[Trigger warning: emetophobia] A few weeks ago I watched “Hollow Pursuits” for the first time. It was uplifting to me that Barclay and Geordi were able to discuss Barclay’s anxiety openly. Only recently did I become accustomed to talking about…
On a recent rewatch of Enterprise, I found myself conducting a thought experiment. Why not try replacing just one crew member, one white male, with someone just a little outside the box? I decided to flip out Malcolm, not because…
Jarrah and Sue discuss Volume 1 of the “Words of Deep Space Nine” series, which includes stories “The Lotus Flower” by Una McCormack, set on Cardassia, and “Paradigm” by Heather Jarman, set on Andor. Download now (right-click and save)…
In the words of Lieutenant Tasha Yar, Data “see[s] things with the wonder of a child. And that makes [him] more human than any of us.” Perhaps that is why the writers of Star Trek: The Next Generation chose an…