5 Harry Potter Characters We Wish We Could Celebrate 4/20 With

5 Harry Potter Characters We Wish We Could Celebrate 4/20 With

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Whether you’ll be celebrating or not, there’s no denying that today, millions of stoners across the globe will be lighting one (or a few) up. Since Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, eight other states and Washington, D.C. have followed suit, and public support for legalization has been on the rise. In 2017, a Gallup poll reported that 64% of Americans are in favor of lifting the ban on recreational weed. So, in honor of this global holiday, here’s a list of Harry Potter characters that we think would definitely be down to puff-puff-pass with you.   1. Rubeus Hagrid   Image via YouTube …

You Can Now Buy and Read Strangers’ Diaries on eBay

You Can Now Buy and Read Strangers’ Diaries on eBay

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From a grilled cheese with the Virgin Mary’s face on it to air from a Kanye West concert, you can definitely buy some pretty out there stuff on eBay — but did you know that you can also find hundreds of written-in diaries on the site?   The diaries span from the 19th century or even earlier to today, written by people from all walks of life: railroad workers, mothers, soldiers, teenage girls, you name it. You can find diaries from countries all over the world, too. Usually found at garage or estate sales, these written-in diaries can get pretty …

Renowned Egyptian Author, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Dies Aged 55

Renowned Egyptian Author, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Dies Aged 55

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Egyptian author and physician, Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, passed away Monday, April 2nd, at a hospital in Cairo from a long-term illness. Known to many as the godfather of Egyptian horror fiction, the beloved writer penned more than 200 books in his fifty-five years, including the critically acclaimed Utopia.    Image via Going Deep Magazine   Tawfik was a pioneer of Egyptian literature, introducing the country to underrepresented genres such as science fiction, horror, and fantasy. He is also credited as the first author to take on the medical thriller genre. Despite rejections from publishers and doubts surrounding the themes of …