The 35th Birthday of Star Wars? It Died 15 Years Ago

Source: Wired

When George Lucas first screened Star Wars — showing an early cut to Steven Spielberg, Brian de Palma and several other old friends who had found their own place in the film world — the special effects were unfinished. As recounted in Easy Riders, ...
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5 social media lessons from Star Wars

Source: PR Daily News

Friday marks the 35th anniversary of the release of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” the first installment of George Lucas’s landmark franchise. It is the destiny of the film’s iconic hero Luke Skywalker to save the universe from the po ...
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Joseph's Rangers thoughts: The Mariners series (5/24)

Source: WFAA

* Robbie Griffin of SBNation.com has some very good reasons why we shouldn't be desparing, though. A certain Han Solo quote may be in order. * In 12 innings against Kevin Millwood this year, the Rangers have had 11 baserunners and scored two run ...
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Star Wars’ 35th Anniversary: The Force Is Strong With This One

Source: Walyou

Believe it or not, it was exactly 35 years ago when we first met Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia and Darth Vader, and we saw the destruction of the first Death Star. Since then, the small movie directed by George Luca ...
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Carbon Freeze Me: Get Yourself Frozen in Carbonite

Source: Neatorama

During the Star Wars Weekend 2012 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, you too can be frozen in carbonite just like Han Solo. Disney calls the experience “Carbon Freeze Me,” enabling theme park guests to have their faces scanned and 3D-printed onto a small col ...
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Vigilante Justice in The Legend of Korra: “The Aftermath”

Source: Tor: Science Fiction Blog

Well ask and ye shall receive: I wanted more Asami from The Legend of Korra and in this week’s episode, “The Aftermath,” we got plenty. That’s not all we got; we got to see Tenzin throw down, we got another chance to see Lin Beifong just tear stuff u ...
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Thursday's Edge: Excuse our cosmic dust

Source: Oregon Live

Do you know the difference between a pulsar and a quasar? A galaxy cluster and a supercluster? Neither do we. But we do know the earth revolves around the sun, and that when the sun rises we ought to wear pants, because it offends our bosses when we ...
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Lego scammer rich, eBay prices cheap

Source: Victoria Times Colonist

Thomas Lagenbach’s eBay Feedback rating was a near-perfect 99.9 per cent. The 47-year-old had been an active Lego seller since April 2011. He seemed to be your average eBay user. He wasn’t. Langenbach is a Sili ...
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KAPOW: An Audience With Nick Frost

Source: Comic Book Resources

Right off the bat, Nick Frost undercut any potentially formal tone in his Kapow Comic Convention spotlight panel by answering the first question posed by moderator Chris Tilly with a self-effacing shrug. “When did you first reali ...
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