Black Mirror: Nosedive

As the Season 3 premiere of “Black Mirror” opens, Lacie (Bryce Dallas Howard) jogs into frame, strawberry blonde ponytail swinging. Her pace is brisk, and her resting face is focused, intense: This is how she looks when she thinks nobody’s looking. Her features shift the instant others come into view, a carefully-rehearsed sunny smile bursting onto…

Deanna Troi, unsung feminist and fashion hero of “Star Trek: The Next Generation”

For a show that spent its first 25 years reaching toward socialism and absolute equality with both hands, the physical and semiotic impact of clothing — particularly of uniforms; they’re all military of one kind or another — can’t be overstated. While the intensity of the enduring cosplay world tells us a lot about which costumes, uniforms and details…