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All The Things That Star Wars: Rogue One Absolutely Needs To Have

Last week, Lucasfilm announced the title of the first Star Wars spinoff movie, Rogue One. And this has us excited for a movie that’s hopefully about badass X-Wing pilots. But will this film live up to its soaring potential? Here are all the things we need to see from Star Wars: Rogue One. https://gizmodo.com/first-star-wars-spin-off-movie-is-titled-rogue-one-wha-1691081701 Badass…

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J.J. Abrams Could Be Directing A Second Star Wars Movie!

Our first look at the next Hunger Games movie is full of flames. The live-action Attack on Titan movie shows off its CG behemoths. The cast of The Flash talk about this week’s big twist. Plus, teasers for what’s in store on Outlander, 12 Monkeys, Helix, and more. Spoilers get! Top image: Star Wars: The…

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The Real Problems With This Controversial Batgirl Cover

Hello, my friends and potential food source. Spring is dawning here in the post-apocalypse, with its requisite rain showers, blooming flowers, and of course, the cannibal horselords of Old Sante Fe. Now who wants to talk about how incredibly awful that Joker variant cover of Batgirl #41 is? I sure do! Under the Cover Hans…

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This Catfish Was Just Named After A Star Wars Character

Can you guess which one? I bet you can guess which one. Photo via Auburn University Jonathan Armbruster, biological sciences professor and curator of fishes for the Auburn University Museum of Natural History, named the previously unknown species of catfish Peckoltia greedoi, after, well, you know who. UNCANNY, THE RESEMBLANCE. H/t Meredith

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Rogue One Will Be The First Star Wars Movie Not Scored By John Williams

Alexandre Desplat has been named the composer of Rogue One, making the first stand-alone Star Wars movie the first to also be made without the help of John Williams. I feel pretty confident, however, that even if Williams doesn’t personally work on the film, many of his iconic Star Wars themes will. To be fair,…

Movies Rob Bricken

This Breathtaking Model Of The Millennium Falcon Took Four Years To Make

No, that’s not a picture of Han Solo’s trusty ship ripped straight from a Star Wars movie. It’s an incredible model made by Bernard Szukiel — but here’s the real kicker: it’s made entirely out of paper. This is no hunk of junk. Header Image Credit: Bernard Szukiel. All images credited as such unless otherwise…

Tech News James Whitbrook

This Guy Spent 4 Years Making a Flawless Millennium Falcon Out of Paper

So how did you spend the last four years of your life? No matter how you answer that question, it was a complete waste of time compared to Bernard Szukiel who spent four years creating this absolute masterpiece of a Millennium Falcon model using nothing but paper, glue, and more patience than any single human…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Everything You Need To Know About The Hulk’s Big Brawl In Avengers 2!

Concept art for Rogue One hints at what’s in store for the Star Wars spinoff. Which comic book story appearance is Suicide Squad’s Joker based on? Other speedsters will show up in The Flash season 2. Plus, sneak peeks at what’s to come on Agents of SHIELD, Supernatural, The Originals and more. Spoilers, Assemble! Top…

Television James Whitbrook

We’d Like An Invite To The Wedding This Cthulhu Ring Was Created For

We’re imagining a nighttime beach ceremony to celebrate what was clearly a match of two people deeply in love(craft) with each other, based on this engagement ring made by Denver jeweler Drew Rummell. Check out the artist’s (more conventional) offerings here and here … and his Star Wars-themed ring, another custom creation, here. Via Archie…

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Marvel’s First Star Wars Comic Event Reveals What Came After Episode VI

Marvel is no stranger when it comes to the world of big comic events, but this is a first for them: Their new Star Wars comics line will be getting an event series of its own this September, telling the tale of what happened to the Rebels after the end of Return of the Jedi.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

A Star Wars Speeder Bike Quadcopter Looks Perfect Racing Through Forests

Inspired by that wonderful scene in Return of the Jedi where Luke and Leia race through the trees of Endor using speeder bikes, there’s a small group of enthusiasts who do the same thing using camera-equipped remote control drones. Like Adam Woodworth who decided to take his hobby one step further by building a quadcopter…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Jedi Holocron Quiz Toy Knows More About Star Wars Than You Do

In the Star Wars universe the Holocrons are kind of like a Jedi’s version of a flash drive, storing vast amounts of knowledge and data. And in the case of Uncle Milton’s new Jedi Holocron toy, all of that knowledge happens to be about Star Wars itself, and by asking just 20 yes or no…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Even More Death Is Coming To The Walking Dead!

Rinko Kikuchi talks about Mako Mori’s role in Pacific Rim 2. Fantastic Four gives us a better look at the team’s new outfits. Suicide Squad may have found its Deathstroke, and Joss Whedon talks Age of Ultron. Plus set pictures of Krysten Ritter in action on AKA Jessica Jones, and Supergirl’s secret identity. Hot spoilers!…

Television James Whitbrook

Topps Are Bringing Back Star Wars Trading Cards… In Digital Form

Ah, trading cards. We all amassed piles of them when we were younger, be it Pokémon, Star Wars, sports or whatever. Now, at least for their Star Wars line, Topps are bringing the cards back… as part of a digital app that is literally nothing other than buying pictures on your phone. The new app,…

Tech News James Whitbrook

First Star Wars Spin Off Movie Is Titled Rogue One: What Does It Mean?

