http://dir.salon.com/topics/star_wars/?source=rss&aim=star_wars en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST By Rebecca Traister Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/12/03/fisher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/12/03/fisher/index.html?source=rss Help her, Obi-Wan! Carrie Fisher's memoir of her life as a "Star Wars" icon and poster child for rehab and mental illness will likely make you laugh -- and cry. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/08/15/clone_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/08/15/clone_wars/index.html?source=rss George Lucas fills in the "Star Wars" blanks with an animated tale that may make more sense than his live-action films. By David Puner Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/classic/2007/02/21/muppets_with_celebrities/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/classic/2007/02/21/muppets_with_celebrities/index.html?source=rss Those trippy puppets have had some really strange encounters through the years. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2005/05/18/force/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2005/05/18/force/index.html?source=rss Salon staffers explain why they left that distant "Star Wars" galaxy far, far behind. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/18/star_wars_lego/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/05/18/star_wars_lego/index.html?source=rss I'm an accessory to mass-marketing crime: I actually encourage my son's obsession with Legos and "Star Wars." By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/06/10/reagan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2004/06/10/reagan/index.html?source=rss Unlike the current occupant of the White House, Reagan was willing to improvise on the far-right script, which is what ultimately saved his presidency. By James K. Galbraith Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/06/08/reaganomics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/06/08/reaganomics/index.html?source=rss The Reagan economy was mediocre, and his economists' ideas were a muddle. By Heather Havrilesky Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/03/15/blockbuster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/03/15/blockbuster/index.html?source=rss A new documentary on the Trio cable network sums up 30 years of big budgets, blitzkrieg marketing, bad scripts and Kevin Costner. By David Brin Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/12/17/tolkien_brin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/12/17/tolkien_brin/index.html?source=rss "The Lord of the Rings" is lovingly crafted, seductive -- and profoundly backward-looking. Why not look at things through the Dark Lord's eye for a change? By Wagner James Au Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/09/mmorpg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/09/mmorpg/index.html?source=rss If online role-playing games are ever going to break out of the hardcore gamer ghetto, they'll have to do more than please the geeks. By Brian Libby Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/05/28/star_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/05/28/star_wars/index.html?source=rss Who cares about "Attack of the Clones"? After reinventing popcorn cinema with his giddy space western, George Lucas can do whatever he wants. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/05/23/star_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/05/23/star_wars/index.html?source=rss Readers respond to Stephanie Zacharek's "Attack of the Clones" review. Plus: "X-Files" fans gripe one last time. By John Gorenfeld Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/05/21/spaghetti/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/05/21/spaghetti/index.html?source=rss Christopher Plummer and David Hasselhoff in "Starcrash"! Topless Bond girls in "The Humanoid" (directed by "George Lewis")! A viewer's guide to the delirious Italian "Star Wars" rip-offs of the late '70s. By Bob Calhoun Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/05/21/hardware_wars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/05/21/hardware_wars/index.html?source=rss An obscure Bay Area filmmaker launched an empire in 1977. No, not that one. Fluke Starbucker, Oggie Ben Doggie, Ham Salad and Princess Anne-Droid are back in a "special edition" of the original Lucas spoof. By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/05/16/attack_clones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/05/16/attack_clones/index.html?source=rss The soul-deadening string of clichés that is "Attack of the Clones" must immediately be shot beyond Pluto where it can do no harm. By David Thomson Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/turn_on/2002/05/09/lucas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/turn_on/2002/05/09/lucas/index.html?source=rss George Lucas is still a virgin, and he wants his audience in the same stricken state. By Steven Hart Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/04/10/lucas/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/04/10/lucas/index.html?source=rss 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 Arianna Huffington Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/03/14/trw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/03/14/trw/index.html?source=rss Former missile tester Nira Schwartz says Star Wars doesn't work. Now Congress is beginning to listen. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/letters/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss Readers say: Keep your storm troopers away from our hobbits! By Eric Lipton Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/18/lotr/index.html?source=rss I, too, once loved "Star Wars." Then I grew up and learned to appreciate "The Lord of the Rings." By Jean Tang Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/09/lotr_starwars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2002/01/09/lotr_starwars/index.html?source=rss Peter Jackson's glorified video trivia game doesn't hold up to the grandly human epic that defined a generation. By Daniel Kraus Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/11/05/phantom_edit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/11/05/phantom_edit/index.html?source=rss How one "Star Wars" fan nearly fixed the "Episode 1" disaster, and why George Lucas is indirectly stoking another kind of digital revolution. By Amy Reiter Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/08/31/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/08/31/npfri/index.html?source=rss Ben's adventure at a "celebrity petting zoo." Plus: Anne Heche's "re-entry into the world of heterosexuality" By Amy Reiter Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/08/01/npwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/08/01/npwed/index.html?source=rss Two bizarre battles orbit the Lucas empire -- one involves Hooters; Cruise will attend Kidman's premiere. Plus: Liberace's cuff links and marijuana on Broadway! By Amy Reiter Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/07/17/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/07/17/nptues/index.html?source=rss Britney says she's tossing the innocence routine; Tom Hanks is still talking about World War II; Charlie Sheen to sell bachelor pad. Plus: Sex-book deal too sticky for Cattrall.