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more about #starwars more comments → blix: Meh, it's been sone before. more » Btwbfdimho: Why the Moon? I thought the Moonies were in Korea. more » lionboy: Next time we bomb the moon we should get Roland Emmerich to direct. more » Dr. Nick: Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom! more » RussianTaco: The man on the moon was part of an Al Qaeda sleeper cell. more » MonkeyButter: Some day my grandchildren will complain, "Why do we have to go to the moon again, it's so boring there." And I'll tell them, "You kids don't know noth... more » slite: Am I the only one, but I was expecting to see Wallowitz and Kudropoly in the background. more » naugahydeinplainsight: Ruskies!?! You show us goddam used to be Commies never landed on the moon themselves Russkie commentary? Cool. (In Soviet Russia, moon lands on you.) more » daveyjonesisdead: History shows again and again How nature points up the folly of man I bet some creature emerges from the innards of the moon and totally smites us. more » BadUncle: First it's a moon bombing. Then we send moon "advisors." Soon, it's a full-scale commitment of troops. The Nobel Peace Prize is a sham! more » nonpareil: It wasn't a "moon bombing," it was a mission. And frankly, it's not the impact that's exciting, but the fallout. Get a clue, or go watch Transformers... more » Dr. Nick: That's no moon... more » blix: That's not how you shoot a moon. more » limber: The Force is strong with That One. more » ElleL: I like that Michelle matched her cardigan to his light saber. It's the little things, you know. more » -
#starwars
NASA's Moon Assault Probably Awesome If You Were on the Moon
We'd be lying if we said that we weren't hoping for at least a temporary, small-scale lunar disaster this morning when NASA attacked the moon, with a rocket. The computer simulations, at least, showed a huge explosion. Alas. More » -
#picoftheday
The Empire Strikes Barack
[Our Nerd President brandishes a lightsaber after a fencing demonstration on the White House lawn today during a photo op to promote Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. (Bonus, green-screen-challenge-ready shot after the jump.) Image via Getty] More » -
#gossiproundup
Aaden Gosselin Is Not Meaty Enough To Sate The Ratings Deities
A child of Jon and Kate Gosselin is injured after an unsuccessful sacrificial offering to Nielsen gods by TLC. Madonna's child caper! Susan Boyle: distraught. Harry Potter and Radiohead? Yeezey's girlfriend! Presenting your Sunday morning gossip roundup. Happy Father's Day! More » -
#winners
Limbaugh-Palin-Steele-Pancake Painting Reignites Culture War
Ladies and gentlemen, your winning request, "Rush the Hutt," by wondrous pancake painter to the stars Dan Lacey. You may buy this cultural artifact on Ebay, right now. More » -
#georgelucas
Landmark 'People Vs. George Lucas' Case To Be Decided Next Year
In a perfect world — one we've actively fantasized about for a while — there would be a cultural tribunal somewhere holding George Lucas accountable for crimes against fans and films alike. More » -
#theendofideas
Broke George Lucas Sells Off 'Star Wars' Stage Musical
On the same day a Vanity Fair writer delivered the definitive history of the worst Star Wars spinoff ever, another report suggests that infamous show may soon have competition. -
#farewellslaveleia
Carrie Fisher Comes Full Circle
Forgive us. Forgive us Leia, forgive us Jabba, forgive us The Force—but this was the first thing that occurred to us watching Carrie Fisher on the Today Show this morning. More » -
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#thisthinglookslikethatthing
Sarah Palin To Command the Death Star?
At left is the wicked (and blessedly dead) Grand Moff Tarkin, high-powered henchman to Darth Vader, from the 1977 space documentary Star Wars. At right is Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin speaking at a campaign rally in Colorado yesterday. Note the similarities. We're not sayin', we're just sayin'. [Palin image via Splash]
