Yoda

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

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 04.23.2012

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."

WATCH: Speak Normal I Do!

Huffington Post | Chris C. Anderson | Posted 04.04.2012

Yoda. Remember him you do, from George Lucas's Star Wars saga. Strangely he talks. Inverted his sentences are. Clever it was, then, for Vimeo user ...

'World's Ugliest Dog' Dies

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

HANFORD, Calif. -- When a beloved pet dies, good manners usually dictate saying something nice about the departed companion. And for Yoda, it was a c...

'Star Wars' Chosen As Religion By Thousands

Posted 02.17.2012

The Jedi Temple may have been destroyed in the Great Jedi Purge, but that hasn't deterred some people from worshipping The Force. According to Czec...

The Weirdest Commercial You'll See All Day!

Posted 01.24.2012

Yoda, one of the greatest Jedi masters of them all, used the last year or so of his life to teach Luke Skywalker the ways of the Force, preparing him ...

Speak Like Yoda, Do You? Language Experts Say Our Ancestors Did

Posted 12.14.2011

Speak like Yoda, did you? Two linguists say your ancestors did. New research published in the the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of...

'It's Almost Like He's A Religious Symbol Or The Statue Of Liberty'

AP | By GARANCE BURKE | Posted 10.07.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- Within sight of the Golden Gate Bridge lies another landmark cherished by a small but fervent group of travelers: a full-size replica...

Guide You Yoda Will: Garmin Adds Star Wars Voice To Directions

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 10.03.2011

Ever wish your GPS could direct your vehicle to Hoth? Well, it can't, because Hoth doesn't exist; but if you have a new enough Garmin, you can now ...

VOTE: Is This The World's Ugliest Dog?

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 08.25.2011

PETALUMA, Calif. — Yoda's short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, seemingly hairless legs were enough to earn it the World's Ugliest Dog t...

Writer Wednesday: Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Viruses?

Nathan Bransford | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathan Bransford

Do You Suffer From One of These Writing Maladies? There are pernicious writerly germs out there infecting pages all around the world. Left uncured th...

The Dark Side of Belief: Week Four of "Mental Muscle" Boot Camp

Paul Katz | Posted 11.17.2011

Paul Katz

If a sinister voice doesn't appear when I feel good, it can only mean the dark thoughts are not the truth. Taking that one step further, it also means only the good is to be believed.

Power vs Force - A New Year's Lesson From Yoda

Lotta Alsen | Posted 11.17.2011

Lotta Alsen

In all spiritual traditions, which is where Yoda got his wisdom from, you learn how to center yourself, and it's when you are able to stay in that center, that magic occurs.

Geek Bliss at the 2009 New York ComicCon

Meredith Lopez | Posted 05.25.2011

Meredith Lopez

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

15 Most Inspiring Teachers In Movies

Guardian.co.uk | Sarah Ebner | Posted 11.17.2011

Sarah Ebner at the Guardian has taken it upon herself to compile a list of the 15 most inspiring teachers in film. Because we're too lazy and because ...