Movie Buzz If R2D2 can manage to do a side plank, anyone can. These diagrams by Rob Osborne — which feature Leia, Luke, Yoda, Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and C-3PO practicing their poses, too — change everything I ever knew about yoga.
Movie Buzz Happy birthday, Princess Leia! To celebrate Ms. Fisher's 55th birthday, let's learn more about the Rebel Alliance from her audition tape. They couldn't sneak any of this dialogue into the final cut?
Celebrity Buzz From a never-aired pilot for Kanye West's puppet variety show, “Alligator Boots.” Buried lede: Kanye West had a puppet variety show called “Alligator Boots.” And it looks godawful. There was an ursine puppet named Beary White who talked like Barry White and some Martin Luther King comedy skits for good measure. Thankfully Comedy Central came to their senses and threw it in a deep, dark vault. The video surfaced on, then was promptly removed from, Youtube. Count yourself lucky.
From the Star Wars Blu-ray collection, another crumb of footage off George Lucas' editing room floor. Han and Leia exchange some stilted intercourse in a cramped tunnel. The sexual metaphor is strong with this one. (via insidemovies.ew.com)
Movie Buzz Guys, how could you? Based on the sheer number of photographs, you weren't even trying to hide your love.
Culture Buzz Lindsay Boo Barrasse used almost five rolls of 15-yard white duct tape to wrap together a makeshift Star Wars costume for the ages. That's one roll of black duct tape for the wig, BTW. (via.)
Suitable attire for shooting womp rats in your T-16. (via fashionablygeek.com)
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A celebration of Comic-Con and cats.
Princess Leia stars in Mynock: an 8-bit remix of Metroid and Return of the Jedi by Timothy Lim. (Via)
Phil Noto shows what Leia would look like if she indulged in the Dark Side. (via theuniblog.evilspacerobot.com)
Science Buzz Using a hacked Kinect and 16 lo-res infrared cameras, the MIT Media Lab created this structured light moving image of a reenactment of Princess Leia's call for help from Star Wars. Making its premiere at the Practical Holography XXV conference in San Francisco (well, that exists), the final product leaves a little to be desired and I'm not just talking about the grad student's acting skills. (Source, Via)
Oh 1950s instructional video audio. You so silly.
Actually, Han and Leia Carson Solo don't get married until four years after Jedi. Expanded universe canon is on the wiki guys! Gawd.
Culture Buzz Hungarian illustrator Szoki created this collection of original Star Wars posters for his own personal enjoyment. Now here they are for yours. (Via)
Now with more Slave Leia! Wonder if she saved that outfit for sexy times with Han or if the memories were too traumatic?
Culture Buzz Artist Pixgraff made an adorable series of Star Wars characters from Perler beads. The 8-bit pixelated cuteness is strong with this one.
Princess Leia seems a little short to be such a height snob. To commemorate the one year anniversary of his daughter, this Geeky Dad created an awesome growth chart. Taller than a tribble; shorter than a dalek.
O__O [Ed. note: You're welcome, nerds. Pic is by artist and national hero Dimitris Samaras. You can see a hi-res version here.] (Via Geekologie.)
Culture Buzz Valentine's Day cards featuring some iconic couples are the proof for something we already knew - opposites attract! Happy Valentine's Day …
Culture Buzz A cosplay recreation of “The Last Supper” with slave bikinis, Sith Lords and pizza. Fine art meets high nerd. Many more over at photographer Robin Cook's site.
Culture Buzz It took a while, but I can finally give you a small but definitive selection of the very best Slave Leia Comic art online. Enjoy! Plenty more here.
An awesome concept for a geeky hoodie imagined by illustrator Jessica Hickman.. Lucasfilm … give this woman a contract!
No need for a list here. Or ever again, frankly.
From a “Sexy Robot” costume contest at Gizmodo. I think this girl wins Halloween. Give her the trophy immediately. You know, before she kills us all.
Movie Buzz The Empire has a new, terrifying weapon. Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear and a fatal dose of WTF. (Via.)
Celebrity Buzz Pardon me while I go into a nerd coma. (Via.)
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