PopSugar UK — All of the publishers that turned down J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter pitches back in the day are probably still kicking themselves 20 years later. The struggling author suffered rejection after rejection (12 publishing houses passed before Bloomsbury ... more info

Stereogum — Earler this year, Lana Del Rey asked her fans to participate in a mass occult ritual designed to bind Donald Trump and his supporters. And in a new interview with NME, she comments on her use of political witchcraft: "Yeah, I did it. Why not? Look, I... more info

Stereogum — A Los Angeles judge has sided with Katy Perry in a legal battle that pitted the popstar against several nuns who tried to thwart Perry from purchasing a Los Feliz convent that she plans to convert into her own sprawling estate. … more info

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Chicago Tribune — LONDON — Harry Potter, now 37 years old and perpetually stressed out, stands with his wife, the former Ginny Weasley, at Platform Nine at King's Cross station. His kids are going off to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The cheery Gra... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Graveyard/Witchcraft side project Spiders are releasing a new album called Shake Electric on November 4 via Spinefarm Records (pre-order), and the video for the title track is premiering in this post. Like Graveyard and Witchcraft, the Swedish rocker... more info

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Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After spending a decade at the Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the "Harry Potter" film franchise, actress Emma Watson put her magical training to good use for her first big budget post-Potter role, in biblical ac... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — It used to be that whenever I watched something of Daniel Radcliffe's, I'd want to draw a thunder bolt on my screen where his forehead was, but I didn't have that urge even once while watching A Young Doctor's Notebook last night! It takes a lot for ... more info

Sky News — The gunman's mother told a 911 dispatcher she was afraid her son would think she was "his enemy" if police came to the apartment. more info