Earth: Sh*thole Planet of the “Galactic Federation”
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Earth: Sh*thole Planet of the “Galactic Federation”

“News” broke this week that not only do aliens allegedly exist, but they’ve been in contact with American and Israeli authorities. (Why America and Israel? Maybe the spacemen figure those are the two toughest kids in the solar system, so best to befriend them first.) The man making this claim is no kook, at least…

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Forget the Deep State, We Have the Galactic Empire: How George Lucas Made the Star Wars Prequels Political

While growing up, millions of Americans are introduced to the Star Wars Saga, specifically the first six. If you are anything like me, you didn’t go into the series expecting a political metaphor, but rather another entertaining series of good versus evil. Well, we were wrong. In the three prequel episodes specifically, the movies are…

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“Rise of Skywalker” is What Would Happen if AI Wrote Movies

A long, long time ago… forty odd years even, the cultural phenomenon of Star Wars was born on a budget. It’s original trilogy teetered on the edge between bad 70s B-movies and the stuff of myth and legends, a la Joseph Campbell. It was the film equivalent of 90s garage bands that made it big…

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More People Are Talking About Baby Yoda On Facebook And Twitter Than Democratic POTUS Candidates

Chris White  A Star Wars character is reportedly gobbling up social media interactions on Facebook and Twitter as Democratic presidential candidates struggle to gain attention on social media. Baby Yoda, a character from the Star Wars series “The Mandalorian,” is pulling in twice the amount of interactions as former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen….