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‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Lightsaber Duel between Good and Evil, Past and Present, Authenticity and Greed
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‘The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Lightsaber Duel between Good and Evil, Past and Present, Authenticity and Greed

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 / 23 December 2019

The Rise of Skywalker has been trumpeted as the last in the Skywalker saga. But with Disney's and this trilogy's annoying tendency to resurrect, it may never end.

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‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Let-Down

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 / 20 December 2019
I Can Do Zat!: Anton Yelchin’s ‘Star Trek’ Legacy
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I Can Do Zat!: Anton Yelchin’s ‘Star Trek’ Legacy

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 / 25 October 2016
Remember how Yelchin wrestled with vampires, neo-Nazis, pirates, and adultery to earn his place as Chekov aboard the USS Enterprise?
Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Complex Future(s)
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Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Complex Future(s)

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, / 13 October 2016

Star Trek doesn’t foretell a type of future as a concrete inevitable outcome and final destination, it presents us with a fictional diegetic vision of how the world could be.

Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Tethered and Performative
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Future Technology in the ‘Star Trek’ Reboots: Tethered and Performative

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 / 11 October 2016
If space is the “final frontier”, then the technology that facilitates the adventure is one of the central mechanisms by which we can learn new things about ourselves and our society.
The Persistence of Vision: The Radical Liberalism of ‘Star Trek’
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The Persistence of Vision: The Radical Liberalism of ‘Star Trek’

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 / 22 September 2016
Star Trek speaks across cultures, emphasising tolerance, equality, freedom and fraternity; in doing so, it has never been more necessary.