Keira Knightley Talks Legos and Feminism in Glamour
While traveling the past month, I have been pouring through my magazines. It seems every time I pick up a new major media magazine I find a woman connected with Star Wars talking about empowerment....
View ArticleWilliam Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace as Reviewed by Kay
The Star Wars prequel trilogy never grabbed me as much as the original did, so I wasn’t nearly as excited for William Shakespeare’s The Phantom of Menace as I was for the first three books that came...
View ArticleRevisiting The Phantom Menace with Nerd Lunch
Discovering a new-found appreciation for Shmi Skywalker – the woman who started the bloodline that would change the galaxy. Image: starwars.com After completing our run-through of the Original Trilogy,...
View ArticleReview: Star Wars ABC-3PO Galactic Basic Edition
image: Disney Lucasfilm Press If you can’t tell already from the shiny droid-filled cover, Star Wars ABC-3PO (Galactic Basic Edition) is adorable. Written by Calliope Glass and Caitlin Kennedy and...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Women in the Star Wars Universe: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
In 2015 I documented all of the women that appeared on screen (and in deleted scenes) in the original Star Wars trilogy for FANgirl. I’m now continuing the journey to discover where women are (and...
View ArticleFangirls Going Rogue LIVE from Celebration Chicago
The Fangirls Going Rogue took the Podcast Stage at Celebration Chicago like Ewoks capturing the Imperial bunker. There is nothing quite like Yub Cubs coming together to celebrate Star Wars. Hear our...
View ArticleStar Wars Celebration Chicago 2019: The Phantom Menace 20th Anniversary Panel
The very first Star Wars Celebration was held in Denver, Colorado, on April 30 – May 2, 1999, a few weeks before opening day of Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the first movie in George...
View ArticleStar Wars Celebration Chicago 2019: The Music of The Phantom Menace With...
In addition to returning as host of the Galaxy Stage at Celebration Chicago, David Collins once again took to the stage himself for an hour-long deep dive into the music of Star Wars. With the...
View ArticleAlternate Celebration Reality: 20th Anniversary The Phantom Menace Panel
It feels pretty crazy that The Phantom Menace is twenty years old. I remember counting down the days on a makeshift calendar in my locker, where cut up images from Vanity Fair covered my binders. I...
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