Captain Picard is the hero we need, says Star Trek writer Michael Chabon – CNET

Star Trek icon Jean-Luc Picard is returning to the final frontier. And one of the people helping the beloved character boldly go once again is best-selling author Michael Chabon. Author Michael Chabon beams up with Star Trek: Discovery and the further adventures of Jean-Luc Picard.   Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance The author of acclaimed novels Wonder…

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The Tragedy of GJ237b

A role-playing game for no players system design by Caitlynn Belle, setting design by Ben Lehman History GJ 237, vernacularly known as Luyten’s Star, is a largely unremarkable red dwarf star located in the constellation Canis Minor. It is twelve light years from Earth, a distance which renders it invisible to the naked eye. The…

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A Lord of the Rings-inspired space opera wants to connect you with African mythology — Quartz

Artist Paul Louise-Julie counts among his inspirations the words of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, the images of Star Wars and the whispers of a Senegalese elder who opened his eyes to the oral history of West Africa. Six years ago, he challenged himself to combine these influences with his skill as an…

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