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September 10, 2020
Jo Livingstone
Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi Is a Hall of Wonders
The follow-up to the bestselling “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell” is a fraction of its length but has far more heft.
March 13, 2017
MagazineJeet Heer
Horrible Histories
The perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators.
December 14, 2016
Sarah Jones
The Year in Faux Protests
Donald Trump should have spurred liberals to fight. Instead, they bought a lot of swag.
August 31, 2016
Clio Chang
J.K. Rowling: Jeremy 👏 Corbyn 👏 is 👏 not 👏 Dumbledore 👏 .
February 22, 2016
Alex Shephard
Marco Rubio is no Harry Potter.
January 14, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Alan Rickman, who played the villain in Die Hard and Snape in the Harry Potter movies, has died at the age of 69.
December 21, 2015
Esther Breger
J.K. Rowling loves black Hermione, but has yet to address The Cursed Child’s actually scandalous casting decision.
December 15, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
The trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a cautionary tale about invasive species.
November 27, 2015
Alex Shephard
J.K. Rowling is sick and tired of you hating on Snape, so stop it.
October 23, 2015
Alex Shephard
Harry Potter and the Diversified Brand
Seven years after "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the Harry Potter franchise continues to expand
July 8, 2014
Esther Breger
J.K. Rowling’s New 'Harry Potter' Story Is a Marketing Scam

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