Wednesday, December 2, 2015

If Harry Potter Was As Real About High School As "Skins"

Aloho-mor-weed. Both Skins and the Harry Potter series follow compelling groups of UK teens. But where Skins was beloved for its shockingly real depiction of teen partying, sex, drugs and mental health issues, Harry Potter has none of that. Like, you've got several hundred teenagers locked in a boarding school together with a world of mischievous spells at their disposal....

The Best Books Of 2015, According To Goodreads

The readers have spoken. HarperCollins Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images View Entire List ...

26 Gifts All English Majors Will Love

Second only to getting them a job. Amy Sefton for BuzzFeed Life A tee that proclaims the universal truth about movie adaptations. $15.99, Yoma Wear. etsy.com litographs.com View Entire List ...

18 Ways To Take Your Colouring To The Next Level

Pencils at the ready. Rebecca Hendin / BuzzFeed/ Millie Marotta/ Pavillion Books/ Rosana Pense/Facebook: milliemarotta Colour doesn't have to be your main focus – you can think of texture too. When it comes to colouring, think about all aspects of the page. "Some people like to colour in every single tiny little detail on a page", Millie Marotta, author of Animal Kingdom...

19 "Harry Potter" Products From The Early '00s Only True Fans Will Remember

*Accio Bertie Bott’s* First off, you were a BEAST at the trivia game. You were *always* the reigning champion. 1celticsfan2034 / Via ebay.com outgrownoutlet outgrownoutlet View Entire List ...

Hitler's "Mein Kampf" To Be Released In German For The First Time Since 1945

Hitler is welcomed by supporters at Nuremberg in 1933. Hulton Archive / Getty Images Hitler's Mein Kampf will be rereleased to the public with "critical commentary" by a group of German historians next year. The book has not been officially published in German since 1945 after the government prevented its publication using copyright laws, but on Dec. 31 the copyright will...

Can You Match The "Game Of Thrones" Quote To The Character Who Said It?

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5 Great Books To Read This December

Some of the recent favorites we’ve reviewed in the BuzzFeed Books newsletter. Andrew Richard / BuzzFeed Atria Books Lori Barra View Entire List ...

The 17 Funniest Tweets About Harry Potter In 2015

“When I read Harry Potter in school I identified with Harry, but now reading it as an adult, I fear I may be the girl who cries in the toilet.” View Entire List ...

This Coloring Book For Adults Celebrates The Beauty Of Natural Hair

“I hope that I Love My Hair encourages others to start by saying something they love something themselves.” I Love My Hair: A Coloring Book of Braids, Coils, and Doodle Dos is a new coloring book for adults that highlights the beauty of different hairstyles. Schwartz & Wade Books Andrea Pippins, the book's author and illustrator, wants to inspire women to "love and embrace...

16 Times 2015 Proved "Harry Potter" Will Never Die

The series that lived forever. JK Rowling And shortly after she let us know that it is DEFINITELY NOT A PREQUEL, thank you very much. JK Rowling / Via Twitter: @jk_rowling JK Rowling / Via Twitter: @jk_rowling View Entire List ...

Which Hogwarts Teacher Should You Get It On With?

Who should be in your Chamber of Secrets? Warner Bros...

This Feminist Author Is Publishing The Details Of Her Online Abusers

Feminist writer Clementine Ford recently reported a man who abused her online to his employer. In the end, the man was fired and the company asked Ford to inform her readers of the turn of events. Christine Pobke / Clementine Ford / Facebook As a result, Ford has been facing wave after wave of unending abuse on both her Facebook and email. Today she hit back, posting dozens...