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J.K Rowling's first "adult" book to be released tomorrow

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released five years ago, ending an adored, epic series that kept devoted fans buried in books for almost ten years. Tomorrow, J.K Rowling's first "adult" novel, The Casual Vacancy, will finally be available. Will the magic and mystery that Rowling fans have c ... More >>

Ten things to do for $10 this weekend, August 3-5, 2012

This weekend is sure to be out of this world. Whether you're witnessing the newest mission to Mars, browsing ethereal art, or journeying to a Harry Potter world of magic, you won't need more than a Hamilton to escape reality at these exciting events. Have a blast, get out there, and don't worry abou ... More >>

Going to Potter

Reader: Quidditch calendar boys? Just another reason to love Denver!

After seeing the last installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, Sven Ceelen decided to move the action off the screen and into City Park, where his own quidditch team, the Denver Dementors, practice every Sunday. In Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban ... More >>

This "Sexy" Quidditch Calendar release party will leave you feeling demented

"People are always coming up to us and asking, 'Is this for real?' And we tell them it is for real: we are playing Quidditch," says Sven Ceelen, one of Denver's biggest enthusiasts of a sport that was, up until a few years ago, confined to the fictional pages of the Harry Potter series. "Sometimes a ... More >>

Skyrim, Stephen King and Harry Potter highlight our new releases heading into 11-11-11

​This is an unusual week for new releases because many companies have decided to forgo the usual Tuesday or Wednesday timeframe in order to take advantage of the far more eponymous sounding 11-11-11. Still, we've tallied up everything worth a mention, which includes novels from two heavyweight ... More >>

Harry Potter is over, but what will fans do now?

​Like Sting's most absurdly protracted tantra, the Harry Potter series of books and movies (and merchandise) has for over a decade been dangling the carrot in front of its fans: What's going to happen? Last night, the first of those fans found out the answer -- a revelation that left them most ... More >>

What hideous creature is crawling out of the Westword box this week?

​Given the horrible, atrocious things people do to each other (thanks, horrible people, for keeping journalism alive!), we sometimes imagine the news actually crawling off the page like some sort of repugnant lower life form -- now, thanks to this photo a reader sent in this week, we have a re ... More >>

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 early review, from high security screening

​Friday marks the beginning of the end for the Harry Potter film series, with the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 -- a flick my HP-loving twin daughters, age eighteen, have been anticipating for more than half their lives. But they managed to get a jump on the ... More >>

Harry Potter and the ridiculous merchandising: The ten nerdiest Potter products

Expecto patronum, channels change!​Millions of people will head out to theaters next Friday to take in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the final installment of the decade-long empire. And while the teeming masses will come, among them will be a select few (you'll be able to tell t ... More >>

Denver's Next Improv Star week nine recap: drunken bachelors, talk shows and the high seas

​There's a principle in Buddhist philosophy that the journey ultimately matters more than the destination -- what exists besides right now? -- and, in that capacity, Improv Star is pretty much nothing but nirvana. In the words of one contestant: "as long as you're steering it somewhere, you do ... More >>

EpicMix app takes hold at Vail Resorts, turning skiing into The Social Network

​While seeking some epic pow-pow at Breckenridge recently (read: practicing my "pizza and French fries" on the cruisin' slopes), I noticed a new phenomenon: ski dudes and dudettes whipping out their smart phones to compare stats on Vail Resorts' new EpicMix social-media app, which tracks guest ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Just wild about Harry at the Saturday IMAX matinee

​As projected, the crowds came out for this weekend's premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, to the tune of $125.1 million, the most ever for a Potter flick. That included my family's little donation to the total weekend box-office; we caught Deathly Hallows Saturday at the ... More >>

The kids are all grown up in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter midnight insanity: It's not too late to join

​Harry Potter is only barely trailing Star Wars as the highest-grossing movie franchise of all time, and that won't last for long. The seventh movie in the series, which comes out tonight at midnight, is expected to do north of $100 million in revenue this weekend. We're less than twelve hours ... More >>

Slurm, Butterbeer and Spoo: Fake foods we're glad aren't real

Via Flickr​ As important as food is to the real world, there aren't all that many foods unique to the fictional world...which might be a very good thing, considering the inherent dangers in these following fake-foods and drinks. Some dangers are slight, others more sinister, some plain disgus ... More >>

Are Mexican kids bullies by nature?

Gone to Potter

Celebrate the opening of the sixth Harry Potter movie in Commerce City.

Top Ten Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

Over the next couple of weeks, Backbeat will feature some Top Ten lists from around the Village Voice Media chain. Click here for previous year-in-review coverage from Backbeat and VVM. A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they ... More >>

Harry Potter mania – and maniacs – hit Starz thanks to We Are Wizards

Harry Potter fantatics come in all shapes and sizes. If you aren’t over-cinematized from the Denver Film Festival, you may want to check out We Are Wizards, starting at the Starz FilmCenter, 900 Auraria Parkway, on November 26. The film looks at the heady and often hilarious world of Harry Po ... More >>

In Values of Harry Potter: Lessons for Muggles, Ari Armstrong deconstructs muggles and magic

The Mania Over Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn: A Field Report

Live Review: Harry and the Potters, Math the Band and Uncle Monsterface at hi-dive

The Real American Girl

Star Power

An epic science-fiction convention prepares for landing.

Harry Potter and Your Eventual Obsolesence

Hooked on Humor

The Comedy Addiction Tour plays a serious subject for laughs.

Magic Number Seven

Find out how Harry Potter's story ends.

Welcome Back, Potter

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The newest Potter film mines the depths of adolescent angst.

Review: Order of the Phoenix is the Darkest Harry Potter Yet

Phoenix Rising

Harry Potter and the World of Merchandising

Fire Flies

The fourth Harry Potter rushes through its paces.

Potion Play

Avistrum Academy brings Hogwarts to the New World.

He's Back!

The sixth Harry Potter novel finally hits bookstores.

Best Online Service for Ten-Year-Olds

Denver Public Library WonderWeb

Harry Gets Scary

The Prisoner of Azkaban takes a Sirius-ly dark turn.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Fighting Back

Banned Books Week offers a chance to speak out

Off Limits

Dollars and sense

Date-a-Thon

Looking for love in the arms of a stranger -- ten of 'em at a time.

Best Store at Colorado Mills

The LEGO Store

Wonder Boy

Harry Potter's second adventure delights exactly like the first.

Best Movie Theater for Comfort

Westminster Promenade 24

Magical Mystery Tour de Force

The magic eclipses the marketing of the big-screen Harry Potter.

Wiz Quiz

Test your Harry Potter knowledge with this quiz.