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Hipster Han & Leia Costumes

StarWars.com Team | October 29, 2009

Still looking for a the perfect Star Wars costume for Halloween? Why not make your own using clothing best worn by hipsters and win some dough at the same time?

Between October 14, 2009 and November 6, 2009, American Apparel is asking their customers to submit photos of themselves in costume. The catch is this: the outfit should feature at least one American Apparel product, and it must be reasonably prominent. They have to be able to see it, so undies won’t count unless they’re worn on the outside, superhero-style.

Here’s an entry from Bert & Shelly from California.

Han is wearing an Interlock Running Short in navy/red and the sheer rib 3/4 sleeve v-neck in white.
Leia is wearing a modified Baby Rib Bikini Bra in brown.
Gun, vest and loincloth are homemade.

Read more about the contest and see more entries here:
Hallowe’en Costume Contest
(via American Apparel)

Yoga and Star Wars

StarWars.com Team | October 29, 2009

If you ever wanted the Force explained to you by a Yoga instructor who wears her hair like Princess Leia, you’re in luck.

VIDEO: Yoga and the Force (via Yoga Today)

More on Star Wars & Yoga here.

Dead Tauntaun Wedding Cake!

Bonnie Burton | October 23, 2009


(501st Great Lakes Garrison troopers – Jon Leopold and Craig Provine guard the Tauntaun cake!)

(Photos by mod4)

Star Wars artist Chris Trevas let us know of this glorious Tauntaun cake for his wedding!

Julie and I had Courtney Clark from Cake Nouveau of Food Network Challenge (and TLC Ultimate Cake-Off) fame do our wedding cakes including a special cake request from me — Luke Skywalker stuffed inside a dead Tauntaun!

It was certainly one of the talks of the wedding evening. Older relatives were a bit confused, but the kids and our friends loved it!

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“If Only You’d Attached My Legs, I Wouldn’t Be In This Ridiculous Position”

StarWars.com Team | October 22, 2009

Whatever points this Brooklyn Star Wars fans gets for out-of-the-box thinking might be offset by his tact. Also, this post has been removed from Craigslist, so we’re left to wonder if he was successful or not. Click on the image below to enlarge. (via Buzzfeed).

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Tokyo Trooper – Mint Royale

StarWars.com Team | October 16, 2009

Danny Choo, AKA Tokyo Dance Trooper, gives us yet another awesome video of him showing his ever-impressive dance moves to music by Mint Royale.

WATCH VIDEO: Tokyo Trooper: Mint Royale – Practice 1

Gatsby Trooper Dances in Harajuku

StarWars.com Team | October 11, 2009

Danny Choo, AKA Tokyo Dance Trooper, strikes again — this time popping and locking in Harajuku to music by Gatsby.

WATCH VIDEO: Gatsby Trooper

Diablo Cody’s Star Wars… again?

StarWars.com Team | September 28, 2009

So, February 2008 brought you this.

And today, we find this.

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To be fair, though, both of them missed the Juno window of relevance by weeks.

This Droid’s Got Game

StarWars.com Team | September 24, 2009

HacknMod.com (and plenty of other sites that jumped on this story first) points out an impressive custom made R2-D2 gaming droid. Its ingredients include a refurbished R2-D2 cooler, a whole bunch of fans, and eight gaming consoles. No rusty innards to be found inside this astromech, just hours and hours of nostalgic gaming joy.

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More to see here.

Olivia’s​ Picks:​ The​ Rockabilly​ Rebel

StarWars.com Team | September 21, 2009

If you’ve submitted your awesome Star Wars Fan Movie pitches to G4 host Olivia Munn for Operation Olivia, you might be eager to hear that she’s now narrowed down her favorite ideas down to six!

First​ on​ the​ list?​ User​ Tony Castalucci’s​ Operation​ Olivia​ Pitch​: Pulp Yavin.

To​ny​ is​ an​ experienced​ film​maker,​ guitar-gun​ slinger,​ and​ mentalist.​ I​ like​ him,​ he​ has​ experience​ in​ 3D​ and​ so​ do​ I​ (I’ve​ been​ in​ 3D​ my​ whole​ life!). And​ anyone​ with​ the​ balls​ to​ cast​ Olivia​ Munn​ as​ a​ relative​ of Porkins​ is​ a​ guy​ I’d​ like​ to​ meet.

Olivia​ was​ excited​ by​ the​ physical​ nature​ of​ Tony’s​ pitch​ saying,​ ​”I​ like​ that​ this​ is​ all​ action.​ I’ve​ never​ done​ an​ intense​ action-packed​ skit​ before.”

Read more here:
Olivia’s​ Picks:​ The​ Rockabilly​ Rebel (via Atom.com)

Meet Dr. MacGyver Chewbacka Highlander

StarWars.com Team | September 15, 2009

According to the Huffington Post and the Norwegian site VG Nett, a bus driver formerly known as Andreas Jankov has formally changed his name to Julius Andreas Gimli Arn MacGyver Chewbacka Highlander Elessar-Jankov as the ultimate sci-fi fan moniker.

“I wanted to show that it is possible to be serious and at the same time take the name you like,” said the film enthusiast. “I wanted to see how far I could take it with respect to the number of names. I started thinking about this three years ago and it was approved in January this year.” Apparently, he’s had his passport and bank card reissued, but the name was too long so he dropped “Highlander.”

Read the full story here:
Julius Andreas Gimli Arn MacGyver Chewbacka Highlander Elessar-Jankov: Norway’s Longest Name? (via HuffPost)

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SOURCE: io9.com