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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!

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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 ...

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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?

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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.

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The Month in Viral

Jessica Amason | Posted 09.30.2009 | 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.

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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...

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Star Trek Firsts... 43 Years On

William Bradley | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fringe, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, James T. Kirk, Star Trek the Original Series, Jennifer Garner, Deep Space Nine, Captain Jean Luc Picard, Lost, Sydney Bristow, Enterprise, Milo Rambaldi, Star Wars, Voyager, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dr. McCoy, Captain Christopher Pike, Spock, Star Trek, J.J. Abrams, Alias, John Hodgman, Barack Obama, Gene Roddenberry, Doctor Who, Batman, James Bond, United Nations, Starfleet, United Federation of Planets, San Francisco, World War II, Apple Store, Casino Royale, Batman Begins, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Some 43 years after it began, and seven years after the movie franchise seemed completely played out, Star Trek is making firsts again. And so far, it's the most popular movie of the year in America.

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Sen. McConnell: I Am Darth Vader And Luke Skywalker

The Washington Post | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Susan Collins, Republican Party, Gop, Darth Vadar, Luke Skywalker, Mcconnell Darth Vadar, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Star Wars, Kentucky, Senator-Mitch-Mcconnell, Charlie Crist, Politics News

When he was fighting campaign finance reform a decade ago, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was dubbed Darth Vader by his critics. He embraced the nickna...

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Iran, North Korea and the Technology Fantasy

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 07.04.2009 | World

Read More: Star Wars, Baldness, Male Patter Baldness, North Korea Missile, Afghanistan, North Korea Nuclear Program, Iran, Rogain, Drones, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Afghanistan War, North Korea, World News
Michael B. Laskoff

I believe in the power of technology. I'm typing this blog on my laptop while sitting in a café, something that would have been considered extraordin...

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Caption This Photo, Vote For Monday's Best, See Friday's Winner!

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.03.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Stormtrooper, Caption Contest, Star Wars, Poll, Comedy News

Original Caption: An actor dressed as stormtrooper looks on during a preview to the 'Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination' exhibition at Science...

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HuffPost Box Office Weekend in Review: Star Trek Opens to $79 Million

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, Iron Man, Star Tre, Box Office, Batman Jaws, Terminator Salvation, Battle for Terra, Indiana Jones, Angels & Demons, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, News, Scott Mendelson, Movies, Jurassic Park, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

By today, Star Trek will be the third highest grossing Trek picture and it'll easily surpass the franchise record by Saturday at the absolute latest.

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Star Trek's New Coming-of-Age Saga for Generation O

William Bradley | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Star Wars, 1960s, Space Program, Star Trek Movie, William Shatner, Bruce Greenwood, Zoe Saldana, J.J. Abrams, Terminator, Karl Urban, Leonard McCoy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peace Corps, Lost, X-Men, Star Trek, Jerry Goldsmith, Uhura, Anton Yelchin, Alias, Leonard Nimoy, Fringe, Roberto Orci, Christopher Pike, Top Gun, John McCain, Kennedy, Colin Powell, Rush Limbaugh, Heroes, Special Forces, Apple Store, Chekov, John Wayne, John Ford, Barack Obama, Alex Kurtzman, John Cho, Jeffrey Hunter, Thirteen Days, Zachary Quinto, Sulu, George Lucas, Michael Giacchino, Samuel Peeples, Starfleet, Spock, Chris Pines, Steve Schmidt, Steve McQueen, Doctor Who, Jfk, James T. Kirk, Gene Roddenberry, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Star Trek's message, focusing on a future of diversity, teamwork, and technology, appropriately used -- is especially attuned to the Obama era.

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To My Future Son

Derek Beres | Posted 06.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Star Wars, Kelly Pena, Children, Teens, New York Times, Marketing, Disney, 2012, Living News
Derek Beres

For the first eighteen years of your life, somebody is going to try to define nearly every facet of your existence without you even realizing it. (If all goes well, that trend will continue for another eighty years.)

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A New Hope to End Genocide

Andrew Slack | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Star Wars, Rwanda Genocide, Yes We Can, Genocide Prevention Month, Kerry, Hope, Darfur, Genocide, Obama, Harry Potter, Rwanda, Politics News
Andrew Slack

Does the Obama administration plan to commemorate the Rwandan genocide by letting another innocent 1,000,000 Africans die?

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Prague '09: Swan Song for Star Wars

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Star Wars, European Missile Defense, Npt, Missile Defense, Foreign Affairs, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Obama Prague, Obama Administration, Nuclear Proliferation, Prague, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, World News
Lorelei Kelly

Our nation needs a twelve-step program to recover from a Cold War addiction. Cutting European Missile Defense and helping the communities impacted convert to other security priorities is step one.

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