An urban prison, the Syrian capital is seeing an explosion of restaurants and cafés — as outlets for war-weary residents.

A pizzeria may not sound like an obvious choice for a business venture in a war zone, and Somar Hazim wasn’t counting on it to work out. But two weeks after he launched his restaurant in Syria’s capital in September 2015, Hazim knew he had struck gold. La Marionnette Pub & Pizzeria on Straight Street in the historic old Damascus district now draws around 600 customers — businesspeople, students and couples — every week. Hazim’s is no monopoly, though. His customers have options, and a growing number of them.

The unbeatable summer festival offers two days of music, comedy, debate, food and surprise guests.

If you’re not in the Big Apple this weekend, you’re missing the event of the summer. The third annual OZY Fest has doubled in size, running on both Saturday and Sunday in Central Park’s Rumsey Playfield. Festivalgoers will dance, laugh, eat and think like never before — all weekend long.

Whether you’re catching Summer X Games or skateboarding at a park, you need to know this Move.

First, you’ll want to start in fakie ollie stance on your skateboard. Then, leading with your shoulders, you’re going to spin 360 degrees backside, land it and ride off in switch stance. Feel free to give a nice little stomp at the end for style points.

Nailed it? Congratulations — you’ve just done a Caballerial.

If the above reads like a foreign language, here’s the breakdown.

Part of SportsSpeak Explained, an occasional series on unusual sports terms we need to know for the games we play — and watch.