In the third Star Trek film to feature the original characters embodied by an attractive young cast, the crew of the USS Enterprise is getting restless. Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto) are trying to find the right moment to tell one another it’s time to move on. Life aboard a starship […]
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz loses mind, calls on media to focus more on climate change
Look, we like U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D–Hawaii. In fact, we can’t really think of any substantive issue in which we disagree. But the news release his office sent out today–damn, we just don’t now. Apparently, there’s a new Media Matters report out that says broadcast TV networks just aren’t covering climate change in any […]
Drew Toonz doesn’t care for hippies who think Capt. Kirk was in Star Wars
Illustration: Andrew Miller
Talking story with William Shatner before his upcoming show at the Sheraton Maui Resort
Captain Kirk beams down to Maui next Wednesday, Dec. 30. At 84, William Shatner–star of Star Trek, T.J. Hooker, Rescue 911, Boston Legal, S#*! My Dad Says and those Priceline commercials–is the latest to headline the Maui Celebrity Series. The living legend who began his career in radio will spend an evening with comedian Paul […]
As ‘The Force Awakens’ hits island screens, we talk with 18 Maui fans about their special Star Wars memories
On Dec. 18, all our questions will be answered. Did J.J. Abrams deliver? Was the years’ worth of wait and hype worth it? Will Star Wars: The Force Awakens be among the best films of 2015? If Greedo shot first, does that really mean Han Solo didn’t act in cold blood? If that last sentence sounds […]
NOTW: Bionic Shoes, Recycled Dog Hair and Naughty Plastic Surgeons
BIONIC SHOES Police in Japan’s Kyoto Prefecture raided a shoe manufacturer in July and commandeered a list of about 1,500 purchasers of the company’s signature “tosatsu shoes”–shoes with built-in cameras. Investigators have begun visiting the purchasers at home to ask that they hand in the shoes (but, out of fairness, said they would not cause […]