News that a spoiler for the upcoming and final chapter in the Harry Potter story was released by "Gabriel," a hacker who sneaked onto the Harry Potter's publishing companies computers is all over the Internets as well as the MSM (Mainstream News Media for those that skipped out on Mass Media taught at every. university.), including MSNBC and the New York Times--Okay, it's on their "blog," BUT it is on their website's front top page--prime real estate--as of this writing. Of course bloggers--this one included as evident by my discussion of it here-- apparently are nearly having a bukakkesque reaction to this "news." Side note: Do NOT google "bukakkesque" or any other spelling variation while at work, around your parents or siblings or your priest. The cynic in me thinks that this spoiler release is a great "viral" marketing ploy, as if this boy wizard doesn't get enough press or buzz as it is. If not and Gabriel, the hacker messenger angel, is telling the truth, then either way the publisher and the author, as well as the author's sycophant team of lawyers and advisers win either way by keeping this book at the top of the new cycle and as well as the topic du jour of the proverbial water cooler, no small feat in today's ADD environment. Whatever it is, chalk up this "story" as yet another piece of hard hitting "soft news." Who do I fault though? I don't find myself writing about how the Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure that would have had the Big Oil companies pay higher taxes that would apply towards renewable energy funding nor about the fact 14 US soldiers, along with an Iraqi interpreter as well as three local civilians were killed today in Iraq.
"Yea, yea, now where's the link to the fuckin spoiler?" you're probably wondering.
Well, if you want to read the potential spoiler and save yourself the $29.99, click here.