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Harry Potter

Fantastic beasts – the crimes of J.K. Rowling

April 24, 2019 By SIN Staff

Fantastic beasts – the crimes of J.K. Rowling

By Stevie Buckley The creator of the famous Harry Potter wizarding world, J.K. Rowling, recently revealed some information about Dumbledore that put my childhood into turmoil. As a child, I was gripped by the simplicity of the hero/villain dualism, but it turns out that Dumbledore and his enemy, Gellert Grindelwald, were in a ‘passionate’ sexual relationship in the past of … [Read more...] about Fantastic beasts – the crimes of J.K. Rowling

It’s Feminist, not Feminazi

April 18, 2017 By SIN Staff

It’s Feminist, not Feminazi

Emma Watson has been a household name since she first graced our screens as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series. And perhaps, part of her current public work as a feminist stems from these roots. As the brightest witch of her age, Hermione held her own alongside the chosen one Harry Potter and his right hand man Ron Weasley. However, from Hermione’s first scenes on … [Read more...] about It’s Feminist, not Feminazi

The regression to infantilism

April 7, 2017 By SIN Staff

The regression to infantilism

The phrase ‘regression to infantilism’ was first coined by renowned intellectual-cum­-iconoclast Christopher Hitchens on an episode of topical debate show Charlie Rose in 1994. The YouTube upload of this show is doubly important. Upon first viewing, it functions as a how-to on civil discourse that we could all benefit from watching in today’s climate of hypersensitive … [Read more...] about The regression to infantilism

SIN Book Club: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child preview

February 21, 2017 By SIN Staff

SIN Book Club: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child preview

So, I have a confession to make: I am an enormous nerd. Show me a fictional literary world and I am putty in your hands. Give me Middle Earth, take me to Westeros, let me lose myself in Narnia. These are the places of my daydreams. However, if I have to pick one that has the most special place in my heart, it’s Hogwarts. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger were … [Read more...] about SIN Book Club: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child preview

Potterfest Comes to Galway

January 25, 2014 By SIN Staff

Potterfest Comes to Galway

Muggles who never received their long-awaited Hogwarts letter can thank NUI Galway’s Potter Soc for bringing the legendary School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to Galway City. NUI Galway will host Ireland’s only Harry Potter Convention which will take place over three days from 31 January to 2 February in the Bailey Allen Hall, NUI Galway. Over 200 muggles attended last year’s … [Read more...] about Potterfest Comes to Galway

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