Phantom Menace

  • Galactic gasbag

    Beneath all the pseudo-mythic Joseph Campbell hogwash, the roots of George Lucas' empire lie not in "The Odyssey" but in classic and pulp 20th century sci-fi.
    By Steven Hart April 10, 2002

  • "The Phantom Edit"

    How one "Star Wars" fan nearly fixed the "Episode 1" disaster, and why George Lucas is indirectly stoking another kind of digital revolution.
    By Daniel Kraus November 5, 2001

  • Mary Kay Bergman

    The voice of Wendy Testaburger, Mayor McDaniels and Ms. Crabtree dies at 38.
    By Andy Dehnart November 19, 1999

  • Meesa like Web talk?

    Stand aside Swedish Chef, Jar Jar Binks translates the Net.
    By Jamais Cascio June 23, 1999

  • "Star Wars" Central

    Salon stories inspired by the world's most popular science-fiction fairy tale.
    By Salon Staff June 22, 1999

  • Looking for life in all the wrong places

    Thanks to snorefests like the Umbilical Brothers' "Thwack," comedy is deader than Lester Bangs -- and someone is not amused.
    By Cintra Wilson June 16, 1999

  • "Star Wars" despots vs. "Star Trek" populists

    Why is George Lucas peddling an elitist, anti-democratic agenda under the guise of escapist fun?
    By David Brin June 15, 1999

  • What's wrong (and right) with "The Phantom Menace"

    A science-fiction author scours the new "Star Wars" film for signs of intelligent life.
    By David Brin June 15, 1999

  • Jar Jar mania must die!

    The Village Voice takes Jar Jar theorizing too far; a quasi-national alternative glossy editor's cri de coeur; new theories on love and marriage.
    By Jenn Shreve June 11, 1999

  • Jar Jar Binks on the cover of Rolling Stone?

    The magazine turns out to be the only institution in the world that thinks Jar Jar is hip.
    By Bill Wyman June 9, 1999

  • I was a Jar Jar jackass

    How a "Star Wars" fan took aim at a despised Gungan and discovered the power of grass-roots Net campaigning.
    By Steve Wilson June 8, 1999

  • Pres. Rodham? Pres. Rodham Clinton? Pres. Phantom Rodham?

    Is Hillary ready to say "My turn"? Is Jar Jar an extraterrestrial Stepin Fetchit? Is Reagan soon to be a major license plate?
    By Amy Reiter May 28, 1999

  • Yoda baby, meet Austin Powers

    Live, from the Shagadelic Siance! It's the jamming Jedi master with the mystic mod mojo!
    By R. Lee Sullivan May 20, 1999

  • The spirit is willing, but the Force is weak

    Finally, "The Phantom Menace." "Star Wars" fans deserve better.
    By Charles Taylor May 19, 1999

  • The medieval mind of George Lucas

    Though he draws on our century's pop culture for his raw material, his vision arises from the Middle Ages.
    By Jim Paul May 18, 1999

  • Pundits in the limelight

    Political consultants make for better copy than the candidates; one writer's Brontk-inspired hell; enough with the "enough with 'Star Wars'" stories!
    By Jenn Shreve May 14, 1999

  • Star what?

    10 reasons not to see "The Phantom Menace."
    By Toby Young May 14, 1999

  • Father figure

    Director Irvin Kershner, the unknown wizard behind "The Empire Strikes Back," talks about being Darth Vader, working with George Lucas and making the best "Star Wars" film.
    By Michael Sragow May 13, 1999

  • 20th century boy

    It's Ewan McGregor's old-time Hollywood charm that's making him a big-time Hollywood star.
    By Stephanie Zacharek May 12, 1999

  • Decorating for Communists!

    The Seattle Weekly combines politics and home and garden advice; Baltimore reporters explore the origins of movie trailers.
    By Jenn Shreve April 30, 1999

  • Brief reports and tidbits from the Info-Sphere

    "South Park" spoof: Oh my God, they killed "Star Wars"! - For sale: One wizard and 2 million pieces of gold - Intel eludes the antitrust maelstrom - Where are the Pathfinders of yesteryear?
    By Salon Tech Writers March 8, 1999

  • 21st Log:

    By Andrew Leonard November 16, 1998
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