Captain Kirk

Warped Drives: 55 (ish) Years of Star Trek Kinkery

May 7, 2022January 20, 2023

This is rather embarrassing to admit, but I watched nine hours of the doc Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek. And there’s no Bill Shatner – probably they couldn’t afford his newly minted sub-orbital astronaut ass (at 90-years-young). As… Read More »Warped Drives: 55 (ish) Years of Star Trek Kinkery

Captain Kirk’s Bulging Trousers

February 2, 2007May 7, 2022

A touring exhibition of genuine Star Trek gimcracks reminds Mark Simpson of the virile greatness of the original Shatner/Nimoy series/love story – and the p.c. limpness of all the spin-offs (Originally appeared on Salon.com Feb. 26, 2003) The first thing… Read More »Captain Kirk’s Bulging Trousers