NEBULA4.4, December 2007 Editing an online journal such as Nebula is always a pleasure, not only because of the quality of the submissions we receive for each issue, or the variety of topics that tend to be covered on a quarterly basis or the delightful synchronicities that make themed issues out of a journal decidedly open to the gesture of the un-themed. It is not only for these reasons that Nebula brings us a great deal of pleasure and privilege to produce, it is also the power and privilege that such a journal brings in terms of connecting scholars and scholarships across the world. I certainly look forward to a fifth year of Nebula in 2008 where I hope we can continue to produce scholarship relevant to the state of the world and our role within it.