Star Trek

Hookers and Blow

Boldly Going

The latest voyage of the Enterprise is a trip worth taking

Roadhouse Rules

Our night stalkers find a pint of the London punk scene at TT's in, of all places, Scottsdale

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of September 27

Our night stalkers find a pint of the London punk scene at TT's in, of all places, Scottsdale

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 4

Our night stalkers find a pint of the London punk scene at TT's in, of all places, Scottsdale

New Times' top DVD picks for the week of August 1

Our night stalkers find a pint of the London punk scene at TT's in, of all places, Scottsdale

Over the Weekend: Nintendo, Star Trek, Joel McHale, sBACH and More

By Jonathan McNamara The Nintendo Experience Mobile Tour I want to be the kind of Nintendo fan that happily shrieks at the chance to play mini games. I wish that I didn’t mind waiting three months between releases for another game worth playing. I’d like to embrace casual gaming as a new vide ... More >>

The Top 10 Reasons to Attend Phoenix Comicon This Weekend

Think comic conventions are only for geeks, nerds, and losers? Well, we may not argue with that, but we will argue that being called a "geek" and a "nerd" are no longer derogatory terms. Those guys who picked on Bill Gates for wearing glasses so thick he could see into the future during the '70s are ... More >>

Star Trek Night

Think comic conventions are only for geeks, nerds, and losers? Well, we may not argue with that, but we will argue that being called a "geek" and a "nerd" are no longer derogatory terms. Those guys who picked on Bill Gates for wearing glasses so thick he could see into the future during the '70s are ... More >>

Spock and Awe

You know you wanna go. Resistance is futile.

Dumb and Dumbest

You know you wanna go. Resistance is futile.

Lust in Space

You nerds just can't get enough? Boldly go to AMC.

Canon Fodder

How photo-futurists trumped focal yokels

Colin Hay

Man still at work

A Family Affair

Home is where the art is

Bad News With Al

Home is where the art is

When the Stars Came Out

Home is where the art is

The Impossible Bomb

Home is where the art is

The Force Runs Its Course

Home is where the art is

Abject Art

Gidget Gein meets Mr. Spock

Space Cases

Trekkies make a splash at Federation Pool Party

Arizona Science Center Offers Free Admission to Public on April 25 & 26

  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out this is a good deal. The Arizona Science Center will offer free general admission to the public the weekend of April 25 and 26, thanks to sponsorship by Fry's grocery stores. That's a savings of nine dollars for adults and s ... More >>

Spock and Awe

You know you wanna go. Resistance is futile.

Beam Me Up, Jimmy

Jim Strait is a Trekkie. But he's not from outer space.

Magically Fictitious

A time of kings, dragons, and fantasy

Ape Hit

You've seen the movies, now read the 1963 book that inspired them

Boldly Going, Again

Seeking closure, Robert Wise finally finishes Star Trek: The Motion Picture -- 22 years later

The Final Frontier

Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time

Here's to You, Mr. Robinson

Sci-fi conventions are where movie stars go to burn brightly one more time

Space Cadets

Trekkies docu examines starship troupers

222-CORN

Small-town North Carolina movie theater's answering machine coming attraction is a good show in itself

Here's to You, Missing Robinsons

Updated Lost in Space is a high-tech trash treat

Sci-Fi, So Good

Updated Lost in Space is a high-tech trash treat

Trek Meet

Updated Lost in Space is a high-tech trash treat

Geek Beat: Poetry is for sissies

Hey, did you know it's National Poetry Month? Ok, it's also National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Safe Digging Month (WTF??), but we didn't figure those were appropriate topics for a geek blog. Why do we care? Though poetry may not be in the same ... More >>

J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek is Proof That a Franchise Can Live Long and Prosper

Hey, did you know it's National Poetry Month? Ok, it's also National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month and National Safe Digging Month (WTF??), but we didn't figure those were appropriate topics for a geek blog. Why do we care? Though poetry may not be in the same ... More >>

Geek Beat: Celebrity Geeks and Gaming Freaks at RandomCon

See... hot blondes can be geeks too.I grew up in the Dark Ages of role-playing games. I'm talking the late '80s, when Christian groups were protesting Dungeons & Dragons as a satanic tool and mixed-up drug addict and heavy D&D player Chris Pritchard -- now out on p ... More >>

Hot Links: Phoenix Coyotes, Bus Vandals, and Star Trek

Republican legislative leaders will bring a budget proposal to an Appropriations Committee in the state Senate today. The proposal includes privatizing three prisons, and cutting $220 million from K-12 funding. Not included in the proposal is the tax increase governor Jan Brewer was pushing for...Af ... More >>

Geeks Bearing Gifts

Republican legislative leaders will bring a budget proposal to an Appropriations Committee in the state Senate today. The proposal includes privatizing three prisons, and cutting $220 million from K-12 funding. Not included in the proposal is the tax increase governor Jan Brewer was pushing for...Af ... More >>

The Phantom of the Art Museum

Creepy-cool Canadian artist opens her process for all comers

Coheed and Cambria

Creepy-cool Canadian artist opens her process for all comers

Joe Arpaio Hated On In San Diego During Country Club Visit

Sheriff Joe is a little like the alien life force in the classic Star Trek original series episode "Day of the Dove," wherein the alien feeds off hate and can only be defeated with laughter.Witness Arpaio's recent excursion to speak at a country club in San Diego. Protesters, of course, assembled ou ... More >>

Space Age Lodge Has a Burger That's, You Know, Out of This World

Sheriff Joe is a little like the alien life force in the classic Star Trek original series episode "Day of the Dove," wherein the alien feeds off hate and can only be defeated with laughter.Witness Arpaio's recent excursion to speak at a country club in San Diego. Protesters, of course, assembled ou ... More >>

NASA Wants You to Pick Out Music Used to Wake Up Astronauts

They can put a man on the moon, but they can't find a way to inject caffeine into Tang, and they sure as hell can't make a playlist.​NASA has found a way to integrate the general public into their upcoming STS-133 mission.As NME reports, the task at hand is to decide what music should be used to w ... More >>

Galaxy Fest

They can put a man on the moon, but they can't find a way to inject caffeine into Tang, and they sure as hell can't make a playlist.​NASA has found a way to integrate the general public into their upcoming STS-133 mission.As NME reports, the task at hand is to decide what music should be used to w ... More >>

Geek Mythology

They can put a man on the moon, but they can't find a way to inject caffeine into Tang, and they sure as hell can't make a playlist.​NASA has found a way to integrate the general public into their upcoming STS-133 mission.As NME reports, the task at hand is to decide what music should be used to w ... More >>

Trek Tunes: A Quick Look at the Songs by Star Trek Stars

​ In case you haven't noticed, a bunch of us at Up on the Sun are total nerds. Our coverage of artists appearing at Phoenix Comicon and related stories has not so subtly hinted at our fan-boy-and-girl hearts. So we won't bother trying to tiptoe around the fact that we are a bunch of geeks. I explo ... More >>

July 21 In Blogs: Tom Horne, The Ostrich, Dan Auerbach, Carla Logan, and U.S. Airways

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Ask a Mexican on Puerto Ricans and Matanzas

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Dorkness Rising

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: