On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

Star Trek: Picard

Season 1. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Nepenthe.

Released March 5, 2020.

Directed by Doug Aarniokoski.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Samantha Humphrey, Michael Chabon and Nick Zayas.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, Jonathan Del Arco, Peyton List, Tamlyn Tomita, Lulu Wilson, Derek Webster, Kay Bess, Guy Fernandez Jr., Harry Treadaway.

On this day in music history: Transcendence, by Sherry Finzer (2020):

Transcendence

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released February 28, 2020.

Track list:

The Ascent; Third Eye Opening; Veil of the Unknown; Inner Awakening; Meditative, relaxing, soothing, contemplative, cinematic, flutes, calming, relaxing - Ancient Roots; Evening Prayer; Winds of Intuition; Elements of Light.

On this day in television history - Altered Carbon (2020 TV series):

Altered Carbon

Based on the Altered Carbon novel series by Richard K. Morgan.

All 8 episodes released February 27, 2020.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Season 2. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: Phantom Lady.

Directed by Ciaran Donnelly.

Written by Laeta Kalogridis, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, James Saito, Jihae, Michael Shanks, Oliver Rice, Sen Mitsuji, Bradley Stryker, Marcus Aurelio, Ian Rozylo, Steve Chang, Sonia Beeksma, Craig Haas, Andrew Chin, Jill Teed, Daniel Bernhardt, Tamiko Brownlee, Trevor Goober, Charles Chi Soo Kim, Juliana Lopez Collado, Byron Mann, Hugo Raymundo, Praise Vaughn, Maxwell Sloan Yip.

Season 2. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Payment Deferred.

Directed by Ciaran Donnelly.

Written by Sarah Nicole Jones, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, James Saito, David Cubitt, Sharon Taylor, Jason Schombing, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Mark Acheson, Maxime Savaria, Max Boateng, Victor Zinck Jr., Kevan Ohtsji, Marilyn Norry, Kareem Malcolm, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Jason William Day, Fraser Aitcheson, Lorna Joan Barrie, Charles Chi Soo Kim, Nelina Nenadic.

Season 2. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Nightmare Alley.

Directed by MJ Bassett.

Written by Michael R. Perry, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Ato Essandoh, Martha Higareda, Dichen Lachman, Sharon Taylor, Britt Irvin, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Marilyn Norry, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Victoria Katongo, Brittany Mitchell, Kat Ruston, Darien Martin, Carmela Sison, Jones Bay, James Rha, Nia Cummins, Mike Wasko, Sean Owen Roberts, Karen Khunkhun, Michael Meneer, Ray G. Thunderchild, Kindall Charters, Genn Love, Daniel Bernhardt, Ian Hawes, Will Yun Lee, Sherry Nelson.

Season 2. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Shadow of a Doubt.

Directed by MJ Bassett.

Written by Sang Kyu Kim, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Neal McDonough, James Saito, Daniel Bernhardt, David Cubitt, Sharon Taylor, Michael Shanks, Hayley Law, Oliver Rice, Sen Mitsuji, Britt Irvin, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Heather Doerksen, Kamran Fulleylove, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Victor Zinck Jr., Kevan Ohtsji, Orlando Lucas, Jeremiah Oh, Damon Lipari, Daphne Hoskins, Sonia Beeksma, Kheon Clarke, Sky Kao, Teana-Marie Smith, Jackie Blackmore, Alan Mak, Nicholas Dohy, Franckie Francois, Juliana Lopez Collado, James Rha.

Season 2. Episode 5.

Episode entitled: I Wake Up Screaming.

Directed by Jeremy Webb.

Written by Cortney Norris, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Neal McDonough, James Saito, Daniel Bernhardt, Carl Lumbly, Hayley Law, Sen Mitsuji, Matt Ellis, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Alessandro Juliani, Xander Hall, Cecilia Deacon, Kira Clavell, Alexander Lowe, Karen Khunkhun, Andrew Chin, Nicholas Dohy.

Season 2. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Bury Me Dead.

Directed by Jeremy Webb.

Written by Adam Lash, Cori Uchida, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Dichen Lachman, Matt Ellis, Dalias Blake, Orphée Ladouceur-Nguyen, Skyler Mowatt, Mitra Suri, Heather Doerksen, Dagan Nish, Megan Danso, Mike McLeod, Kareem Tristan Alleyne, Alika Autran, Tamiko Brownlee, Shawn Clark, Nicholas Dohy, Joel Kinnaman.

