Tag Archives: Star Wars
Amazon Daily Deals Goes ‘Star Wars’ Crazy on May the Fourth (Be With You)
Apparently someone inside Amazon is very aware of today’s date, and has programmed the Daily Deals accordingly.
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Happy Family Day, Ontario (And Everyone Else)
Happy Family Day to all my peeps in Ontario (Canada)! First celebrated in 2008, Family Day takes place on the third Monday of every February and is intended to give working parents a day dedicated to spending quality time with their families. Today marks the third annual Family Day in Ontario (Alberta and Saskatchewan also […] Continue reading
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This Week in the Clone Wars: Duchess Satine Goes Rogue
This is the third episode of the Deathwatch story arc on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Duchess Satine Kryze is in more trouble than ever. As the dissident Mandalorian faction Deathwatch ramps up their efforts to assassinate her, Duchess Satine takes the investigation into her own hands.
Anna Graves, who voices Satine, admires her […] Continue reading
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These Are the Folds You’re Looking For: Star Wars Origami
Hubert de Lartigue takes Parisian subway tickets and turns them into Star Wars ships–the Millennium Falcon, X-wing fighters, TIE fighters, and imperial shuttles have all come under the loving touch of his x-acto knife. At de Lartigue’s website, you can find tutorials for the X-wing and the Millennium Falcon. (The latter a mere 9 pages […] Continue reading
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Chewie Says: “Lots of Snowwwwrrggh!”
Centimeters v. inches? Meters v. feet?
Come on, we’re GeekDads. We measure snow a little differently. May I present the soon-to-be-galactically-adopted Giant Vintage Kenner Chewbacca Scale.
Chewie reported to his post around 9:00 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 5, when the above photo was taken. (For the record, there was virtually no snow on the ground Friday morning.)
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This Week in The Clone Wars: Obi-Wan’s Got a Past
Star Wars: The Clone Wars has long suggested that Anakin Skywalker is not the only Jedi to struggle with attachment. The relationship between a Padawan and master can produce attachments that must be overcome, as Ahsoka has been learning. The series has also occasionally hinted that Obi-Wan might not be wholly unsympathetic to […] Continue reading
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The 10 Most Useful Gadgets From Science Fiction and Comics
Every geek occasionally suffers from gadget envy. Even if you’re such an early adopter that you’re already waiting in line to get an iPad, your personal collection of gadgetry is limited by that pesky thing we call “reality.” Go ahead, tell me you haven’t, while watching Star Trek, thought about how handy it would be […] Continue reading
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This Week in The Clone Wars: Mandalorians (Finally!) and Jon Favreau
Since Season Two was pitched as “Rise of the Bounty Hunters,” and since the iconic Star Wars bounty hunters are probably Jango and Boba Fett, there has been a palpable desire for Mandalorian characters. This week, with “The Mandalore Plot,” the wait is finally over, as a three-episode story reveals much more detail about […] Continue reading
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Dueling Star Wars LEGO Chess Sets
Great minds really do think alike. Here are several awesome Star Wars-themed chess sets built out of LEGO bricks:
icgetaway’s “Star Wars: A New Hope Lego Chess Set” (seen on MetaFilter by Matt) (also photographed by this user, as well as this one, and this one, and several others)
Levork’s “Lego Star Wars Chess Set,” which […] Continue reading
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This Week in The Clone Wars: Ahsoka’s Lost Lightsaber
The last several episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars have been jam-packed with high-quality battles. But it wouldn’t be the Star Wars Universe if you didn’t take a break every now and again for some pseudo-mystical spirituality, in which a galaxy far, far away starts to sound a bit like the home of California-style […] Continue reading
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