1. Let the Star Wars Blog-a-thon Begin. Time to start geeking out! And what better place to start than Ed Copeland's blog.
["I have a confession: the photo above tells you all you need to know about what it would take to get me to join the Dark Side of the Force. The ability to fire lightning from your fingers? Sign me up. I can just imagine the joy it would bring the next time I'm in a theater and some yammering idiot won't shut up or takes a cell phone call. "]
2. Star Wars' Libertarian Mission. The Spectator looks at George's cutting room floor.
[Biggs: "What good's all your uncle's work if the Empire takes it over? You know they've already started to nationalize commerce in the central systems? It won't be long before your uncle is just a tenant, slaving for the greater glory of the Empire."]
3.Shamus on the Duke at 100—Part 9. It's Big Jake, Jake.
["It's time to take this Duke-a-thon into the sunset. Here is where it all began 100 years ago this Saturday, when Marion Morrison was born in this tiny house in Winterset, Iowa."]
4. Put It Out, Shweetheart. Hollywood to snuff butts.
["Depictions of smoking in movies will now be a factor when deciding what a film's rating will be, possibly making a PG-13 movie R-rated, the Motion Picture Association of America said yesterday. The policy affects only new movies."]
5. Mick Jagger Almost Got Clockwork Role. The Rolling Stones owned the rights to the story at the time and Jagger had his heart on playing the lead.
[ Malcolm McDowell: "Thank God no one ever gave the Stones the money to make it because Mick Jagger had set his heart on playing Alex the rapist and murderer and the rest of the band were going to be his hit squad The Droogs. Can you believe it?"]
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