To say that Star Wars means a lot to me is an understatement. My daughter’s middle name is Amidala, my wife walked down the aisle to ‘Across the Stars’ and my home is filled with various merchandise, collectables and memorabilia. Even in the off weeks where my fandom […]
The names given to Star Wars characters, like the names we give to our own children, are often heavy with meaning. The tender shoots of their creators’ plans for them, and beyond that the role they are destined to play in the galaxy. In this, Padmé Amidala’s name […]
Right from the get-go, the prospect of The Mandalorian never exactly appealed to me. Oh, of course, I was excited about getting a live action Star Wars TV series, but at best I was ambivalent. Even the involvement of animation mastermind Dave Filoni and a host of diverse and […]
It’s difficult to deny our innate call to storytelling, exercised each time we interact with character and plot. Certain tropes and archetypes have resonated down through the ages and myths and poems thousands of years old can feel as fresh, vibrant and subversive today as they were when […]
People have pointed to the latter half of 2019 as a golden era for Star Wars, proof if it were needed, that far from being in a death spiral, the franchise is in better health than it has ever been. That’s all well and good, and while I’m […]
Names in Star Wars range from the ridiculous to the sublime, combining marketing fun and in-jokes – Elan Sleazebaggano, I’m looking at you – with the pantomime stylings of Sidious, Grievous and Tyrannous. From a linguistic perspective, many names across the saga offer subtle clues and insights […]
