Given current Trek’s thematic direction, will Star Trek: Picard’s final season take up the baton and explore the Federation’s future?

Bookish Wednesday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various novels. This week he covers “Towers of Acalia Volume 1” by Atlas Kane.

Synth Saturday is a column by Michael Blaker covering Fan Fiction. This week, he continues with the second set of chapters from a Katekyo Hitman Reborn and Potter crossover Fic. It’s Chapters 11-20 of “Black Sky” by Umei no Mai.

On the thirtieth anniversary of Deep Space Nine, Fan Collective Unimatrix 47 takes a look back on the series and what sets it apart in the Star Trek universe.

Video Game Tuesday is a column by Michael Blaker covering topics in the industry. This week he takes a look at the year ahead with his most anticipated 2023 video games.

Retro Game Friday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various games from the past. This week he covers a title from 1997 called Redneck Rampage.

This week, Fan Collective Unimatrix 47 looks at Star Trek: Prodigy’s twentieth and final episode of its first season. Dal and his stalwart crew stumble upon the solution to the Living Construct, but it requires tremendous sacrifice.

Movie Monday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various movies from the past. This week, he takes a look at a mystery/thriller film from 1993 that stars John Travolta and Morgan Freeman called The Poison Rose.

This week, Fan Collective Unimatrix 47 looks at Star Trek: Prodigy’s nineteenth episode of the first season. Confronted with the Starfleet Armada and fortuitously returned to their rightful bodies, Dal and Admiral Janeway scramble to prevent Starfleet from triggering the Living Construct.

Michael Blaker looks at the first volume in a series from one of his favorite Korean authors for this week’s Translation Necessary Thursday. This week he covers “Valhalla Saga Volume 01” by Chwiryong.