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"Richard D. James"

July 17, 2017

Bryan Jones

Aphex Twin was a set designer on Star Trek: The Next Generation?!

handmade zine image of Star Trek The Next Generation character with abstract background.

NPL Mixtapes: Turbolift Tunes

July 16, 2017

Megan Adovasio-Jones

An NPL curated Star Trek inspired playlist with original art. 

2nd Wednesday's Book Club's next book is Island by Aldous Huxley

July 13, 2017

Bryan Jones

In his final novel, Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years.

Man in a blue shirt and leather jacket stands in a grocery produce department.

Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America

July 13, 2017

Amanda Dembiec

Michael Ruhlman's got a new book? And it's about Grocery stores? Commence happy dance!

Book cover for "Star Trek: Voyager: Captain Proton," featuring pulp-style sci-fi art of a hero and a blonde woman.

Captain Proton : Defender of the Earth

July 10, 2017

Jeremy Estes

From the beginning, Star Trek attempted to raise filmed science fiction above the level of more pulpy fare like Captain Video or Flash Gordon.

six buffalo graze in front of a zoo building.

Lions and Tigers and Bears...Oh Nashville!

July 8, 2017

Sarah Arntz

Before the Nashville Zoo opened in 1991, the city nearly purchased animals for a zoo around the time Metro Government formed in 1963. I recently stumbled across this fascinating story and thought it was too good not to share.