmarks abound from sea to shining sea. Maritsa Patrinos / BuzzFeed From museums and historic homes to out-of-the-way bookstores and bars, your literary-themed summer roadtrip just got easier to plan. The Northeast: Maritsa Patrinos / BuzzFeed Sleepy Hollow, New York visitsleepyhollow.com View Entire List ...

E.L. James Held A Twitter Q&A And It Went Horribly, Horribly Wrong

Twitter threw 50 shades of shade at the erotic romance author. View Entire List ...

“Fun Home” Is Bringing Butch Lesbians Into The Mainstream

Joan Marcus I read Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home for the first time after my girlfriend gave it to me. Here, you’ll love this. I know you will. But my discovery could just as easily have been the result of some late night googling of “lesbian books” as a curious teenager tired of boy-induced heartache; it could have involved scouring into the carefully curated...

What Would Your Ultimate Hogwarts Experience Look Like?

We’ll give you a name, school supplies, and a house, but the rest is up to your imagination. Michelle Regna for BuzzFeed / Warner Bros First, what's your witch name? You can re-roll up to ten times. Or wizard name if you prefer? Now, it's time to get Sorted. You only get one shot. View Entire List ...
“It’s not a prequel. It really, really isn’t a prequel. Not a prequel. Not at all prequelly. It is an anti-prequel. #NotAPrequel” —J.K. Rowling View Entire List ...

What's Your Literary Pen Name?

Would your bestseller be written by Lydia Rowbottom or Niles Archer? commons.wikimedia.or...

Monday, June 29, 2015

53 Of The Most Heartbreaking Sentences In Fantasy Books

“Always.” Suggested by Melanie Rainone, Facebook / Scott Cresswell CC / Via Flickr: scott-s_photos 2. "The Potters smiled and waved at Harry and he stared hungrily back at them, his hands pressed flat against the glass as though he was hoping to fall right through it and reach them." —J.K. Rowing, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Suggested by Minjee Kim, Facebook 3....

The Hardest "Game Of Thrones" Quiz You'll Ever Take

What do we say to wrong answers? Not today! WARNING: SEASON 5 SPOILERS TO FOLLO...

What Is Your "Lord Of The Rings" Porn Star Name?

Get your Bilbo ready...

7 Pictures Of Dumbledore Being Fabulous

Brought to you by the powers of photoshop. Dumbledore eating fro-yo. Warner Bros / Yogurtland / Shami Sivasubramanian Dumbledore taking a selfie. Warner Bros / Apple / Pink Sunsets / Shami Sivasubramanian Dumbledore aligning his chakras. Warner Bros / Stonelea Yoga / Shami Sivasubramanian Dumbledore baking a cake. Warner Bros / Martha Stewart / Shami Sivasubramanian View...

What Would Your "Fifty Shades Of Grey" Name Be?

Are you more of an Anastasia Silver or a Christian Charcoal...

Sunday, June 28, 2015

53 Books You Won't Be Able To Put Down

What happens next? There’s only one way to find out. Maritsa Patrinos / BuzzFeed Vintage View Entire List ...

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Which Jane Austen Hero Are You?

It’s possible you’ll walk away from this knowing you’re a Darcy...

13 Amazing Book Plotlines That Never Made It To "Game Of Thrones"

There’s not enough airtime in the world for Tyrion’s shenanigans alone. While enslaved, Tyrion becomes part of a private menagerie owned by a Yunkish millionaire. •His dwarfism makes him a prized addition to Yezzan zo Qaggaz's "collection." •His companions in slavery include Sweets, the only intersex character in A Song Of Ice And Fire, and Penny – a young woman dwarf who...

Friday, June 26, 2015

The Definitive Ranking Of Parents On "Game Of Thrones"

From worst to best. Stannis & Selyse Baratheon These two basically treated their daughter like livestock: Locked her in a cage for her entire life and then burned her at the stake as an offering to the Lord of Light. HBO / Via google.com Mr. & Mrs. Olly If anyone should be burned at the stake, it's these two for releasing the demon spawn himself into this world. HBO...

26 Filipino Words Now Officially Part Of The English Langauge

“Halo-halo,” “balikbayan,” and “comfort room” are among dozens of new Filipino words in the Oxford English Dictionary. "Mabuhay" The Oxford English Dictionary used this Filipino salutation, literally meaning "long live," to greet readers in a blog post today announcing that dozens of Philippine English words are now officially in the OED. English has been spoken in the Philippines...

"Miss Todd" Delivers The Feminist Heroine Of Your Dreams

Miss Todd is a brilliant short, stop-motion, musical animation about the first woman to build and design an airplane. Miss E. L. Todd was the first woman in the world to build and design an airplane, but you've probably never heard of her. misstoddfilm.com NY Times View Entire List ...
Contains spoilers for those who are yet to catch up with Season 5, obviously. Let's start at the very beginning. Remember the dead direwolf that had been killed by a stag in the first episode? This was, though you may not have spotted it at the time, a pretty good analogy for the first few seasons of the show. The direwolf (Ned) was killed by the stag (Joffrey Baratheon)....
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will tell the untold story of the boy who lived. THIS IS HUGE!!! ITV View Entire List ...
That’s how you keep your fans. Fasting during Ramadan can be a struggle if you're surrounded by food, and sometimes it catches you in places you don't expect. Via gifbay.com View Entire List ...

Here’s What Happens When A YouTube Star Runs An Advice Booth

Social media whiz Connor Franta stopped by our L.A. offices to dish out life advice to our twentysomethings, and NO problems were off-limits! This is Connor Franta. At 22, he's already a YouTube sensation AND a newly published author, thanks to his memoir. Jesse Grant / Getty Images He's already accomplished so much in a short period of time, which got us at BuzzFeed thinking:...

It's Official, Another John Green Book Will Be Made Into A Movie

Looking for Alaska “IS REALLY HAPPENING.” ATTENTION ALL NERDFIGHTERS. John Green's book to movie adaptations won't end with upcoming Paper Towns. John Green / Via nerdfightergifs.tumblr.com YES JOHN! John Green / Via fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com Becca gets Alaska–she wrote me this letter that just made it clear to me that she gets it way deep down, and if you've seen her...

What's Your All-Time Favorite Beach Read?

Or poolside read. You get it. It's summertime! But more important: It's summer READING time!! instagram.com There is literally no better place or time to open up a good book. But some books are just MADE for the season. instagram.com Maybe your go-to is a lighthearted story of a getaway, like The Vacationers by Emma Straub. instagram.com Perhaps you love returning to a childhood classic, like Harry...

Thursday, June 25, 2015

13 Of America's Best Entertainers On Comedy And Life

In Sick in the Head, Judd Apatow talks to some of the biggest names in comedy about living and working in the industry. Here’s a peek inside. Chris Rock Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images Jimmy Fallon Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images Amy Schumer Jeff Bottari / Getty Images Harold Ramis Bryan Bedder / Getty Images Entertainment View Entire List ...

All The Books Referenced On Season 3 Of “Orange Is The New Black”

Orange Is the New Black book club, anyone? Maritsa Patrinos / BuzzFeed Netflix View Entire List ...

Which Muggle From "Harry Potter" Are You?

You have nothing to fear if you have nothing to hide...

16 Ridiculous Fan Theories That'll Actually Make You Think

Muggles don’t exist, and Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper from “Blues Clues” have a dark, dark secret. Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper from Blues Clues are living a lie. Mrs. Pepper had an affair with Cayenne, which led to the birth of baby Paprika. As one Reddit commenter pointed out, "Cayenne is Paprika's Grandmother. It's latent genes. Don't you know how genetics work?" Also, spices...