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In the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "The Enemy", the Enterprise investigates a crashed Romulan vessel on a radioactive, storm-wracked planet called Galorndon Core. Several Enterprise crew-members are able to beam down and rescue one Romulan survivor, but the storms and radiation prevent everyone from returning. Geordi (LeVar Burton) is left behind, as is a second Romulan survivor named Bochra (John Snyder). At first, the injured Bochra claims Geordi as his hostage, but Geordi explains that the radiation will soon make them sick and that it would be wiser for them to work together to escape. 

The bulk of "The Enemy" is devoted to their rescue. Up in orbit, Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) has to do some clever negotiating with a Romulan Commander (Andrea Katsulas), while Geordi and Bochra find ways to survive below. It's an okay episode. 

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Star Trek: Tng showed the Romulans' complexity: not all were villains, and some were sympathetic. Captain Picard's judgment of Romulans is continually challenged, and he eventually fought for their rescue decades later. In Tng, Romulans are portrayed as multi-dimensional characters.

The Romulans may be considered one of the United Federation of Planets' greatest enemies, but Star Trek: The Next Generation showed that not every Romulan is a villain. The Romulans made their debut in the excellent Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "Balance of Terror," which set them up as conniving villains, although the Romulan Commander (Mark Lenard) had honor. Since their introduction, the Romulans have been incredibly secretive and earned a reputation for being duplicitous. And while many Romulans have fallen into this category over the years, Tng showed that Romulans could be just as complex and nuanced as humans.

As Captain of the USS Enterprise-d, Captain Jean-Luc Picard...

Geordi La Forge's romance mishap in "Booby Trap" is cringe-worthy but Geordi is redeemed in "The Enemy". "The Enemy" showcases Geordi's resilience and leadership while Picard and Worf make tough decisions. Star Trek: Tng delves into complex interpersonal dynamics with self-contained episodes and overarching plots.

Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) has one particularly embarrassing storyline on Star Trek: The Next Generation, but this great episode redeems him. As the Chief Engineer on the USS Enterprise-d, Geordi knows his way around a warp core, but he sometimes has trouble with interpersonal relationships. It's a bit telling that Geordi's best friend is the android Lt. Commander Data (Brent Spiner), who isn't exactly known for his social skills. Although La Forge plays a major role in many Tng episodes, only a handful of episodes give him center stage and reveal more about Geordi as a person.

Geordi La Forge's cringe-worthy "romance...

Jenna Ortega has too much going on to date right now.

The actress chats to Elle‘s April 2023 issue about starring in “Scream VI”, before the mag mentions she’s producing and starring in her first romantic comedy, “Winter Spring Summer or Fall”.

The movie doesn’t have a release date as of yet.

Jenna Ortega for “Elle”. Photographed by: Felix Cooper

Despite her role in the upcoming flick, Ortega isn’t a huge fan of rom-coms herself.

The “Wednesday” star tells the magazine, “I hate being goo- goo gaga over a boy. I think it’s secretly a pride thing.

“It’s a problem with a lot of female characters, that a lot of them are guy-oriented or what they’re expressing or emoting is based on a guy’s position and a guy’s story.”

Jenna Ortega for “Elle”. — Credit: Felix Cooper

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Jenna Ortega reacts to Neve Campbell not returning to “Scream” for the first time for the upcoming sixth instalment in a new interview with Elle’s April 2023 issue.

Ortega, who plays Tara Carpenter in the flick, says of Campbell choosing to walk away from the franchise due to a disagreement over pay: “It was really unfortunate.”

She adds of her absence, “Especially because Neve is the coolest, sweetest, most talented lady. The franchise wouldn’t be what it is without her.”

Campbell first starred as Sidney Prescott in the original “Scream” movie back in 1996.

Jenna Ortega for “Elle”. Credit: Felix Cooper

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Courteney Cox has also been a part of the franchise since the beginning, starring as Gale Weathers.

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Actress/model Lily-Rose Depp poses for the January 2023 issue of "Elle" (US) magazine, photographed by Felix Cooper:

Depp began her acting career with a small role in "Tusk" (2014), and went on to star in the period drama "The Dancer" (2016),  "Planetarium" (2016) and "The King" (2019). 

IIn 2018, Depp starred opposite Laurent Lafitte in "Les Fauves" ("Savage"), a French language film directed by Vincent Mariette.

