While recuperating from my still-broken ankle, I attended Madicon 24, on the campus of James Madison University. Since I was not 100%, I wanted to at least go for a few hours on Saturday and check out the scene.  It has been 30+ years since I attended an honest-to-goodness convention, and I really wanted to see what remained the same and what had changed in the intervening years. One feature that hadn't changed is the  cosplay . Cosplay is a portmanteau mashing up the words  costume  and  play  and describing an aesthetic expression where individuals can identify with a favorite character or setting in science fiction or fantasy. Back in 1996,  Barbara   Adams   made   headlines  when she wore a uniform based on ones featured on the  Star Trek: The Next Generation  television series as part of the juror pool during the Whitewater trials. When asked why, she simply said "I always wear my uniform on formal occasions...