By Dapperstache. Includes many things dear to our hearts, like Jedi, robots, hyperspace, lightsabers and liquor. Clickthrough to read it!
Mapping the influence of Star Wars
The interactive map ‘How Star Wars Changed the World’ was published by Wired during the Revenge of the Sith madness back in 2005, but it’s new to me! I think.
UPDATE: Kottke has the chart as single GIF, much easier to read.
Friday randomness: Fan art, time-lapse Lego, analog piracy, Mark Hamill, graphs
- Fan art: The Mona Leia could be yours for only $1225.
- Video: Building the Lego Death Star.
- Ancient history: Early movie piracy with Apple’s Steve Wozniak.
- Lists: Topless Robot counts down Mark Hamill’s ten greatest post-Star Wars roles.
- Graphjam: Possible responses to Padme’s death over time, choices according to Yoda, the CGI uncanny valley, a small moon (and again.)
Let’s check in with GraphJam!
Do, or do not: Monday morning pick-me-up
Meet GraphJam, your new internet timewaster. (See also: Tarkin battle plan, Population of Alderaan, “Use the _____, Luke,” This day, and The Likelihood of Imperial Stormtroopers Hitting Any Given Target.)
Eye candy: As the box office turns
The New York Times has a stunning interactive on The Ebb and Flow of Movies: Box Office Receipts 1986 – 2007. Shown above, summer 1989, and below, summer 1999. Fascinating…
