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In the spring of 1991, I had the privilege of spending a month aboard the good old NCC-1701-D. That’s the

Did the Encyclopedia Judaica entry on Jewish and Israeli science fiction and fantasy featured on our homepage overwhelm you? If so, time

How Gene Roddenberry and his Brain Trust Have Boldly Taken `Star Trek’ Where No TV Series Has Gone Before Trekking

His first hero was named Schwartz, but the sci-fi writer wasn’t proud of his heritage. Isaac Asimov is credited with

In the book on which Kevin Costner’s new big-budget movie is based, it’s a Jew who doesn’t allow rain, dark

During his short and troubled yet wildly imaginative life, California writer Philip K. Dick, whose work inspired such memorable Hollywood

Raising hell in the movies is scriptwriter’s challenge. Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin is Hollywood’s resident expert on heaven and hell.

This startling idea came up when the production staff at Paramount was creating the character. It may have been prompted

“Kavalier & Clay” is a big, boisterous, purple-prose paean to American popular culture of the 40s and 50s. In particular,

Leonard Mr. Spock’ Nimoy is a logical choice to host National Public Radio’s Jewish stories’ series. Leonard’s talk was titled