The first batch of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' reviews are in, following the worldwide debut of the highly anticipated sequel starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson.
While the first film set the bar awfully high for the rest of the franchise -- telling a rich, brutal and exciting science-fiction story with genuine gravitas -- the sequel didn't always look like a sure thing. Original
For whatever reason, 'Star Wars' fans petitioned the White House because they wanted the United States to make a real-life Death Star. That the government has no interest in making one is no surprise. But Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the White House Office of Management and Budget, responded to the petition in the nerdiest way possible.