star-wars
This Can Mean Only One Thing: LEGO Droid Invasion
I still have mixed emotions about “Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” I want to love it, but at this point I think I’m going to have to settle for a tepid like. I recall living in an apartment at the time a pop music radio station played “Duel of the Fates” for the first time. [...]
Star Wars Advent Calendar is Jediriffic Year-Round
I got a LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar! The idea of using an Advent calendar once held deep, religious significance for me – but since evolving into a non-Catholic, I only seem to appreciate the winter Holiday season for nostalgic reasons. I love the sights and sounds of Christmas, but… not its largely-borrowed-by-Christianity foundation. As [...]
LEGO Star Wars Mandalorian Battle Pack: Fett-tastic!
I was just a child when the Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters. I distinctly remember watching in awe with the rest of my family, and leaving the cinema through a front exit – which immediately reminded us of the ice halls of Hoth. Even my mom was digging the scene (though she could [...]
Clone Trooper LEGO Minifigs: an Army of Awesome
I am definitely not a fan of the prequels (or just about anything that’s come with them). Call me a purist, but I find my Star Wars sensibilities consistently gravitating around the characters and ethos of the original trilogy. Perhaps my perspective would be skewed the other way if I were only a couple of [...]
Star Wars Brings Science to Life through Imagination
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Star Wars – Where Science Meets Imagination was originally created by the Museum of Science in Boston and currently travels to museums around the country. This Star Wars exhibit introduces science and technology framed in the context of the Star Wars [...]
Mimobot USB Flash Drive for the Geek in You
Geeks love gadgets. We love gadgets that are functional. More importantly, we love functional gadgets that are cool looking. The Mimobot Designer USB Flash Drive fits all three of these bills perfectly. These awesome little drives come in sizes from 2GB up to 16GB and offer an optional key chain attachment at a small additional [...]
Rare 1978 Star Wars Blue Snaggletooth
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If you were to ask me what my very favorite possession is, you may be shocked to discover that it’s not my iPhone or one of my computers. Instead, it would be something that I’ve only had for a few days [...]
Learning the Alphabet with Star Wars
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed What better way to learn your ABCs than by having a beautifully illustrated Star Wars book to help? Every penny of your book donation will go to the college fund of the author’s child. If I ever have kids, they will [...]
Star Wars Geek Gifts
What’s the best gift for the hard-core geek in your family? Most likely, you will never go wrong with something – anything – Star Wars related. In my case, you totally will be an epic friend if you hand me something that has Darth Vader on it, as well. Thanks go out to my friend [...]
R2-D2 and the new Facebook profile layout
Even R2-D2 is on Facebook. He’s not quite sure that he likes the newest profile layout, though. What do you think? Are you a fan of the new profiles?
My First Star Wars Figure
The first Star Wars figurine I ever owned was a TIE fighter pilot. “TIE fighter pilots represent the elite of the Imperial Navy, having undergone grueling physical and psychological testing to achieve their ranks. Only 10 percent of prospective candidates are chosen for duty. The rest are reassigned throughout the Navy as combat gunners and [...]
Star Wars LEGO Slave 1 Review
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The Slave 1, as you know, is the vehicle that you will find Boba Fett riding around in. The LEGO version is well-made, easy to put together and comes with several cool little weapons. I put my LEGO Star Wars Slave [...]
What if the Empire had Beaten the Rebellion?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed An unidentified person in the chat room asked our beloved Stormtrooper what the world would be like if the Empire had won. I want to make it very clear that the war isn’t over yet, young paladins. The Empire will never [...]
How to Become Darth Vader
You can BE Lord Vader if you pay the right price at Christie’s Auction House in London. Christie’s is selling an original Darth Vader costume from the “Star Wars” movie franchise. The costume was made for “The Empire Strikes Back,” which was released in 1980. The sale will take place on November 25th, and has [...]
The Best Star Wars Video Game – Ever!
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When Star Wars: Trench Run was released in the App Store, I had to buy it right away. I love games on my iPhone, and I am a Star Wars fanatic. I was shocked to discover how awesome this game really [...]
