Daniel Radcliffe is Reading Chapters of Harry Potter to Keep Us Sane

Daniel Radcliffe has done plenty of cool projects over the years, but of course, nothing will top being the greatest wizard in the land. Radcliffe's performance as Harry Potter has inspired millions of people around the world to believe in the power of magic, even if it doesn't take the form of wizard robes and crazy fire spells. And with the world in an unpredictable state, we could use a little levity (or maybe a little Wingardium Leviosa).

That's where Radcliffe comes in. He's the first of many exciting contributors that will be reading through the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. These readings are part of the Harry Potter At Home series, which will feature famous faces and friends of the Wizarding World. With 17 chapters in total, we've got quite a bit of reading to do. Well, we won't be reading, we'll just be enjoying. But the guest readers will have a lot of reading to do.

Check out "The Boy Who Lived" here, or listen over on Spotify if you prefer an audio-only version.

Harry Potter = Eminem?

Daniel Radcliffe was hanging out at Cameron's Pub in Half Moon Bay, CA, when karaoke night began. Naturally, he decided to show off his rapping skills, and chose a solid song in "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem (though I'd personally choose "Without Me"). He certainly gets a little off-rhythm a few times throughout the performance, but hey, it's still pretty impressive overall.

What is not impressive is girlfriend Erin Darke's contribution to the song. The dancing is fine, sure. But the shouting in the chorus is kind of loud and obnoxious. Having hosted karaoke, I've seen many a drunk person do this very same thing, so I shouldn't be too surprised. Also big thumbs down to the camera lady for filming in vertical, though she's actually made a comment about it on the video itself, threatening to disable the comments because so many people have criticized her about it. I guess perhaps people like seeing a video instead of black bars? Sorry boutcha. Enjoy the performance!