In the same year, Depp starred in"A Faithful Man", directed by Louis Garrel.

Depp next appeared in the Oscar-winning Netflix short "Period. End of Sentence". 

June 2019, Depp starred alongside her aunt Alysson Paradis in the French independent short film "Quel Joli Temps Pour Jouer Ses Vingt-ans" ("My Last Lullaby").

In 2021, Depp starred in the opioid thriller "Crisis" and in "Voyagers". 

She will be making her TV debut in the upcoming HBO drama series "The Idol".

Upcoming film projects include "The Governesses" and "Nosferatu".

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Lily-Rose Depp opens up about growing up with famous parents in a new interview for Elle’s December 2022/January 2023 issue.

Lily-Rose is the daughter of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis, so has dealt with some of the downsides to fame for the whole of her life.

The 23-year-old shares that growing up “my parents protected my brother [Jack] and me from it as much as possible.

“I know my childhood didn’t look like everybody’s childhood, and it’s a very particular thing to deal with, but it’s also the only thing that I know.”

Lily-Rose Depp. Photographer: Felix Cooper

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She says that confronting fame as an adult has been “a weird thing to navigate,” but admits: “It’s different experiencing it firsthand rather than by proxy. I guess...

In space, no one can hear you riff… that is, unless you’re Girih. Bloody-Disgusting has teamed up with the instrumental post-rock act to debut their cosmic music video for “The Ring,” which you can watch below.

“The Ring” is the first single from the band’s sophomore album, Ikigai, named after the Japanese conceptual philosophy of finding purpose and fulfillment. It will be released digitally and on vinyl on October 14 via A Thousand Arms in the US and Dunk! Records in Europe.

With the help of filmmakers Tanner Fowler, Hans Peter Schepp, Jonathan Vardi, Pong Chan, and Timothy McGlinchey, “The Ring” takes viewers on a surreal sci-fi journey in the vein of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Interstellar, and Gravity.

Formed in New Hampshire in 2016, Girih is comprised of Alex Paul and Brian Luttrell on guitars and Jeremy Dingman on drums. “The Ring” finds the trio joined by cellist Nick Grieco...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a bill ready for signature that would stop social media companies from permanently kicking people off their platforms in the state.

The bill was passed Thursday by the Florida House 77-38 in favor of the bill, the Senate, 23-17. It makes it a crime to remove state political candidates from social media sites like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

Doing so would subject the companies to fines of $250,000 per day for statewide candidates. Local candidate removal would merit a fine of $25,000 per day.

The Florida bill may serve as a prototype for other states that will force the courts into a new evaluation of free speech on social media.

Under the Florida bill, seven days notice is required, warning users that they are about to be banned, offering them time to correct any issues. Suspensions of up to 14 days would still be allowed.

“What this bill...

BuzzFeed Chief Marketing and Chief Creative Officer Frank Cooper is leaving the company, TheWrap has learned. Cooper is departing less than two years after taking over Buzzfeed’s creative services team. He was previously at PepsiCo Inc. and AOL, and worked closely with marketing executives and ad agencies to create sponsored content. BuzzFeed did not provide additional comment. Also Read: BuzzFeed Gets Another $200M From NBCUniversal Last week, NBCUniversal made a $200 million investment in BuzzFeed. Recode reported the investment last month, saying it valued the digital publisher at $1.7 billion. NBCUniversal infused $200 million into BuzzFeed last year, valuing the company at...

Beloved British author Zadie Smith has already seen one of her novels — the lauded 2000 offering “White Teeth” — turned into a television version, and now her “Nw” is getting similar treatment. The 2012 Women’s Prize for Fiction nominee will soon hit BBC Two as a 90-minute telepic that weaves together the stories of four childhood friends who are all struggling to overcome their past as they make their way through adulthood.

The story’s four protagonists — Leah Hanwell, Natalie (née Keisha) Blake, Felix Cooper and Nathan Bogle — all grew up together in North-West London (the “Nw” of the title) on the fictional Caldwell council estate, and have endeavored (in some very different ways) to break free of the world they first knew. While Natalie (Nikki Amuka-Bird) has managed to turn herself into a wealthy, successful barrister, her childhood pal Leah (Phoebe Fox) still struggles with both money and ambition. Chance encounters rule in the story,...