I believe we featured this before – back in the days of the giant video posts – but either way it’s worth a first, second, or third look. You can get more details at Ads of the World.
May the fourth be with you…
It’s May 4th, aka Unofficial Star Wars Day! I can’t think of a better day to enter our Invincible giveaway…
Artoo projector ultimate in crazy techno gadgetry
If you happen to have $3000 just laying around, it’s your lucky day: Nikko’s R2-D2 Digital Audio and Video Projector is finally available. (via)
Star Wars t-shirt roundup, just in time for spring
These aren’t authorized (well, maybe the ThinkGeek one) or otherwise legally kosher, but that’s the risk you take, isn’t it? Enjoy!
- ThinkGeek’s Cantina Band is a bangin’ salute to both the Modal Nodes and 80’s rock tees.
- Make the children cry with GlennzTees’ Scrap Metal.
- A more instructive Artoo tribute from Red Bubble: R2 Manual.
- Noisebot has an exhausting selection of pop culture tees, but here’s two that have yet to wear out their welcome: Celebrity Sword Fighting Championship and Dark Side (Of The Moon).
The legion of 1980’s super-Star Wars wannabees
The official blog picks their favorite Star Wars wannabees – including my favorite, 1983’s the Star Wars-meets-Conan-the-Barbarian pastiche, Krull. (Featuring future Jedi Liam Neeson and future wizard Robbie Coltraine.)
Video: The Ewok Gospel
OH BILLY DEE NO. (via)
The fandom more-than-a-minute: Catch-up edition
Spotted by Slashfilm, these custom-painted Van Slip-Offs by artist Shauna Luedtke.
- Check out Star Wars and Indiana Jones props out in the collecting wild with YourProps.com. (via)
- Starwars.pl explores the history of Polish Star Wars memorabilia. (via)
- Rebelscum gets into the spirit of spring with Star Wars kites, while TFN’s Dustin Roberts is interviewed by Pete Vilmur over at the StarWars.com blog about his R2-D2 collection.
- Slice of SciFi lists The Star Wars Holiday Special and Jar-Jar Binks among their top seven most embarrassing moments in science fiction.
- Topless Robot mourns the horror that is the mid-90’s POTF Leia in their list of the nine most tragically hideous female action figures.
- io9 asks why do anti-heroes rule science fiction? (Complete with neat Han Solo and Captain Mal together at last photoshoppery) and takes a look back at the wacky science fiction titles of LucasArts.
EW celebrates Ewan McGregor
They had me at naked.
In the news: Bathrooms, gossip, 501st, CEOs
Imperial flushes? We’ve seen lots of Star Wars themed theatres, but a bathroom? While maybe not technically based on a Star Destroyer – even George Lucas can’t trademark triangles – it sure brings the spaceship to mind.
- People: Carrie Fisher gets her Star Wars gossip cap on the U.K., and The Sun (shocking!) gleefully reports.
- Fandom Local 501st profiled by The Florida Times-Union. (via)
- Science: Robot nurses inspired by Star Wars. (via)
- Fun: HR World wonders which Star Wars character would be the best CEO? (via)
Warrant issued for Welsh Vader assaulter
Arwel Wynne Jones, the man who attacked the head of the Jedi Church in a Vader mask, showed up in court for a hearing, but hasn’t bothered to show up for the actual case. The judge has issued a warrant for his arrest.