• A clergyman has written a hymn entitled "Out of Darkness" to the tune of composer Jerry Goldsmith's theme for VOYAGER, which was featured in the recent issue of SFX Magazine.


• Hallmark has announced the 2003 line of STAR TREK ornaments, with the Scorpion fighter from NEMESIS and Archer and T'Pol from ENTERPRISE, to be released by October.


• William Shatner is currently in preparations this summer for the upcoming SPPLAT ATTACK II paintball charity event.


• The reinvention of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, developed by co-executive producer Ronald D. Moore (TNG, DS9, GENERATIONS, FIRST CONTACT), was spotlighted at this past weekend's Comic-Con International in San Diego.


• TOS writer Harlan Ellison ("The City On the Edge of Forever") is suing AOL for allowing his stories to be posted on the Internet. (Thanks to 'RJTrek')


• LeVar Burton ('Geordi') recently revealed that his long-running children's program READING RAINBOW has secured a $2 million benefactor as well as new government funding.


• John deLancie ('Q') recently appeared in his updated production of LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME in Chicago this past Sunday, July 20.


• A question-and-answer session with LeVar Burton ('Geordi LaForge') about securing funding for the PBS series READING RAINBOW is available at OnPhilantrophy.com.

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