Star Wars

Ascent Song 4: This is our most desperate hour — When trying to rewrite the first verse of this short psalm, the words “You’re my only hope” came to mind. This, of course, reminded me of the scene from Star Wars where Princess Leia records a short message to Obi-Wan Kenobi. So I made the first two verses kind of…

‘Falling to ones death doesn’t mean it is the end of things.’ The Ice Vulture and the Angel Falling fast. Life death, all things that nature never really last. The only thing which matters is trying from those to move past. The remorse, the regrets, the failures, all those to…

Algonquian and Australian slang — Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee letters:

“You must unlearn what you have learned” — There are so many great Yoda quotes to write about that it’s hard to pick just one! The quote I chose is from my favorite Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back. This is in response to Lu Skerdoo’s article and challenge. A Truthful Yoda speak challenge — by Lu Skerdoo Yoda is my favorite from the movie Star Wars.medium.com “You must unlearn what you have learned”

Amorphously sexual slugs, flesh-eating teddy bears, plus whatever the hell Harrison Ford was doing — Hollywood hasn’t had a single cocaine epoch, but an ongoing, never-ending love affair with the drug — one among many — since there has been a Hollywood. Drug abuse in the film industry actually predates Hollywood’s establishment as the center of the American film industry in 1915; it is foundational…

Coach Roxygen, Did you know that 46 years ago today, Star Wars was released? I like to think of impact like that whenever I think about creating things. Four decades, countless spinoffs, people feeling more connected, all because George made a film with a bunch of cool people. OK, responding…

On May 17, as bodies lined up in the rain outside the Cannes Film Festival Palais for the chance to watch a short film directed by Pedro Almodóvar, an auteur known most of all for his humanism, a different kind of gathering was underway below the theater. …

A mostly satisfying Star Wars game — Jedi Survivor is a better Star Wars movie than most of the Star Wars movies we’ve gotten in the last decade. It has an engaging story with characters I cared about. That puts it head and shoulders above Disney’s disastrous prequel trilogy. How I Played Jedi Survivor If you’re a hardcore gamer, this review might…

After rescuing Han Solo, the Rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to redeem Darth Vader… —