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A Far-Out Review of Shadows Have Offended

Cassandra Rose Clarke’s Star Trek novel debut, Shadows Have Offended, was exactly the wildly fun ride I needed to start the year off on a light-hearted note. A new writer

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You’ve Never Had A Friend Like Me

Although I love Robin Williams’ version of the classic Aladdin song and admittedly get a bit winded near the end, my thoughts gravitate towards how Star Trek has shaped the

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Why Pel Was My 1990s Queer Icon

A Short Reflection on My Favorite Ferengi A lot of fuss has been made of having openly gay, trans and nonbinary characters on Star Trek: Discovery. Even though I knew

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“Threshold” is the Reason I Became a Trekkie (And It’s Good, Actually!)

If you’ve spent any amount of time amongst other Trekkies, eventually this question will come up: what was the episode that got you into Star Trek? A lot of my

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Faith of the Heart: What Enterprise‘s “Observer Effect” Taught Me About Compassion

I consider the Season 4 Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Observer Effect” my favorite episode of the most underrated series in the Star Trek franchise. Enterprise‘s fourth season is full of

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Discovery‘s “…But to Connect” in Review

Following on from the last couple of episodes, the crew of Discovery are faced with deciding how to handle the future of Zora, the ship’s increasingly self-aware and emotionally-engaged computer.

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Play With Your Toys!

I had the red pen out again. In the blaring Summer sun, I liberally dragged the ball point up and down Kirk’s chin. Now, redness seemed to be dripping out

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What Discovery‘s “All Is Possible” Can Teach Us About Reconciliation

“He can’t do this alone. None of us can.” — Captain Michael Burnham There is nothing so unifying, and so divisive, as a widespread crisis. In season four of Discovery,

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Star Trek Generations review

With Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s series finale “All Good Things…” having carried with it the promise of forthcoming silver-screen action for TNG’s main cast, a lot of my friends

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A Part of Me: A Review of DS9: Revenant

After the apocalypse of the Coda trilogy and the advent of a new variant of COVID-19, Alex White’s debut Star Trek novel, Revenant, was the “comfort Trek” my heart needed

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