Star Trek

Captain Dan Dixon vs. The Moth Sluts From the Fifth Dimension

How an Oscar-Winning Make-Up Artist Brings Wild Characters to Life

Volcanalis only appeared in one episode of NBC's fantasy show Grimm, but he certainly made an impact. A monstrous figure, he glowed lava-orange with a face that was cracked and charred at the edges. Turning this impressive concept into a TV reality proved to be a challenge for Academy Award-winnin ... More >>

Five Nerdy, Inspiring Documentaries You Should Watch Right Now

See also: *Dragon*Con vs. San Diego Comic-Con: Which Convention Should You Attend? *Stan Lee Has His Own Convention Now: Stan Lee's Comikaze A good documentary can do more than entertain or educate the audience. These non-fiction films can be a wealth of inspiration too. They can lend insight into ... More >>

NASA Gives Grant to Create 3-D Food Printer

The future very rarely produces what we expect it to, or what we are lead to believe it might produce by science fiction writers. Where are the flying cars? The teleporters? But instant, from-the-ether food might be on its way (a-la Star Trek's replicator or the Jetson's food machine), thanks to a c ... More >>

George Takei: He Boldly Goes

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2013 issue. Check out our entire People 2013 issue here. At 76, George Takei is in the prime of his life: The Star Trek actor and L.A. native is now a social media maven, a theatrical producer and, with his husband, the former Brad Al ... More >>

Czech and Mexican Film Fests: Your Weekly To-Do List

See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, May 10 The second annual touring Czech That Film Festival makes a pit stop at Los Angeles, bringing seven films over five days between today and June 3. Starting off the festival is writer-director Zdenek Jiráský with his first feature, Flower B ... More >>

Yoga-Inspired Cookie Cutters: Strike, Then Eat, a Pose

What does your collection of cookie cutters say about you? Or, to put this another way, are your cookie cutters shaped like Stormtroopers and X-Wings, or did you leave your yoga class this morning wishing you could bake some cookies that accurately captured your Crescent Lunge pose? If it's the la ... More >>

InvaderCon II: DOOMCON: Animated Series Invader ZIM Was Canceled a Decade Ago, But Fans Still Want to Bring It Back

It's Saturday afternoon and nearly 1,000 people are at the Torrance Marriott South Bay celebrating a cartoon that was canceled ten years ago. Fans of Invader ZIM, the short-lived, sci-fi animated series from famed comic book creator Jhonen Vasquez (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee) have traveled f ... More >>

Some Velvet Painting

Nerd's the Word

10 Awesome Photos of Space, From 'The History of Space Photography' Show in Pasadena

Four hundred years ago, stargazing was practically illegal. The Roman Inquisition sentenced Galileo for supporting Copernican astronomy, and most people still believed the earth was flat. Fortunately, science has since come a long way, and now, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena has made space e ... More >>

William Shatner Interview Outtakes: Star Trek Star on His Solo Show, Horses and Starbucks

William Shatner, as you can imagine, has a lot to say. Now 80, the Star Trek legend opens his one-man show, Shatner's World: We Just Live in It, on Broadway Feb. 16, before launching the national tour at the Pantages on March 10. Here are some outtakes from our William Shatner interview we feature ... More >>

Close Encounters of the Wookie Kind

Five Best/Worst Lines of Dialogue from Nerd Porn Parodies

What's the old adage? "If it exists, someone's made porn out of it." I suppose it's not really an old adage...but I've been told it's The 34th Rule of the Internet. Recent controversy about condom use in The Industry has cast another dark cloud over Porn Valley, as highlighted in LA Weekly's cover ... More >>

Best Has-Beens

InvaderCON II: DOOMCON to Bring Invader ZIM Creator Jhonen Vasquez to Torrance in July, 2012

Shannon Cottrell​Shortly before this year's Dragon*Con event, convention entertainment group Wasabi Anime/Green Mustard Entertainment announced that InvaderCON II: DOOMCON would take place "near" Los Angeles. Today, the team behind the only convention dedicated to Jhonen Vasquez's short-lived ... More >>

It's the Back Pages of the L.A. Weekly Come to Life!

Free Zap! Pow! and Blam!

Top 5 Absurd But Adorable Kitchen Gadgets

Like Alton Brown, we abhor single-use utensils, but the science of kitchen gadgetry (not to mention the power of advertising) is all about convincing you to buy useless products to solve problems you don't really have. In that vein, we present our version of a holiday gift guide, for the person in y ... More >>

I WAS A STEAMPUNK BEFORE YOU WERE A STEAMPUNK

MADIGAN FOR YOU

One Man's Journey: A Conversation with George Takei

Top 5 Classic Sci-Fi Characters That Would Have Looked Even Cooler with Mustaches

Lando pimped the 'stache even in a galaxy far, far away​We're nearing the end of Mustache May and as people across the web compare facial hair, we couldn't help but wonder if some of our favorite, classic sci-fi characters would look even cooler with a little (or a lot) of fuzz above the lip. ... More >>

Top 10: Fictional Movie Food and Drink

Sometimes you watch a movie like Tampopo or Chocolat and can't help but want to eat everything on the screen. But there is another type of movie food too, the kind that doesn't actually exist. Some of these are from the future, some are disgusting, and some could potentially destroy the planet. With ... More >>

The Secrets of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live: Meatwad, Master Shake, and Carl Brutananadilewski Tell All

