It’s late August, the northeast US feels like the air is made of hot soup, and there’s a certain feeling… something’s approaching… It’s Dragon Con! We’re just one week away, and the schedule has been released. I will once again…
In a Jan. 2019 article in The Hollywood Reporter, author Mike Bloom argues that Star Trek: Discovery has “brought faith into the franchise.” He discusses how Gene Roddenberry’s original vision for the show was secular in nature and “New Eden,”…
What does it mean for a woman to seek power? This charged question is still coursing through our national political dialogue in the United States, where six women have already announced that they are running for President in the 2020…
I first realized I had watched Star Trek “wrong” one night in college. I was with a group of friends when someone started a discussion about the best captain. I felt my pulse race, my hands shake, like I was…
Trip Tucker holds a special place in the hearts of many ENT fans. To date, he is the only character killed in the show to be resurrected by the novels. Like other fans, I felt that his complexity made him…
In 1985, Donna Haraway famously wrote that “the boundary between science fiction and social reality is an optical illusion.” On my many Trek binge-watches, I’ve frequently been struck by how the social norms of the time make their way into…
A few months ago, we asked you what in the Star Trek multiverse you were most looking forward to, whether that be predictions for Discovery or upcoming shows. Here’s what you had to say (edited for length, clarity, and content).…
With virtual reality (VR) permeating global markets, I thought that my initial reaction of resentment was the beginning of being officially Old and Out of Touch. That’s when I realized that what I was seeing in our world parallels all…