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Film review: 'Your Highness'

Taking a movie like the “Lord of the Rings,” inserting a plethora of raunchy sex jokes, f-bombs and snippets of soft-core porn and then smoking a bowl may sound like a hilarious way to kill an afternoon. Yet “Your Highness” takes this premise and somehow manages to turn it into a barely funny film that even its talented cast can’t redeem.

Police Blotter: April 12

Public Safety actions reported to The Eagle.

New bar opens in Tenleytown

Public tenley, a new bar on 41st Street next to the Dancing Crab, opened April 1.

Folksy crooner Livingston Taylor to perform at the Birchmere in VA

The Birchmere will be graced with Livingston Taylor, an artist who is sadly not very well-known for anything other than that one time he hit number 30 on the charts with “I Will Be in Love with You,” this coming Thursday. Some people will look at him and just see the great James Taylor’s brother, and, while they share the same North Carolina twang and stand with a similar stature, Livingston’s talent is not one to be overlooked.

4-11-11 SLIDESHOW

Government bans synthetic marijuana

The sale and possession of synthetic marijuana products, commonly known as “spice” and “K2,” is now considered a violation of AU drug policy.

AU junior aids Japan in search and rescue efforts

When disaster struck in Japan last month, most students were preoccupied with winding down their spring breaks. AU junior Ari Katz, however, got to work.

Former Myanmar political prisoner speaks out against military junta

Twice, Nyi Nyi Aung was imprisoned, tortured and released for speaking out against the Myanmar government — first as a student in 1988 and then in 2009, on the pretext of having foreign currency.

D.C. councilman tours AU, discusses Campus Plan

D.C. Councilman at Large Michael Brown stressed the need for conversation, cooperation and compromise between the neighbors and AU to successfully implement AU’s Campus Plan during his visit April 4.

Famous biologist argues atheism

Biologist and author Richard Dawkins argued in favor of atheism during a question and answer session with students in Ward 1 on April 4.

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Powell talks social media, U.S. intervention in Libya

Now that his secretary of state days are over, retired Gen. Colin Powell lives just like any other American.

Protester barred from AU for a year

Medea Benjamin of CODEPINK, a women-initiated movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations, was barred from AU for a year after she protested at last night’s speech.