
They present a lifestyle that is loud and fearless, but also incredibly egalitarian and fair no matter who you are, respect is earned, not given,” says Kelly. “The Klingon people provide a rich counterpoint to the Federation. “So when I tell you the only thing more exciting to me than taking the Enterprise crew on their final journey in Star Trek: Year Five is getting to show the man behind the myth of Kahless The Unforgettable, you can believe it.”
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“I was, in large part, raised by Star Trek… and no culture helped me come to terms with my masculinity, my anger, and my personal code of honor more than the Klingons,” says Lanzing. The story of the legendary Klingon warrior and founder of the Klingon Empire will be told: “from the death of his coward brother Morath to his victory at Three Turn Bridge.” Writers Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, two of the lead story architects on the Star Trek: Year Five series, join artist Timothy Green II ( Starlord, Annihilators, and Animal Man) to tell the legend of Kahless the Unforgettable.
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Today IDW Publishing announced the release of Star Trek: Klingons for February, which will be the first in a series of extra-long one-shots spotlighting the franchise’s many memorable alien species. The Navy pilot who recorded it says he doesn't want to be associated with aliens.Last month IDW wrapped up their Star Trek: Year Five series and the lead writers behind that are moving on to take a deep dive into the lore of Star Trek’s most iconic aliens, starting off with a one-shot focusing on Kahless. The Pentagon just released a video of a Tic-Tac-shaped UFO.One in five Americans believe that aliens have visited earth, according to a new poll.The Pentagon launched a task force to investigate UFO sightings by military aircraft.Viral videos of a 'UFO' in New Jersey really captured a Goodyear blimp.As Allegra Frank wrote for Vox at the time, "Storm Area 51 was an obvious joke - one that tapped into the internet's love for memes and easily repeatable humor and coalesced into something much bigger." While the event's creator, Matty Roberts, had only planned it as a joke, it did end up attracting conspiracy theorists who believe in UFOs and want to expose Area 51 for alleged research involving aliens. The alien-themed music festival was largely peaceful. In September 2019, an estimated 3,000 people did decide to "storm" the town surrounding Area 51 - Rachel, Nevada - which became a music festival called Alienstock. As millions clicked "attend" on the Facebook event, started by a college student from California, Area 51 quickly became the biggest meme of the summer. Last summer, a viral Facebook event encouraged people to "storm Area 51," the Air Force base in Nevada that conspiracy theorists have alleged has proof of alien life since the 1980s.

TikTok's mysterious "For You" page algorithm highlighted several viral "UFO sighting" videos on Tuesday, according to The Daily Dot, with people in New Jersey, Boston, and other areas of the US filming what they thought were UFOs in the sky.

Purported-UFO-sighting videos are all over TikTok

"Images speak volumes, and so when you can also combine these stories with arresting images, or arresting film images, you really have a formula for success in terms of having this stuff spread and spread quickly," Eghigian told Insider. Even in the 1940s and 1950s, before social media changed the way we can disseminate information, the information would spread as fast as technology allowed.īut when people began taking photographs or video footage of what they thought were flying saucers in the sky, things really took off, Eghigian said. A video-sharing app like TikTok is particularly well-suited for UFO interest to spread because "images are gold" for UFO sightings, he said. The way these stories spread were considered to be "viral," said Greg Eghigian, a history professor at Penn State University and an expert on the history of UFO sightings.
