The Empire Strikes Back

  • Muppets and celebrities

    Those trippy puppets have had some really strange encounters through the years.
    By David Puner February 21, 2007

  • "Star Wars" Central

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Media Circus

    By Halfway Through The Video, Even The Natural Allure Of Seeing Naked People Thrashing About Fades When You Hear Cunnilingus Reduced To Something Akin To The Operating Instructions Of A Jigsaw: "Continue Downward With The Tongue, Then Back Up, Circle The Clitoris And Begin The Cycle Again." And Then A Big Chiming Stroke On The Harp. (That'S It: Ice-Cream-Truck Music. These People July 10, 1997

  • Brave Blue world

    Design guru David Carson leaps into the adventure-lifestyle arena with Blue, the magazine for hipsters with abs (and eyes) of steel.
    By Michael Soller July 9, 1997

  • Media Circus

    Forget the military's sex scandals. The real scandal is, why are our armed forces so bloated in the first place?
    By David Futrelle July 4, 1997
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