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Lost Sock Memorial Day and the Great Fantasy Sock Conspiracy

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Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day, and fantasy readers know perfectly well that socks do not simply “go missing.” Somewhere beyond the washing machine lurks an unseen kingdom of fae creatures, goblins, or possibly liberated house elves, all conducting mysterious business with our unmatched footwear. After all, fantasy has immortalized swords, crowns, rings… and at least one very important sock.

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The Battles We Remember (and the Ones We’re Not Sure Happened)

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May 2nd marks the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts—one of the rare moments in fantasy with a date you can circle on a calendar. But most fictional battles don’t come with anniversaries. Some feel like they should. Others might not have happened at all. And a few… aren’t the sort anyone would want to remember too closely. Which raises an interesting question: in fantasy, what actually makes a battle worth remembering?

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Wait, They’re Making a Harry Potter TV Series? And John Lithgow Is Dumbledore?

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This week, I stumbled across some news that made me do a double take: Harry Potter is getting a full-fledged TV reboot, and John Lithgow has been cast as Dumbledore. A few things struck me about this announcement—first and foremost, the fact that I had somehow missed the memo that Harry Potter was headed for

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The Banality of Evil in Fantasy Fiction: What Makes a Villain?

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When we think about villains in fantasy literature, our minds often conjure the iconic figures who tower over their worlds, dripping with malice and menace. Sauron. Voldemort. The White Witch. These are the names that dominate the genre—the villains who are grand, larger than life, and indisputably evil. But what about the ones who aren’t?

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