Local Dog Saves R2 Unit
A local dog is being hailed as a hero tonight after carrying a busted R2-series astromech droid over 50 miles across the desert on his back. ”A lot of people are going to say he was just doing what any loyal dog would do,” said a source close to the situation. ”But think about what he did — those R2 units, especially the older models, weigh a ton. Literally, they weight like two thousand pounds. To carry one that far? It’s nothing short of miraculous.”
The dog will be given a $5,000 reward and the key to the planet of Naboo as thanks for saving the valuable robot.
Via Jay7779.
The Throne Room and End Title ~ John Williams
THIS ONE @NOTREALLYKIRA
George Lucas’ rich neighbors don’t want him building a movie studio in their backyard. His response is the best thing he’s done in years.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, for four decades Lucas has owned a large swath of land in Marin County in the North San Francisco Bay and has spent the past few years trying to transform the ranch on it into a massive, nearly 300,000 square foot, state-of-the-art movie studio complete with day care center, restaurant, gym and a 200-car garage. His neighbors, however, have rejected it every step of the way. Despite the promise of bringing $300 million worth of economic activity to the area, the already-well off neighbors are worried about years’ worth of construction activity and the additional foot traffic it will bring into their neighborhood once completed.
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So what is George Lucas going to do with his property now that he’s tired of his rich neighbors putting up a not-in-my-backyard stink? He wants to transform the property into low-income housing, naturally, ending their official statement with this zinger, “If everyone feels that housing is less impactful on the land, then we are hoping that people who need it the most will benefit.”
He’s working with the Marin Community Foundation to instead construct affordable housing for either low-income families or seniors living on small, fixed incomes. In order to smooth along the development, he’s already given them all of the pricey technical studies and land surveys Lucasfilm spent years conducting. And we think that’s just great. Because if there’s one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their backyard, it’s poor people moving in.
–George Lucas Does Something Likeable For a Change
This is amazing. (via liquidiousfleshbag)
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