Things I Could’ve Done Without 7/11/2019
Now that I'm back to blogging regularly again, I thought I'd start some regular features. I'm busy, so they'll be weekly. I'll have astronomy pictures on Tuesday--as many fresh ones…
In At Least One Universe, Sulu is Gay
In at least one of Star Trek's universes--the one controlled by J.J. Abrams, helmsman Sulu has been (or will be) revealed as gay, with a husband and child. Apparently, this was…
Which Movie Character Would Trump Be?
It's been a miserable 24 hours, so to cheer up a bit, but only a bit, I started thinking about which movie character best represents Trump. I mean, sure, there's…
On Fandom
The release of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, which I haven't seen and am feeling little-to-no temptation to see, got me thinking about my relationship with the things I claim…
Wherein Jim Responds To the Movie Love Questionnaire
Maybe I ought to speak to my therapist about my inability to pass up answering one of these interview-like questionnaires. This one comes from Roger Ebert's website. You can read…
Doing A Pixar Exercise For Star Trek The Motion Picture
Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like? I wouldn't say I dislike ST:TMP exactly. The movie came out when…
My Favorite Nimoy Performances on Star Trek
I noticed in the aftermath of Leonard Nimoy's death that a few in my Twitter-orbit went out and screened "Spock's Brain" as part of their mourning process. While I'm not…
Goodbye, Leonard.
Leonard Nimoy died today. Since I didn't know him personally, I'll leave it to others to discuss the terrific guy that from all accounts he was. Instead, I'll take a…
The Stories We Told After Adolf Eichmann’s Capture
Six days from now we'll have reached the 44th anniversary of the Mossad's capture of SS Lt. Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who'd been hiding in Argentina since the end of World…
Dear Bob Orci
Mr Orci, I understand the Trek fans, or at least some subset of Trek fans, have been getting to you lately, distracting you from the pleasures of your friendship with…