Believe it or not, the world almost missed out on Harry Potter. Author J.K. Rowling has told the story of how she received "loads" of rejections before "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (known in the U.S. as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") was finally published on June 26, 1997. Rowling once told fans that she couldn't even get books published under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith, which she used for some thrillers she wrote.

Starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, THE FOREIGNER coming to GSC this September.

For two players at distinct points in their careers, the path to the lucrative WTA Tour begins in small towns on the humbling Pro Circuit.

Thanks to a poorly sourced news story, the power of Twitter to make something go viral, and the erotic allure of online outrage, an urban legend was born on Tuesday morning: that the $300,000 Gal Gadot was paid for her starring role in Wonder Woman was pennies compared with Henry Cavill’s alleged payment of $14 million for 2013’s Man of Steel.

The Italian MotoGP rider wins his 115th race.

The ’30 Rock’ alum says he’ll be back — but in a more limited role.

In the 1970s and 1980s, English success on the pitch and on stage was rooted in a bleak, uncompromising landscape where the only escape was to become a footballer or start a band

Giants’ Michael Morse still feeling concussion effects Michael Morse was angry at everyone inside the Giants’ clubhouse in the hours after he and Jeff Samardzija banged heads during the Hunter Strickland-Bryce Harper brawl in May. Morse said Friday that he had little recollection of what happened on Memorial Day, when he was concussed.

HBO has the best titles sequences on TV and Silicon Valley is no exception. We break down all the little details.

Millions dream of quitting the grind and replacing their income through a rewarding, creative endeavour.

ABC is announcing Friday, Sep. 29 as the television premiere date for its new series, Marvel’s Inhumans. That follows an exclusive two-week run on IMAX, where they’re gambling that their first two episodes can equal — or even exceed — the visual flair of a $200 million Marvel film (or at least an Ant-Man-sized $140 million?).

Mind. Blown.

The Hockey Hall of Fame revealed its newest class Monday after the 18-member selection committee completed its voting process. The 2017 class features Teemu Selanne, Mark Recchi, Dave Andreychuk and Paul Kariya. Each player received at least 75 percent of the vote to earn induction.

Dave Grohl had sent a message to the fan's husband in the days before the festival began Foo Fighters dedicated ‘Everlong’ at Glastonbury to a Devon teacher who passed away after a battle with cancer last month.

When online bookselling began to dominate the market in the early 2000s, many were predicting that the bookshop would simply die away. Now, however, Irish independent book shops are not only managing to survive. In fact, they are flourishing. Ahead of Independent Book Shop week, we spoke to several independent booksellers on how they’re surviving in the Amazon age, how they differentiate themselves and the joys of a good book.

Music video by Toby Keith performing Wacky Tobaccy.

This cool little machine was recently spotted at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France

For any, like me, either one of us will face this some day.