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Jabba is Dead, or My Daughters Watch Return of the Jedi

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Raspberry Tart, Star Wars, Han Solo, Jar Jar Binks, My Little Pony, Disney Princess, Strawberry Shortcake, Stormtrooper, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Marha Speaks, Princess Leia, Return of the Jedi, Jabba the Hut, Jedi, Raspberry Torte, The Empire Strikes Back, Ulysses, Molly Bloom, Emperor, Lightsaber, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda, Rio, Chewbacca, Ewok, Parents News
Davis Schneiderman

I began to suspect I had made a mistake when Kallista, 4, answered a question from Athena, 6: "No, Athena, Princess Leia didn't want to be a slave so she choked Jabba and killed him."

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Gnarr!: Reykjavik's Comic Mayoral Doc Comes to America

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Iceland, Ipod, Comedian Jon Gnarr, Gaukur Ulfarsson, Reykjavik, Taoism, Obi Wan Kenobi, Video-on-Demand, Focus Features, Marshall Fine Interview, Marshall Fine, Jedi, Tribeca Film Festival, Jon Gnarr, Fruit Ninja, Reykjavik Grapevine, Mayor Jon Gnarr, Gnarr!, Focus World, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Mayor Jon Gnarr Kristinsson -- better known as comedian Jon Gnarr -- relaxes in a rocking chair in a comfy sitting chamber, just off the conference room that's part of his suite of offices in Reykjavik City Hall.

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I'm With Stupid: I Feel a Great Disturbance in the Force

Todd Hartley | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mental Health, Tasers, The Force, Crime, Portland, Jedi, Star Wars, Oregon, Toys R US, Obi Wan Kenobi, Lightsabers, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

Canterbury, known to some as Obi-Wan Canternobi, must have witnessed some sort of horrible crime at a Toys "R" Us store, because he did what any honorable Jedi would do and acted to stop it -- unsheathing both of his deadly lightsabers and attacking three would-be perpetrators.

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WATCH: Jedi Dogs Love Lightsabers Too

Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Star Wars, Jedi Dogs, Video, Pets, Jedi, Urlesque, Funny Dog Videos, Animals, Dogs, Jedi Kittens, Comedy News

Sure, Jedi Kittens might have been hot on the web these past few weeks, but that doesn't mean their canine counterparts don't have anything to bring t...

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Jedis And Pastafarians: Real Religion Or Just A Joke?

Posted 10.13.2011

Read More: Flying Spaghetti Monster, Pastafarianism, Jedi, Pastafarian, Atheists, Fsm, Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Religion News

By Jack Jenkins Religion News Service (RNS) When congregants of West Side Church and the Christian Life Center in Bend, Ore., awoke in June to new...

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Of Jedi Knights, Death Stars, and Afghanistan

William Astore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Star Wars, World, U.S. Military, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Jedi, US Troops Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, World News
William Astore

Can one truly be both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, both cunning and courteous Jedi Knight and Dark Lord of imperial power projection?

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Bella Is a Lousy Role Model, but Do We Only Care Because She's a Girl?

Scott Mendelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Star Wars, Kristen Stewart, Twilight, Robert Pattinson, Movie, Scott Mendelson, Robert Downey Jr, Star Trek, Abusive Relationship, Bella Swan, Iron Man, Chris Pine, Jedi, New Moon, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sexism, Transformers, Johnny Depp, Revenge of the Sith, Virgin/Whore, News, Blaming the Victim, Jack Sparrow, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

What is worth noting is that all of these male characters are basically users and abusers of their friends, family, and lovers. Yet Bella is attacked in various circles because she allows herself to be abused and used.

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Geek Bliss at the 2009 New York ComicCon

Meredith Lopez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Costumes, Star Wars, New York Jedi, Han Solo, Millennium Falcon, Red Shirts, Parenting, Star Trek, Princess Leia, Geeks, Kelly Armstrong, Joss Whedon, Darth Vader, 2009 New York ComicCon, Yoda, Bar Mitzvahs, Firefly, Jedi, R2d2, Chewbacca, Style News
Meredith Lopez

I am perfectly happy to spend a 54-degree cloudless afternoon inside the Javitz Center, strolling aisles of pure, unconcentrated geekdom.

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