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We’re just two weeks away from the release of the Seventh and final Harry Potter book ‘The Deathly Hallows’ and there are rumours circulating that a soft copy of the book is being circulated by email.

Everyone is speculating about the fate of our favourite child wizard and his friends as he faces off against Voldemort, with the balance of wizard and muggles alike potentially in his hands. Well, according to this website, a 659 page pdf file of the full book is circulating India. Click to read more, which potentially contains spoilers…
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All the attention is being focussed on Harry Potter at the moment, and rightly so. With the seventh and final book ‘The Deathly Hallows’ due out on 21st July, and ‘The Order Of The Phoenix’ movie out July 11th, it’s natural to be getting psyched up about the J.K. Rowling fantasy series. But, there’s another British fantasy book being turned in to a film currently and I’m already looking forward to it’s release.
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Debating: The state of British politics

Reading: ‘The Tenth Circle’ by Jodi Picoult

Playing: Still ‘God Of War II’ on the Ps2

Viewing: The new series of ‘Parkinson’ with guest David Tennant

Watching: ‘Spider-Man 3′ starring Tobey Maguire

Listening: The Manics with ‘Your love alone is not enough’

Buying: ‘Send away the tigers’ by Manic Street Preachers

Searching: Pirate copies of ‘Spider-Man 3′

Anticipating: DVD release of ‘Hot Fuzz’ on June 11th

Learning: Maggots can treat MRSA

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Debating: Whether pop culture influences criminals

Reading: ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne

Playing: ‘God Of War 2′ on the Ps2

Viewing: ‘This is David Gest’ on ITV

Watching: ‘Fracture’ starring Anthony Hopkins

Listening: Beyonce & Shakira - ‘Beautiful Liar’

Buying: Tickets for Princess Diana concert

Searching: For stories about messaging phenomenon ‘Twitter’

Anticipating: A fine May day bank holiday weekend

Learning: Kryptonite exists!

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The first new proper book by J.R.R. Tolkien for twenty years was released worldwide yesterday and immediately sold out in many stores throughout the UK. The Children Of Hurin deals with the race of men, and Hurin, a hero of the first age. Set long before the time of The Lord Of The Rings, it’s set in middle earth long before there was any sign of Hobbits. The story features Elves and Dwarves, though a more sinister race than the ones we know and love from the Lord Of The Rings. In this book, Sauron is only the lieutenant of Morgoth, the fallen Valar, rather than being the uber villain we have grown up with.
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Debating: Prince William breaking up with Kate Middleton

Reading: The Quest by Wilbur Smith

Playing: TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on multiple formats

Viewing: Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry And Paul on BBC1

Watching: Blades Of Glory starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder

Listening: Give It To Me by Timbaland, Nelly Furtado & Timberlake

Buying: Half price Easter eggs for sale everywhere

Searching: Author Kurt Vonnegut who died after a long illness

Anticipating: The release of the new Ben & Jerrys flavour ice cream

Learning: Only 3% of adults get the recommended 8 hours sleep a night

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Picture Of The Week: Riots break out in a rush for bargains at the new flagship Primark clothes store on Oxford Street in London…

Debating: Whether the freed British soldiers should have been given permission to sell their stories to the media for a small fortune

Reading: ‘Break No Bones’ by Kathy Reichs

Playing: Brian Lara International Cricket on the Ps2, xbox 360 and others.

Watching On TV: Tracey Barlow being found guilty of murder on soap ‘Coronation Street’.

Watching At The Cinema: Unfortunately ‘Mr Bean’s Holiday’ is at number one

Searching For: Minnie Driver who is starring in ‘The Riches’ on the FX channel

Looking Forward To: The release of long lost JRR Tolkien book ‘The Children Of Hurin’ on April 17th

Learning: “Lunatics, idiots, deaf and dumb” people are barred from standing for election under laws dating from 1766 which still apply.

Listening To: ‘Stop Me’ by Mark Ronson featuring Daniel Merriweather, in at number 6 this week…

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Just to tease all you Harry Potter fans (including myself) who are already anxiously and excitedly waiting the release of the 7th book on July 21st, here is the cover art for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. (more…)

The verdict is in and according to Britain’s Court Of Appeal in London, The book ‘The Da Vinci Code’ by Dan Brown is not a copy. Authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh sued Brown’s publisher, Random House Inc. claiming he copied from their non-fiction best selling book ‘The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail’. Their book was first released in 1982 and controversially dealt with the issues that would later be turned into a fictional bestseller and Hollywood movie. (more…)

This new film, starring Dame Judi Dench and Cate Blachett looks like an incredibly well acted drama. Adapted from Zoe Heller’s Man Booker Prize nominated 2003 novel of the same name, it’s a mean psychological thriller concerning deceit and betrayal. Judi stars as the machiavellian school teacher Barbara Covett, while Cate is a quiet family woman, whose life is changed when she starts an ill-conceived affair with a 15 year old pupil. Judi’s character uses the knowledge of this affair to further her relationship with Cate, in ominous and nasty ways.

With two of the best female British actors ever and a stellar suporting cast including Bill Nighy and Emma Kennedy, this looks like a must see for fans of the genre. It was available at limited cinemas around Christmas and is now on at cinemas nationwide.

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The new Harry Potter book ‘The Deathly Hallows’ is already top of the Amazon.co.uk bestsellers list. This is before the book is released, has a release date or is even finished being written by J.K Rowling! (Pictured below) (more…)

For all you Happy Potter fans, and I know there are tons of you out there, here is a video compilation of clips and previews from the upcoming film ‘Order Of the Phoenix’. Due for release on July 13th, this film of the fifth book out of the 7 part series already has fans excited, and I’m one of them.

‘The Order Of The Phoenix’ is one of my favourite of the HP books, second only to ‘Goblet Of Fire’ which I think they did a brilliant job of last year, so I can’t wait to go to the cinema to see this. The cast looks amazing again, with all the regulars such as Daniel Radcliffe and Alan Rickman joined by Imelda Staunton and the gorgeous Helena Bonham Carter amongst others. (more…)