November 9, 2016 at 08:46AM – New Pin : on Board: Star Trek
Qatari officials have banned alcohol in streets and other public places during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the country’s capital, Doha, organizers said Tuesday. Officials in the Gulf state are also seeking alcohol bans in World Cup stadiums during the tournament. Alcohol will only be allowed in “far-away places,” said the secretary-general of the…
via Alcohol Will Be Banned in Public Spaces During the 2022 Qatar World Cup — 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…
via This Map Shows How America Voted in Every Election Since 1824 — TIME

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:
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,…
via Building Yoda for The Empire Strikes Back. The photos are:Stuart… — Raiders of the Lost Tumblr
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