Was there more to the climax of Star Wars: A New Hope than met the eye? According to the creators of Luke's Change: an Inside Job, a fantastically clever take on another documentary you're probably aware of, there certainly was. And come to think of it, some of the details of the whole thing were pretty convenient. I'm starting to think that maybe all this stuff didn't actually happen... [Boing Boing via io9] Read More >>
Featured comment by snapper.fishes:
"Luke should be arrested for sexually assaulting the death star. Not only did he forcefully deliver his "package" through the death star's hole, he als..." More »
So, you didn't think backing the Death Star on Kickstarter was worth your hard-earned cash? How about an X-Wing instead? Yes, that's right, you too can get in at the ground level and help the Rebel Alliance build an X-Wing squadron to take on the might of the Imperial open-source Death Star -- only £7 million needed. Read More >>
Featured comment by Pleasethink:
"While I agree Kickstarter has a lot of problems that need fixing I would definitely not say it's becoming a joke. It is still by far the best way to f..." More »
The Americans tried to get it made with a real-life petition to the government. Obviously that was turned down -- we are in a recession after all -- but now you can actually help make the Death Star a reality with the power of Kickstarter. They're only asking for £20 billion. Read More >>
Featured comment by lancsDavid:
"maybe they should spend the £57,000 designing version 1. based on current technology (like the international space station) & technology-soon-to..." More »
The US is not getting a Death Star. The White House made that official. But what does the Galactic Empire think about Earth abandoning our Death Star project? Well, they think our "unimaginatively named planet" is filled with cowards! Read More >>
Remember that US government petition, that asked for a Death Star, with a straight face and all. Well, surprise! It's not happening, and here's why: Read More >>
In perhaps the best use of the White House's official "We the People" petition system (just like the government's e-petition thing), a group of faceless signatures want America to secure funding and resources in order to begin construction on a Death Star by 2016. Yes, a Death Star. Read More >>
A prototype iPhone has popped up on eBay -- no not an iPhone 5, an ancient iPhone 4 pre-production model -- but it's sporting the most awesome-looking of logos on the back, ever. Gone is the traditional Apple logo and in with what looks like a prototype death star, or err, the protologo. Read More >>
When you think of Star Wars fans, you probably picture an overweight individual sprawled out on a couch reaching for the Monster Munch with a plastic lightsaber. But apparently that image isn't entirely accurate, since you can now buy Star Wars-themed climbing wall holds. Read More >>
Featured comment by hazardous_waster:
"Brilliant article! But 'How do elite scouts of the future get around? On overgrown lizards' ... it's not the future, it's 'a long time ago' :-)" More »
Space conspiracy theorists have been going nuts over a video taken from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, saying that a dark sphere visible in the Sun’s corona must be a planet-sized UFO, a world-ending super weapon, or even a tiny black hole. It certainly looks like a large spherical object is sucking the plasma out of our Sun in this video, but according to NASA it’s nothing. Read More >>
There are quite a few Star Wars adverts around at the moment – we’ve got to suffer the humiliation of Yoda every time there’s a Vodafone advert on the box -- but this one is frankly awesome. Read More >>
Mixing Star Wars with those '"I'm with stupid" tees, this latest addition to the ever growing list of electronically enhanced shirts features the Death Star firing its glowing superlaser, complete with sound effects, at whoever's standing next to you. Read More >>
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