Season 2. Episode 7.

Episode entitled: Experiment Perilous.

Directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

Written by Nevin Densham, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Neal McDonough, James Saito, David Cubitt, Michael Shanks, Sharon Taylor, Oliver Rice, Victor Zinck Jr., Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Acheson, Orlando Lucas, Kareem Tristan Alleyne, Adam Thomas, Ely Jackson, Mike McLeod, Jorge Vargas, Bailey Corneal, Bailey Burr, Jason Cermak, Heather-Claire Nortey, Sean Millington, Darren E. Scott, Shane Kim, Elle Young, Nicholas Dohy, Charles Chi Soo Kim.

Season 2. Episode 8.

Episode entitled: Broken Angels.

Directed by Salli Richardson-Whitfield.

Written by Alison Schapker, Elizabeth Padden, Cortney Norris.

Created by Laeta Kalogridis.

Music by Jordan Gagne, Jeff Russo.

Cast: Anthony Mackie, Lela Loren, Simone Missick, Chris Conner, Dina Shihabi, Torben Liebrecht, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Carl Lumbly, Hayley Law, Oliver Rice, Sharon Taylor, Max Boateng, Orlando Lucas, Marilyn Norry, Naomi King, Fraser Aitcheson, Kareem Tristan Alleyne, Daniel Bernhardt, Nicholas Dohy, Charles Chi Soo Kim, Juliana Lopez Collado.

On this day in movie history - True History of the Kelly Gang (2019):

True History of the Kelly Gang

directed by Justin Kurzel,

based on the novel by Peter Carey,

was released in Australia on January 9, 2020.

Music by Jed Kurzel.

Cast:

George MacKay, Orlando Schwerdt, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, Sean Keenan, Jacob Collins-Levy, Thomasin McKenzie, Charlie Hunnam, Claudia Karvan, Marlon Williams, Gentle Ben Corbett, Earl Cave, Louis Hewison.

On this day in television history - The Stand (2020 TV mini-series & novel):

The Stand

9-episode mini-series.

Directed by Josh Boone, Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy, Chris Fisher, Vincenzo Natali and Tucker Gates.

Written by Stephen King, Josh Boone, Benjamin Cavell, Jill Killington, Owen King, Knate Lee, Eric Dickinson, Taylor Elmore.

Based on the novel by Stephen King.

Released in the United States on December 17, 2020 – February 11, 2021.

Music by Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott.

Cast:

James Marsden, Odessa Young, Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, Gordon Cormier, Amber Heard, Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Irene Bedard, Brad William Henke, Nat Wolff, Henrique Zaga, Greg Kinnear, Nicholas Lea, Eion Bailey, Katherine McNamara, Olivia Cheng, Fiona Dourif, Tarun Keram, Ezra Miller, Gabrielle Rose, Natalie Martinez, Jason Burkart, Paul Jarrett, Mark Gibbon, Sunita Prasad, Seth Whittaker, Hamish Linklater, Kendall Joy Hall, Daniel Sunjata, Cameron McDonald, Luis Javier, J.K. Simmons, Kristy Dawn Dinsmore, Jennifer-Juniper Angeli, Curtiss Cook Jr., Angus Sampson, Heather Graham, Spencer Drever, Reese Alexander, M.J. Kokolis, Primo Allon, Harrison MacDonald, Nyla Alleyne, Clifton Collins Jr., Ariana Nica, Todd Matthews, Isla Crerar, Peter Anderson, Rob McEachern, Troy Mundle, Jagua Arneja, Briar Diallo, Tim Carlson, Tebo Nzeku, Alexis Paige Dixon, Shadi Janho, Bruce Blain, David Parent, Miles Chalmers, Brandyn Eddy, Lisa Chandler, Arkie Kandola, Darren Dolynski, TJ Kayama, Mariessa Portelance, Angela Moore, Joe Costa, Fletcher Donovan, Donald Sales, Liza Huget, Lissa Neptuno, Veena Sood, Kim Kondrashoff, Eddie Flake, Hugo Raymundo, Jesse Stanley, Camden Filtness, Jasmine Lukuku, Mike Wasko, J. Douglas Stewart, Shishy Gebru, Myles McCarthy, Leah Hennessey, Jeremy Jones, Richard Meen, Sean Millington, Jenny Mitchell, Iris Paluly, Luvia Petersen, Lisa Renee Pitts, Michel Issa Rubio, Eric Ruggieri, Carolyn Tinglin, Danny Wattley, Bryan Cranston, Steve Ellis, Stephen King, Mick Garris, Jeremy Angel.

