Posts tagged “George Lucas”

  • National GeographicThe Timeless Beauty of National Geographic is a wonderful article examining the stability of a famous brand aesthetic. (I used to love reading NG in my elementary school library when I was a kid and just last year decided to get my very own subscription. Every article in every issue is fabulous, just as they always have been.)
  • “The most well-known use of Spencerian script is, arguably, the Coca-Cola logo. The logo was designed in the 1880s by the company’s bookkeeper, Frank Robinson.”
  • Repeat after me: Taking Photos In Public Places Is Not A Crime
  • National Public Radio is changing its name to NPR. (I guess that’s better than Dweezil.)
  • Finally! More photos of kitties in wigs!
  • “Losing friends is inevitable. Making enemies is not.” — from 35 Lessons in 35 Years
  • “This year is the 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, the Star Wars sequel that many fans consider the pinnacle moment in a franchise that has pulled in $16 billion in box office and merchandising. But 1980 was also the year that Kurtz and Lucas realized the Jedi universe wasn’t big enough for the both of them.”
  • Technology is great, for sure, but you’ll never pick up your iPad and find a perfectly preserved, century-old press pass to a World Series game in its digital pages.
  • Resizing my browser window to make sure it fills up my entire screen will not make me focus on your pretty pictures or admire your wicked design.”
  • If you’re looking for seriously advanced computer knowledge — like how to determine the size of an image of Robocop riding a unicorn — take a look at Unicorn Tips.
Closure

Closure

I saw the 8:30pm showing at the AMC 14 in the Century City mall. I somehow managed to avoid seeing even one preview during the last three or four months. It was good. It was beyond good. It was nothing like Episode I or Episode II, and it was everything like Episodes IV, V, and

Rewriting Star Wars History

Rewriting Star Wars History

I don’t want my children to grow up thinking that Greedo shot first. via re-run

Indiana Jones IV

Tom Stoppard is being courted by George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford to write the script for the forthcoming Indiana Jones film, says Variety. The trio are allegedly trying to lure the British playwright away from his work on the film adaptation of the novel Tulip Fever to work on the latest swashbuckling adventure.

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Hemingway

You can read dozens of essays and articles and find hundreds of links to other sites with stories and information about Ernest Hemingway in The Hemingway Collection.