Sustainability| More...
 

Star Wars

"Baby-Sitters Club" Returns With Prequel, Reissued Books

The New York Times | MOTOKO RICH | Posted 12.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Star Wars, Baby-Sitters Club Prequel, Babysitters Club, Baby-Sitters Club, Scholastic, The Summer Before, New Baby-Sitters Club, Young Adult Books, Babysitters, Children's Books, Books, Ann M. Martin, Goosebumps, Books News

Taking a page from Broadway and George Lucas, Scholastic Inc., the children's book publisher, is trying for a revival -- with a prequel attached. In ...

Read Whole Story

Seth MacFarlane On The "Family Guy" "Star Wars" Parody

latimes.com | Scott Collins | Posted 12.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy, Television, George Lucas, Entertainment News

Seth MacFarlane, 36, created "Family Guy," Fox's animated sitcom, which this year became the first cartoon series nominated for a prime-time Emmy sinc...

Read Whole Story

Darth Vader Rings Opening Bell At New York Stock Exchange On Wall Street

Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Star Wars, Opening Bell Darth Vadar, Darth Vader New York Stock Exchange, Lucasfilm Ltd, Wall Street, Darth Vader Wall Street, George Lucas, Storm Troopers, Darth Vader Stock Exchange, Darth Vader Opening Bell, Darth Vader, Wall Street Opening Bell, New York Stock Exchange, New York News

Some might find Darth Vader's presence on Wall Street today an ominous sign, but there he was with a group of Storm Troopers to ring the opening bell ...

Read Whole Story

Best Books For Your Christmas Wishlist (PHOTOS, POLL)

Lena Tabori | Posted 12.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Photography, Us Constitution, Book Collectors, Best Books, Warhol, Coffee-Table-Books, Young & Rubicam, France, Art Books, Andy Warhol, Star Wars, Made in France, Guy Bourdin, Constitution, Galaxy, Slidepoll, Books News
Lena Tabori

Books are beautiful objects, and to me there's nothing more alluring than one produced with all the stops pulled out: on uniquely gorgeous paper and practically ready for the museum glass case.

Read Post

Hollywood Directors Go Viral

James Sims | Posted 12.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Natalie Portman, Werner Herzog, Steven Spielberg, Golden Globes, David Lynch, Film Directors, Hollywood, American Film Institute, Entertainment News
James Sims

I'd like to look a few directors that won't be getting much attention this awards season -- directors who recently popped up in an internet video.

Read Post

Mark Hamill Talks Star Wars Live Action TV Show and the Joker

Jenna Busch | Posted 12.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vga's, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Video Games, Star Wars, The Joker, Mark Hamill, Entertainment News
Jenna Busch

I rarely get star struck anymore, but I couldn't help myself this time. I recently attended the red carpet for the Spike TV Video Game Awards in Down...

Read Post

Dumpster Diving: Deleted Scenes That Should Have Stayed in the Final Film

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Scrubs, Scott Mendelson, Dirty Dancing, Modern Family, Robert Downey Jr, Movies, Gilmore Girls, Zach Braff, Kelly Bishop, Jerry Orbach, Jeff Bridges, New Line Cinema, Edward Norton, Deleted Scenes, Sixth Sense, Ty Burrell, Garden State, Natalie Portman, Alan Rickman, Away From Her, Incredible Hulk, Revenge-of-the-Sith, Alternate Ending, M. Night Shyamalan, Jon Favreau, Iron Man, Blade, George Lucas, Love Actually, Final Destination, Galaxy Quest, Star Trek, News, Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Grey, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

If you had a scene that explained away a massive plot hole, wouldn't you keep it in the final film? Stephen Norrington felt otherwise, leaving this breakthrough Marvel-adaptation Blade with a major storytelling gap.

Read Post

"Something Something Something Darkside": Family Guy Star Wars Saga Continues! (VIDEO)

Posted 11.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Something Something Something Darkside Full Trailer, Family Guy, Video, Something Something Something Darkside, Family Guy Empire Strikes Back, Family Guy Star Wars, Family Guy Star Wars Full Trailer, New Family Guy Star Wars, Star Wars, Comedy News

Fox is releasing the next installment of the Family Guy Star Wars saga just in time for Christmas. In "Something, Something, Something Darkside" young...

Read Whole Story

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

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.24.2009 | Entertainment

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.

Read Post

Stargate Universe's Ming-Na Shows Us Her Geek Chic

Jenna Busch | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Stargate, Star Wars, SyFy Channel, Stargate Universe, Star Trek, Ming-Na Wen, Dungeons and Dragons, Ming-Na, Entertainment News
Jenna Busch

I'm always thrilled to find fellow geek girls, so imagine my excitement when I found out that Stargate Universe star, Ming-Na is also a geek!

Read Post

Star Wars Gangsta Rap (VIDEO): Vader, Luke, Leia Throw Down

Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Star Wars, Star Wars Gangsta Rap, Video, Atom, Star Wars Gangsta Rap Video, Star Wars Rap Video, Star Wars Gangsta Rap Chronicles, Comedy News

Bent TV is at it again, making "Star Wars" story lines into cartoon rap videos. Their first installment covered the basics, but didn't really give us ...

Read Whole Story

Of Jedi Knights, Death Stars, and Afghanistan

William Astore | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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?