The Secrets of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live: Meatwad, Master Shake, and Carl Brutananadilewski Tell All

When Fandoms Collide: Nine Great Pop Culture Mash-Ups

Just because we seem to be constantly listening to music and hitting up concerts here at West Coast Sound doesn't mean that we aren't also reading comic books or taking nights off to re-watch Star Wars Episodes IV-VI. So, when our interests collide, be it in song or on the small screen, we get a lit ... More >>

Trekkies Storm Hollywood & Highland "Star Trek: The Exhibition" for Abrams' DVD Release

Nicole CamposRod Roddenberry, posing with a key piece of Trek legacy, Captain Kirk's original uniform.​It's one thing to wait for a big DVD release, run out, grab the disc, run home and watch it on your killer entertainment system; it's quite another to watch it on the bridge of the Enterprise ... More >>

Star Trek Meerkats: Boldly Go Where No Mongoose Has Gone Before

How about some Star Trek meerkats? Look at little meerkat Kirk. There's also meerkat Tuvok, meerkat Janeway, meerkat Bones, meerkat Chakotay, and meerkat Worf.

Fullmetal Trekkie: Voice Actor Vic Mignogna to Direct Star Trek: Phase II Episode

You probably wouldn't recognize the actor as he sits down to eat a burger at Mel's Diner, but if youYoung Vic Mignogna in Star Trek cosplay watch enough late-night TV, you might recognize Vic Mignogna's voice from many an English dub anime. The recent LA transplant has voiced characters in over 100 ... More >>

Star Trek Bachelor Pad: Tony Alleyne's Serious Commitment to a Theme

Talk about commitment to a theme! Some folks are seriously serious about their Star Trek. Aaron Able over at Apartment Therapy posted (or reposted) this entry about Tony Alleyne's Star Trek Next Generation bachelor pad. That bachelor pad is amazing. He must get laid, like, a lot. That sort of decor ... More >>

Summer Movies Blast Off With A Howl

Box office is on fire but fanboys flame Star Trek and Wolverine

'Star Trek' Disappoints Some Latino and Gay Fans

Heard in the Laemmle Grande lobby downtown after a Star Trek screening got out Saturday night:"Scotty was Irish -- no, Scottish. He was Celtic. But how come no Latinos?! Que pasa?!!!"The man's exasperated comment echoes frustrations by Latino trekkies who love the movie but wonder why the Enterprise ... More >>

World Tea Expo Report: Cutting Edge Teapot Technology

The Hario Chaor Tea Maker snagged the "Best New Product" award at the World Tea Expo this weekend. Sungarden Tea company is the official North American exporter of Hario heat resistant glassware. The dapper Japanese gentleman demonstrating the winning product at their booth in the Mandalay Bay Con ... More >>

Cobrasnake Gives Star Trek Some Love, Gives You Limited Editon T-Shirt... If You Act Fast

Mark "Cobrasnake" HunterFor those who saw our recent "Cobrasnake: Star Trek Dance Party" slideshow, you know that nightlife photographer Mark "Cobrasnake" Hunter -- a longtime Star Trek and JJ Abrams fan -- recently stormed the club circuit with a series of Trek-themed parties that featured photo bo ... More >>

Ricardo Montalban Remembered

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Battle of the Matryoshka Dolls...with a Side of Baby Head Bowl

Hey there Neatorama, I see your awesome Star Wars matryoshka dolls......and I raise you some Star Trek matryoshka dolls.You wanna go head to head (ouf!) on an upside down ceramic baby head bowl? Oh yeah. Happy Tuesday. 

Let's Forget About the Tongue-Tied Lightning: Battling Britney Spears and Gilbert Arenas for 2008 Weblog Awards

Sunday afternoon, my editor e-mailed me and asked how I was doing in the 2008 Weblog Awards, where I'm nominated for Best Celebrity Blogger, alongside blogging heavyweights Gilbert Arenas and Britney Spears. Yes, you read that correctly. "I think I'm going to lose to Britney Spears," I wrote back. ... More >>

Star Trek's Number One Dies

Majel Barrett, the tall beauty who appeared in 33 episodes of the original Star Trek series, died of leukemia today in her Bel Air home; she was 76. After portraying the ill-starred Captain Christopher Pike's Number One officer in the show's pilot, Barrett more often played USS Enterprise Nurse Chri ... More >>

Star Trek Fashion Smackdown: Old vs. New, Plus New Movie Trailer

New Star Trek Trailer: Who had better style? The old 1960s Star Trek crew members or the new 2009 Star Trek crew members? By "new" I mean "new version of the old." The movie drops next year. I know you're already in line. Here are some fashion-related things to think about while you're setting up ... More >>

Twilight Freaks and Star Trek Geeks, Handcuffs and Honchos

Just a typical week in Hollywood

LA Live! Opening

Downtown and out — L.A.'s urban renaissance

It's a Brand-New Year, so Let's Protest the War, and Drink Solar-Powered Beer

What to do in LA this week

Star Trek: The Tour

So '07: The Way We Wore

How to know if you were a fashion victim in '07

Vampire Diaries: Getting Geeked on Buffy and Spike at the Sci-Fi Summit

The Familiar Hour

Enterprise, Smallville and “Adult Swim”

Death on the Menu

Star Struck

Sci-fi conventions give actors eternal life

Doug Harvey's (Non-Museum) Top 10