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Draco Malfoy is snobby, bigoted, arrogant and generally horrible throughout most of the Harry Potter series. This is why, as an adult and wizarding parent, he’s much more refreshing, especially given how strained Potter’s own relationship with his child is in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Malfoy was easy to hate in the books, and had Tom Felton not portrayed the character in the movies, he likely wouldn’t have had as large a fan following....

Apple continues to expand its coverage of the U.S. 2020 presidential election. In addition to continuing coverage via Apple News, you can also now ask Siri a variety of different election-related questions, including details on results, primaries, and more. As reported by TechCrunch, you can ask Siri for information about real-time results. For instance, if you ask, “Who is winning the New Hampshire primaries?,” Siri will present an up-to-date list of results....

The conflicting biographies of Steve Jobs, one authorized by its subject prior to his death, the other endorsed by Apple, paint quite different pictures of the man. Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs focuses more on his flaws, while Becoming Steve Jobs describes a softer, more rounded person. A tech journalist who knew Steve well, Steven Levy, has weighed in with his own take in an interesting blog post, The War Over Who Steve Jobs Was....

Emma Watson is synonymous with the Harry Potter character of Hermione Granger. The actress shot to fame alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint for their portrayal of the Golden Trio in the Harry Potter film adaptations and it is hard to picture anybody else other than Watson playing Hermione. After playing the character for so long, there is no doubt that Emma Watson nails the majority of Hermione’s mannerisms. She grew up with and into the role as well as became a generational icon, launched a successful acting career and cemented her legacy in the Harry Potter universe....

When it comes to superpowers, Hawkeye wasn’t granted the same abilities as some of his comrades. It’s for that reason, he is often considered one of the weaker Avengers. While he’s an expert sharpshooter with the bow and arrow, it’s unlikely anyone considers him one of the best Avengers. However, Hawkeye is not the worst - and he can name names on who ranks below him. The Avengers have long featured some incredibly overpowered characters....

Apple’s Single Sign-On feature and accompanying TV app were launched towards the end of last year and have been slowly adding support for new providers and apps since then. Today, HBO updated its HBO Go app for iOS with support for both Single Sign-On and the TV application. With today’s added support for Single Sign-On, users no longer have to independently sign into the HBO Go app with their cable provider....

HBO’s Watchmen has finally lifted the lid on several of its biggest mysteries, while also revealing the main point of the series. Billed as a continuation of the original 1980s comic book by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Watchmen on TV is a far stranger and much more ambiguous proposition than either the comics or the 2009 movie adaptation directed by Zack Snyder. While Watchmen’s story of vigilantism in an alternate United States has always been subversive and outlandish, Damon Lindelof’s HBO series has reveled unashamedly in its uniqueness, keeping viewers in the dark all the while....

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Watchmen season 1, episode 8. HBO’s Watchmen has retconned the 1985 master plan of Adrian Veidt (Jeremy Irons) once again, adding even more complexity to Ozymandias’ original scheme to save the world in the DC Comics graphic novel. Watchmen episode 8, “A God Walks Into A Bar,” re-introduced Doctor Manhattan (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and revealed the depths — and tragic ramifications — of his love affair with Detective Angela Abar AKA Sister Night (Regina King)....

Harry Potter is a fantastic world with endless possibilities. The main series itself has captivated fans for years, and more recently the Fantastic Beasts franchise has been getting a lot of attention. Still, there are plenty of other avenues that the world could be exploring. For example, can you imagine the possibilities if Netflix was able to sign a contract to gain access to the world? The series it could produce!...

Though witches and wizards seem to be the stars of the wizarding world, there are also endless monsters and magical creatures that inhabit the land around Hogwarts. The Harry Potter books mention many more creatures than are included in the movies, ranging from vampires to a giant squid living in the Great Lake. The movies still have their fair share of monsters and magical beasts, some more fearsome than others. While some are neutral, others lean toward the dark side....

SplashData, the company behind corporate password manager SplashID, has just compiled the latest top-25 ‘most hacked passwords’ rankings. As last year, the most-hacked password is 123456, with ‘password’ only managing second place. But perhaps naive Internet users have been paying attention. It seems some of those using 123456 have come up with a cunning plan to defeat the hackers: dropping the final digit. 12345 has raced 17 places up the charts into third place....

The Harry Potter movies brought the world of the books to life in many magical ways. There are hundreds of locations from the books that are also included in the movies. Seeing these locations brought to life on film was definitely exciting for Potter fans. But, since there are so many things in the books, it’s impossible to include every detail in the movies. Since Hogwarts castle is so huge and there are so many places in the books that are mentioned, not all of them were included in the movies....

Within the wizarding world of Harry Potter, there is no magical school that can ever hold a candle to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, at least in terms of popularity of course. And when it comes to Hogwarts, no Hogwarts house can hold a candle to the popularity of Gryffindor. It comes as no surprise that since the three main characters of the series are all in Gryffindor, the house of the lion gets more attention and fan support than all of the other Hogwarts houses combined....

The Harry Potter books and movies left people wanting to know more despite both having run for ten years each. Details derived from these mediums are common knowledge, and they are considered canon in their own right. However, there have been considerable facts delivered to fans through other outlets such as lexicons, video games, and JK Rowling herself, which people don’t strictly consider as “Harry Potter sources” since they weren’t found in easy-to-find materials like books and films....

The same goes for avocados, caffeine, grapes, raisins and macadamia nuts. Oh, and it’s best to keep dogs away from sugary foods and drinks, no matter how much they beg. Spoil them with these nine doggy goodies instead. If you want to make your dog feel like a million bucks, give them food that their wolfy ancestors ate. They need vitamin-packed foods like salmon, turkey, beef, duck and other natural ingredients....

Critics say that saving the cheerleader in Heroes season 1 didn’t actually matter when it came to saving the world - here’s why it did. Although Heroes is notorious for a rapid deterioration in quality in later seasons, the show’s debut run was refreshing, pioneering superhero television that focused on human aspects in a way that hadn’t yet been done on the small screen. Heroes became a ratings smash for NBC, and at the core of the first season was a catchphrase that rallied both characters and viewers: “save the cheerleader, save the world....

Even for bona fide Harry Potter fans, Andromeda Tonks is a character who they might be familiar with but one they probably know almost nothing about. And that comes as no surprise, because even in the books the information and character development for Andromeda Tonks is pretty brief and light. Andromeda Tonks is the wife of Ted Tonks and the mother to the incomparable Nymphadora Tonks, and although she was born into the insane wizard family that is house Black she ultimately forged her own path and became a genuinely decent person....

Harry Potter gave us a lot of couples out of its storyline, but the one at the top of the list is Ron and Hermione. The Harry and Ginny coupling has a lot of naysayers, which leaves Ron and Hermione as the best couple out of all others. Since these two are the joint-deuteragonists of the series, it only makes sense that we saw the most of these two compared to the other people who ended up in couples....

An impressive number of big-name actors were considered for the role of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series based on the novels by J.K. Rowling. The Hogwarts Headmaster was originally played by Irish actor Richard Harris. After his untimely death following the second film, the studio was tasked with recasting the role. Michael Gambon was chosen as the replacement, portraying the character for the remainder of the films; however, there were other names on the list throughout both stages of casting the prominent role....

Apple released the Apple TV 4K in late 2017, along with annual updates to tvOS. There are rumors that a spec bump refresh is imminent, but an exact release date remains unclear. The situation with Roku is different. Roku monetizes its platform by taking a share of advertising in third-party apps. HBO Max doesn’t have ads at the moment, but they want to launch an ad-supported tier as soon as next year....