Let your Kids Embrace their Dark Side
GeekMom Melody is letting her daughter embrace the dark side through Star Wars Cosplay.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Melody is letting her daughter embrace the dark side through Star Wars Cosplay.
Continue ReadingThe new middle grade series gives ‘Star Wars’ a fresh perspective in a fun read.
Continue ReadingThe 2017 ‘Star Wars’ Day at Sea sailings with Disney Cruise Line are underway, but there is still plenty of time to join the rebellion (or Empire, whatever you’re into). Here Whit Honea shares information, plus his family’s experience and opinions. Now with a really awkward photo!
Continue ReadingGeneral Organa; Misty Knight; Luke Cage; the Dora Milaje; and Padfoot, Prongs, and Moony provide inspiration for these geeky goals.
Continue ReadingMy kids don’t really like ‘Star Wars’ (not sure where I went wrong), but they do like cooking. So we had a great time making Rey’s Portion Bread from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
Continue Reading‘Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ brings the franchise up-to-date with a full play through of the movie and bonus levels featuring all-new content. But we’re hoping the Multi-Build feature isn’t in the next game.
Continue ReadingWe just finished watching the ‘LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises’ mini-series, and I may have found evidence that the Rebels had a hand in helping the Resistance!
Continue ReadingOverview and review of the latest Rey toys from Hasbro: #TheresRey!
Continue ReadingSphero has released an update for their popular BB-8 droid that allows him to “watch” ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with you at home, so we gave it a try.
Continue ReadingIt can be lonely being an outsider. Kylo Ren illustrates a common theme that regularly tortures parents of geeky and gifted children: what is to prevent my clever and uniquely charismatic child from becoming frustrated with his lot as an outsider and turning to the Dark Side?
Continue ReadingSo here we are at the relative ground floor of a new Star Wars canon, and we’re just now getting our first taste of a new EU. With ‘Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away’ by Landry Q. Walker, it seems as if they’re not shy about exploring even the most obscure of new characters.
Continue ReadingQuite honestly, I don’t really see the point in reviewing ‘The Force Awakens.’ You’ve already seen it – numerous times, probably. And if you’re a fan, you’re going to buy this blu-ray. So I’m here to talk about the extra features you get with the physical version. What’s included?
Continue ReadingIn this week’s poll, we look at the features on ‘The Force Awakens’ Blu-ray
Continue ReadingDon’t let the “young adult” label fool you, these ‘Star Wars’ books are all great fun and worth the read for all ages. They’re excellent stories from excellent authors, so give them a chance even if you don’t have a young reader at home. Here are ten suggestions, in rough chronological order.
Continue ReadingToday we start off talking about ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ but quickly veer off into discussing the Seattle Seahawks and then ‘Zootopia.’
Continue ReadingThis stack overflow takes a look at some of the latest releases from DK Publishing, mainly some Star Wars reference guides, plus one dedicated to Gotham’s denizens.
Continue ReadingLattes with Leia: an awesome Star Wars female perspective podcast that Geekmom wants you to hear !
Continue ReadingHot on the heels of the news of ‘LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures,’ we’re about to get yet another LEGO Star Wars show. But this time, it’ll feature a lot of familiar faces.
Continue ReadingWe’ve all seen the plethora of Star Wars related merchandise flood the market several months before The Force Awakens hit theaters, and I was the first to throw up my hands and say, “Enough already!” Sorry but oranges have nothing to do with BB-8! However, the Petco line of Star Wars goods for pets is actually a perfect use of the license.
Continue ReadingOver recent years, I’ve taken to Etsy for my Valentines Day card shopping. I wanted to share some of my favourites with you, many of which are perfect for handing out at school.
Continue ReadingAnnouncement trailer for ‘LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Continue ReadingThis Star Wars: The Force Awakens painting is so quick and easy, you might end up with a BB-8 art gallery in mere minutes!
Continue ReadingWell, usually I try to give my Stack Overflow columns a nice theme, something to wrap everything in a tidy package. Not today—my deadline is here and I don’t have a good collection assembled. So, here are a couple of books from my review piles, and the only thing they have in common is that I’ve read them recently.
Continue ReadingThe Oscars are on February 28th, and over the next month we’ll be providing a series of articles adding some context to some of the Oscar races and controversies of this, a roller-coaster year in film. In the first piece in the series, we keep it light with a look at the tight race for best visual effects.
Continue ReadingYou don’t have to dig through the ruins of Jakku to make this easy upcycled scrap doll.
Continue ReadingYou know how everyone’s talking about how you can’t buy a Rey action figure yet, even though ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has been out for a month? Here’s a way that you can.
Continue ReadingFor how long should we avoid spoilers? A week, a month, a year, or forever?
Continue ReadingWhat does it mean to be a villain? And what if your child fell to the Dark Side?
Continue ReadingThis is just getting ridiculous.
Continue ReadingAn academic and thorough breakdown of the intertextuality in The Force Awakens that was used to bind the old and new together.
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