The 12 most egregious lies in sci-fi

The 12 most egregious lies in sci-fi

Sci-fi movies and TV are FILLED with lies—and we don’t just mean the ones that Kirk told to get some of those green-skinned women into bed. No, we mean the kind of lies with devastating results and entire worlds at stake. (Sci-fi is epic that way.) Here are some...

The 12 greatest Spock moments

Today is April 5, four days too late for April Fools’ and 13 days before U.S. taxes are due. But April 5 is just as important as those two dates, because it’s the anniversary of First Contact, the day that Vulcans came to planet Earth in 2063 and gave us...
8 reasons why we fall for Summer Glau

8 reasons why we fall for Summer Glau

When most people hear the word “summer,” they think “vacation” or “hot weather.” When we hear the word “summer,” we think, “Run!” That’s because whenever Summer Glau appears on TV, she’s either...
13 kick-ass sci-fi princesses

13 kick-ass sci-fi princesses

Leia Organa, who graced the Star Wars universe with a no-nonsense attitude and a killer set of hair buns, is the most famous sci-fi princess in history. While Luke was shooting womp rats, Leia was busy learning to braid hair … and to plot a rebellion. All in the...
Five Reasons Why Aliens Make Better Lovers

Five Reasons Why Aliens Make Better Lovers

by CAROL PINCHEFSKY PUBLISHED IN SEP. 2010 (ISSUE 4) | 1266 WORDS Humans are sexual beings, but though the human urge to merge is rooted in our biological imperative to procreate, nowadays we do it, well, mostly just for fun. And if the aliens we encounter aren’t made...