When Elisabeth and I get married next month, we’ll have been together seven years. We met as teenagers at university, where we were both studying creative writing, and now our daughter is almost a year old. But, if I’m honest, we didn’t have all that much in common […]
It’s become a yearly tradition in the build up to the release of a new Star Wars movie that leaked snippets and set images will find their way online for fans to analyse, pick apart and otherwise salivate over. As we inch closer to Episode IX – and […]
Recently watching Rogue One, I was struck by its style and storytelling chops as if it was the first time but then its deeper themes and devices become more apparent to me than they ever had before. I tweeted as much at the time and while the replies […]
Parting with all possessions that don’t spark a sense of joy is the quintessence of Marie Kondo’s career, a Japanese author and consultant who has taken the western world by storm with her self-styled ‘KonMari’ method. Drawing from the tenants of mindfulness and eastern philosophy, KonMari […]
There’s a lot to look forward to when your baby starts walking but, I confess, one of the things I’ve most been looking forward to is being able to quote Obi Wan from Rey’s vision in The Force Awakens. So, without further ado, I can finally say: “These […]
My mum always loved this time of year. Because she did, so do I. I have these memories of misty woodland walks through drifts of ruby and amber leaves, jumping into piles of them, kicking them up as if back to their branches, and picnics eaten ravenously in […]
Documentaries, interviews and opinion pieces capturing a slice of Star Wars fandom tend to have one thing in common – showcasing that first crop of fans from 1977. This, we’re led to believe, is the golden generation, fandom’s year zero, and with it comes a kind of superiority, […]
Being a parent is a learning curve, a slow study in how to look after a vulnerable little person. As they begin to crawl, climb and stand, the home becomes its own obstacle course with accidents lurking at every turn. It’s like living in a trash compactor with […]
Whether you’re a casual fan or full-on obsessive, few could have failed to notice the debut of Star Wars Resistance, the brand-new series from Lucasfilm Animation. Certainly, the complaints leading up to its airdate were loud enough. Some took exception to its anime-inspired cel-shaded visuals, which had more […]
When Elisabeth and I discovered we were having a baby, one thing became quickly apparent. The baby, be they girl, boy or intersex, was going to be raised a Star Wars fan. Towards the end of the pregnancy, the idea of starting ‘Raising a Rebel’ came to fruition […]
