Dig it: This weekend is the FINAL two days of this year’s installment of the universally loved Trek in the Park—this summer featuring the hilarious and exciting Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror”! (Read the review here.) The only problem? This show is so wildly popular, it’s hard to get choice seating at the Woodlawn Park […]
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July Is Now Officially Star Trek (in the Park) Month in Portland
So, as expected, Trek in the Park got off to a rousing start this weekend, packing the little amphitheater and surrounding meadow at Woodlawn Park with a few hundred giggling, cat-calling nerds dressed up, in varying degrees, with official Starfleet regalia. (Maybe that was just me? And, no, people aren’t lying when they tell you […]
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New Grammar Glossary
As one of the Mercury‘s resident word nerds (read: I enjoy figuring out whether words like “shit-ton” should or should not be hyphenated), it’s come to my attention that we need a new language for talking about grammar and syntax. Like, what do you call it when someone inappropriately and randomly uses commas? Urban Dictionary […]
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And Now, A Few Thoughts Regarding Scott Bakula
All of those—and more, so many more—can be found at my new favorite place on the internet, Bakuland: A Scott Bakula Website. Thanks to self-proclaimed “Bakula megafan” Michael for the tip of a lifetime.
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Yo, Data Raps! (About Cats)
TWO THINGS:1) Despite the subject matter, Data from Next Gen got some wicked flow, yo!2) Ryker is a goddamn dick. WAKE… UP, SHIT HEEL!!
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Vote on the Best Title for a Star Trek Porn!
via Ah, just look at that headline. Keepin’ it classy, Mercury-style. ANYWAY. So over the weekend this happened, but now Denis and I are too lazy to actually declare a winner—so, as is our wont, we’re gonna make you do our work for us. Denis and I have picked out our three favorite entries; out […]
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So What Did You Guys Think of Wonder Northwest?
ARA ROSELANI The first Wonder Northwest kicked off today, and continues through tomorrow. I wasn’t able to stay long this afternoon, but I did swing by to check out the show floor for an hour or so. At which point I discovered that these exist. Via I had no idea. And, despite my glee, and […]
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Star Trek Porn Features Picard’s Flute, Is Better Than A Lot of Actual Star Trek Episodes
So The Thumbcast edited out all the sex from Star Trek: The Next Generation – A XXX Porn Parody, and the result? A 26-minute-long Star Trek fan film that’s better than a good number of actual Star Trek episodes. Not too shabby, nerdporn auteurs! You’ve got a better story than half the actual Star Trek […]
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Warp Factor 80: It’s Bill Shatner’s Birthday!
Which means it’s okay—just for today—if you spill a little wine/Mountain Dew/Kool-Aid on your best tan Star Trek jersey. True, Shatner’s no longer the vital, slightly paunchy rake he once was, sweating through pantomimed fistfights one minute and smooching doe-eyed ensigns the next. But neither is the dude slowing down. To wit: Spend a recent […]
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Surprisingly, Trekkies Have an Opinion About Something
Looks like SOMEONE got into the Romulan Ale! Eh? Eh? If you missed my HISTORIC interview with actor par excellence Paul Giamatti in this week’s paper, allow me to encapsulate it in a single, illuminating quote: “It’s always been frustrating to me,” Giamatti says. “Because really, I just want to be, like, a Klingon or […]
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ALERT! Your Hero and Mine—GEORGE TAKEI—Is Currently in Portland
FIRST. Before we go any further, this is important. SECOND. George Takei is in Portland for a fundraiser. Full details are after the jump; when out and about the city today and this evening, keep an eye out. THIRD. George Tekei is awesome at Twitter. FOURTH. That will be all. To remember the day in […]
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Nerd Porn Thursday: “Star Trek Girl.”
Via Topless Robot. Sorry, Star Trek Girl, but alas… MY HEART BELONGS TO ANOTHER.