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The Scourge Between Stars Stalks a Failing Spaceship
The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown takes the contained-spaceship-stalked-by-aliens trope and elevates it to a treatise on colonialism, generational trauma, and human hubris. Imagine Sigourney Weaver’s protagonist in Alien meeting Nnendi Okorafor’s Binti series and you’ll have an idea of the kind of tense, claustrophobic science fiction horror that Captain Jacklyn Albright is dealing…
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Taika Waititi Considers Directing Star Wars on The Mandalorian a Highlight of His Life
While we wait for Taika Waititi to decide what his Star Wars movie is going to be and he wraps up promotion for his latest Marvel flick, we’re just trying to figure out what’s really going on with his cryptic humour about his plans to shake things up in a galaxy far, far away. But…
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Smugglers Already Running Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Merch on Ebay
It’s only been a few days since Disney’s lavishly priced Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser attraction previewed for invited media, influencers, and guests — yet eBay listings are already being promoted for exclusive items from the experience. Some item postings even have timetables for guests who have yet to step onto the Halcyon ship but promise to bring…
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The R2-D2 Tamagotchi Is for Serious Star Wars Fans
I’m a huge Tamagotchi fan (Exhibit A, B, and C), but after a week with the R2-D2 Tamagotchi, I realise I just spent $US20 ($28) on something too extreme even for me.