user: Q: Taraji P. Henson will return to ‘Person of Interest’

Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 12:16 PM

Before Taraji P. Henson was Cookie, a convicted criminal, she was on the other side of the law as Detective Joss Carter on "Person of Interest."

Now, the "Empire" star will reprise her role on the CBS drama as a guest star April 14, Entertainment Weekly confirmed.

Henson first appeared on the show in 2011 before being killed during an investigation in Season 3.

Her character will return in flashbacks when fellow detective Reese, played by Jim Caviezel, tries to close a cold case Henson's character was never able to solve.

The 44-year-old actress is also set to host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time, on April 11, with Mumford & Sons on board as musical guest.

"DREAMS DO COME TRUE!!!!!!!!!" she wrote on Instagram March 26. "#Believe #Faith #HardWorkPaysOff."

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A: Before Taraji P. Henson was Cookie, she was on the other side of the law as Detective Joss Carter on "Person of Interest."


Q: Lego's 2,704-piece Porsche is not a toy

Lego's new Porsche 911 GT3 RS set is gorgeous, desirable and not a little bit scary — which sums up actual car quite well. Three years in the making, the intimidating set joins the Danish toymaker's Technic line, highly complex model kits whose parts number in the thousands.

Within the Lego Porsche's black box lurks 2,704 pieces (an impressive figure, but still a fair bit shy of the company's 5,195-piece Millennium Falcon kit). But the scope of the project is only part of the set's allure: with the GT3 RS set, Lego is emphasizing not just the parts and their 1:8-scale sum, but the experience of putting it all together. The company worked with Porsche to replicate the build process for an actual GT3 RS, allowing Lego builders to follow Stuttgart's actual production sequence as closely as possible. The kit includes an inch-thick instruction manual which, says Lego Technic senior design manager Andrew Woodman, "is more like a coffee table book or an exclusive book" than a build tutorial. It includes not only step-by-step assembly instructions for the set, but tandem design and engineering backstories for Porsche's actual 911 GT3 RS.

Lego being Lego, the RS is meant to be touched. The doors open and close, as does the engine-compartment and front lids. There's a fully adjustable wing at the rear, and a gear bag in the boot. And what's under the skin is at least as impressive as the lava orange exterior. Designer Uwe Wabra has created a Lego-ised four-speed version of Porsche's PDK dual-clutch transmission, complete with rubber-band-tensioned paddle shifters and a drive selector with forward and reverse settings. And of course, the gearbox meets a horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with moving pistons. The steering works, too, and the wheels attach to fully articulated suspension hardware, complete with racy red dampers.

Despite its enormity, the set features only seven new pieces, including two minor body parts, a couple of internal bits, RS-emblem wheelhubs and set-exclusive black wheels. There's also tiny glovebox plaque with a laser-engraved serial number — digits which, says Lego, will unlock some special Web content for the car's owner.

No surprise, Lego's take on Porsche's 500-horsepower, £130,000 racecar for the road is intended for mature audiences, and it won't come cheaply. When it goes on sale on 1 June, the Technic GT3 RS set will command a cool $300 in the US, $350 in Canada and £250 in the UK. Have a look at Andrew Woodman's video tour of the car below.

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A: The Danish brickmaker's new Technic 911 GT3 RS set is beautiful, desirable and slightly scary — not unlike the actual car.


Q: You can reserve an all-new DeLorean now

Roll the "it's happening" gif and queue the soundtrack to Back to the Future because it appears the DeLorean DMC-12 is finally coming back. You can now fill out what the DeLorean Motor Company is calling a "2017 DeLorean Pre-Order Interest Application" online in order to throw your name into the hat. Exact details on the car are still scarce, but a blog post from the company reveals that DMC is confident it can deliver.

DMC isn't calling this a pre-order, since it doesn't yet know how much the new car will cost. The blog post explains that they're still figuring out where to source the engine, ECM, as well as some interior parts. As we previously reported, these new cars will be low-volume recreations that look like the original, but meet current emissions regulations. That means a modern, EPA and CARB-compliant engine. Cross your fingers for a V8 option.

The new DeLoreans are being built thanks to a law passed in December of 2015. It allows small companies to produce limited numbers of replica vehicles that resemble vehicles produced 25 years ago or more. There are still hurdles to climb, like sourcing an engine, but indications look promising.

The "interest application" has a number of standard fields like name and address, but DMC is also asking if potential buyers are current or former DeLorean owners and if they would prefer an automatic or manual. Because there is no price, the application is non-binding.

October 2016 has brought us both the Nike Mags self-lacing shoes and good news on the future of DeLorean. Now where are our hoverboards?

Return of the Shelby Daytona:

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assistant: Roll the it's happening gif and queue the soundtrack to Back to the Future because it appears the DeLorean DMC-12 is finally coming back.