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Tag Archives: Star wars
It’s clear to me: Yoda is Rey’s father
So how’s that for clickbait? Okay . . . sorry. But give me a minute, and maybe that theory could limp out of this conjectural waste of time without falling down. And I don’t care how many prequels or substandard, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Entertainment, Film Making, Uncategorized
Tagged Abrams, father, Force Awakens, leia, Luke Skywalker, Rey, Solo, Star wars
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Book introductions, and why I hate them
I now have a rule which is nearly intractable: I am no longer going to read the introduction to a book. At the very LEAST, I’m waiting until after the book is read by me, before doing so. And ‘d … Continue reading
Posted in Books, CS Lewis, Writing
Tagged elie weisel, Huck Finn, introductions, lucas, Mark Twain, night, Sherlock Holmes, Shyamalan, sixth sense, Star wars
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In defense of cockiness
In one of the most memorable scenes from Star Wars, intergalactic pirate and semi-affable roustabout, Han Solo, is running on the fumes of gravitas, testosterone, and sheer, cinematic intensity, navigating the Millennium Falcon through the Hoth Asteroid Belt. Attempting to evade the Imperial … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Angels, Chewbacca, da vinci, Millenium Falcon, preeclampsia, sleight of hand, Star wars
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Great. Now a mathematician is going to mess up the one-way Mars Spectacle
I promise you. I’m not a sadist. But there is a side to me that gets a small, if not mildly sardonic kick out of watching people line up like lemmings for a mission on which they are GUARANTEED to … Continue reading