The director, a writer and some actors in the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" will join NASA as it hosts a Google+ Hangout from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality.

To find the folly of the nanny state unmasked in all its outrageous “splendor” takes no more than flipping the channel on any given afternoon to the Judge Judy show.

Known for her abrasive, no-nonsense demeanor, Judge Judith Sheindlin often causes plaintiffs or defendants to fidget, glow a rosy pink and become unhinged as she catches them off guard with unexpected questions. In a large number of her cases, she finds out that the litigants are abusing the system, pocketing taxpayer money, and living a non-productive existence. Her show is a great look into how government misappropriates funds and how lazy deadbeats take advantage of government’s ill-gotten largesse.  

Fans, fisherman, and all those involved in the lives of Discovery Channel’s hit documentary series “Deadliest Catch” have barely recovered from the loss of much beloved Capt. Phil Harris last February. Now, the show has been rocked again by news that another crewman has been lost. Justin Tennison, a crew member of the Time Bandit was found dead in his Alaskan hotel room on February 22. Mr. Tennison was 33 years old.

At this time, the cause of death is unknown but, according to the Associated Press, an “autopsy will be conducted by the state medical examiner's office....”