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A pot smoking den inside an NYU dorm named 'Narnia' has gone up in smoke after drawing a little too much attention to itself. The alcove inside a Hayden Hall suite that saw up to 50 people in a given day enter it to get high was moved elsewhere when university officials read about in last week's Washington Square News, where students bragged about a spot that provided a sense of community the school didn't (not to mention a safe haven for oral sex). The paper talked to one freshman who smoked pot for the first time inside the room adorned with Christmas lights, a set of bongos, a stuffed raven and a poster of Prince Caspian. He told them, “I’ve learned a lot about life through marijuana and Narnia has facilitated my marijuana usage." That freshman ended up donating a 32-inch plasma television, an Xbox 360, and more than a dozen games to the space. In its wake, one junior told the Post, "Places like Narnia became social centers for students looking for a thrill. I bet student morale will plummet now that it's gone."

The imposing shadow of Indiana Jones looms, but this weekend belongs to Narnia, when C.S. Lewis’s second book in the series – Prince Caspian – finally gets the Hollywood treatment to accompany that epic Phish song. This installment has a lot more combat than The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, as well as the super-brilliant Peter Dinklage. The Voice’s Ella Taylor says it’s fun, you know, for kids, though adults may decide that, “other than the fights, everything else in the movie is equally bloodless.” Other reviews are generally favorable.