The British actor Sir John hurt, double-nominated for an Oscar for his interpretations from 'Midnight Express' (1978), in a secondary role and 'The Elephant Man' (1980), main role, died at the age of 77 years, after a long battle with a pancreatic cancer, transmitted on January 28 the international press agencies. Hurt, who, along a career of six decades starred in more than … [Read more...]
A spider discovered in India, named after the Harry Potter sorting hat
A species of spider discovered by the Indian scientists received a name that homages the Harry Potter series, due to its similarity with the so-called sorting hat, reports the AFP. The fans of the series about the adventures of the young wizard have discovered the spider of 7 millimeters in October last year during the researchers in the Ghats West Mountains, India. 'We named a … [Read more...]
A princeps edition of the first volume of ‘Harry Potter’ series was sold at an auction with almost 50,000 euros
A princeps edition of the volume 'Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone' the first from the successful series of the UK author JK Rowling was sold with 43.750 pounds (49.812 euros), revealed the house of auctions Bonhams in London, quoted by the EFE. The auction caused an intensive bidding and greatly exceeded the expectations of the house, according to a spokesman for … [Read more...]
Google introduces Harry Potter’s ‘spells’ for the smartphones with Android
The smartphones can be transformed into a magic wand at the voice command, due to a partnership between Google and Warner Bros. The Harry Potter movie fans, who are waiting for the 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them', created by J. K. Rowling, have the opportunity to exercise, on smartphone, their talent to charms, using commands learned at the wizards school Hogwarts. … [Read more...]