Recommended reading:

The Stand

By Stephen King.

First published 1978.

Published by Doubleday.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 0385199570

ISBN-13: 978-0385199575

Description:

Stephen King’s apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting – and eerily plausible – as when it was first published.

One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years! This edition includes all of the new and restored material first published in The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition.

A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world’s population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge – Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious “Dark Man,” who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them – and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity.

On this day in music history - Sketches, by Michele McLaughlin (2020):

Sketches

Album by Michele McLaughlin,

released December 5, 2020.

Track list: At First Sight; Hope; One Life; Waiting; The Traveler; Farewell Little Love; Forever Yours; The Right Choice; The Long Night; Relief; Home at Last; Lost; Unshakeable.

On this day in music history - Luminous, by Michele McLaughlin (2020):

Luminous

Album by Michele McLaughlin,

released November 25, 2020.

Track List:

Droplets of Gray; When You Hurt, I Hurt; Kaleidoscope; Shimmer; Moonlit Shadows; The Golden Hour; Luminous; Fireflies; Adrift; Lanterns in the Sky.

On this day in music history - Sacred Night: The Christmas Album, by Secret Garden and Cathrine Iversen (2020):

Sacred Night: The Christmas Album

By Secret Garden and Cathrine Iversen,

released November 13, 2020.

Track list:

Ave Maria; Sacred Night; Sagnet om julerosen; ‘Cause Of You; Sigma; Mørketid; Christmas Time Is Here Again; I dette stille øyeblikk; Mary’s Lament; Desembernattens sang; I Know A Rose Tree.

On this day in music history - Arnulfo, by Laura Sullivan (2020):

Arnulfo

Piano piece by Laura Sullivan,
released November 12, 2020.

On this day in music history - Almost Christmas, by Lee Aaron (2020):

Almost Christmas

Album by Lee Aaron,

released November 7, 2020.

Track list:

Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas; Baby Please Come Home; Run, Run, Rudolph; It Doesen’t Often Snow at Christmas; Zat You Santa Claus?; I Don’t Believe in Christmas; Merry Christmas Everybody; All I Ever Get for Christmas Is Blue; Peace on Earth; The Fiddle and the Drum; Almost Christmas; More Fun on the Naughty List.

On this day in movie history - Kubrick by Kubrick (2020):

Kubrick by Kubrick

a documentary directed and written by Gregory Monro,

was released at the Chicago International Film Festival in the United States on October 20, 2020.
Music by Vincent Théard.

Cast:

Stanley Kubrick, Michel Ciment, Malcolm McDowell, Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Sterling Hayden, Arthur C. Clarke, Marisa Berenson, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Sellers, Garrett Brown, Ken Adam, Leonard Rosenman, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Christiane Kubrick, Roger Ebert, Dann Gire, Maurice Beaupère, J.-H. Bigay, Kirk Douglas, Pierre Fruchon, Sue Lyon, James Mason, Agop Terzan.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: Voyager (1997)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2003)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

The Art of Star Trek: Discovery (2020)

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 4. Episode 4.

Episode entitled: Nemesis.

Released September 24, 1997.

Directed by Alexander Singer.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by Kenneth Biller, Bryan Fuller, Lisa Klink.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Michael Mahonen, Matt Levin, Nathan Anderson, Peter Vogt, Booth Colman, Meghan Murphy, Terrence Evans, Marilyn Fox, Pancho Demmings, Tulsy Ball, Chuck Borden, George Cambio, Carol Cetrone, Glenn Goldstein, Mark Major, Cazimir Milostan, Louis Ortiz, Monica Peterson, Steve Race, Jerry Sherman, Brooke Stephens.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 3. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Extinction.

Released September 24, 2003.

Directed by LeVar Burton.

