A Historian’s Interpretation of the Star Wars Thanksgiving Portrait
When an enthusiast happens upon a historical document of this nature, there is a risk of supplying a narrative where there is none. However, there is much to comment on here.
Steve Jobs and George Lucas: Heirs to the Disney Empire
In 1985, Steve Jobs left Apple. A year later, he paid George Lucas $5 million to acquire technology rights for a computer …
Disney Acquires Lucasfilm, Star Wars Episode VII in 2015
Details soon, full story here. Highlights: Star Wars Episode VII targeted for 2015. More feature films expected to continue the Star Wars saga and …
GFA Turns 12
While the glory days are gone, GFA still lives on, with large numbers of visitors daily thanks to the mysterious algorithms at …
Open Call for Contributors to GalaxyFarAway.com
Are you an avid gamer, collector, expanded universe fan? Crazy about all things Star Wars? This is an open call for contributors …
New and Improved Image Gallery
We have updated our image gallery and merged its design with the rest of the web site. Hope you enjoy it, and …
Star Wars Book Reviews
This section has been neglected for a little while, but as part of the current redesign, I am bringing it back in …
Star Wars in Concert: Boston
In November, I went to see Star Wars in Concert here in Boston at the Garden and it was a treat. It …
Top Five Ways Avatar Will Change the World… for Star Wars Fans
Avatar has probably changed what people expect from movies. But what has it changed for Star Wars fans? Here are the top …
Happy Wookiee Life Day from GFA
Happy Life Day, and happy holidays from GFA and these folks hanging out in my tree.
Star Wars Celebration V: Orlando in August 2010
It’s official. Celebration 5 will be in Orlando in August 2010. Not the best combination of time and location—it will be unbearably hot.
New Sounds in the Sound Archive
Based on requests from readers, the following new sounds to the sound archive: hansolo-use_a_good_kiss.mp3(36kb) – "You can use a good kiss" vader-he_will_join_us_or_die.mp3(80kb) …
Flags of our Clones
So how does one spend an idle Friday evening, armed with a camera, some action figures and a poor imagination? Behold:
Mad Magazine Predicted the Prequels in 1982
An amazing series of scans on Flickr from user Drhaggis that show an old 1982 Mad Magazine humorous article that predicts several …
Star Wars Rocks
And on the guitar, from the great dunes of Tatooine, the great wamp-rat slayer Luke Skywalker! That’s Leia on the vocals, Chewy …