Rightful Heir (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 23) Worf’s quest for the return of a fabled Klingon threatens the Klingon Empire’s status quo

3 years ago

Rewatching ST:TNG Worf is uncharacteristically late for a shift because he was distracted by a ritual to invoke the fabled…

In one small prairie town, two warring visions of America

3 years ago

Great writing and great photography in this story about a small Minnesota town where conservative Lutheran pastor Jason Wolter denies…

The eagles in Lord of the Rings are a plot hole, but also an us problem

3 years ago

Part of my enjoyment of genre franchises is looking for and appreciating continuity. The other side of that coin is,…

Finland’s Museum of Contemporary Emotions

3 years ago

A history of the beginning of the pandemic, oragnized around emotions. More recently, the Museum of Contemporary Emotions—a project of the…

Suspicions (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 22) Crusher narrates murder-mystery flashbacks

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Rewatching ST:TNG A defeated-looking Crusher tells Guinan her career is over, and, film-noir style, narrates how "it all started when..."…

The Chase (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 6, Episode 20) Planet-hopping archaeological DNA mystery

3 years ago

Rewatching ST:TNG A well-done mystery that could have, *should* have, redefined our understanding of intelligent life in the Star Trek…

Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof, Now a Rich Man, Receives a Letter from His HOA

3 years ago

Dear Tevye, This letter is to inform you that you are in gross violation of the rules of this Homeowners’…