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OPINION

 Diplomatic  
 Obama Our 
 Own Spock 

Cool-headed 'cultural translator' appeals to Star Trek generation

May 7, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the release of Star Trek tomorrow, we’ll be seeing a lot of Spock again—but we’ve been watching his earthly counterpart all year. President Obama is our own version of the charismatic half-Vulcan, writes Jeff Greenwald for Salon. His cool head and appealing intellect tie him to... More »

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Barack Obama • diplomacy • Star Trek • Spock • cultural diplomacy • President Obama • intellectual

 May Films Face 
 Galaxy of Boycotts 

List of new releases that face criticism

May 7, 09 10:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie fans are fuming for one reason or another about most of the blockbusters out this month, the New York Times reports—and studios find it difficult to discern potent protests from the all-too-common casual boycott. A look at which films, and why:
  • Terminator Salvation upset fans because of
... More »

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Hollywood • film • list • boycott • Jamie Foxx • Miley Cyrus • Star Trek • Jennifer Garner • movie theaters • Terminator Salvation • Angels & Demons • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past • The Soloist

 Summer's Film Fare: Prequels 

Hollywood faces challenges of reviving classics

Apr 24, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood’s set for a summer of prequels, with the backstories of Star Trek, X-Men, and Terminator ripe for the telling. But how do you make a film exciting when everyone knows how it turns out? “We didn’t want to fall into the trap of the first three... More »

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Hollywood • film • Star Trek • Wolverine • X-Men • Terminator Salvation • summer movies • prequel • JJ Abrams

TRAVEL

 Niche Cruises Set Sail 

Specialty vacations offer chance to indulge motorbike, fashion and au naturale fantasies

Jan 31, 09 2:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Increasingly popular niche cruises offer seafarers a chance to indulge in all manner of hobbies, fantasies and obsessions on the high seas, reports Travel and Leisure: For instance:
  • Star Trek/Buffy the Vampire Slayer: This week-long cruise offers fan conventions complete with autograph-signing celebs, star-studded karaoke and a chance
... More »

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motorcycle • vacation • Carnival Cruise Lines • Harley Davidson • Pink Floyd • cruise ships • cruises • Star Trek • holiday travel • cruise lines • Buffy the Vampire Slayer • niche

Obama Is One of Us, America's Geeks Cheer 

President-elect digs Star Trek and comics ... though he does play sports, and is married

Dec 25, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama may be America’s first geek-in-chief—or at least that’s what Star Trek and comic book fans are hoping. The president-elect embraces technology, flashes “Live Long and Prosper” signs, and jokes about being from Krypton—all characteristics of his repressed inner geek. The title is more... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Gates • intelligence • Star Trek • geeks • President Obama • comic books

 Star Trek's 'First Lady' Dies 

Creator's widow played 'Nurse Chapel,' who had hots for Spock, and computer voice

Dec 19, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The 76-year-old widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and a character in the science fiction classic, is dead. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry appeared in the pilot for Star Trek as assistant "Number One," and in the series as Nurse Chapel. She also provided the voice of the Enterprise in... More »

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leukemia • Star Trek • Spock • Majel Barrett-Roddenberry • Gene Roddenberry • USS Enterprise

 Star Gazing: 9 to Watch in '09 

Entertainment Weekly picks next year's breakout performers

Dec 16, 08 7:35 PM CST
(Newser) - With next year's big-name film and TV projects (including a new Star Trek and a fresh Tom Hanks movie) featuring some unknowns, Entertainment Weekly lists the rising stars of 2009:
  • Kara DioGuardi, American Idol: The songwriting force behind hits by Pink and Ashlee Simpson will sit
... More »

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television • list • Star Trek • movies • Kara DioGuardi • Chris Pine • Aziz Ansari • Anna Kendrick

90210 & Co. Get Full Ride as YouTube Ends 10-Minute Rule

Site starts showing full-length TV episodes, films

Oct 24, 08 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube is abandoning its 10-minute video limit to show movies and full-length TV episodes, starting with Star Trek, MacGyver, and Beverly Hills, 90210. The Google-owned juggernaut is responding to competition from Hulu and other sites, reports USA Today. It’s also adding “pre-roll” advertisements that play before a video... More »

