“Here is an account of a few years in the life of Quoyle, born in Brooklyn and raised in a shuffle of dreary upstate towns” (opening line). Annie Proulx’s second novel The Shipping News offers a striking, poignant portrait of life in coastal Newfoundland as a family discovers their dark…
Book Review: Project Hail Mary (2021) by Andy Weir
“I’m not on earth.” One man wakes up alone in space with no memory of who he is or how he got there. This is the premise of Andy Weir’s latest optimistic, sarcastic, briskly-paced science fiction novel Project Hail Mary. I thought this was a remarkable story crammed full of…
Star Trek SNW: Season 3, Episode Ten “New Life and New Civilizations”
Stardate: 3165.2Original Air Date: September 11, 2025Writer: Dana Horgan & Davy PerezDirector: Maja Vrvilo “I am filled with light you cannot vanquish.” After an exhaustive evaluation, Captain Pike’s girlfriend, Captain Batel, has been cleared to return to active duty as the new director of the Starfleet Judge Advocate General’s Office…
Star Trek SNW: Season 3, Episode Nine “Terrarium”
Stardate: 2198.7Original Air Date: September 4, 2025Writer: Alan B. McElroyDirector: Andrew Coutts “Agree.” In Erica Ortegas’s personal log, she reveals that the Enterprise is investigating an unusual area of space known for rumors of strange phenomena (the kinds of things Division 12 usually looks into). The ship has found a…