After months of rumors, we finally have official details about the first Star Wars spinoff. Felicity Jones will star in Gareth Edward’s Rogue One! Disney’s Bob Iger revealed the information to a shareholder meeting in San Francisco today. But here’s the official press release, which also confirms Jones’ involvement (but we knew that already): Rogue…

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Topps’ New App Lets You Trade Star Wars Cards With Anyone On Earth

Books, magazines, comics, even photographs have already all made the move to digital. And finally, 65 years after coming up with a clever way to boost gum sales, Topps is bringing its iconic trading cards into the digital world with a new Star Wars app that lets collectors trade cards with anyone else on earth…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

This R2-D2 Hangs Out In Your Fridge And Reminds You Not To Waste Energy

The Force Awakens may not be out for another 9 months, but I think we might have reached peak ‘weird Star Wars’ tie-in merch: This tiny little R2 sits in your fridge and furiously beeps at you if you leave the door open too long. It’s also meant to single people feel less lonely, too!…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Why Agent Carter Is So Much Better Than Agents of SHIELD

Greeting or salutations! You can’t have both. You can, however, learn the biggest potential shocker of the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, why Tron is a miracle, and everything you could ever possibly need to know about dead blue Jedi. It’s a bargain either way! Get Carter Alison D.: Agent Carter > Agents of…

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There’s Going To Be 20 Star Wars Book Prequels To The Force Awakens

No, that’s not a typo. Lucasfilm and Del Rey have announced that between now and the premiere of Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens, there will be 20 new Star Wars books published, all set in the time between Return of the Jedi and the new, upcoming movie. On the plus side, these aren’t…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Bandai’s Newest Star Wars Model Kits Are Two Wonderful Astromechs

Bandai have recently turned their Model Kit hands to the world of Star Wars, giving us snap-together kits of Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper – but now they’ve revealed the next in the line, and there some rather lovely renditions of R2-D2 and the unfortunately explodey R5-D4. Bandai’s model kits are in the 6 inch…

Tech News James Whitbrook

All The Things That Star Wars: Rogue One Absolutely Needs To Have

J.J. Abrams Could Be Directing A Second Star Wars Movie!

The Real Problems With This Controversial Batgirl Cover

This Catfish Was Just Named After A Star Wars Character

Rogue One Will Be The First Star Wars Movie Not Scored By John Williams

This Breathtaking Model Of The Millennium Falcon Took Four Years To Make

This Guy Spent 4 Years Making a Flawless Millennium Falcon Out of Paper

Everything You Need To Know About The Hulk’s Big Brawl In Avengers 2!

We’d Like An Invite To The Wedding This Cthulhu Ring Was Created For

Marvel’s First Star Wars Comic Event Reveals What Came After Episode VI

A Star Wars Speeder Bike Quadcopter Looks Perfect Racing Through Forests

This Jedi Holocron Quiz Toy Knows More About Star Wars Than You Do

Even More Death Is Coming To The Walking Dead!

Topps Are Bringing Back Star Wars Trading Cards… In Digital Form

First Star Wars Spin Off Movie Is Titled Rogue One: What Does It Mean?

Topps’ New App Lets You Trade Star Wars Cards With Anyone On Earth

This R2-D2 Hangs Out In Your Fridge And Reminds You Not To Waste Energy

Why Agent Carter Is So Much Better Than Agents of SHIELD

There’s Going To Be 20 Star Wars Book Prequels To The Force Awakens

Bandai’s Newest Star Wars Model Kits Are Two Wonderful Astromechs

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Star Wars

All The Things That Star Wars: Rogue One Absolutely Needs To Have

J.J. Abrams Could Be Directing A Second Star Wars Movie!

​The Real Problems With This Controversial Batgirl Cover

This Catfish Was Just Named After A Star Wars Character

Rogue One Will Be The First Star Wars Movie Not Scored By John Williams

This Breathtaking Model Of The Millennium Falcon Took Four Years To Make

This Guy Spent 4 Years Making a Flawless Millennium Falcon Out of Paper

Everything You Need To Know About The Hulk’s Big Brawl In Avengers 2!

We’d Like An Invite To The Wedding This Cthulhu Ring Was Created For

Marvel’s First Star Wars Comic Event Reveals What Came After Episode VI

A Star Wars Speeder Bike Quadcopter Looks Perfect Racing Through Forests

This Jedi Holocron Quiz Toy Knows More About Star Wars Than You Do

Even More Death Is Coming To The Walking Dead!

Topps Are Bringing Back Star Wars Trading Cards… In Digital Form

First Star Wars Spin Off Movie Is Titled Rogue One: What Does It Mean?

Topps’ New App Lets You Trade Star Wars Cards With Anyone On Earth

This R2-D2 Hangs Out In Your Fridge And Reminds You Not To Waste Energy

Why Agent Carter Is So Much Better Than Agents of SHIELD

There’s Going To Be 20 Star Wars Book Prequels To The Force Awakens

Bandai’s Newest Star Wars Model Kits Are Two Wonderful Astromechs

ASUS ROG Xbox Ally Just Got Cheaper Again After Spring Sale, With 3 Months of Game Pass Included at No Extra Cost

Protect Your Car Without Overpaying, Batteries Plus Makes Finding the Right Battery Size Easy and Affordable

WD 5TB Portable External Hard Drive for Mac Drops to $0.03 per GB Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale

Apple Offers Rare Olive Branch to Liquid Glass Haters

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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The Real Problems With This Controversial Batgirl Cover