This 4th of July, our beloved Sulu (George Takei) is set to narrate the Fireworks Spectacular with the San Francisco Symphony.  This has become a regular gig for Takei, narrating symphonic performances from Honolulu to Long Island and everywhere in between.

Star Trek writers Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore (Star Trek Vanguard Series, Starfleet Corp of Engineers Series, + Many others) headed down to Oklahoma over the weekend for the 20th anniversary Trek Expo in Tulsa.  Dayton recently posted his Trek Expo re-cap on his blog and since we didn't get to go we thought it a good idea to share the post with all the rest of you that missed out.

I'm a bit late getting this posted, but here we go:

Alan Dean Foster is know as a prolific science fiction writer for his novels Quofum,  Glory Lane, Quozl and the Pip and Flinx series.  He's also know for his movie novelization work for such movies as 'Star Trek', 'Outland', 'Star Wars: A New Hope', 'The Black Hole', etc.  Just to name a few.  Wired writer Jenny Williams recently sat down for lunch with Mr. Foster and had a chance to ask him a few questions.  This is part I in a three part series.

The latest episode of Trekcast (no longer Sci-Fi just trek. Ha!) supplement has beamed aboard iTunes.  Check below for details.

Matt Blum from Wired has another installment in his 'Great Geek Debate' series.  This time it strikes at the core (well, we think it's the core) of every Trekkers heart; Kirk Vs. Picard.  We won't mention who we prefer (I shall call him Pikird), but you can definitely get involved in the conversation and even take a poll.  Check for a link at the bottom of the page.

(photo credit: Cliff Jette/The Gazette)

Over the weekend around 15,000 Trekkers flocked to Riverside, Iowa for the 25th annual TrekFest.  Since we couldn't go, we scoured the internet for photos of the event.  Listed below are few sources we found with lots of fantastic photos.

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In a recent interview with Breakingnews.ie, Simon Pegg talks about Hollywood, why he prefers living in London, and the possible release timeline for Star Trek XII.

Simon Pegg thinks Hollywood is a "very friendly place" but insists his heart belongs in London.

To our surprise this morning, Trekcast was listed at the top of our Google news reader under the term 'Star Trek'.  Way to go guys!  Examiner.com just released an article covering the highest rated Star Trek podcast.  Check out the story below.