With reporting by Josh Horowitz

In her latest film, “Magic in the Moonlight,” Emma Stone plays a psychic medium – which means that the question on everyone’s mind, obviously, is whether she shares any of her character’s extraordinary, extra-sensory talents.

And thanks to her latest interview with MTV, we can now say for sure that Emma Stone is a legitimate psychic powerhouse who can read your mind, see your future, and predict with 100% certainty that spam will be next summer’s hottest new trend. Watch the video below for a sample of her awesome talents.

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Today in adorable odd-couple celebrity friendships: “Magic in the Moonlight” co-stars Emma Stone and Colin Firth are actually real-life besties who finish each other’s sentences, make fun of each other’s foibles, and text each other all the time while watching each other’s movies.

An interview with Emma and Colin from The Daily Beast offers a little peek into their friendship, which seems to consist primarily of Emma making fun of Colin Firth for… well, being Colin Firth, while Colin responds by stammering and/or blushing adorably. Among the best moments from the piece:

Firth: I backpacked through France and Italy in my teens, and then I was at Cannes with the first movie I did in ’84.

Stone: God… you were in a movie 115 years ago?

Firth: Oh God, here we go.

Also of note: The part where Emma watched “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” and spent the entire time live-texting Colin a play-by-play of his performance in the movie, and the part where Colin turns the conversation to the magnificent topic of coldwater weenie shrinkage. Can these two just do every interview together from now on, whether they’re starring in each other’s movies or not?

Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield

Wrestling ambitions, cell phones and sleeping pills are a dangerous combination, as Chris Pratt discovered during the filming of “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

The cast of the movie made an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” where Pratt’s co-star Dave Bautista shared the story of getting a late night text message from Chris. The text started out nicely enough, full of love and compliments for Bautista’s wrestling prowess — but then took a bizarre turn when Pratt began calling Bautista out and ultimately challenged him to a wrestling duel.

The only problem with this proposition — apart from the problem of said wrestling match inevitably ending very badly for Chris Pratt — was that Chris himself was blissfully unaware that he had offered himself up for a wrestling match.

“I had taken an Ambien! It was like a drunk text!” Pratt said.

Fortunately for all involved, the confusion was resolved without violence. And fortunately for fans of Chris Pratt, our beloved actor will not be torn into tiny pieces by a giant former pro wrestler anytime soon.

Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield

Let’s just get this straight, you guys: Bradley Cooper is not a raccoon.

But he plays one in the movies, so we don’t blame you for being confused.

Fortunately, Cooper’s appearance last night at the “Guardians of the Galaxy” premiere should help fans everywhere positively identify the differences between Bradley Cooper and a raccoon.

Although they both have dark markings around their eyes, please note that Bradley Cooper’s “mask” is a pair of sunglasses. ‘Cause he’s not a raccoon.

Actually, raccoons can’t even wear sunglasses, because their ears are in the wrong place to hold them up. Bradley Cooper’s ears, however, are PERFECT.

Here is Bradley Cooper not being hunted by Old Yeller.

Pro tip: If it’s a Hollywood actor, you use your phone to take a selfie. If it’s a raccoon, you use your phone to call animal control.

This angle clearly demonstrates Bradley Cooper’s lack of a long, bushy tail with distinctive dark striations.

Because he is not a raccoon, Bradley Cooper doesn’t fear for his safety when posing with a notorious boiler of small, furry animals.

Chris Pratt goes for the double high five from his favorite fellow raccoon actor.

When was the last time you saw this face peering out of your garbage can at 3:00am? Never, that’s when. UNLESS YOU’RE REALLY LUCKY.

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If you believe, seven years after the publication of the seventh and final “Harry Potter” book, that there are no secrets of the wizarding world left to be explored, then you may want to grab hold of something before reading what we’re about to tell you.

There’s more. There is so much more. Specifically, there is a small but growing and very vocal contingent of truthers who have compelling evidence that Ron Weasley and Dumbledore are the same person.

Did you scream? Are you weeping? Did you peer through the tentacles of Cthulhu and see the entire Potterverse in one brilliant, horrible flash?

