I have long held that in saying that Spock is half-human, half-Vulcan, a person is verbalizing imperfectly a rather complicated concept in a manner that is accurate in the general but not in the particular. In general, because Spock’s father is Vulcan and his mother is human, then Spock is half-and-half. In particular, though, itContinue reading “On Star Trek Hybrids”
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On Hornblower III
I received Hornblower III on DVD today; it’s only been out for a week, I ordered it from Amazon, to take advantage of a really deep discount, no tax, and free shipping, and it finally arrived today. I’ve watched the first movie. Some of the reviews I’ve seen online suggested that it all looked aContinue reading “On Hornblower III”
On Star Trek Comics Crossovers
Comic book crossovers. They happen all the time. Fans love ’em. Why not for Star Trek? We’ve had two–the two X-Men crossovers by Marvel in the mid-90s. But what of other possibilities? I’ve wanted to read a Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes comic crossover since the Giffen/Bierbaum era of the Legion, which would put us somewhere aroundContinue reading “On Star Trek Comics Crossovers”
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Which Historical Lunatic Are You?From the fecund loins of Rum and Monkey.
on al-Gebra
Forwarded without comment. 🙂 At New York’s Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator. At a morning press conference, Attorney general John Ashcroft said he believesContinue reading “on al-Gebra”
John Lennon Remembered
Go. Pull a John Lennon CD. Let it spin. Remember John Lennon–artist, musician, poet, sage–on this, the anniversary of his murder. Instant karma’s gonna get you, Gonna knock you right on the head. You better get yourself together, Pretty soon you’re gonna be dead! What in the world you thinking of, Laughing in the faceContinue reading “John Lennon Remembered”
On the Mirror Universe Pike
I toyed with the idea a few years ago, purely as a thought experiment, of reworking “The Cage” as a Mirror Universe adventure. My thinking went something like this– Suppose that the vision the Talosians gave Pike of himself as an Orion slave trader was, roughly, the person Pike was in the Mirror Universe. ThenContinue reading “On the Mirror Universe Pike”
Return of the King: The Video Game
This morning’s Raleigh News and Observer published an Associated Press review of EA’s video game, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, a tie-in to the upcoming New Line film. As reviews go, it wasn’t a bad one, and I thought I would offer my own perspective on the game. I’ve had theContinue reading “Return of the King: The Video Game”
Alternity! Federation/Romulan War?
Going to the mailbags. Ryan wanted to know: What if the Romulans had somehow successfully invaded Vulcan in early 2368 during the TNG episodes Unification I and II? While war between the Federation and the Romulans would have almost certainly occured, what would have happened next? I think the Romulans erred badly, in mistaking theContinue reading “Alternity! Federation/Romulan War?”
A new Charlie Brown Christmas
In the last years of the Peanuts comic strip, Rerun became a major character, with a lot of focus being placed upon going to school and his want of a dog. Rerun got one of the best strips in the run, when Lucy hands him the football because she can’t be Charlie Brown’s placeholder oneContinue reading “A new Charlie Brown Christmas”