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In the news: Claudio Capone, Darth Vader, yet another Star Wars wedding, and Legoland

People: Claudio Capone, an accomplished doppiatore (dubber) who got his big break as the Italian voice of Luke Skywalker, passed away last week.
Lists: MSNBC’s Alonso Duralde loves to hate Darth Vader, among others.
Fandom: Richard Andrews and Caroline White’s Star Wars wedding in The Weston Mercury.
Events: Legoland’s Star Wars day coming in September.

The Brits really love them some Star Wars wedding: The GFFA-themed marriage ceremony of Bramwell Brightey and Tamsyn Lofts showed up in both The Guardian and The Sun today.
Could Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull beat Revenge of the Sith at the box office? That’s the magic of inflation!
No jail time for drunken Vader attacker. Shocking!
The Force Unleashed is “greatest Star Wars story that we’ve ever told in a video game,” says LucasArts’ Cameron Suey. Better than Masters of Teräs Käsi? That’s unpossible!

Crafts: Father and son create LEGO-sized landspeeder for Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. (via)
Poll: How will Ahsoka Tano die? Face it, girl’s got that nice shiny Sibwarra aura all over her.
Fandom: Fan gets married in Vader costume; bride dresses as Jedi. Guests included Dr Who and Ming the Merciless. Sadly, no pictures.
Lists: Han Solo, Millennium Falcon namechecked in io9’s
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Spaceship Captains; taking financial inspiration from Star Wars.

Patrick Cassels’ ill-conceived junior high love letter. Because nothing pulls at the heartstrings of your average teenage girl like talk of Boba Fett and S-Dub canon.