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Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Tethered and Performative

PopMatters Staff / 11 October 2016

If space is the “final frontier”, then the technology that facilitates the adventure is one of the central mechanisms by which we can learn new things about ourselves and our society.

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Star Trek at 50

PopMatters Staff / 30 September 2016

On 8 September 1966, the sci-fi television show Star Trek aired its first episode, setting into motion a chain of events that would leave no aspect of pop culture unchanged.

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‘The Autobiography of James T. Kirk’: Backstories for Everyone!

David Upton / 18 January 2016

Filled with in-jokes and subtle references to the show, uber-fans will love this "auto" biography of Star Trek's Captain Kirk and the stories of the people in his life.

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‘New Life and New Civilizations’: The ‘Star Trek’ Saga in Comics

J.C. Macek III / 10 June 2015

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Leonard Nimoy Has Beamed up to Cosmic Places Unknown

Bill Gibron / 2 March 2015

As with any beloved performer, there was more to Leonard Nimoy than a pair of pointy ears and a catchphrase. Much, much more.

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Comic-Con Offers an Unmatched Kaleidoscope of Sci-fi / Fantasy / Superhero Pop Culture

Greg M. Schwartz / 11 August 2014

There was a spectacular display of goods from almost every pop culture property one could think of all in one place, making Comic-Con feel like a cross between Christmas and Halloween (as well as Black Friday).