It’s August, and where I live, that means barbecue season. Every time I leave my house, I smell meat and/or vegetables sizzling on a grill somewhere. What better time to write about food? In spite of replicators, Star Trek includes…
In the TNG pilot episode “Encounter at Farpoint,” when Data tells Riker he would gladly give up the abilities of an android to become human, Riker smiles and nicknames his new shipmate “Pinocchio.” The wooden puppet protagonist of the 1883…
You are forgiven if you stepped into Star Trek: Prodigy back in 2021 with no expectations for an animated Star Trek show co-produced with Nickelodeon. You are not alone if the rich artwork, heart-swelling orchestral score, and action-packed, comedically-laced plotlines…
Spoiler Alert for Star Trek: Discovery through the end of Season 5. What I love about Star Trek and other long-running shows is the way that, when they’re well written, they slowly develop their characters over time. Michael Burnham’s growth…
(Note: This review contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2.) Pride Month may be winding down, but if you’re looking for LGBTQIAP+ stories to read (besides the gigabytes of fanfiction we have online, that is), how about a novel…
With Pride Month in full swing, you may have missed IDW’s gorgeous one-off anthology celebrating some of Star Trek’s most-loved characters. In Star Trek: Celebrations, IDW spotlights LGBTQIAP+ characters throughout the canon – Sulu, Raffi, Seven, Chapel, Stamets, Reno,…
“Labrynths” opens on the Breen Dreadnaught, where the crew is still mourning the death of the Scion, L’ak. Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo) promises to avenge L’ak’s death, and sensing the vibe of the soldiers, Moll (Eve Harlow) declares that she…
After two days of testing, Captain Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), Cmdr. Stamets (Anthony Rapp), and Lt. Tilly (Mary Wiseman) continue to analyze the contents of the vile wedged in last week’s clue. They hope to find more than distilled water, feeling…