In the next Star Trek movie, Captain Kirk, who has endured years of difficult relations with the Klingons and the Romulans, meets an even more challenging race, the Teflons who prove difficult to destroy because none of the Enterprise’s weapons will stick to them. ...  Someone at the Las Vegas Airport told me last week they were hearing a noise that didn’t stop. “That’s the endless sound of money going down the drain,” I said. Read more...

Emma Watson, Hermione from the “Harry Potter” movies is going back to college. It’s a good idea. Somebody like her just can’t make a good living without that degree. Of course, in college her social life could be stifled by dates who fear that if they misbehave she will turn them into frogs. ... The Audubon Society is considering adding drone watching to its activities. Members will be encourage to classify drones by color, country of origin and cruising altitude. “Oh, I just love it when the drones come back to Capistrano every year.”

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Amanda Bynes is in  a good spot for the upcoming competition with Lindsay Lohan for the Danny Bonaduce lifetime achievement award for dysfunctional child stars following the TV star's recent arrest for pot possession. Pop star Justin Bieber is considered an up-and-coming entrant for next year's selection …. Apparently the issue that spurred New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to have lapband surgery to deal with his with weight issue was that without Twinkies on the market, his doctors feared he would lose the will to live. By the way, former members of the cost of the TV show “Jersey Shore” were confused by the term, lap band. Read more...