The 19 Coolest Things We Saw at the Target & Star Wars Galactic Experience at...
“Stay on Target” used to be an admonition to X-wing pilots – nowadays, it’s a reminder of corporate synergy. Target, like every other retailer, wants a piece of the Star Wars action, and since Disney...
View ArticleBerkeley Breathed’s Rejected Star Wars Comic Cover Features Boba Fett Jr.
Per the Bloom County auteur, this is what happened: Recently, the publisher of the Star Wars comic books requested a special “funny” promotional cover in honor of the coming movie. I cooly explained...
View ArticleHasbro Reveals Force Awakens Black Series 6-Inch Threepio
Is this the droid you’re looking for? I was hoping for vac-metallized and original trilogy style, but now that they’ve got the molds, I’m sure they’ll do as many variants as possible. I hope the new...
View ArticleFangirl Am-Busch: Ashley Eckstein on Star Wars, Her Universe and Ahsoka...
Ashley Eckstein [Editor’s note: please help me welcome our newest columnist, Jenna Busch! A writer and TV host of much acclaim, she’ll be spotlighting up-and-coming female creators and personalities in...
View Article“Epic Meal Time” Creates Life-Sized BB-8 out of Meat and Cheese, Eats Him
Cheese, bacon and silver cheeseburgers make up the details in this Star Wars character so adorable you could (but probably shouldn’t) just eat him. Once again, the Epic Meal Time crew get drunk on...
View Article“This Is a Room of Lies!” Kraft Mac and Cheese Star Wars Ad Skewers...
By now you’ve probably seen the Saturday Night Live spoof which – stop, you’re killin’ me! – makes fun of adult collectors of toys for…get this…not opening their toys, and not being married! I know;...
View ArticleTRV Review: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Restored My Childhood
For those of you to whom even the tiniest bit of information beyond “is it good?” will be anathema, there is a page break below. Use it at your own discretion. If you want an absolutely spoiler-free...
View ArticleTRV’s Holiday Gift Guide 2015: Gadgets
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when visions of gadgets and tech dance through my head as I sleep. If you are a gadget guru like myself, wow, what a wonderful time to be alive. This holiday...
View ArticleThe Cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sing Its Themes A Cappella, Together
This is a fun musical number – even more so if you’ve seen the movie and become attached to the new folks as well as the old. Admiral Ackbar needs to sing louder, though. He could be the Star Wars...
View ArticleNew Comic Book Day: Holy Linking Verb, Batman!
picture via Stela Did I wake up this morning thinking I needed a comic written in iambic pentameter about Shakespeare fighting crime while writing his plays? Well, yes, but that’s because I wrote this...
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