(HT to Jon, Tech Elf)

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Lots of buzz surrounding The Hobbit:

Salon.com asks why Del Toro wants to do the film if he’s on record as hating fantasy fiction.
Del Toro responds at MTV
Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are in.

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By Matthew
I was listening to an astronomy programme on the radio the other day, while training, and they were discussing bright stars.  Imaging my surprise when during my 48th push-up the speaker said to look for Regulus- the brightest star in the constellation of Leo. 
Should this have put us on the track of Regulus [...]

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A new trailer for the upcoming film, Prince Caspian, was released this week. Check out the exciting footage from MyspaceTV:
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian HD Trailer

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Reepicheep.

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by Johnny
The film release of The Golden Compass last December brought to the forefront the novel on which it was based as well as the rest of the His Dark Materials trilogy. The author and outspoken atheist Philip Pullman has raised concern over statements concerning Christianity throughout his fantasy trilogy, particularly in the last installment, [...]

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A summary of the three-day JKR vs. SVA/RDR trial
WSJ Law Blog argues defense got the better of the argument
HP Progs take a break from their Patterns in Potter to discuss the trial
If you’re still wondering where the “Sword of Gryffindor” went, follow that stag through the Forest of Dean! (HT to John Granger)

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by Dave
The copyright case Rowling brought against Steve Vander Ark goes to trial this week, as I’m sure some of you read. I’m not going to offer up anything new about the case, copyright infringement, or her ownership over her work (authorial or otherwise).
I thought I’d give you a couple of links:
This one takes [...]

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Common Grounds Online has a lengthy write-up on Michael Ward’s Planet Narnia.

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Now that we’ve got all original artwork here at The Hog’s Head, none of which contains Potter-specific stuff, I’ve created a store at Zazzle.com for Hog’s Head gear.  At the bottom of every individual post, you’ll now see our Hog’s Head Store, carrying mugs and T-shirts featuring Michael’s excellent artwork.
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by Travis
After 12 hours of driving to do 2 lectures at LaSalle University - one for Joel Garver’s “Harry Potter and Philosophy” class (”Race, Class, and Gender in Harry Potter”) and one for the Philosophy Department (”Wizards at War: Harry Potter as a Commentary on Terrorism”), I’m home. I got in last night and [...]

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by Dave
Last Wednesday, I found out my paternal grandfather passed away at the age of 88 at 7:30 that morning. My memories of him are sparse and fuzzy — tied to some history before my parents split. I have an odd affliction with memory; nothing serious mind you, just a strange dividing line [...]

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By Matthew
If there are others you’d like to read about please add them to the discussion.

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Commentary on two recent J.K. Rowling interviews.
You can subscribe to the Hog’s Head PubCast through iTunes, and VOTE for The Hog’s Head for the month of APRIL (new month!) at Podcast Alley.
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Adeel Amini Interview
Q&A at University College Dublin

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I’m going to try to do a special “50th podcast” tomorrow morning commenting on the released texts of two recent J.K. Rowling interviews:
Adeel Amini Interview - We talked about just part of this recently.
Q&A at University College Dublin
If you read these tonight and want to comment for the podcast, do so via E-Owl or Voicemail [...]

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