James T. Kirk

Star Trek: Into familiar territory

The latest installment is filled with the makings of a summer blockbuster hit

Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson plan summer Minneapolis date

​No, not that kind of date, though their chemistry when performing live is more than any pair of lovebirds could aspire to. Elder statesmen of country music Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson have announced they're pairing up once again for a performance at Minneapolis' downtown State Theatre on ... More >>

Will Shatner, the ultimate 'Iron Man'

​So just when you'd managed to excise every last trace of the lava-bed crunch-munch of plodding, misanthropic metal mayhem that is The View from your cranium, shameless hambone thespian William Shatner crashes the random-heavy-metal-news-sweepstakes party with what's gotta be the most cringe-worth ... More >>

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in Paul

Too many sci-fi references and not enough Kristen Wiig

Scotty beamed up

Don't Fight the Unitard

Extreme mind melds. Chesty vulcans. Why not try 'Enterprise'?

Rock Star Trek

Conventional Wisdom

Seeking enlightenment in a rented ballroom with an evangelist and two dozen Klingons

Starchild

With her complicated hero, Miles Vorkosigan, Minnesota science-fiction writer Lois Bujold leads an expedition into inner space

Ciao Bella, Ti Amo

Ciao Bella may not be playing in the big leagues with Italian heavy hitters, but out in the minors of the first-ring suburbs it is kicking major keester.