Belly up to the cantina

May the force be with you

Star Wars fans, I have a complaint. I am still pretty devastated about the imminent closure of the immersive LARP Star Wars hotel, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser . When I say this had a short shelf life, I mean it. It opened on March 1st, 2022, and will close permanently on September 30th, 2023. It's like Disney didn't even give this hotel a chance to thrive by making some changes and decided to cowardly quit while they were behind. I'm not going to act like this hotel didn't have problems. Th…

I don't know if there's ever been a better toy in existence than the lightsaber toys that dominated the shelves in the 2000s. They are 1000% cooler than those silly Harry Potter wands could ever be. They lit up, made cool noises, and were the perfect tool for accidentally whacking your sibling in the throat. When you're a child, whether you're an avid Star Wars fan or not, you feel an almost primeval urge to get into sword fights with other children. You could use sticks, flimsy foam swords, or…

Adult Yoda is included!

When I was a kid, there was one consistent force that was always in my life. One thing I could always count on being there, with all of its wisdom and beauty. I'm talking, of course, about my father's Lego Yoda , fresh in the box. Now I'm not talking about one of those tiny Lego people with Yoda printed on it. Oh no, it is far more glorious than that. My dad won a sizable recreation of Yoda constructed solely with Legos in the late 90s. You might wonder how he won such a prize at a Target in Il…

First they came for Lola Bunny . Then they took the sexy green M&M from us. Now they're after Lego Princess Leia's cleavage??? (Disclaimer: I am making a joke. I do not sincerely have any strong opinions about the de-sexualization of brand mascots and cartoon characters.) It seems that it's difficult to tell these days which ridiculous hot takes on Twitter are earnest and which are simply making fun of the sort of dumb takes that tend to go viral. When @asjonesy99 recently posted an obviously s…

Dank memes + Star Wars = the perfect combination

Genius.