In the wake of Carrie Fisher’s untimely passing last year, the Star Wars powers-that-be at Lucasfilm decided shortly after her funeral to rework Episode IX to account for Carrie’s passing. General Leia Organa would not be recast and would be
If you like the Wonder Woman theme…
Check out electric cellist Tina Guo rocking her own version (i09). She recorded the theme in Batman V Superman. She may have recorded more for the upcoming Wonder Woman movie, although the i09 post is a little vague on that
This is the best thing I’ve seen in like forever
Jimmy Kimmel, Oscars host, brought a bunch of unsuspecting tourists into the Academy Awards where they met more stars than they could ever hope to meet while touring LA. It was totally awesome. There’s something about these types of things
Book review: Owning Our Future (by Marjorie Kelly)
Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution by Marjorie Kelly My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve been a fan of Marjorie Kelly since I read The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy. This book, Owning Our Future:
A Lego Star Destroyer with the Vader canteen scene INSIDE
I aspire to build custom Lego sets and so I am triply in awe of those who can do so. And when someone builds a mammoth Star Destroyer that is more than just a shell, I’m completely blown away. Behold the
Batfleck delivered in Batman vs. Superman
I just saw Batman vs. Superman and since I have opined about this movie before it came out, it seems like I should report back. Here are my quick impressions: Ben Affleck was very good as Batman, pretty good as
Economics’ Death Star Problem
Around the time that Star Wars Episode VII came out, an idea picked up steam among wonky economics circles that destroying the Death Star would bankrupt the galactic economy. Or, as economist Zachary Feinstein concluded, when the Rebel Alliance won, it lost because the economy was in
Continental Treasures
In political years, during awards season, it’s easy to get sucked into the nastiness and pettiness of people and lose one’s faith in humanity or become cynical about red carpet events. (If you’re a humanist like me, losing faith in
10 Reasons We Need an Obi-Wan Kenobi Trilogy
Given that there are rumors about a possible Obi-Wan movie trilogy, here I will make my pitch in support of such: 1. Ewan McGregor was fantastic as Obi-Wan in the prequels. My judgement may be clouded by my man-crush on him,
The JJ Abrams Apology Tour Awakens
This guy, huh? He creates the biggest movie of 2015, creates an iconic droid character that makes R2-D2 look like a garbage can, building on a heap of smashing achievements in TV and movies. However, if history is any indicator, he