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The Wookiee Wins: Meet the Director of the Chewbacca Doc That Conquered Kickstarter

Behind the Masks of Hollywood Boulevard's Famous Characters

There are lots of characters in Los Angeles, but not many of them struggle into hot costumes, hover near the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard in 90-degree heat and charge tourists to take their pictures. You see them hamming it up as you gamely review the Walk of Fame with your latest out-of-t ... More >>

An L.A. Cult Comedian's Insane Onstage Meta-Sitcom

Two weekends ago, a re-run of cult L.A. comedian Brendon Small's bildungsroman Adult Swim cartoon Home Movies appeared, a reminder for his absurdist, neurotic stylings. But what was Brendon up to nowadays? Small (@_Bredonsmall) arrived in L.A. during the early aughts from Boston, jumpstarting the a ... More >>

Hey Mr. Mixologist: The Hilarious New Mixology Video From Fog And Smog

Fog and Smog, the video production company that gave you "Whole Foods Parking Lot" and other cool-eyed glimpses of California's cultural posturings, has just released "Mixologist," a send-up of the L.A. bar scene. Filmed in what might be the home office for that scene, La Descarga, the video goofs o ... More >>

Happy Star Wars Day: Use the Force to Make R2-D2 Ice Cubes, Stormtrooper Bento Boxes Other Ideas

If you want to amuse yourself, try calling Williams-Sonoma to ask what they're doing for Star Wars Day. You can imagine a nicely coiffed salesperson on the other end of the line, not completely understanding the question: "Star Wars what?" Or they'll laugh and ask if your kid put you up to this, t ... More >>

Shelf Life: Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt Bring Action Figures to Life in Web Series

Actors Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal know how to make things happen fast. Last spring, Platt had an idea for a story about action figures living on a shelf in the bedroom of a 10-year-old boy. By summer, they were working on the first season of Shelf Life. Season two of the web series, produced by t ... More >>

The Star Wars Cookbook vs. Food That's Actually Star-Warsy

ThinkGeek.com​Like the Salad Shooter or the electric quesadilla maker, some items that deserve to fade away -- and almost succeed in doing so -- experience a Frankenstein-like revival every Christmas shopping season. The 1998 Star Wars Cookbook is one of these things. While we've come to acc ... More >>

Porn Defends the Money Shot

Critics gain ground, demanding condom use to control AIDS

Hollywood Boulevard's Costumed Characters: How I Became One For a Night...as a Stripper Bunny

Hollywood Boulevard stripper bunny​Those people who stand outside of Mann's Chinese Theater in costumes, taking photos with tourists for tips -- do they have a union? Is there some kind of street performers license they need? Are there a bunch of unspoken rules about territory? What it I bec ... More >>

Nerd Up

Pau Gasol: Lakers' Class Act

Anime Babes from Sailor Moon to Rei Ayanami: This Isn't Cosplay, This Is Burlesque

See more photos in Shannon Cottrell's gallery "Devil's Playground Presents Anime Babes." Over the course of the past two years, we've seen the burlesque performers from Devil's Playground channel fan favorite characters like Link and Zelda (Video Game Girls), Catwoman (Comic Book Vixens), and, of c ... More >>

Top 10 Star Wars Cakes: Let The Force (of Frosting & Fondant) Be With You

WasabimonStorm Troopers Like Cake, Too​ Cake is one confection that will never, ever go out of style. Witness shows like Duff Goldman's Ace of Cakes, Cake Boss, Amazing Wedding Cakes and now, Cupcake Wars, which not only engineer cakes, but make them, as Goldman says, "Bigger, badder, awesome! ... More >>

The Empire Gives Back: Red Carpet 30th Anniversary Screening of 'The Empire Strikes Back'

Erin BroadleyHarrison Ford (Han Solo) and Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) together again​ Last night, stars and fans of The Empire Strikes Back gathered at Hollywood's Arclight Theater for a one-night-only screening of the classic film. The Empire Gives Back, a benefit for St. Jude's Children's Hospi ... More >>

Steampunk Star Wars Cosplayers Lose Bus, Costumes in Nashville Flood

You might recall that we recently posted about an amazing steampunk Star Wars cosplay that we saw on Facebook. Based in Atlanta, Outland Armour, has recreated characters like Boba Fett and Princess Leia in a neo-Victorian sci-fi aesthetic. Dim Horizon Studio​

Star Warz Burlesque Interviews: R2-D2 Speaks! Dancer/Contortionist Sin Fisted on Her Droid Inspirations

[Ed.'s Note: This the latest installment is in our ongoing series of interviews with the new characters introduced by Devil's Playground Presents Star Warz. Read "Star Warz Burlesque Returns with New Characters R2-D2, Chewbacca and Death Star", and make sure to check out CuriousJosh's photo gallery. ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Star Warz, SXSW, HARD 13, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Despite the legions of Angelenos headed to Austin for this year's South by Southwest, the city hasn't slowed down one bit. We started the weekend with Devil's Playground's latest Star Warz show and finished with fist-pumping jams at Hard 13. Devil's Playground Presents Star Warz Josh "CuriousJosh" ... More >>

Star Warz Burlesque Returns with New Characters R2-D2, Chewbacca and Death Star

See more photos in Josh "CuriousJosh" Reiss' gallery. Check out our coverage of Devil's Playground's first Star Warz Burlesque show. It's only been two months since L.A. burlesque troupe Devil's Playground first took on the characters of Star Wars (Episodes IV-VI), but since then, a lot has happen ... More >>

Fan Interviews from Long Beach Comic Con: How Much is an Autograph Worth?

Shannon CottrellKerin Amit and Jennifer Salas, two fans who haven't had to pay for an autograph yet.​For fans, part of the allure of heading down to a convention is having the chance to meet your favorite stars and perhaps snag a photo or have them sign a comic book or DVD for you. However, th ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Comic-Con '09, Cosplay, Ninjas and Sexy '60s Spies

If city traffic felt a bit lighter over the weekend there was a reason why -- a majority of Angelenos hightailed it to San Diego for the annual Comic-Con to indulge their inner geek, strap on that Storm Trooper costume, spend their savings on first editions, preview new video games and attend panels ... More >>

Was Disney a Spaniard? Did Beck Used to Use a Leafblower?

Heroes of the Final Frontier: Top 5 Space Cowboys from TV and Film

William Shatner said it best at the beginning of every Star Trek episode, "Space, the final frontier." For decades since, life amongst the stars has unfolded on screens big and small like western epics, with bounty hunters, gunslingers and the losers of grand wars wandering through lawless lands, th ... More >>

Step Brothers: Blended Family Values

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Get Relational

Boobies, Paws and Gay Canadians

What to do in Los Angeles this week

He's a Woman's Man

The philosophy of Jack Sparrow (or a reasonable approximation thereof)

Snakebites

Star Wars Rules/Sucks

Lucas’ best-selling video game shows which trilogy is better

’Twas the Night Before Star Wars . . .

Vampire Diaries: Getting Geeked on Buffy and Spike at the Sci-Fi Summit

A Thousand Clones . . .

...do not an awesome Star Wars make

Geek Love

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