Club Jade

Shamelessly indulging in melodramatic space trash since 1995

Wacky merchandise: Lightsaber toothbrushes

May 9th, 2012 by Dunc · 3 Comments

These lightsaber toothbrushes from Gum come complete with LED lights to light up the ‘blade’ and make sure your padawan brushes for at least a full minute. Of course.

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Video: They made a real lightsaber

May 6th, 2012 by Dunc · 2 Comments

Wicked Lasers (remember them?) has found a way to turn their questionably legal laser into a ‘Lasersaber.’ Do Not Taunt LaserSaber. (via)

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Wacky merchandise: Lightsaber night light

April 11th, 2012 by Dunc · 2 Comments

Well, of course there’s a lightsaber night light. Of course.

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In the news: Jake Lloyd denies negative article

March 14th, 2012 by Dunc · No Comments

Untruths! An article about Jake Lloyd has been floating around in which claims he called his post-Star War childhood a “living hell.” Lloyd took to Facebook on Sunday to deny it: “The quotes in the article do not accurately reflect my feelings for the time I spent on Star Wars or the time I spent in high school.” The article says the quotes came from “a magazine” and also attributes comments from his mother to a (defunct) domain similar to Sci Fi Channel Australia, which did do an interview with Lloyd (though not his mother) in 2009.


Culture. In The New York Times, Matt Richtel takes a look at how Star Wars is still captivating kids. (Did no one tell him about The Clone Wars, which doesn’t get a single mention?) Last week in the NYT: The New York Jedi. Pity about the headline fail. (Jedi is the plural. Tell your copy editors.)


Interview. George Lucas chatted with Sen. Bill Bradley on his “American Voices” radio program last week. Topics included filmmaking technology,Red Tails, good and evil in Star Wars and education.’


Randomly… Actor Topher Grace (That 70′s Show) edited all three prequels into one 85-minute film. The cut was shown only to “a private gathering of Topher’s industry friends.” There are no plans to show or release it publicly – Grace refuses to do so without permission, which seems unlikely.


Also: Play The Old Republic for free this weekend | Amanda Lucas on ESPN | What Star Wars teaches us about creativity.

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Etsy scavenger: Candy lightsabers!

February 6th, 2012 by Dunc · 3 Comments

You can get 20 cute candy lightsabers for $14 from the A Little of This & A Little of That shop on Etsy. (via)

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Oregon Jedi wannabe gets jail time

January 31st, 2012 by Dunc · 1 Comment

David Allen Canterbury, the man who attacked customers with lightsabers at an Oregon Toys R Us, has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and a mental health evaluation that could lead to treatment. He pleaded no contest to charges of fourth-degree assault and resisting arrest, while the judge dismissed charges of of interfering with a police officer, theft and disorderly conduct.

Canterbury has a previous conviction for possession of heroin.

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Slurp Sabers? Someone did not think this through

January 27th, 2012 by Dunc · 2 Comments

Joining the latest parade of Phantom Menace tie-ins is Gogurt, which is packaging their yogurt in glow-in-the-dark lightsaber packaging. Neat, sure. Until you get to the part where they call it a ‘Slurp Saber,’ at which everyone with a remotely dirty mind facepalms their brains out. Way to go, marketing geniuses!

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TGIF: Santa Maul is in favor of Jedi (Sith) Ninjas

December 16th, 2011 by Santa Maul · 3 Comments

Since it is the appropriate season for an action sequence, Santa Maul heartily endorses this video.

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Wacky merchandise: Lightsaber candlestick

October 7th, 2011 by Dunc · 8 Comments

Oh, ThinkGeek. OF COURSE you’re producing a lightsaber candlestick just in time for the holidays. Of course.

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TGIF: Adorable kittens play with lightsabers

August 26th, 2011 by Dunc · 3 Comments

If you can’t post Jedi kittens on a Friday, when can you post them?

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