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I'm Brendan Loy, a 26-year-old graduate of USC and Notre Dame now living and working in Knoxville, Tennessee. My wife Becky and I are brand-new parents of a beautiful baby girl, born on New Year's Eve.

I'm a big-time sports fan, a politics, media & law junkie, an astronomy buff, a weather nerd, an Apple aficionado, a Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter fanatic, and an all-around dork. My blog is best-known for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina, but I blog about anything and everything that interests me.

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Harry Potter

Harry Potter 7... and 8

By Brendan Loy

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be split into two movies. Part I will be released in November 2010, Part II in May 2011. David Yates will direct both. (Hat tip: Andrew H.) [Bumped. -ed.]

All I can say is, I seriously cannot wait for the climactic Battle of Hogwarts scene. It'll be, for me personally, the most-anticipated cinematic event since the Mount Doom scene in Return of the King. :)

More Halloween fun

By Brendan Loy

Behold the Hogwart-osphere. (Hat tip: Glenn.)

Breaking news from Hogwarts

By Brendan Loy

We interrupt this college-football game day to bring you the following bit of news from the Harry Potter universe:

Albus Dumbledore is gay!

J.K. Rowling outed him yesterday:

[Rowling] was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."

"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.

After the jump, a quote from Rowling about Dumbledore's great unrequited love -- which is a bit of a Deathly Hallows spoiler, if there's anyone out there who hasn't read it yet.

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Fred Thompson Facts

By Brendan Loy

Frank J.'s Fred Thompson Facts are pretty funny. (Hat tip: InstaPundit.) Yeah, it's basically the same thing as Chuck Norris and Jack Bauer jokes, but still, funny. Scrolling down, I found the Harry Potter edition of Fred Thompson Facts, from back in July. Heh.

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