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Religion in Star Trek

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Religion in Star Trek is equal parts inspiring and ambiguous. But first, "Religion" itself is a fairly loaded term for many people. Here this word and "faith" are a stand-in for organized belief systems that...
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Star Trek’s Rituals of Togetherness and Change

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With Halloween passing, Thanksgiving in the US, the Solstice, and other Winter Holidays approaching, "Tis the season to be jolly". And, sometimes, to change. It's also the perfect time to explore Star Trek's 'Rituals of...
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Star Trek Franchise

Prisoners and Justice in Star Trek

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It's International Amnesty Day. Amnesty is another word for "forgiveness" a central theme of the Star Trek universe. Often amnesty is associated with political prisoners. And probably many reading this will think of the plot...
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Star Trek Franchise

The Feminist Struggle in Star Trek

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In 1910, at a socialist conference in Denmark, Clara Zetkin (German feminist), established International Women's Day (IWD) with others. She modelled it after International Labour Day. Clara stated that the feminist struggle was not just...
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Star Trek Franchise

Exploring Queer Love in Star Trek

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Much hubbub has been made about the newness of queer representations in Star Trek: Discovery. The show boasts Dr Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and Jet Reno (Tig Notaro). Also, Human-Trill-Symbiont Adira...
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Star Trek Should Take A Gamble And Leave Khan In The Past

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Ask a Star Trek fan what their favourite film from the franchise is, and you can probably predict the answer. Star Trek: First Contact...

Review: Star Trek: DS9 ‘Too Long a Sacrifice’ Graphic Novel

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Our resident Deep Space Nine expert Vedran takes a look at the recently released 'Too Long a Sacrifice' graphic novel from IDW Publishing. Deep...

REVIEW – Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 6 “Whistlespeak”

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Following last week's encounter with the ISS Enterprise, the crew of the USS Discovery find themselves chasing after the next clue to the Progenitor's...

REVIEW: Strange New Worlds ‘The Scorpius Run’ #2

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The journey continues for Captain Pike and his crew in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 'The Scorpius Run' #2, as they race against time...

Star Trek: Year Five #19 Reviewed

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Year Five #19 continues right where we left off in issue 18 with Sulu and Chekov coming face to face with the shapeshifting Isis,...

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