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  • Robbie Davis Jr. straightens the counter at the sports-memorabilia shop Robbie's First Base, which he owns with his father in Lutherville, Md. The store is featured in "Ball Boys," premiering Saturday on ABC. (Mary F. Calvert/Special to The Washington Times)

    'Ball Boys' brings 'Pawn Shop' to sports memorabilia

    By Jason Butt - Special to The Washington Times

    Robbie Davis Sr. and his son know sports. At their small sports-memorabilia shop, Robbie’s First Base, just outside of Baltimore, there is a vast representation of sports history — from the obvious, to the rare, to the obscure. Published March 22, 2012 Comments

  • Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen, a tough "tribute" from an outlying district who is brought to the Capitol to fight for her life in "The Hunger Games." (Lionsgate via Associated Press)

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Hunger Games’ offers a feast for sci-fi fans

    By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times

    “The Hunger Games” is a movie about an authoritarian world in which unwitting teenagers are thrust into a life-or-death, winner-take-all game that uncaring adults manipulate for their own amusement — and to reinforce their control. In other words, it’s a movie about how teenagers view high school. Or the college admissions process. Published March 21, 2012 Comments

  • Zimbabwe probes Trump brothers’ hunting trip

    By Gillian Gotora - Associated Press

    Zimbabwean conservationists said Friday they are investigating the legality of a hunting spree in the country by the heirs to U.S. magnate Donald Trump’s fortune after photos showed up online of the brothers posing with dead game animals. Published March 23, 2012 Comments

  • D.C. folks have launched their own independent TED conference (hence the "x"). This week's session is on "The Creative City: Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation." It happens Saturday at TheARC Theater in Southeast.

    Get Out: TEDxWDC conference

    By Mike Riggs - Special to The Washington Times

    The real value of attending a TED conference can’t be measured in dollars and cents because the real value in attending a TED conference (or any other conference) is being able to say you went. Published March 22, 2012 Comments

  • Eliezer Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar-Aba) is a marginalized figure in the world of Talmudic study in "Footnote." (Sony Pictures Classics)

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Footnote’

    By Adam Mazmanian - Special to The Washington Times

    Director Joseph Cedar brings a droll touch to “Footnote,” a story of family rivalry set in the competitive and occasionally vitriolic world of Talmudic studies in Israeli academe. Published March 22, 2012 Comments

  • Ray Sahetapy as crime boss Tama (left) is confronted by Pierre Gruno as Wahyu in a scene from "The Raid: Redemption." (Sony Pictures Classics)

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Raid: Redemption’

    By Peter Suderman - Special to The Washington Times

    Finally, an action movie that’s actually about action. Published March 22, 2012 Comments

  • Should English departments throw in the towel?

    By Jeremy Lott - Special to The Washington Times

    It’s not that Johnny can’t read. It’s just that he doesn’t want to - at least not any more than necessary. And is that such a crime? Published March 20, 2012 Comments

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