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One thing the Founding Fathers could do with their guns is challenge people who disrespected them to a duel at high noon. That's an American gun tradition that deserves a second look.

When all else fails, it's good to know there's always Option Number Two.

How's dude going to shave off his beard? With his heat vision?

How do the shuttlecraft have the aerodynamic to fly in an atmosphere? They have those stubby little wings? I forgive these liberties because anti-gravity has been a part of Star Trek since the beginning. The ship doesn't "fly," it levitates, as do all other vehicles.

Or a card that says "If you had a rich boyfriend..." and had a picture of Elmo on it.

It's not about moral superiority, it's about how you choose to spend your money. Every ticket sold to "Ender's Game" is money in OSC's pocket.

So God also wants rape victims to have to share custody of their child with the attacker as is legal in 31 states?

If your power goes out, you can always read "Mother of Storms" by John Barnes. http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Storms-John-Barnes/dp/0812533453

Keanu...Rogers?

When the Virgin Mary was impregnated by God, did He have her consent? Discuss.

One does not simply walk into Denny's.

"Fast Forward," for all its flaws, handled this issue so much better — a sprawling "Syriana" plot with seemingly unrelated plots that slowly get woven together in unexpected ways. "Last Resort" seems like it's using a smaller canvas with fewer paints.

Ya right! All aliens speak perfect American English, but humans still retain regional and national dialects — except Frenchman Picard, who sounds British.

There's plenty more stories to tell in the Star Trek universe. This is a richly-realized "middle-future" setting with thousands of planets and hundreds of cultures to flesh out. A weakness for Star Trek for me has always been the lack of diversity among aliens. Almost every alien species encountered is a warm-blooded

Originally, the paratroopers were Chinese, but they were changed to North Korean. Did the producers hire new Korean-looking actors or just change the uniforms on the stock Asian actors?

Okay, I've done a lot of reading about what, exactly, is missing from the new Apple Maps. I'm beginning to understand the magnitude of Apple's failure to deliver. I guess, for me, it's not a big deal because I use Maps sparingly. I live in a small town near a small city — and I never, never get lost. If I were

A fairer comparison would be Google Maps on iOS5 and Apple Map on iOS6. It's the hobbled version that prompted Apple to drop the app, not the full-featured version that Google saved just for Android.

I have a new iPhone today, and in two years, I'll have another new iPhone which will be appreciably better with about 100 new features, but still utterly familiar.

Sci Fi on TV almost always has gaping continuity problems, like where everyone on Battlestar Galactica always had an unlimited supply of cigarettes. I don't remember seeing too many tobacco fields out in space. On Revolution, it's the disappearance of electricity itself. Wait, doesn't the human nervous system depend

If your Elantra is equipped with Bluetooth, you should be able to follow the factory instructions to pair your iPhone to the stereo. From there, you'll be able to send iTunes music to sound system. You can also use Siri for hands-free calls or texts. When you hold down the iPhone's home button, wait a couple of