Skip to Navigation Skip to Content

J.K. Rowling

Jake Gyllenhaal reportedly dating Katie Holmes

Is Katie Holmes dating Jake Gyllenhaal? The U.K. Sun says so. Apparently Tom Cruise’s ex-wife was set up with the actor by her former “Dawson’s Creek” co-star Joshua Jackson. Read More

Are American Idol fans in store for Minaj-Carey catfight?

Nicki Minaj does not like Mariah Carey, unless threatening to knock someone out is a sign of affection. TMZ reports that the two “American Idol” judges have been at each other’s throats since day-one. “I’m not f***ing putting up with her f***ing highness over there,” Minaj hollered at the auditions. Carey then called her a “little bitch.” Read More

Insane Clown Posse tells FBI they’re gangsters ... of love

The Insane Clown Posse’s “Carnival of Carnage” continues its bewitchingly lame procession, this time by filing a lawsuit against the FBI. The National Gang Threat Assessment task force apparently dubbed ICP fans (known as Juggalos) a “loosely organized hybrid gang,” likening it to the Aryan Brotherhood or the Norteños. Read More

A final farewell to Hogwarts and Harry Potter

How far “Harry Potter” has come, from a strictly for kids screen debut in “The Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001) — which captured none of the subtlety or rich characterizations of J.K. Rowling’s addictive prose — to David Yates’ “The Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” a graceful swan song that witnesses the final ascent to manhood of the Boy Who Lived. Read More

Deep, dark, faithful 'Deathly Hallows'

Rather than draw out their goodbyes in a single sitting, as Peter Jackson’s Hobbits did in his too-long “Lord of the Rings” finale, Team Harry’s swan song will unfold in two parts, a decision dismissed in some quarters as purely a marketing strategy. Read More

J.K. Rowling named in plagiarism lawsuit

J.K. Rowling, the world's richest author, was added as a defendant in a lawsuit against her publishers alleging that she copied part of a children's book in writing "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire." Read More
URL: http://www.sfexaminer.com/taxonomy/term/2320