J.K. Rowling

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Activist: Rebels by Accident, Intuition or Circumstance

Mr. Bib's reintroduction to quality Young Adult fiction comes mostly courtesy of the Little Bibster, aged 10, who patiently explains the often complicated relationships, plot twists, characters and worlds of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Lemony Snicket series, and especially Rick Riordan's seeming ... More >>

5 Things to Look Forward to After Harry Potter

​It is evident that few series (books or movies) will ever be able to achieve the popularity and esteem that the Harry Potter novels attained in the past years, and most certainly, none will be able to enchant readers quite like these novels did. But fret not, HP fans, after the jump are 5 Things ... More >>

Where Can You Go to Get Your Potter On Tonight? Everywhere! Want 3D, D-BOX and a Beer With That?

​Has there ever been a franchise-ending movie more hyped than Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part II? I mean, since Steve Martin killed the Pink Panther franchise? (It is dead, isn't it? Please tell me so.)Starting at 11:59 tonight and continuing about every minute through 1 a.m. Friday, th ... More >>

'The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' Is a Final Destination

Franchise king and hero of a generation Harry Potter fights his last battle

The Five Best Munchies from the Harry Potter Universe

​ The final witching hour is almost upon us (July 15), which means a teary, worldwide farewell to a decade of cinematic Potter spells, adventures and memorable grub. When you're contemplating how to best drown your post-Potter depression (fully decked out in a Luna Lovegood costume, of course) ... More >>

On The Line: Oge Dalken of Chapter One: The Modern Local, Part One

​Once shrouded in secrecy like a J.K. Rowling novel, Chapter One: the modern local has been open just over a month. SanTana's newest artist to its village is their very own Oge Dalken, chef and Detroit transplant. We start off this week's On The Line learning about his love of a certain fast food ... More >>

Chapter One: Opening Next Weekend in Santa Ana?

And you thought J.K. Rowling kept us in suspense. . .​At last night's KCRW Good Food/OC Weekly fete at the Crosby, the topic, of course, kept coming back to food. One place in particular piqued our interest--Chapter One: the modern local.  Located in the Artists Village area of Santa Ana, Gus ... More >>

Geeks Who Drink

Auld Irisher

The End Is Near

And the kids are not all right in Part One of the Harry Potter finale

'Cirque du Freak' Tries to Get In On the Vamp Trend, Fails

'Harry Potter' Continues to Work His Black Magic

[Summer Guide] Harry Potter and 39 Other Movies We Can't Wait to See This Season

Comic-Con 2007: Cagey Chronic-What?

..cles of Narnia! Director Andrew Adamson is live via satellite from the set in Prague, alongside Ben Barnes, who plays the title character of the new Narnia movie Prince Caspian (and also appears in the upcoming Stardust. Barnes has the Episode III Anakin hair going. Adamson says Caspian was a mo ... More >>

Trendzilla

Trendzilla dons sorting hat, fits right in with the Slytherins—being a reptile and all

LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 7-13-07

You probably thought I was going to say Harry Potter, and I thought so too, until about 2 a.m. last night. The new Harry Potter's fine -- better than fine, if you catch it in IMAX and see the 20 climactic minutes in 3-D. But it's also wildly inconsistent, with some scenes being really nicely direc ... More >>

Dark Phoenix

New Potter mines the depths of adolescent angst

The Good Book

Aslan the lion vs. the lamb of God

Four Wizards and a Funeral

Harry Potter goes through growing pains

Wild About Harry

Hogwarts redux again, with a difference

Think Tink!

Peter Pan

Uh-Oh, Its Magic

Harry Potter and the muggle hordes

Just Mild About Harry

Potter putters through