Harry Potter (fictional character)

Harry Potter novels availablefor loan via Kindle

2012-05-10 09:37:00

Harry Potter novels will be available through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, Amazon said today, in announcing a deal with J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website. announced today. Of course, there's a catch. To get access to the library, you'll need...

Wallenda to walk over Inner Harbor

2012-05-01 20:20:00

Believe it or not, a seventh-generation member of the Flying Wallenda family plans to walk a high wire above Baltimore's Inner Harbor on May 9. Nik Wallenda's feat will promote the opening next month of a new Ripley's Believe It or Not "odditorium" in...

Reader Essay: Geof Manthorne on life after 'Ace of Cakes'

2012-04-24 13:25:00

"Ace of Cakes,"a Food Network favorite, followed Remington's Charm City Cakes through 10 seasons of stress and laughter. Owner Duff Goldman and his talented team introduced viewers to the fast-paced world of custom cake-making, creating edible...

Description-defying pinot noirs are in a fifth dimension

2012-04-03 12:54:00

Most of our lives are spent living and working in the four dimensions. Reality, as we know it, consists of up/down, left/right, forward/backward and space/time. But in the world of wine, Stemmler Pinot Noirs enter the fifth dimension. These bottlings...

Good afternoon, Baltimore: Thursday lunchtime lowdown

2012-04-12 09:09:00

ON THE SITE... Kamenetz proposes 2013 budget with no tax increases, no layoffs: Baltimore County executive plans to cut county work force 7 percent by attrition, grow budget 3 percent to absorb teacher pension costs. Man shot several times in East...

J.K. Rowling's new book: 'The Casual Vacancy'

2012-04-12 07:33:00

J.K. Rowling's first book aimed at adults will be called "The Casual Vacancy," and will be released Sept. 27, her British publisher announced today. Of course, Rowling's Harry Potter series appealed to kids and adults alike, so she comes with a ready-...

Movie review: 'Dark Shadows'

2012-03-02 05:13:00

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Bye-bye Hogwarts! J.K. Rowling to publish first adult novel

2012-02-23 08:40:00

J.K. Rowling, who created the fabulously successful Harry Potter series of book -- and movies -- will publish her first adult novel, Little, Brown and Co. announced today.�The title, date for� worldwide publication and further details about the novel will...

'Game of Thrones' returns on Entertainment Weekly's cover

2012-03-15 19:25:00

The nerd-epic (and I use that term with the deepest feeling of endearment) "Game of Thrones" is returning next month, and no one is more excited than our friends at Entertainment Weekly (and me!). The magazine has dedicated not one, but four covers to the...

'Dancing with the Stars' recap: Season 14 premiere

2012-03-19 19:30:00

TOM BERGERON! �It's so great to see you again! Oh, hi, Brooke, you're there too. Introductions: Notable for Gavin's fedora, Maks' open shirt and Martina looking more glam than I could have ever imagined.� And now they tell us no elimination this week,...

'Hunger Games' hits the target with local young adults

2012-03-19 16:33:00

It's a post-apocalyptic world where teens from across the continent have to hunt one another down in a televised spectacle that's mandatory viewing for the masses. Sounds like"American Idol,"but actually, it's"The Hunger Games"— the popular book...

Eating up 'Hunger Games'

2012-03-20 14:58:59

Y ou may love reading "The Hunger Games" book trilogy, but do you have plans to camp out for the premiere? Would you try out a recipe for Katniss' favorite lamb stew with dry plums? "The Hunger Games" has morphed into a pop-culture phenomenon, with rabid...

Amazon.com has reached a deal with author J.K. Rowling to allow Kindle users to lend "Harry Potter" books.

2012-05-10 09:23:00

Universal Studios Japan unveiled plans Thursday to build the first international version of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the blockbuster attraction that has drawn millions of fans to Universal's Orlando resort and is coming to Los Angeles.

2012-05-10 00:00:00

In this handout photo provided by Universal Orlando, Academy award-winning actors Michael Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones along with their children Dylan, 10, and Carys, 7, fly over The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and past Hogwarts Castle while riding Flight of the Hippogriff at Universal

2012-05-09 00:00:00