By patron request, our crew devotes an entire episode to Kira Nerys: her background in the Resistance, her spirituality, her friendships and relationships with other characters, and her most memorable moments over 7 years of character growth. This episode is…
Star Trek stands out among its science fiction contemporaries for its ability to use the genre to touch on dire real-world subjects. Eugenics. Nuclear war. Environmental disaster. The rise and fall of fascist dictatorships. Trek portrays these as wake-up calls…
Author’s note: As an autistic person with chronic depression I do consider myself to be disabled, however it’s worth noting that I am not physically disabled in the ways discussed in this piece. In places I draw on the lived…
The Star Trek universe boasts technological triumphs such as hyposprays, transporters, and replicators, allowing humanoids on Federation planets to cure diseases, prevent homelessness, feed the hungry, and much more. However, interpersonal work remains predominantly undervalued in Gene Roddenberry’s futuristic fantasies.…
There has already been work written on how trans people see themselves and find comfort in the characters of Jadzia and Ezri Dax. But this essay looks at how Ezri also hits a lot of the same milestones as people…
A feminist take on “Our Man Bashir” and the more dubious elements of the James Bond franchise Due to the ongoing pandemic, the release date of the latest iteration of the James Bond movie franchise, No Time to Die, has…
Whenever people talk about terrorism, one of the first things that comes up is how difficult it seems to be to define. We haven’t quite found a universally accepted definition yet, but most people agree on a few points. Firstly,…
Dear reader, Today I stand metaphorically before you with very literal excitement. Today my great work begins: the wild spewing of my own opinions with the intent of constructive criticism. As stated in my previous post, my plan is to…