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Omni December 1991 |
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STAR TREK VI: CLASS ACTS: THE NEW CARTOGRAPHERS: SAGDEEV: |
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Cover Art: The image is as familiar as Warhol's soup cans, Mickey's ears or the Coca-Cola logo: the massive starship Enterprise standing ready for battle, as countless stars light up the darkness of deep space. Now twenty-five years old, the Star Trek story continues to fascinate and entertain us, indeed to illuminate us. |
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Contents / Articles
First Word Looking for locations for the new film At Play in the Fields of the Lord, the Brazilian cinematographer saw his homeland in a new light. by Lauro Escorel Omnibus The Who's Who of contributing authors Communications Readers' Writes Earth Scientists intently study the newest place on Earth to discover how life evolved when the planet was young. by Jeanne K. Hanson Political Science Why doesn't the U.S. buy the nukes the Soviets are tossing out to keep up with the Bushes? by Tom Dworetzky Tools Everything you always wanted to know about the paranormal but were afraid to ask; cars so new they haven't been invented yet; and more. by Sandy Fritz Electronic Universe You've read the genre, now play the games: Science fiction games, always a weak imitation of written SF, begin to hold their own. by Gregg Keizer Entertainment This winter at the movies: a new Addams Family, an invisible Chevy Chase, and a thirtysomething Peter Pan. by A.J.S. Rayl Continuum TV without guilt; what's black and white and munched by farm animals?; and more Class Acts Science has certainly changed over the past few decades. Fortunately, many schools have adjusted, teaching science not just with textbooks but with satellite hookups, computer networks, and old-fashioned ingenuity and enthusiasm. by Gregg Keizer Star Trek: The Director's Chair After twenty-five years of meeting alien races, romancing beautiful women, and saving the universe, James T. Kirk and his crew are heading for home to take a well-deserved rest. The director and screenwriter of the new film, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, talks about working the Star Trek cast and Characters. by Nicholas Meyer Boldly Going Nowhere? Despite predictions that it would crash and burn, Star Trek: The Next Generation continues to thrive, delighting Trekkers and new fans alike of Picard and his crew. But has it abandoned the original's reckless spirit for a more pedantic view of the future? by Melinda Snodgrass Interview Physicist Roald Stewart guided the Soviet Union's unmanned space program to new heights but made more headlines down on Earth when he bucked the Communist political system back in 1988, when perestroika was untested. by Doug Stewart Fiction: The Other Shore/b> Several years ago, renegade geneticists cooked up a modern version of the Black Death that attacked only non-Caucasians, devastating the population of the Third World. As the world stuggles to recover, FBI agent Dave must escort Bedford one of the accused scientists, to trial, where he faces almost certain death. There's just one problem: Dave thinks the likable Bedford is innocent. by J.R. Dunn The New Cartographers Maps and legends: We've come a long way from the days when mapmakers labeled uncharted seas with "Here be dragons." Cartography has become a science, employing the latest satellite and computer technology to not only map the seas but also help prevent environmental damage and deliver mail faster. by Gergory T. Pope |
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