Princess Leia Organa

How a Star Wars Art Show Came to Be

See also: *Boba Fett as a Girl *The Creation of That Super Bowl Ad With the Imperial March Sung by Dogs The star of L.A.-based artist Lekit's Opheleia looks like she's had a brutal day. Her cheeks are sunken, her eyes dazed. Her dress falls off her shoulders, revealing an impressive tattoo collect ... More >>

Garbage - The Roxy - May 30, 2012

Garbage The Roxy 5-30-12 See also: *Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians of All Time *Butch Vig: The Super-Producer Talks About the Genius of Garbage (and Nirvana) Nylon threw a party at The Roxy last night, and it was the fete's rock starlet hostess -- Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson, who graces the ... More >>

Carrie Fisher: Hollywood Kid

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Carrie Fisher was wondering recently what to do with the huge Princess Leia painting -- "in that fucking iron bikini" -- that George Lucas sent her for her birthday. "I'm sure ... More >>

Carrie Fisher

5 Valentine's Day Surprises That'll Get You Laid - For the Ladies

There's less than a week til that holiday we love to hate and much of what makes Valentine's Day difficult to bear is the pressure put on guys to be "the man" and get their chicks some kind of boat or pony to show they love them fo' realz. But spending big bucks on a present that may or may not mak ... 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 >>

Loscon 38: Robots, Filking and a Look at the Work of Philip K. Dick

Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, a small conference room in the basement of the LAX Marriott filled to the brim. The science fiction fans attending this year's Loscon crowded together in tightly packed seats for a discussion of the life and work of Philip K. Dick led by noted authors T ... More >>

Porn Defends the Money Shot

Critics gain ground, demanding condom use to control AIDS

Porn And Pot Are Like Milk And Cookies: Exxxotica Teams Up With Hempcon at L.A. Convention Center This Month

Exxxotica​You gotta love this town. Not only do we have way too many "adult" confabs at the L.A. Convention Center (three and counting). But now August's upcoming porn fest has announced it is teaming up with another bastion of vice. Because nothing goes better with nudity and smut like clas ... More >>

Nightranger: Star Bright

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 >>

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​

MIMOBOT's New Star Wars Flash Drives Feature Jawa and Obi-Wan

One of the first things L.A. Weekly spotted at San Diego Comic-Con last summer was a tiny, limited edition MIMOBOT flash drive that looked like Darth Vader, but revealed itself to be Luke Skywalker. Like most MIMOBOT flash drives, it was cute, reminiscent of chibi anime characters. I almost had a ge ... 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 >>

Lady Vader: What if Darth Was a Woman?

​ Why couldn't the most powerful, most feared Jedi in the universe have been a woman? Yes, we've been on a Star Wars kick here on Style Council lately. It got me thinking about that world and about how Darth Vader, a.k.a. Anakin Skywalker, spawned two children and one was a girl. Of course sex ... More >>

MARY LYNN RAJSKUB: MAKE US LAUGH, FUNNYGIRL!

Michelle Obama's Inauguration Dress Predictions

Has she picked her dress yet? Womens Wear Daily asked designers to send in sketches of what our new First Lady should wear on Inauguration Day. Isaac Mizrahi, Monique Lhuillier, Carolina Herrera, Badgley Mischka, Karl Lagerfeld, Diane Von Furstenberg, even Betsey Johnson (oh please no, Michelle) sub ... More >>

Last Night: Carrie Fisher Talks 'Wishful Drinking' at Book Soup

By Sophia KercherLast night during Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking reading at Book Soup, an employee ducked down to connect a wire to the podium and nearly went in-between a lady's legs. "Oh! You almost went where no ones touched in years," she cooed, tossing her short, smart haircut. The crowd of ... More >>

LAFF 2008: Hell to the Yeah

I guess LAFF doesn’t want me to talk about how the premieres go, since my tickets for them have ended up being in overflow houses far away from the actual red carpet and celebrities, so if you want to know what Guillermo del Toro may or may not have said to introduce HELLBOY II, I can’t help ... More >>

Rant of the Hulk Hater

“Lou Ferrigno is a fucking asshole”

Boobies, Paws and Gay Canadians

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O, Mein Mama

Carrie Fisher’s tell-all doesn’t tell enough

Hey There, Lobster Girl!

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Zen and the Art of the Muzzle Blast

Local firing ranges — yoga for sharpshooters

Freedom's Just Another Word for Arty Videos, the Doors and Sippy Cups

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Freedom of Information

Copyright and its discontents

Star Wars Rules/Sucks

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

’Twas the Night Before Star Wars . . .

Girls Incited, City Burned

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

Geek Love

Star Wars and me

On the Mediterranean

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