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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Star Wars

Star Wars stories: 27 news summaries

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Reshuffling Yahoo Casts Off Another Exec

As company narrows priorities, shrinking media group is hit hard

Jan 16, 08 1:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Another key media honcho is leaving Yahoo, the latest casualty of the company’s effort to narrow focus and scale back peripheral operations. Vince Broady was a senior VP and headed Yahoo’s entertainment division. The New York Times Miguel Helft blogs that his departure is no surprise, given... More »

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Harry Potter • media • Yahoo • Jerry Yang • Star Wars • Brand Universe • Vince Broady

10 Things a Kid Had to Have

We all know Furbies, but what were our parents' must-haves?

Nov 18, 07 4:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Demanding kids have been sending crazed parents on a quest for the must-have toy for decades, says CNN. A list of past faves that made shoppers go wild:
  1. Mr. Potato Head, 1952
  2. Easy-Bake Oven, 1964
  3. G.I. Joe with kung fu grip, 1974
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children • list • toys • Star Wars • gift

Ignore Potter, and Be Doomed to Irrelevance?

Writer ponders the cultural cost of defying blockbusters

Nov 3, 07 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lord Voldemort is the Darth Vader of the 21st century—if you don’t know what that means, you could be at a massive cultural disadvantage in a decade or two. Esquire's Chuck Klosterman claims he hasn’t read a page of the Harry Potter series—hearing Harry didn’t... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • culture • Star Wars • Voldemort

Why Couldn’t Rowling Just Let Dumbledore Be?

'Pathetic' closeted wizard does nothing for equality, writer argues

Oct 23, 07 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The outed Dumbledore is loveless and pathetic, says Time’s John Cloud. He sees no progress for gay equality in JK Rowling's revelation, but rather a role model as problematic as Larry Craig. Shouldn’t the writer be happy with the news about Harry Potter’s heroic mentor? “Yes,... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • homosexuality • Larry Craig • Star Wars • Albus Dumbledore • Star Trek • outing • Mark Foley

May the Force Be on TV

George Lucas begins work on live-action TV ‘Star Wars,’ sans Skywalker and Vader

Oct 17, 07 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - C-3PO, R2-D2…and TiVo? Star Wars mastermind George Lucas has “just begun work” on a live-action series TV series set in his storied universe. But don’t expect Luke to turn to the dark side in the pilot episode: Lucas is “taking chances” by not featuring anyone named... More »

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television • George Lucas • Star Wars • computer animation • Mos Eisley • Skywalker

Citizens Make Own Galaxy
Far, Far Away

New York Jedi teaches lightsaber; ‘skill and confidence’ emerge

Oct 2, 07 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - One unemployed theater techie is giving Industrial Light & Magic a run for its money, bringing lightsaber skills to a Manhattan dance studio and “high personal ethics” to everyday geeks. New York Jedi braintrust Master Flynn teaches swordplay, along with meditation and yoga techniques, to men bearing replicas of... More »

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Starbucks • Manhattan • Star Wars • light saber • Jedi • yoga • Industrial Light and Magic

The Force Is With the Discovery

Lucasfilm loans original light saber to NASA for upcoming flight

Aug 29, 07 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will have a bit of extra protection on their next mission: Luke Skywalker's original light saber from 1977's Star Wars. Lucasfilm has loaned the prop—in real life not much more than a slick flashlight—to NASA for the shuttle's launch this October, reports... More »

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NASA • space • International Space Station • Star Wars • light saber • Lucasfilm • Discovery space shuttle

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