Written by André Bormanis, Jonathan Fernandez.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Velton Ray Bunch.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Roger Cross, Daniel Dae Kim, Troy Mittleider, Philip Boyd, Brian J. Williams, Alexandrea Ortiz, Craig Baxley Jr., Kiante Elam, Glen Hambly, Jimmy Ortega, Keith Shindoll.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Vulcan Hello.

Released September 24, 2017.

Directed by David Semel.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Bryan Fuller, Akiva Goldsman, Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman, Bo Yeon Kim, Erika Lippoldt, Kirsten Beyer, Kemp Powers.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif/Javid Iqbal, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Chris Obi, Maulik Pancholy, Terry Serpico, Sam Vartholomeos, Arista Arhin, Emily Coutts, Justin Howell, Ali Momen, Bonnie Morgan, David Benjamin Tomlinson, Tasia Valenza, Chris Violette, Romaine Waite, Jimmy Chimarios, Nicole Dickinson, Julie Mahendran, Adam Winlove-Smith.

Star Trek: Discovery

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Battle at the Binary Stars.

Released September 24, 2017.

Directed by Adam Kane.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Bryan Fuller, Bo Yeon Kim, Kirsten Beyer, Sean Cochran, Kemp Powers.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif/Javid Iqbal, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Kenneth Mitchell, Chris Obi, Terry Serpico, Sam Vartholomeos, Arista Arhin, Emily Coutts, Ali Momen, Clare McConnell, Thamela Mpumlwana, Damon Runyan, Tasia Valenza, Chris Violette, Romaine Waite, Jimmy Chimarios, Nicole Dickinson, Julie Mahendran, Adam Winlove-Smith.

Recommended reading:

The Art of Star Trek: Discovery

By Paula Block & Terry J Erdmann.

Published by Titan Books.

Published 2020.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1789092590

ISBN-13: 9781789092592

Description:

The official Star Trek: Discovery art book.

Star Trek: Discovery, the newest chapter in the Star Trek Universe, follows the exploits of Vulcan-raised science officer Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery as they boldly go where no one has gone before.

The Art of Star Trek Discovery explores behind the scenes of CBS's hit show, with cast and crew interviews, set photography, concept art and storyboards. With exclusive content from the first two seasons, this book is a must-have for every Star Trek fan.

On this day in movie history - Coastal Elites (2020):

Coastal Elites

directed by Jay Roach,

written by Paul Rudnick,

was released in the United States on September 12, 2020.
Music by Evyen Klean and Julian Nunez.

Cast:

Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson, Issa Rae.

Recommended reading - Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver (2020):

Devotions

The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver

Published by Penguin Books.

Published 2020.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0399563261

ISBN-13: 9780399563263

Description:

Now a Read With Jenna Book Club Pick.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver presents a personal selection of her best work in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career.

“I love [Mary’s] work. It’s about nature and love and what it means to be human. . . . I find her poetry to be so cathartic and beautiful.” – Jenna Bush Hager.

“No matter where one starts reading, Devotions offers much to love.” – The Washington Post.

Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Identified as "far and away, this country’s best-selling poet" by Dwight Garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years.

Carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature Oliver’s work from her very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, Felicity, published in 2015. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of the natural world.

On this day in music history - Queen Of Baroque by Cecilia Bartoli (2020):

Queen Of Baroque

Album by Cecilia Bartoli,

was released on August 14, 2020.

Track list:

And The honor Tyrant Star; How much I envy... those who live as lovers; Let me weep; I am like a ship; Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Feat. June Anderson); Agitated by two Twenty; Serene, O my beautiful sun... My Flame... (Feat. Philippe Jaroussky); Warm Blood; Shadow never was; Aure vai e baciate (feat. sol gabetta); Oh, you beautiful God of love... Where is my good?; Eja Mater, Fons Amoris... Fac, Ut Ardeat... Sancta Mater... Tui Nati, Vulnerati (Feat. Franco Fagioli and Behle); Go repentant to cry; Unlock yourselves, O gates of Avernus; I leave you, dear; Combatton Quest'alma (Feat. Philippe Jaroussky); Nice pleasure.

On this day in music history - Soul Espanol, by Sherry Finzer & Chris B. Jàcome (2020):

Soul Espanol

Album by Sherry Finzer & Chris B. Jàcome,
released July 31, 2020.

Track list:

Mediterranean Meditations; Ondas; Sea of Tranquility; Reflections.