Breen

Screenshot: ParamountAnother rare entry on this list that is not from either the Dominion or Klingon Wars is still perhaps the most famous battle in Star Trek history: Starfleet’s engagement with Borg forces in the Wolf system, just eight light years from Earth. Compared to other conflicts mentioned here the numbers involved are much smaller in scope, 40 Starfleet vessels and a single Borg Cube. But Wolf 359 is devastating for the trauma it impacts on much of Star Trek itself in the years since its aftermath was first…

On the Shelf Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science By Benjamin BreenGrand Central: 384 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Benjamin Breen, a young historian at UC Santa Cruz, has written a gripping new book that tells a remarkable story. “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science” tracks the…

Image: ParamountOutside of a few strong highs, Lower Decks’ third season has largely felt like a bit of a regression, with characters re-treading familiar arcs with little rhyme or reason. It’s perhaps fitting then, that as the season draws to a close, it sets the stage for a conflict the show already covered—except this time there might be a few more consequences, if we’re lucky.The catalyst for character chaos in “Trusted Sources” comesin the form of an arriving journalist, Victoria Nuzé from the Federation News…