How I Learned to Stop Worrying About ‘Star Trek’ Canon and Enjoy the Big Dumb Mystery
As we are halfway through our return to the 25th Century, we can pretty much settle into the rhythm of
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ is Really Worried about Mom and Dad Fighting
Yellow alert! This was still an overall enjoyable episode with a mix of good and somewhat forced character beats. However,
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ — That’s Not How Accents Work
Mercifully, Picard is not hiding the ball. A recurrent problem with a lot of serialized shows is setting up a
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ — Once More Unto the Breach
Star Trek has always wrestled with managing its legacy and the ability to do something new. Fans are always a
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What’s the Big Idea? A Review of HBO’s Westworld
Westworld, HBO’s new science fiction drama that will premiere Sunday, wants to be the big idea. Trade in your zombies
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Knowing Our Passions: More with Marjorie Liu
Yesterday, we published the first part of my sprawling interview with fantasy novelist and comic book writer Marjorie Liu. She was
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Making Monstress: An Exclusive Conversation with Marjorie Liu
I spent this past weekend at New York Comic-Con. When I wasn’t manning the Epic Proportions booth, I was able
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The World with Pyramids
In a conversation with an acquaintance about The Wind Rises, I told her I was already inclined to love it (and
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Breaking Bats and Monkeys
Earlier I wrote about the endless narrative possibilities available in the superhero comics genre. Of course, comics are not the
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Dicks, Smartasses, and The Magician King
While I read often, I rarely read quickly. I am jealous of my friends who can devour books. I am
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Wounds, Spoons, and Ridges: The Education of Miles O’Brien
Lieutenant Stiles is a one-off character. He only shows up in “Balance of Terror” to be a bigot and learn
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Fears and Pointy Ears: Reflecting on Race and Romulans
“Balance of Terror” is rightfully considered one of the best episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS), with anti-war
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The Ideal and the Infinite Batman, or Why Fractal Narratives Matter
I’m supposed to explain how and why I became a nerd, but I’m currently in the middle of James Gleick’s Chaos:
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