If you go into a bookshop and look for the science fiction, chances are you’ll notice a few things. Firstly, it’s often tucked away somewhere. Secondly, the science fiction and the fantasy will probably share shelf space. Horror will probably nearby, lurking in the shadows. In this same, magical and wondrous nook of books, you…

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Back like 20 years ago, I bought https://www.crutchoftheweak.com/ didn’t do a whole lot with it, then decided to purge it in a moment of financial prudence.  Scammer / link farmers snatched it up and that made me both mad and sad, but I was resigned to the url being one of those domains that I Read the full article…

Robot Carnival: Directed by Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuomi Umetsu, Manabu Ôhashi, Hidetoshi Ômori, Katsuhiro Ôtomo. With Kôji Moritsugu, Yayoi Maki, Keiko Hanagata, Kumiko Takizawa. A collection of short stories, made by different animators with “robot” as the working title. This is on Amazon Prime and I fully have Read the full article…

My Neighbor Totoro: Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. With Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto. When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby. Decidedly lighter fair in comparison to Grave of the Fireflies or even Valley of the Read the full article…

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Amazon will cease the ability to download and transfer options for the Kindle e-reader on February 26th, 2025. No Kindle can use this functionality once the I always assumed that the Kindle books were locked down, so I never even tried to move them around my own device network. There’s an app on pretty much Read the full article…

Princess Mononoke: Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. With Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver, John DiMaggio. While seeking to cure himself of a curse, young warrior Ashitaka stumbles into a conflict between the people of Iron Town and Princess Mononoke, a girl raised by wolves, who will stop at nothing to prevent the destruction of Read the full article…

The cost of borrowing for the US government rose as confidence in the economy waned.

Out today: “Star Trek: Lower Decks #6“, by Ryan North. When Mariner asked the Krulmuth-B portal to send her, Rutherford, Tendi, and Boimler to the moment when they could make the biggest impact on history, she meant, like, to the time period where they could help their crew the most. But they’ve ended up on Read the full article…

Fiction Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward The Night By: James Swallow April 29, 2025A thrilling new novel based on the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds! While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise detect a series of subspace echoes from a planet Read the full article…

“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica

As season three of Star Trek: Picard was coming to an end, showrunner Terry Matalas began talking about how he was using the season to set up a new show titled Star Trek: Legacy. This hypothetical spin off series would follow Seven of Nine as the new Captain of the Enterprise G and her crew, Read the full article…

Here’s a preview of Star Trek: Lower Decks #6 by Ryan North which is due to be released this Wednesday on April 9, 2025 at your local comic shop and digital retailers: When Mariner asked the Krulmuth-B portal to send her, Rutherford, Tendi, and Boimler to the moment when they could make the biggest impact Read the full article…

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Government argues it no longer has control over Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s fate

Hooters — the restaurant chain first known for its orange-clad, all-female wait staff and then its chicken wings — filed for bankruptcy, the company announced Monday. But the decades-old brand said it isn’t going anywhere.

“Corporations get let off the hook, Musk gets insider information, and the American people get hosed.”

Democrats say Rümeysa Öztürk’s inhaler has been withheld and she has had repeated asthma attacks.

I had a difficult time writing this essay because I could not stop thinking about the level of evil needed to carry this out.

IDW Catalog 2025-04 IDW April 2025 Catalog Star Trek: Lower Decks #8 In a moment of mother-daughter bonding, Captain Freeman continues the story of how she was once a nobody screw-up just like Mariner! Where she last left off, Dr. Katherine Pulaski had taken the helm of the U.S.S. Illinois in its clash with a Read the full article…

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious El Salvador prison.

One month after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call a special election to fill his seat.

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Here are all the comics printed this week in years past.

Val Kilmer, star of “Batman Forever” and “Tombstone,” has died. He was 65.

Out today: “Star Trek: Lore War #1“, by Christopher Cantwell and Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing. The all-new crossover event between Star Trek and Defiant is here! From the Eisner-nominated writers of Star Trek, Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly; the critically acclaimed writer of Star Trek: Defiant, Christopher Cantwell; and artist Davide Tinto, Lore War Read the full article…

Ash: Directed by Flying Lotus. With Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott. A woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. Her investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events. There’s a few big names and familiar faces in “Ash” Read the full article…

Grave of the Fireflies: Directed by Isao Takahata. With Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi. A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II. I already knew what this movie was about, so when it came time to watch it on my journey to see all Read the full article…

  This month’s ebook deals have landed with 20 books on sale for $0.99 – $1.99 each, books that have never been on sale are in bold:   Star Trek: 12 Mutiny On The EnterpriseStar Trek: 18 Rihannsu 1 – My Enemy, My AllyStar Trek: 33 Deep DomainStar Trek: 4 The Covenant Of The CrownStar Trek: Read the full article…

Take the Fall by Tess Fowler has been added to the Star Trek Book Club! Take the Fall is an autobiographical watercolor adventure deep into the psyche of anxious career comic book artist Tess Fowler Gutierrez after she discovers she has breast cancer and a high risk genetic mutation. What happens when you find yourself Read the full article…

TrekLit Connections is a series of columns from authors, artists, fans, and publishers in which I give them space to tell you in their own words why they’re so deeply involved in TrekLit. My goal is be able to have at least one of these up a month and would love to hear from you Read the full article…

I ran into this two issue mini series from Marvel during one of my journeys through my local comic shop’s dollar bins. It’s an adaptation of the first episode of “Once A Hero” an ABC series that lasted just a single season and is unavailable to stream anywhere that I know of and there are Read the full article…

Mike W. Barr has been a writer of comics, science fiction novels and mystery novels over his 50 year career. Well known for his work on Batman (Batman and the Outsiders, Batman:Son of the Demon, among many other titles) and Star Trek titles spanning over the first 4 incarnations of the show–as well as his Read the full article…

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The president has sought to exact retribution on a slew of prominent law firms.

While Elon Musk was publicly calling out Reddit users for banning X links and threatening DOGE employees, he was also privately pressuring CEO Steve Huffman.

Castle in the Sky: Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. With Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui, Minori Terada. Pazu’s life changes when he meets Sheeta, a girl whom pirates are chasing for her crystal amulet, which has the potential to locate Laputa, a legendary castle floating in the sky. My favorite quote from this movie: “All Read the full article…