Topic: The Hunger Games

Culture Cafe
Sam Claflin is cast as Finnick in 'Catching Fire'

Sam Claflin, last seen in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' and 'Snow White and the Huntsman,' is experiencing a meteoric career rise.

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Chapter & Verse
'Hunger Games' passes 'Harry Potter' as bestselling Amazon series

Since debuting in 2008, Amazon says, Katniss Everdeen and the Hunger Games 'have taken the world by storm.'

Culture Cafe
Bruce Willis in 'The Expendables 2' rules the box office

'The Expendables 2' and 'The Bourne Legacy' could have legs at the box office over the coming weeks.

The Reformed Broker
Bloggers riff on similariites between the music, investment 'biz'

Musicians and investment professionals have a lot in common. But, our resident investment expert claims, to say the best investors, like the best musicians, made it to the top through luck is wrong. Try telling Led Zeppelin they were just lucky, and see what happens. 

Bestselling books the week of 8/16/12, according to IndieBound*

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Top Picks: IntoNow multitasking, running medalists, and more

NPR provides recordings of Newport Folk and Jazz Festival performances, 'The Hunger Games' arrives on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.

15 highest-paid authors of 2012

Here's the annual Forbes ranking of the 15 top-grossing authors in the book industry. Can you guess who's No. 1?

Olympic moms: 13 mothers compete for Team USA

The “Celebrating Moms” series of commercials by Proctor & Gamble during Olympic coverage is a tear-jerking ode to sacrifices mothers make to support their kids’ athletic careers. But what about athletes who are mothers, themselves?

Elite athlete moms have the same run-of-the-mill work/life balance as the rest of us. But these 13 Olympic moms do put parenting – both its challenges and rewards – in a new perspective.

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Chapter & Verse
Olympics + 'Hunger Games' = a big boost for archery

Olympic athlete Khatuna Lorig, who trained 'Hunger Games' star Jennifer Lawrence, said that she's seen a huge spike in the popularity of archery.

From 'Hunger Games' to 'Call Me Maybe,' how athletes sell Olympic sports (+video)

Athletes at the London Games don't just have to be world class, they often have to be salesmen for sports that slip into obscurity after the Olympics are over. 

16 books set to be adapted into movies in 2012-2013

Read these books before they hit the big screen! 

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'Brave': Girl power hits a bull's-eye at the box office, but ...

With 'Brave,' 'Snow White and The Huntsman,' and 'The Hunger Games' we're seeing the box-office triumph of strong, young female characters. But has Hollywood – or American culture – really changed how it sees women?

Chapter & Verse
'Game of Thrones' and 'Hunger Games' inspire baby names

The baby name website Nameberry says names from fantasy novels 'Game of Thrones' and 'Hunger Games' are among the most popular this year.

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10 books to read after the 'Hunger Games' trilogy

So you are officially addicted to the "Hunger Games" trilogy. Now what? Check out this list of 10 recommended reads to ease your withdrawal.

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Review: 'Brave' is not Pixar's best, but better than 'Cars'

'Brave' is more Disney-like than Pixar's best work, but the best thing about the film is heroine Merida.

Bestselling books the week of 6/21/12, according to IndieBound*

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