20161108 – This Map Shows How America Voted in Every Election Since 1824 — TIME

The U.S. wasn’t always divided between blue and red states—the parties that dominated the national conversation once included Whig, National Republican, Democratic-Republican and more. Electoral maps dating back decades reveal a lot about political change in the U.S. as the country grew and two dominant political parties emerged. For some presidents, elections ended in landslide…

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20161108 – Building Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back — Raiders of the Lost Tumblr


Stuart Freeborn, Frank Oz and Jim Henson examine Yoda


Director Irvin Kershner and Stuart Freeborn


Effects technician Dennis Lowe works on the animatronics inside the Yoda puppet as it slowly takes shape


Irvin Kershner and Norman Reynolds make plans with a maquette of Yoda’s house

Building Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back. The photos are:

  1. Stuart Freeborn, Frank Oz and Jim Henson
  2. Director Irvin Kershner and Stuart Freeborn
  3. Effects technician Dennis Lowe working on the animatronics inside the Yoda puppet
  4. Irvin Kershner and Norman Reynolds make plans with a maquette of Yoda’s house

Stuart Freeborn, Frank Oz and Jim Henson examine Yoda Director Irvin Kershner and Stuart Freeborn Effects technician Dennis Lowe works on the animatronics inside the Yoda puppet as it slowly takes shape Irvin Kershner and Norman Reynolds make plans with a maquette of Yoda’s houseBuilding Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back. The photos are:Stuart Freeborn,…

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20161108 – Give Your Lawn a Star Trek Makeover with Next Generation Gnomes — CBR.com

After a successful launch of Garden Gnomes based off “Star Trek: The Original Series,” ThinkGeek.com sets phasers (and beards) to stunning with the release of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” gnomes. In “Song of Myself,” a quintessential poem included in “Leaves of Grass” by Walt Whitman, the author decrees “I believe a leaf of grass…

via Give Your Lawn a Star Trek Makeover with Next Generation Gnomes — CBR.com