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"Mein Kampf" To Be Republished In Germany For The First Time Since World War II
Germany’s Institute for Contemporary History will publish a new, annotated version of the controversial book.
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The copyright for the Nazi manifesto has been held by the state of Bavaria for 70 years, which prohibited its reissue.
But that copyright expires in December, meaning a new, heavily annotated, version will be published by Germany's Institute for Contemporary History in January.
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Rather than a how-to guidebook for the aspiring fascist, the new reprint, the group said this month, will instead be a vital academic tool, a 2,000-page volume packed with more criticisms and analysis than the original text.
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24 Clever And Cute Bookmarks Every Bookworm Needs
And none for Kindle owners.
This playful tech geek bookmark.
Which Hogwarts House Were You Almost Sorted Into?
You’ve known a long time what house you belong in, but that doesn’t mean the Sorting Hat’s decision was easy.
If "Harry Potter" Were Told Through "Friends" Episodes
The One Where They Figure Out the Exact Function of a Rubber Duck.
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1. The One With the Boggart
2. The One Where Hermione Needed to Sort Out Her Priorities
3. The One Where Oliver Wood Made Everything Subtly Sexual
4. The One Where Bellatrix Was So Damn Thirsty for Voldemort
5. The One Where Seamus Blew Something Up
6. The One With the World Champion Quidditch Player
7. The One Where McGonagall Was a Boss Bitch
8. The One When Harry Was an Angsty Teenager
9. The One Where No One Followed Any School Rules
10. The One Where Harry Was a Sassy Bitch
11. The One Where Filch's Cat Dies
12. The One Where Filch Tries to Reintroduce Capitol Punishment
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13. The One Where Dumbledore Could Have Saved Everyone a Lot of Time
14. The One Where Gryffindor Gets 500 House Points for No Reason, Really
15. The One Where Umbridge Was Almost Worse Than Voldemort
16. The One With the Sorting Hat
17. The One With Dumbledore's Brother and a Goat
18. The One With the Dementor
19. The One Where Everyone Gets Loaded on Butterbeer
20. The One Where Snape Showed Extreme Favouritism
21. The One Where Hermione Turns Into a Cat
22. The One Where Fred and George Did the Perfect Prank
23. The One Where They Got Lost in Knockturn Alley
24. The One That Draco's Father Heard About
25. The One Where The Dursleys Go to the Zoo
26. The One Where There Are Far More Important Things Than Books and Cleverness
27. The One Where Hermione Saved Everyone's Arse
28. The One Where Hermione Saved Everyone's Arses (Again)
Is Snape Actually A Hero?
It’s time to find out the real answer.
Severus Snape is one of the characters in the Harry Potter series who is equally loved and despised.
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Some would argue that by risking his life to double-cross Voldemort, he became one of the great heroes of the series.
His love and dedication to Lily make him an endearing character worthy of our empathy.
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Though on the other hand, many believe that this in no way made up for the fact that he was a Death Eater in the first place.
Nor does it make it OK for him to continually torment and torture his students.
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