Like all theories worth theorizing about, this one has a portmanteau – “Ronbledore” – and devoted fanbase, most notable among them being The Toast writer Mallory Ortberg (who has dedicated herself to the Ronbledore cause with increasing, hilarious fervor.)

The hypothesis is as follows: that Dumbledore is, in fact, an aged Ron Weasley, who transported himself far into the past in an attempt to prevent the first rise of Lord Voldemort and its attendant tragedies from ever coming to pass.

Is it possible? Let’s just say the evidence is all there, as laid out compellingly in this 2004 post on a Harry Potter forum. There’s their shared history with Cockroach Clusters. There’s the significance of socks. There’s the fact that Young Dumbledore, as seen in flashback, has the same red hair as one Ron Weasley. And it also explains why time travel, which was treated so casually ...

There’s no denying that fandom is a powerful force; one strong enough to bring the entire internet to its knees. But sometimes, fandoms go beyond the usual art-making, fan-fic-writing, cosplaying shows of affection, and take their love for a favorite show to a whole other level.

In the past year, some fans have really gone the extra mile to show they care, accomplishing truly heroic things in honor of their favorite shows. The best of those gestures are now up for a very distinctive honor: a win in the Fandom Feat of the Year category at the mtvU Fandom Awards. Which of these powerful acts of fandom will take home a trophy? Let’s round up the contenders.

“Teen Wolf”
The fan-driven Sterek Campaign Charity Project raised a whopping $25,000 to open a sanctuary for wolves, teen and otherwise. Even if Sterek never becomes canon, their devoted shippers will always have something to cheer about.

“Community”
When NBC dropped the axe on their beloved show, fans rallied with the battle cry, “Six seasons and a movie!” Not only did their show of support ensure that the show would continue on in a new home, but they even managed to bring back Dan Harmon, its beloved creator.

“Supernatural”
Thanks to the “Supernatural” fandom, actor Misha Collins was able to found the charity Random Acts. Projects including AMOK, Hope2Haiti, and E4K all have fans of the brothers Winchester to thank for their support.

“Hannibal”
So devoted were fans to Hannibal Lecter’s ...

There’s a ghost inside the machine that runs Panem’s government Twitter account.

Earlier this week, a strange tweet was sent from the Capitol’s Ministry of Information. At first glance, the fragmented line of code seemed like it must have been a mistake – one remedied when the tweet was deleted almost immediately.

HOWEVER. For those with an ear to the ground for whispers from District 13, that random-looking letter sequence would have been anything but. G-Bb-A-D: those are the four whistled notes of Rue’s song from the 74th Annual Hunger Games. And swift-fingered users who clicked on “inspect element” before the tweet disappeared discovered that this was no mistake.

It’s a message.

And somewhere, BeeTee is sitting back from a bank of computers and getting high fives from everybody.

Gird your loins, Tributes. The Revolution is coming! And since activity on the One Panem Twitter often heralds the drop of some new bit of movie buzz, this could be a sign that another “Mockingjay” teaser might be imminent, too.

Kat Rosenfield @katrosenfield

The magical saga of Harry Potter will always be a part of us, but for some fans, an intangible memory just wasn’t enough to hold on to their love for the wizarding world.

Their solution: creative tattoos made in homage to everything from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to the scar on the forehead of the boy who lived. Potter-related ink is everywhere, and some of it is incredible. How does your Harry Potter body art compare to the best of the best? Take a look at our list of amazing, indelible ink from Potterheads around the globe.

1. Holy patronus, you guys.

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2. Wise words for dealing with the non-magic among us.

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3-6. The houses of Hogwarts, all represented.

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7. A Dark Mark that only shows up in blacklight, for all you secret Death Eaters.

8. This Expecto Patronum tattoo will be the thighlight of your day.

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9. Dolores Umbridge strikes again.

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10. Somebody caught the Golden Snitch.

11. A killing curse on a flippant finger.

12. Wisdom from Dumbledore.

13. This Voldemort portrait is probably a horcrux.

14. This creepy sleeve must have taken forever.

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15. Long live Dobby, a free elf, x2.

16. And just for good measure, let’s not forget the first ever appearance of Harry Potter on the World Cup playing field, when Croatian player Vedran Corluka and his Deathly Hallows tattoo came out to ...