Rod Roddenberry reflects back on 50 years of Star Trek, his father Gene's legacy, and the new series Star Trek: Discovery.
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Celebrating Fifty Years of ‘Star Trek’ Though Art at San Diego Comic-Con
"Star Trek: 50 Artists. 50 Years." debuted at this year's San Diego Comic-Con in honor of the series' 50th anniversary. CBS Executive VP Liz Kalodner escorted me on a personal tour of the exhibit.
Read More »Anthem Film Festival: Lenny Bruce, Gilbert Gottfried, and Penn Jillette vs. the Outrage Mob in ‘Can We Take a Joke’
We are reaching peak crazy. There are two possible outcomes. We get trampled or the rest of us wake up and start fighting the people who are trying to stifle free speech.
Read More »Theater Preview (DC): Shakespeare’s Globe Brings ‘The Merchant of Venice’ with Jonathan Pryce to the Kennedy Center
The highly acclaimed revival stars 'Game of Thrones' actor Jonathan Pryce and runs July 27 - 30 in D.C. It continues to Chicago in August, China in September, and back to Shakespeare's Globe in October. The international tour will end fittingly in Venice, Italy.
Read More »Time to Abolish Political Parties – Before It’s Too Late
The Founding Fathers were oddly prescient at times. If you think about the system that led Donald Trump to the threshold of the most powerful position in the world, and the corruption that has elevated Hillary Clinton to her party's nomination, you have to wonder if they weren't psychic. Because if we don't do something to resolve this national horror, America will lose everything – including itself.
Read More »A Quick Guide to Investing in Gold After the Brexit Vote
ETFs, gold futures, or physical ownership? A guide to the different ways to invest in gold.
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Adelaide Mestre on Her Solo Show ‘Top Drawer’
For thousands of Cubans who escaped to the U.S. when Castro took over the country and confiscated their lands and dreams in the name of Communism, there was always the hope of return. Fifty years later the hopes have manifested into reality. Adelaide Mestre, of Cuban ancestry, was one of …
Read More »Comic-Con Interview: ‘Star Trek Beyond”s Cupcake – Jason Matthew Smith
Star Trek's Jason Matthew Smith on playing "Cupcake," Leonard Nimoy, and much more on the eve of San Diego Comic Con.
Read More »Language Matters: Melania Trump and Plagiarism in Politics
To paraphrase an old campaign slogan of that other famous Clinton: "It's credibility, stupid."
Read More »Comic-Con Interview: Nancy Cartwright on Art and Bart (Simpson)
The voice of Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright will be at San Diego Comic-Con this year to show her . . . art! Blogcritics sat down with her for a pre-SDCC interview.
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