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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: PART 4: What Wrong with the Ride “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey”

September 2, 2010

The ride that is supposed to make the Wizarding World of Harry Potter so spectacular is simply a mess. See why the “Forbidden Journey” should be, well, forbidden!

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Harry Potter and the Ivy League

December 16, 2009

In a New York Times editorial, a high school student is upset that colleges are using Harry Potter themes to recruit students. Welcome to the magic of higher education, my dear Muggle!

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Why study popular culture?

Popular culture provides a vehicle for reading all the rest of our culture because it taps into the mythical stories that guide us in our search for human meaning. And...we have great costumes!

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