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The Mandalorian (Disney+) Despite its flaws, the franchise’s first live-action TV series continues to capture the ineffable spirit of the original trilogy. Warning: Spoilers Ahead The last three Star Wars movies have been hit or miss. The Force Awakens set box-office records and received rave reviews not because it told…

HONG KONG — "It's a dream come true," says Indonesian comic artist Ario Anindito. After many years as a professional cartoonist, this year he began designing elements of the latest chapter in the global Star Wars multimedia spectacular. The 37-year-old was an introverted child, frequently "daydreaming and getting lost in my own…

Home News Entertainment It's time to get festive in a galaxy far, far away with your Lego sets.In the days after Disney Plus wrapped up the second season of "The Mandalorian," Lego is offering some special Force-themed activities for the holidays.Wednesday (Dec. 23) is the last chance to join the…

Home News A diver in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound observes a Weddell seal swimming toward him. (Image: © McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory) Above water, they sound like bellowing Wookies. Below the ice, they sound like chirping, chattering robots. Either way, the Weddell seals of Antarctica should have no trouble finding work in…

With its first original “Star Wars” story in Mandarin, Disney has new hope of finally building a China fan base for the sci-fi franchise.As the second season of “The Mandalorian” wraps up, “Star Wars” is hoping to rocket local fandom in China to new heights by releasing its first-ever original…

Friends, pilots, droids, etc.: Have you recovered from Friday's season finale of The Mandalorian yet? If you're not quite there, we don't blame you. We saw the return of a certain Jedi who's pretty important to this whole Star Wars thing. A goodbye that probably had you burning thr0ugh the…

Home News (Image credit: Lucasfilm) The Mandalorian season 2, episode 8 had one hell of a surprise in store for Star Wars fans. No spoilers up front but, if you've seen it, you'll know all about the finale's big cameo. We sensed a disturbance in the Force before then, however.…

A conjunction is a good time to reflect on our cosmic heritage, and on the long shadows cast by the gas giants.Illustration by SN VFX / ShutterstockToday, December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear extremely close to each other in the sky, less than a tenth of a degree apart,…

Spoilers follow for both seasons of The Mandalorian.After a seemingly endless series of side-quests and narrative detours, The Mandalorian finally made good on its promise in the Season 2 finale and wrapped up its ongoing storyline, both rescuing Grogu from the clutches of Moff Gideon and safely delivering him into…

There’s a certain part of me that doesn’t quite believe that the classic 2004 RPG Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, aka KOTOR 2, actually launched on mobile this week. I mean the original KOTOR was a big hit when it first arrived on mobile…