Read Post

Today Show Halloween Costumes: What The Cast Did For 2009 (VIDEOS)

Posted 10.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Star Wars, Today Show Star Wars, Today Show Costumes, Halloween Today Show, Today Show Halloween 2009, Today Show, Anchors, Today Show Halloween, Today Show Nbc, Today Show Halloween Costumes, Today Show Halloween Costumes 2009, Today Show Costumes 2009, Halloween Costumes, Halloween Costumes 2009, The Today Show, Costumes, Media News

The Today Show had some fun this morning, with the cast decked out in Star Wars Halloween costumes with a special set for a Halloween-themed special. ...

Read Whole Story

Star Wars:Uncut Trailer Previews Crowdsourced Remake Of Sci-Fi Classic (VIDEO)

Posted 10.26.2009 | Technology

Read More: Star Wars, Star Wars Remake, Star Wars Uncut, Star Wars Crowdsourced, Crowd Sourcing Star Wars, Technology News

Star Wars: Uncut, the brainchild of Casey Pugh, is a massive effort to put together a crowdsourced remake of George Lucas's 1977 classic Star Wars: A ...

Read Whole Story

Review: Carrie Fisher Drinks Her Way to Broadway

James Sims | Posted 10.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Star Wars, Debbie Reynolds, Broadway, Carrie Fisher, Eddie Fisher, Roundabout Theatre, Studio 54, George Lucas, Geffen Playhouse, New York News
James Sims

How does a famous person cope with a litany of personal disasters and addictions? They do what every other actor seems busy with these days -- put on a one-person show.

Read Post

The Month in Viral

Jessica Amason | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama, Buzzfeed, Teabaggers, Viral, Kanye West, The Emmys, Jenny Slate, Star Wars, Erine Anastos, Chicken, Youtube, Viral Media, Media News
Jessica Amason

As BuzzFeed's resident "viral scientist," I investigate how the most contagious items on the Web enter our hearts, minds and inboxes.

Read Post

Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Karzai, Iran, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Star Wars, Missile Defense, Israel, Al-Shabbab, Obama, Somalia, Uganda, UN Security Council, Putin, Chavez, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The week's top stories in foreign affairs: Redirecting Missile Defense SI Analysis: The Obama administration announces that it is scraping plans fo...

Read Post

Taylor Hanson Isn't Burning Down Any Hotel Rooms

Jon Chattman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Pop Music, Mmmbop, Isaac Hanson, Hanson, Tinted Windows, Cheap Trick, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Fountains of Wayne, Smashing Pumpkins, Pop, James Iha, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Hanson's become much more than the "MMMBop" boy band from 1997. As he and his brothers hit the road, I spoke with Taylor on their new record and tour

Read Post

Big Brother 11: The Empire Strikes Out.

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Reality TV, Cbs, Doctor Who, Big Brother, Disney's California Adventure, Chi Chi LaRue, So You Think You Can Dance, Cat Deeley, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

On last Sunday's episode we finally saw the end of the spinning-ride endurance ordeal for Head of Household.

Read Post

Interview with Alan Dean Foster, Author of Terminator Salvation: The Official Movie Novelization

Jenna Busch | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Humanx Commenwealth, Mcg, Terminator: Salvation, Books, Movie Novelization, Transformers, Star Trek, Alan Dean Foster, Star Wars, Hollywood-Screenwriters, Aliens, Screenwriting, Writers Guild of America, Titan, Disclosure, George Lucas, Screenwriters, Writer's Guild, Screen Actors Guild, Entertainment News
Jenna Busch

You have to have a script to work with in order to do the novelization. An outline would be horribly inadequate. You also hope for supplementary materials.

Read Post

Everyday Is Halloween, When You're a Geek

Meredith Lopez | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Star Wars, Dana Carvey, Halloween Costumes, Halloween, Children's Costumes, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Costume Ideas, Padme Amidala, Princess Leia, Baby Costumes, The Beatles, Marv Albert, The Running Man, Saturday Night Live, Luke Skywalker, Anakin Skywalker, Harry Potter, Living News
Meredith Lopez

Now that I have a baby, and while I still have complete control over what he wears, my ideas for mommy-baby Halloween costumes know no bounds.

Read Post

Big Brother 11: No Joy in Mudville

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: So You Think You Can Dance, Reality Television, Star Wars, Baseball, Psycho, Lord of the Rings, Truth or Dare, Cbs, Big Brother, Casey at the Bat, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

I wouldn't allow Lydia, Natalie, Jessie, Russell, Chima, or Kevin, in my home without an armed escort, and this week they were all out to show just what horrible, and in Lydia's case, psychotic, people they are.

Read Post

Big Brother 11: May the Dork Be With You

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 08.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Reality TV, Cbs, Television, Big Brother, Christopher Guest, BBC America, Waiting for Guffman, Torchwood, Legally Blond the Musical, Bruno, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

Let's start right off with the flying pink elephant in the Big Brother House: Voldedork's imaginary wife.

Read Post

Half-Blood, All Brilliant: The Sixth Harry Potter Movie Enchants and Enthralls

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 08.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alan Rickman, Star Wars, John Williams, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, David Yates, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint, Harry Potter, J.K.Rowling, Severus Snape, Horcrux, Ilm, Entertainment News
Gregory Weinkauf

There's so much wonderful style, wit and even genuine pathos holding this stuff together that only an idiot could deny the many charms of this franchise.

Read Post

Creativity Can Save the World

Dave Howe | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Creativity, Right-Brain Thinking, Inspiration, Star Wars, Davos, Lord of the Rings, Syfy, Harry Potter, Graphic Novels, Legos, Imagination, Spiderman, World Economic Forum, Entertainment News
Dave Howe

In our bleak economic times, perhaps the only thing many people are fantasizing about is how to pay their bills or keep their jobs. But we need escapism now more than ever -- not just for entertainment, but for inspiration.

Read Post