By Alex RicciardiDec 18, 2015
It's unlikely that the beloved space saga's Episode VII -- regardless of whether it turns out to be a crowd pleaser -- has taken the risks George Lucas took with his installments. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 21, 2015
Last time we checked, it was the year 2015, but apparently the Internet-enabled white supremacists who formulated the Twitter hashtag #BoycottStarWarsVII, along with the associated cyber-campaign, have yet to catch up with the fact that entertainment products don't exist solely for their enjoyment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigAug 10, 2015
While the prospect of war in space is hardly new (think Reagan-era "Star Wars"), the three powers are known to be developing and testing controversial new capabilities with terrifying implications -- despite their denial of such work. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigNov 13, 2014
Sadly, we are sorry to report that, given the opportunity, even Yoda himself isn't above wolf-whistling. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Tom Engehardt, TomDispatchAug 16, 2013
In the 1970s, those in a position to produce movies, TV shows, comics, novels, or memoirs about Vietnam were convinced that Americans felt badly enough without such reminders. It was simpler to consider the war film and war toy casualties of Vietnam than to create cultural products with the wrong heroes, victims, and villains. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMar 5, 2013
On his program Monday night, Jon Stewart said that the sequester, which took effect Friday, was like an "autoerotic asphyxiation" for Congress. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 2, 2013
In case you missed it, in November, io9 reported that physicist Harold White was working on the concept for an engine that could transport a ship through space at warp speeds without violating Einstein’s law of relativity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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