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CAIRO, Egypt – Police arrested three antiquities smugglers and confiscated the four mummies they had stolen Wednesday south of Cairo, a security official said. Wrapped in layers of linen and decorated with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, the mummies were found in the southern province of Minya, 220 kilometers (135 miles) south …

As the United States heads into the sixth year of the war in Iraq, Hollywood still hasn’t figured out how to deal with the subject. Audiences have stubbornly avoided films like “Redacted” and “In the Valley of Elah.” Steven Bochco’s Iraq war TV series “Over There” flopped, while less ambiguous …

As a fantasy-loving nerd who came of age in the ’80s, I was fascinated by the role-playing game “Dungeons & Dragons.” Fortunately, I didn’t know anyone else who cared, so I didn’t get drawn into the cult. But I’ve been a sucker ever since for the electronic games that were …