Han Solo In Carbonite (Chocolate)

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Greenpeace Takes On VW With A Little Help From The Star Wars Universe

Behind The Scenes Pics From The Star Wars Porn Parody

This looks kind of amazing.

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead

CORUSCANT — Obi-Wan Kenobi, the mastermind of some of the most devastating attacks on the Galactic Empire and the most hunted man in the galaxy, was killed in a firefight with Imperial forces near Alderaan, Darth Vader announced on Sunday.

In a late-night appearance in the East Room of the Imperial Palace, Lord Vader declared that “justice has been done” as he disclosed that agents of the Imperial Army and stormtroopers of the 501st Legion had finally cornered Kenobi, one of the leaders of the Jedi rebellion, who had eluded the Empire for nearly two decades. Imperial officials said Kenobi resisted and was cut down by Lord Vader’s own lightsaber. He was later dumped out of an airlock

Read more over at The Galactic Empire Times.

The Economics Of Destroying Alderaan

Via. Freakonomics:

The whole point of empires, according to the classic Leninist line, is that they sustain an unrealistically high standard of living for the bourgeoisie and the plutocrats back home by exploiting the cheap labor and undeveloped natural resources of the conquered territories. Empires need two things to sustain themselves: new markets for manufactured goods, and new exploitable sources for raw materials. A third element, not mentioned by Lenin AFAIK but presumably necessary, is a well developed military industrial complex back home to help turn those gas reserves/indigo plants/poppies into kerosene/fabric dye/opium in such a way as to profit the elites. Blowing up Alderaan is not much of a loss by this way of reckoning. It’s part of the galactic first world: there’s no new market, no new stock of raw material to be found there. And from what little we see of the planet, it’s not a *crucial* part of the Empire’s infrastructure. (one doesn’t imagine that the emperor – a sane one, anyway – would offer the same treatment to Geonosis). By reducing the number of citizens, the Empire can increase the per capita benefit to its remaining citizens.

Furthermore, let’s remember that Alderaan isn’t GONE. It’s just blown up. Suddenly all the metallic elements that were languishing away in the planetary core are floating around in the void, ripe for the plucking. And anyone who can plausibly claim to have owned them is dead. You can build a lot of Death Stars with that much tungsten. Well, not even a lot — but maybe one. Like any military industrial complex, it’s a self perpetuating cycle: if you’re going to build battle stations the size of planets, you’re going to need to harvest planets’ worth of resources to build them.

Star Wars Art Prints by Berg Studio

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New Star Wars Shoe From Adidas

Notice the shout out to RUN DMC on the heel?

Star Wars Characters Re Imagined As Pin Ups

Created by Yayzus Graphics.

Reimagining Darth Vader

Artists Carlos Villagra, Jorge Lacera, James Groman and Hydro 74 took a stab at designing the Dark Lord Of The Sith using just a few lines of George Lucas's script as a guide. The results turned out to be much more terrifying than the Darth Vader we know.

Cool Star Wars Posters by Olly Moss

Science Fiction Reinvented As Children's Books

The Joy Of Visiting Family For The Holidays

and get a haircut!

Star Wars Re Imagined As Other Movies By Matthew Ranzetta

Star Wars Greedo Print by Florian Bertmers

R.I.P. Irvin Kershner

The man who directed Empire Strikes Back, the best of all the Star Wars movies.

Linch Pin Droid Print

By Kevin Tong

A Little Something For The Nerds

Photo by Clayton Addison, model Alysha Nett

Vintage Star Wars Travel Posters

Via. Mymodernmet:

Immediately after completing an amazing set of vintage travel planet posters, illustrator Steve Thomas started looking for a new project. At the time, he hadn't seen many Star Wars travel posters and so decided to create his own. Influenced by vintage travel ads of the early 20th century, Thomas made eight illustrations that were immediately loved by his fans. In fact, just look at the number of comments in his blog and you'll see hundreds just waiting for him to start selling these as posters.

Wish List: Star Wars Knit Sweater

Granted Clothing out of British Columbia focuses on chunky, wool knit sweaters. Their latest custom piece has been deemed “The Greatest Sweater in the Galaxy,” and we couldn’t agree more.  The sweater features AT-ST Scout Walkers on the front, and a howling Ewok and Death Star on the back.  Nerdy, yet cool and cozy.

The R2D2 Swimsuit

For that special/nerdy lady in your life.