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Harry Potter and the Minor Details

I like Star Wars, but I also like Star Trek, and of course Harry Potter, and Marvel, and also DC Comics, and Lord of the Rings, and Game of Thrones, and Doctor Who, and Dungeons and Dragons, and obviously The Witcher, but also Pokémon, and Zelda, and Super Mario, but also Dragon Ball, and Naruto, and Stranger Things, and I like The Mandalorian, and Battlestar Galactica, and let’s not forget Firefly, and Halo. I also enjoy Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, and The Matrix,…

Here is my theory: right before I was born, there was a meeting of my entire generation where the creator of the universe sat everyone down and explained in very simple terms how to manage your life . I have no idea what I was doing at the time, but I know I missed that meeting. Everyone got the illustrated guide filled with pro-tips about how to manage life, and I was probably off somewhere (along with some of you guys) doing something less constructive. And now I'm just going along day by day…

We did a lot of things "for the last time" without even realizing it. We had our last visit to Blockbuster , picked our last movie, and it wasn't some big occasion—we just stopped going after that. We had our last LAN party with friends without knowing it at the time (that one really hurts). We also ate and drank things for the last time without realizing they'd disappear from store shelves, and we rode our bikes to our friends' houses for the last time without giving it a second thought . We l…

I bet if wizards were real, they'd be the weirdest people you know . We all imagine Gandalf when we think of a wizard (who was a bit eccentric himself), but I bet a real wizard would be more like Radagast the Brown—just a really weird dude who can barely hold a conversation and, for some reason, smells awful. Wizards always seem like they're spaced out, as if they've eaten some weird mushroom growing behind their cupboard. Sure, you need a high level of intelligence to be a wizard , but just lo…

Yes, it's still September, but we can't wait for Halloween—our favorite time of the year . We don't know who the genius was that decided Halloween should be the creepiest time of year (and we're too tired to Google it), but we're so happy they did! Our house is already getting more and more black and orange with every passing day as we find ourselves buying every Halloween decoration we can get our hands on. We still haven't decided on a costume yet, but it's not because of a lack of ideas; on…

Is there anything more uplifting and delightful than seeing two nerds getting married? We all know that, as awesome as nerds are, a lot of them had pretty tough dating experiences. Not only are nerds inherently awkward in social situations, but they also have very specific and often unorthodox fields of interest. The combination of these two factors sometimes made finding love a bit of a challenge. That’s why, when two nerds finally do find each other, it's something magical. Their shared love…

Nerdiness is a hell of a drug . Once you try one science fiction movie and like it, it's impossible to stop. One of your friends suggests you give Star Wars a try, and a week later, you are binge-watching Battlestar Galactica and buying Star Trek Funko Pops. You read one chapter of Lord of the Rings, and you suddenly find yourself knee-deep in a Dungeons and Dragons session with a bunch of sweaty, role-playing nerds . Also, your very definition of what is cool changes completely. You used to th…

Navigating the wild world of design is much like tightrope walking over a pit of hungry alligators. One misstep, and chomp, you're meme fodder for eternity! Whether it's a sign that leaves you scratching your head or a product that prompts a befuddled "who approved this?", design blunders are the comedic gifts that just keep giving. In this rollicking listicle, we've hunted down 39 bewildering design choices that zoomed straight past genius and crash-landed in "what-were-they-thinking" territor…

Being witty is better than being correct.

We love random facts , but the kind we love the most are the ones that sound made up—like the fact that there are more trees on planet Earth than there are stars in our galaxy. But that’s absolutely true. In fact, there are a lot more trees—about 3 trillion on Earth—while there are “only” about 200 billion stars in the Milky Way. Or how about the fact that there are more permutations of a standard deck of 52 cards than there are seconds since the Big Bang? I mean, we all understand there are ma…

Dungeons & Dragons - It's cheaper than therapy!

It amazes me how, even after watching a movie countless times, I can still find new hidden details that I’ve never noticed before. Many films are packed with Easter eggs and subtle details, just waiting for the keen-eyed viewer to discover, but animated movies really take the cake in that regard. Each animated film takes years to complete, with people laboring over every single frame, so it’s no wonder they sneak in details that aren’t meant to be noticed on the first viewing. Sure, sometimes i…

We have Quidditch! We finally have Quidditch! Okay, maybe it's not an Olympic sport yet, like I've been suggesting, but at least we finally got the long-awaited Quidditch update for Hogwarts Legacy . By the way, I don't care if you're not a gamer or don't own a console—if you're a Harry Potter fan, you owe it to yourself to play this game. It is so much better than it has any right to be. I thought these types of games were supposed to be shameless cash grabs, not an immersive simulation of the…

He should have kept his laptop Sherlocked