Trekkies will be setting their phasers to “bid” this fall when Christie’s holds the first official studio auction of memorabilia from all five “Star Trek” television series and 10 movie spin-offs. —Christie’s to hold “Star Trek” garage sale (Reuters)

I’m proud — or, more accurately, nerdy enough — to say I recognized every one of the props mentioned in this article. I think the “10-inch Resikkan nonplaying prop brass flute used by Patrick Stewart as Picard in the episode ‘The Inner Light'” will go for more than the $300 estimated.