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television • Google • YouTube • Star Trek • Hulu • 90210 • MacGyver

Kirk Blasts
Sulu for Wedding Snub

Shatner says Takei holds grudge: 'There
is a psychosis there'

Oct 22, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(AP) - William Shatner is setting his phaser to stun against his old Star Trek co-star George Takei. In a video posted on Shatner's Web site today, he lashed out at Takei for not inviting him to his wedding last month. The 77-year-old Kirk said Takei, who played Enterprise helmsman Sulu, apparently... More »

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gay marriage • Star Trek • William Shatner • George Takei

 Takei Completes Trek to Altar 

Mr. Sulu becomes Hollywood's first high-profile gay man to tie the knot

Sep 15, 08 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - George Takei beamed with pride after tying the knot with his partner of 21 years in front of fellow Star Trek stars and close friends last night, reports E! Online. Mr. Sulu, who took on the enterprise soon after California legalized gay marriage, wore a white tux that matched husband... More »

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Hollywood • gay marriage • Star Trek • George Takei

 Experts: Warp Drive Is Possible

Physicists theorize warping space could allow faster-than-light travel

Aug 16, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two physicists believe the fictional "warp drive" of Star Trek fame could someday become a reality, the Daily Telegraph reports. The scientists theorize that a mysterious cosmic force called dark energy could be harnessed to warp space around a vessel, allowing a spacecraft to travel faster than light—"... More »

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physicist • astrophysics • space travel • speed of light • spacecraft • Star Trek • dark energy

 Paramount Loses
 $450M Funding Deal 

The failure is part of a larger trend as liquidity dries up

Jul 15, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A $450-million deal with Deutsche Bank that would have financed up to 30 films for Paramount is off the table, the Financial Times  reports. Perhaps an unlikely casualty of the credit crunch, Paramount walked after a lack of enthusiasm in the market led to terms that were unattractive, persons familiar... More »

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Deutsche Bank • Transformers • Paramount Pictures • liquidity • Star Trek • movie financing • weakening economy • movie industry • investment banks

Sulu to Stun
Kirk With Wedding Snub

No space for Shatner
at Star Trek actor Takei's wedding

Jun 5, 08 4:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Captain Kirk won't be beaming down to join his Enterprise shipmates at Mr. Sulu's wedding, reports the New York Post. Actor George Takei, who's marrying his long-term boyfriend in September, plans to have Walter Koenig (Chekov) as best man and Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) as matron of honor, and Spock (Leonard ... More »

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gay marriage • marriage • Star Trek • William Shatner • celebrity engagements • George Takei

Mr. Sulu Will Finally Tie Knot With Gay Lover

Calif. ruling leaves Takei free to marry partner of 21 years

May 21, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a week after California lifted its ban on gay marriage, Star Trek actor George Takei plans to beam up to the altar and marry his longtime partner Brad Altman, BBC reports. After 21 years together, the couple is suddenly facing the “delicious dilemma” of deciding where to... More »

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California • gay marriage • marriage • Star Trek • marriage rights • celebrity engagements • George Takei

I Am Not a
Kook But I Play One on TV

Shatner uninvited to reprise Capt. Kirk in new Trek flick

Oct 27, 07 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beam me up, Scotty...please?  When the gazillionth Star Trek movie goes into production, it will go there without the original Captain Kirk. While the latest movie incarnation of Star Trek will include the veteran Spock character, played by Leonard Nimoy, director J.J Abrams has passed on including William... More »

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Paramount • Star Trek • William Shatner • Leonard Nimoy • Boston Legal

Why Couldn’t Rowling Just Let Dumbledore Be?

'Pathetic' closeted wizard does nothing for equality, writer argues

Oct 23, 07 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The outed Dumbledore is loveless and pathetic, says Time’s John Cloud. He sees no progress for gay equality in JK Rowling's revelation, but rather a role model as problematic as Larry Craig. Shouldn’t the writer be happy with the news about Harry Potter’s heroic mentor? “Yes,... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • homosexuality • Larry Craig • Star Wars • Albus Dumbledore • Star Trek • outing • Mark Foley

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