Top Ten Reads of 2025
In our self-inflicted end times, we need powerful stories more than ever.
A Quantum of Insight: Changing Perspectives of Pop Culture
Sometimes history grants respectability.
Rejoicing in Time: Remembering Jack DeJohnette
When we recall Jack DeJohnette’s music, we should also recall his creativity and attitude that made the music a reality.
Free Entertainment
My attempt to exploit the cliche that the best things in life are free.
Boldly Rewatching the Cinematic Voyages: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Parting may be sweet sorrow, but we could hardly ask for a fonder farewell to our gallant crew.
Boldly Rewatching the Cinematic Voyages: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek V isn’t a total disaster: it raises questions worth asking, even if the answers are clumsy.
Boldly Rewatching the Cinematic Voyages: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
The crew is in an odd position of defending the planet and Federation that stand ready to convict them for crimes committed in Star Trek III.
Boldly Rewatching the Cinematic Voyages: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Friendship has always been a common theme in Star Trek, but this time friendship is the entire point of the movie.
Boldly Rewatching the Cinematic Voyages: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Sooner or later, the original crew will have to hand over the reins to the next generation. Time consumes us all.
Boldly Rewatching the Cinematic Voyages: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
While 1977’s Star Wars inspired Paramount to proceed at warp speed with a Star Trek movie, the final product’s mature, anti-Star-Wars pacing is something I appreciate even more over time.
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