star wars
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Quickies
Quickies: Snow art, top astronomy discoveries, and a Star War…
On this week of Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa, I’m keeping the Friday Quickies light and fun. Hope you are enjoying your end of December festivities! WARNING – SPOILERS for latest Star Wars: Nine Spin-offs we want after seeing The Rise of Skywalker, via Topher. It doesn’t have the one I’d desperately like to see, but that’s also a spoiler so…
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Meta Stuff
Skepchick Sundaylies! The Future of Cosplay, Hidden Curriculum, and the Post-Apocalyptic World of Little Einsteins
Sunday Funny: Gender Stereotypes – The Game! (via SMBC) Teen Skepchick Who You Gonna Call? Someone is really excited about the new Ghostbusters movie. Mad Art Lab Mad Art Cast and The Orbital Mechanics of Starkiller Base The Gang talks Star Wars-inspired science and cross stitch with Mindy Townsend. Is the Future of Cosplay 3D Printed? Ryan wonders about the…
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Featured
The Science of Star Wars: The Orbital Mechanics of Starkiller Base
Is it too late to write a post about The Force Awakens? Did I miss the zeitgeist? What if I offered you some science? It’s not too late to write about Star Wars and science, right? I guess I should give the obligatory warning at this point that there will be minor TFA spoilers. I’ve seen The Force Awakens three…
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Feminism
The Force Awakens, Mary Sue & Female Wish Fulfillment Tropes
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I used to write a lot of pop culture meta. Before I was a science nerd I was a different sort of nerd, one created in the smashing together of advanced English Literature classes and pop culture genre storytelling. Then I was invited to guest host a podcast and the…
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Skepticism
I’m Breaking Up With You
Hi. It’s me. I didn’t want to say all this to your face so I’m writing it down, I hope that doesn’t seem cowardly but I don’t know how you’re going to react because frankly I feel like you’re obsessed, and it’s weird. Remember when we first met? A long long time ago, lol. Sorry. I’ll try and be serious.…
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