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Railroading John Edwards: Welcome to the Starship Enterprise

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.22.2012

Lonna Saunders

Wouldn't it be better if Edwards were providing free legal backup to those who need it than in prison at a cost of thirty thousand dollars per year to us taxpayers?

William Shatner's One-Man Show Comes To Broadway

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 04.16.2012

LOS ANGELES — Bravado is a familiar part of William Shatner's image and his acting portfolio, whether he's in character as James T. Kirk, Denny ...

Don't Worry, You Might Die

Daniel Will-Harris | Posted 03.10.2012

Daniel Will-Harris

There's always a difference between what someone says and what you hear. Whatever the words are, they get filtered through your brain and distorted ...

George Takei Smacks Down 'Twilight'

Posted 02.11.2012

Star nerds, unite. Leave it to Mr. Sulu to broker peace between the warring factions of "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" fans. Following the back and fo...

Shatner's Tips For Avoiding Disaster This Thanksgiving

Esquire | Posted 11.18.2011

Deep-fried turkey: moist, delicious, and a grease fire just waiting to happen. The vogue for frying turkeys has somewhat tapered off in the last few y...

Carrie Fisher Hits Out At William Shatner

Posted 01.16.2012

Princess Leia needs no rescuing in this battle; she can take on the USS Enterprise all by herself. Asked about statements William Shatner, the orig...

Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2011

Mike Ragogna

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William Shatner: 'Star Wars Is Derivative Of Star Trek'

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 11.15.2011

The original Captain Kirk himself has thrown down in the ongoing "Star Trek" vs. "Star Wars" debate. In an interview William Shatner tweeted today, he...

Four Star Trek: The Wrath of General Stanley McChrystal

Robert Brenner | Posted 05.25.2011

Robert Brenner

As that great military strategist Sarah Palin once said, "I am merely attacking from a different direction."

OkayAfrica Heats Up Prospect Park (VIDEOS, SLIDESHOW)

Alex Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

Alex Thornton

Last night over 12,000 eager listeners packed every inch of the Prospect Park Bandhell while thousands more waited outside of the gates when they we...

President Obama: Learn from Mr. Spock!

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

William Astore

President Obama, what can you learn from Spock's first command? That we could use a little inspiration. That we want less analysis and more action. That we may even need a game-changing gamble.

A God By Any Other Name: Semantics in Malaysia

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011

Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Christian Malaysians have the right to use "Allah" to describe their Christian God, because "Allah" simply means "God." In fact, Arab Christians have called their God "Allah" for centuries.

2010: The Year We Make Contact

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

Can the music business take a page from the movie industry's playbook and figure out how to reconnect people to music in a more personal way?

Ramadan and Captain Kirk

Sumbul Ali-Karamali | Posted 05.25.2011

Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Both Star Trek and Ramadan are all about universal values: compassion, discipline, and the struggle for self-improvement.

To Paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, People Get the Trek They Deserve

Julian Yap | Posted 05.25.2011

Julian Yap

If this younger, more diverse, hopeful, humorous, and ultimately optimistic Star Trek is a reflection of our times, then perhaps things are looking up.

Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Star Trek

Paul Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011

Paul Snyder

Kirk and Spock do a lot of punching, for Kirk and Spock. This is Star Trek with the Beastie Boys in it. People get naked.

A Mindless Meld of "Star Trek" and the New Unemployment Rate

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Dave Astor

The U.S. Labor Department announced Friday that 539,000 people lost their jobs last month -- a dreadful total, but not as high as the 600,000-plus axed in March. Here are three reasons why the unemployment increase got slightly less awful...

Star Trek: Live Long and Repeat

John Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

John Marshall

The Enterprise has gone back in time and is orbiting 21st century Earth. A man in a suit suddenly appears on the viewscreen. Captain Kirk leaps out of his seat.

Aboard the Imperial Star Ship Ameriprise

William J. Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

William J. Astore

Looking back at Star Trek after more than four decades, what's remarkable is how much it captured a still extant American optimism and an American cultural smugness.

The Oscars: Party Like It's 1929 ...

Martin Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Martin Lewis

Perhaps we can celebrate in the same spirit that inhabited that first Oscars at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in May 1929, just 5 months before the whole world slid into the economic abyss.

Star Trek 11: The Obama Factor

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Ragogna

After years of inactivity, Star Trek has been re-energized by J.J. Abrams, and supposedly transformed in such a way that connects it to its roots while making it relevant again.

Shatner, Priceline Celebrate 10 (Profitable) Years Together

Los Angeles Times | Alana Semuels | Posted 05.25.2011

The cameras zoomed in on William Shatner as he raced a baby carriage through a crowded outdoor restaurant in Koreatown. Dressed in a black suit, his ...