Tag Archives: Star Wars

We Might Be Heroes (or, Don’t Bother Me, I’m Coloring This Wicked Sweet Dragon)

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Scott Waldyn

In his Weeklings debut Scott Waldyn asks the musical question, “What’s adulting anyway?” Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture, Uncategorized | Tagged Adult Coloring Books, Scott Waldyn, Star Wars, Superheroes, The Weeklings | 9 Comments

PUNCH DRUNKER: THE 50 GREATEST MOVIE FIGHTS OF ALL TIME

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Sean Murphy

In America our religion is violence, and our cathedral has long been the silver screen. So let’s celebrate 50 of the greatest fights in movie history. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest | Tagged 48 Hours, A Clockwork Orange, Alien, An Officer and a Gentleman, animal house, Anthony Hopkins, Batman, Blade Runner, Breaking Away, Bullitt, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Cannonball Run, Cape Fear, captain blood, class, Cool Hand Luke, Darth Vader, Days of Heaven, Death Wish, Eastern Promises, Enter the Dragon, Escape from Alcatraz, Every Which Way But Loose, Excalibur, Fight Club, Friday, Goldfinger, goodfellas, Gymkata, Jason and the Argonauts, Jaws, King Kong, Kurosawa, let it be, Luke Sywalker, Malcolm X, Marathon Man, Marlon Brando, Mean Streets, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, My Bodyguard, old boy, On The Waterfront, Pulp Fiction, Raging Bull, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Roadhouse, Rob Lowe, Robin and Marian, Rocky, Rocky III, Slap Shot, Star Wars, Superman II, The Bounty, The Deer Hunter, The Empire Strikes Back, The Godfather, The Karate Kid, the last detail, The Outsiders, The Pink Panther, The Princess Bride, The Terminator, The Warriors, the wild ones, they live, Tom Yum Goong, true romance, War of the Roses, Youngblood | 3 Comments

The Flaw In the Force: The Star Wars Holiday Special

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

George Lucas tried his best to keep 1978’s Star Wars Holiday Special from ever being seen, but the Internet has bested him. Robert Burke Warren gives a kind overview to this perceived blight on Lucas’ legacy, and suggests you do the same. After all, it’s Christmas! (And/or Life Day.) Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Memoir, Popular Culture, Religion, The Arts | Tagged 1977, 1978, Boba Fett, cbs, chewbacca, Christmas, george lucas, life day, skywalker, Spielberg, Star Wars, star wars episode IV: a new hope, star wars holiday special, The Force Awakens | 2 Comments

The Zen of Gen X: How We Went From Jaded to Sated

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Whitney Collins

A generation jaded at birth and raised on irony grew up to be pretty darned content. Isn’t that ironic? Don’t you think? Whitney Collins breaks down the Zen of Gen X. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations | Tagged acne, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y, get a job, Jordache, Millennials, MTV, Nickelodeon, smoking, Star Wars, Van Halen | 16 Comments

‘Nerd’stradamus’ Diviner’s Guide to 2013

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Samuel Sattin

Ye blessed ‘Nerd’stradamus, collector of sacred Batman memorabilia and harbinger of alchemical Avengers underwear, projects his recommendations, and warnings, for the coming year.
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Posted in Popular Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged 2013, 3D, Animal Man, Brian K. Vaughan, Disney, FFXIII, Geek, Hansel and Gretal, Jack the Giant Slayer, Jeff Lamire, Mat Johnson, MoMA, Natsuo Kirino, NBC Sucks, Nerd, New Year, Pacific Rim, Pacman, Saga, Scott Snyder, Star Wars, The Oatmeal, Video Games, Witch Hunters | Leave a comment

Forever Alien

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Quentin Rowan

Science fiction, Ziggy Stardust, alternate realities and reality altering drugs. Quentin Rowan’s hypnotic take on sci fi and being out there while longing to be in the here and now. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged David Bowie, ecstasy, internet, Ninja, Quentin Rowan, space program, Star Wars, TV | 1 Comment