paj jIH - American Politician Resigns in Klingon

David Waddel of the Indian Trail Town Council in North Carolina has decided to resign from his post. But he didn’t want to just leave and fade into the list of unremembered former councillors of North Carolina. Oh no, he wanted to be remembered. And that he will be thanks to his noteworthy and original resignation letter.

The content is probably reasonably standard and generally uninteresting. But the content isn’t the important part. It’s the language it was written in that’s caused this to strike the news reel. It’s in Klingon. As in the nerdy beyond belief, made-up language of a fictional alien race from Star Trek. Obviously, for doing something so ridiculously geeky he’s being heralded as an awesome guy. Because logic.

He says he chose to so it this way as part of an inside joke. The question is, an inside joke between him and who else? It’s certainly not between him and mayor Michael Alvarez, who has dubbed the letter “unprofessional”. Much as I’d like to make fun of his clear lack of a sense of humour, he’s probably got a point.

 Ari Carrington

Follow @ari_carri

Joe Cornish (Adam & Joe Show) Could Direct Star Trek 3

With the departure of reboot captain J.J Abrams, the modern Star Trek franchise needs a new man at the helm and rumours abound that the man they want is "Attack the Block" director Joe Cornish.

It's been a funny old journey for Cornish, who started on Channel 4 in the 90's with "The Adam and Joe Show" with comedian and buddy Adam Buxton, transitioning with him to XFM and then 6 Music followed by his directorial debut in 2011. He's been writing Marvel's "Ant Man" with Edgar Wright for several years and now he's been placed firmly at the top of Paramount's list to take over from Abrams on the next Trek.

How to Understand Kim Kardashians Engagement Ring

The inevitable news broke last week - the power couple of crazy and kooky, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, have finally announced their engagement.

It was an inescapable event in celebland, with the proposal caught on video and the event practically live tweeted by the pair friends and family. They lived out this "personal moment" the way they do everything else in their lives - under the gaze of millions.

R2-D2 Sneaks Into Star Trek Into Darkness Scenes

I swear this is not one of those made up stories like Bigfoot or Jesus. It would appear that a member of the design team on both recent Star Trek films has been getting his jollies off by sneaking R2-D2 in to CGI scenes.

No Cumberbatch for Star Wars VII

Since J.J Abrams took over from batshit accidental genius George Lucas on the Star Wars franchise, the rumours about who he'd cast as who have been numerous and loud. At one point a very good case was made for a female actor to play Han Solo, and Jennifer Lawrence's name got thrown into the pot. Turns out that's not true obviously, because there are only three women in the entire Star Wars Universe, and it also turns out that Benedict Cumberbatch having been cast in the movie isn't true either.

Banshee Chapter - First trailer and Interview

Here's the trailer for new horror film 'The Banshee Chapter', produced by Zachary Quinto's company Before The Door Pictures. You know, Spock in Star Trek. That guy.