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Every year, we invite staff and regular contributors to nominate TV series for Greater Goodies, the awards we give to stories that exemplify or illustrate kindness, community, empathy, and more keys to well-being. Here’s what we came up with this year:The Boroughs, Death by Lightning, Envidiosa, The Hawk, Heated Rivalry, A Knight of the Seven…

The 1960s were a great decade for science-fiction, in no small part because that’s when “Star Trek,” one of the TV shows that defined the sci-fi genre, premiered. However, while Captain Kirk and Spock’s adventures exploring the final frontier were perhaps the most important and iconic stories of the era, “Star Trek” was far from…

Science fiction has long served as a genre to escape to, for decades offering audiences the chance to get lost in imaginary worlds through the pages of novels and comic books. But as filmmaking tools took hold throughout the early 20th century, movies became regular entertainment outlets and vehicles for sci-fi worlds of their own.…

As the (depending on who you ask) great Marshall Mathersonce said, “You only get one shot. Do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo!” The man won an Oscarfor that tune, so he must’ve been onto something.

1975 was a pivotal turning point in history — President Gerald Ford announced the end of the Vietnam War, “Chicago” opened on Broadway, “Jaws” made $260 million in the box office, and the following five songs would go on to define pop history.