August 2, 2007
IN WHICH SENSE VOLDEMORT (NOTE THE FRENCH DERIVATION) IS THE MODERN EUROPEAN PAR EXCELLENCE:
Harry Potter and the weird academic theories (STEPHEN McGINTY, 8/02/07, The Scotsman)
IT could be called Harry Potter and the Order of the Egg Head Academics. The books and films that have delighted and enchanted millions of children are being scrutinised for secret codes and hidden meanings by academics and fans at the world's largest symposium dedicated to the boy wizard.More than 1,500 muggles (non-magical folk) will arrive at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto today for the beginning of a four-day convention at which Harry Potter will be compared to Jesus Christ, Hermione Granger will be revealed as a feminist and Lord Voldemort will be diagnosed as a "malignant narcissist". (Lets hope he doesn't hear.)
Who even knew there was a benign form of narcissism? Posted by Orrin Judd at August 2, 2007 8:45 AM
Funny. I was thinking about that very distinction the other day. I figure Bill Walsh of the 49'ers was probably a benign narcissist. Him and UCLA's John Wooden.
Posted by: Benny at August 2, 2007 1:50 PMWooden loves his wife more than himself.
Posted by: oj at August 2, 2007 3:50 PMWhat about Steve Spurrier? Now there's a narcissist par excellance...
Posted by: Bartman at August 3, 2007 8:25 AMMost coaches are dinks.
Posted by: oj at August 3, 2007 10:25 AMDinks? Now you're getting dangerously close to violating that border rule....
Posted by: jim hamlen at August 3, 2007 11:25 PM