The sign of a great actor is the ability to so captivate an audience that you no longer see the actor but only the person he or she plays. The sign of a great person is the ability to allow people to see past your flaws and failures, into the heart that moves you. Carrie […]
Read more "Light in the Dark Side: A Tribute to Carrie Fisher"I am the woman in my relationship. All of the things that are “a woman’s job” mostly fall onto my shoulders. I cook, clean, and iron. But I also walk the dog, take out the trash, and kill bugs. So while I do the “women’s work,” I also do the “manly work” (although don’t ask […]
Read more "Star Wars is to Blame for My Feminism"As a television show, The Clone Wars was strong in so many aspects. Yet one of its greatest attributes was how much more information it gave us about the Force, be it through Mortis, the Jedi, or the Nightsisters. In universe, it seemed that the shifting of power from Jedi to Sith opened up avenues […]
Read more "Reading into Rebels: Visions and Voices"Last night, the premiere showing of Rogue One took place. What that means to the non-media layperson is this: some people know the greatest question we have had with the first “Star Wars Story.” How will the filmmakers handle the problem of fans knowing the ultimate outcome of the mission taken on by Jyn Erso […]
Read more "Rogue One: A Star Wars Problem (by Carl Dispoto)"In this new column, author Brandon Boylan will read between the lines to try to find the meaning in each new episode of the Disney X D animated show, Star Wars: Rebels. The worst keep secret in Star Wars animation is out. Kallus is not so callous (sorry the pun was too easy… honestly I […]
Read more "Reading into Rebels: An Inside Man"Since the Maker penned the first lines of Star Wars, poetic structure and rhythm have been integral. The ring theory truly brings this idea to the forefront, but whether or not he had this concept in mind or not, it is inarguable that George Lucas is a storyteller much in the vein of Dante and […]
Read more "Lyrical Landscapes: Rhyming with Reason"One thing that is great about Star Wars, and fantasy in general, is that math and science are flexible, at least as far as it concerns this galaxy. That said, I have come up with a formula that may bring more light to the galaxy at large: Obi-Wan + Anakin = Qui-Gon Obi-Wan = adherence […]
Read more "Obi-Wan + Anakin = Qui-Gon"Parenting is not easy. I say that not as a parent, but as someone who had parents who struggled raising me, as a teacher who sees daily how thin parents can be stretched, and as someone who as, all of his life, aspired to be a parent. Parenting is not easy. Understatement of a lifetime. […]
Read more "Parents Just Don’t Understand… Or Do They? by Brandon Boylan"The darks side had always held appeal in its promises for power, overcoming weakness, as well as being quick and easy. But as has often been true in legends and lore, darkness takes its toll. For some worse than others. In part 1 we looked at how Rex and his brothers were impacted by the […]
Read more "Stories, Star Wars, and Healing (Part 2)"Last week, dialogue was opened regarding PTSD (and in turn other mental illnesses), and how using the stories, such as Star Wars Rebels “The Last Battle’” can help us come to terms with these life threatening illnesses. Facts alone are not enough to really dig in as deeply as we need to to gain a […]
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