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LiteratureShatner Takes Aim at Takei, Again
George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and Walter Koenig celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in October, 2007.© Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesGo to larger...
Published: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:20:18 GMT - Source: Scifi.About.Com - Read the articleNews'Doctor Who' No. 1 Gal Pal Shares Secrets of Sarah Jane's Success
Actress Elisabeth Sladen has played The Doctor's companion at various times since the '70s, becoming the lovable British equivalent of sci-fi legends like William Shatner or Leonard Nimoy. The star of hit Who spinoff The Sarah Jane Adventures talks with Wired.com about developing the character over the years.
Published: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:14:00 GMT - Source: Blog.Wired.Com - Read the articleLiteratureDrew Friedman: McCain/Obama as Kirk/Spock
My favorite living portrait artist Drew Friedman painted this incredible piece for a New York Observer article on the "Weirdest Presidential Race of the 21st Century." From The Observer: Leonard Nimoy approves of Barack Obama?s emotional detachment and logical approach to campaigning. ?He is measured and stable,? said Mr. Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on Star Trek, and who has supported Mr. Obama since they first met about a year and a half ago at a small Los Angeles fund-raiser. ?It?s true that he has an intellect that works for him, he handles difficult problems with aplomb. Reliability and stability are very important assets in this race, in these particularly volatile times.? Mr. Obama, as far as anybody knows, does not greet strangers with a cloven V salute, practice debilitating neck pinches, bleed green or have a constitutional incapacity to fib. But his methodical, unflappable style and otherworldly resistance to overt displays of emotion?not to mention his temperamental inability, or refusal, to connect on a visceral level with working-class voters?makes him, by contemporary candidate standards, downright alien. That?s usually not a good thing. Yet, with less than a month until Election Day 2008, the Vulcan is winning. "Be Logical, Captain!" Previously on BB: ? Drew Friedman: George W. Bush as The Joker ? Drew Friedman: Barack Obama portrait ? Drew Friedman's Old Jewish Comedians ? Drew Friedman, comic artist: Get Illuminated! podcast...
Published: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:34:31 GMT - Source: Boingboing.Net - Read the articleSee Also:
