The first episode of Star Trek: Picard’s new third season opens with classical music, some establishing shots of orchids, and a great deal of phaser fire that once again kicks the Admiral back into space. Buckle up, folks, this third season looks like it’ll be a ride.

Bookish Wednesday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various novels. This week he covers “Dungeon Delving for Loot and Levels, Volume 1” by M.E. Thorne.

Michael Blaker is back with more great fan fiction for his Synth Saturday column. This time, he’s continuing with the final set of chapters in one of his favorite Fics with Chapters 26-32 of “New Battlefield” by operation.meteor.

This week Fan Collective Unimatrix 47 takes a look back at the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode “Yesteryear” in which Spock must rescue a younger version of himself in order to preserve the timeline.

Every year Michael Blaker writes a column honoring some of the talented, influential, and beloved people whom we’ve lost over the past year. In this column, he reflects on those we’ve lost in 2022.

Retro Game Friday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various games from the past. This week he covers a title from 2005 called Shadow the Hedgehog.

This week, Fan Collective Unimatrix 47 reflects on characters from the Star Trek universe appearing in other shows in its franchise. She wonders whether it’s a good thing that we’ll be seeing the TNG cast return in Star Trek: Picard’s third and final season.

Movie Monday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various movies from the past. This week, he takes a look at a film from 2012 that stars Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, and Tom Cruise called Rock of Ages.

Michael Blaker is back with the second entry in a light novel series for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. It’s “Japan Summons: Volume 02” by Minorou.

Anime Sunday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various anime titles. This week he covers his “Eminence in Shadow” Episode 01 Impressions.