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I originally posted this essay at r/daystrominstitute, drawing it from a post I made on Tumblr ( Read more... )

Journalist Kate Heartfield's essay for Article Magazine, "Decolonizing the future", provides an exciting take on how indigenous writers of science fiction are rewriting the genre, on imagining futures for their peoples and their cultures.

Wshe was in eighth grade, Darcie Little Badger read in a book at school that the Lipan Apache people - her own ( Read more... )

Eighty-odd actors, writers and other luminaries in Star Trek recently issued a statement against Donald Trump's candidacy. It is strongly against the man and what he represents.

Star Trek has always offered a positive vision of the future, a vision of hope and optimism, and most importantly, a vision of inclusion, where people of all races are ( Read more... )

The 50th anniversary of Star Trek has gotten no small amount of resonance in the blogosphere. In my corner alone, see Russell Arben Fox's recounting of five classic moments of the original series, or Paul Campos' open discussion thread at Lawyers, Guns and Money. For me, Charlie Janes Anders' "What if Star Trek Had Never Existed?", published at ( Read more... )

I've just come back from my visit to the Canadian National Exhibition on its final day of operation. As those of you who were following my Instagram account know, I saw quite a few different things today. I made the decision to enter the Ex through the Princes' Gates oN Strachan Avenue because that entrance was closest to Star Trek: "50 Artists. 50 ( Read more... )

Friday night, I watched Star Trek: Beyond with my friend Jonathan and was pleased. This film, third in the reboot series, easily felt the Trekkiest of the three, and the most fun of the three. The plot works (compliments to star and co-writer Simon Pegg), all the major characters got development, canon was referenced without overpowering the plot, ( Read more... )

• ABC reports on the Sudanese-Australian basketball players who are transforming the game in Australia.
• Bloomberg reports on the potentially transformative scope of China's New Silk Road project.
• Bloomberg View likes the new Star Trek movie's shift beyond speciesism.
• CBC reports on the strength of pro-Trump support among non-voting Amish in Pennsylvania ( Read more... )

CBC News' Jonathan Rumley reports on the impending filming of the new Star Trek television series here in Toronto.

Heads up, Trekkies - filming for the new Star Trek television series is slated for Toronto, where local fans hope it will live long and prosper ( Read more... )

• blogTO shares the exciting news that the new Star Trek series will be filmed in Toronto.
• James Bow reacts to Bombardier's newest delay in the delivery of streetcars.
• Centauri Dreams considers gravitational lensing.
• D-Brief notes the discovery of a moon for dwarf planet Makemake.
• The Dragon's Gaze links to a paper claiming the Titius-Bode law applies to ( Read more... )