Costume Contumely

Your own editor, Hagop (that is to say…me), is now a contributor at World’s Shortest Movie Reviews.  Inspired by the “shit sandwich” review from This is Spinal Tap, the site strives to bring you: Short, hopefully amusing, movie reviews, written by us here at WSMR and YOU the people! Yes thats right!! You! Did you [...]

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No less distinguished a media outlet than the New York Times recently showcased self-proclaimed Jedi Master Flynn Michael and his New York Jedi training center. Michael formed his studio after an elaborate 2005 Halloween lightsaber demonstration he and his buddies put on,  garnered outsize attention.  Each class is made up of a diverse group of [...]

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  After watching this, Cliff Francis pointed out to me the entire thing was spoiled because Fillion wears his ring on his left hand.

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While one high-profile superhero movie is hogging all the attention right now, another one is waiting in the wings, ready to swoop into the spotlight once it has the summer all to itself. That movie is The Amazing Spider-Man, and it looks like it’s going to take the Spider-Man film franchise to a whole new [...]

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Yes, it’s another geek-themed reality show. In the wake of Toy Hunter and Comic Book Men, Story House Productions (The Real NCIS, Swamp Brothers) is gearing up for a show about comic book geeks. If you’re a collector, a creator, a real-life superhero, or just an uber-fan, they want to hear from you. We ran [...]

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Have you seen this new stormtrooper cake? Some of the guys were telling me about it. They say it’s quite a thing to see.   The life-size cake was made by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes as a special commission for the Arisia Sci-Fi Convention in Boston. For more pics, check out Amanda Oakleaf Cakes.  

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  Glass bevel, cork-backed, $23 on Etsy.

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Rob Burden’s Toy Box series was recently shown at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles. Burden’s statement on the series: I remember these figures as being magnificent. They represented power, beauty, good and evil, and they captured every aspect of my imagination. As a young adult, these toys are wonderfully nostalgic, but they’re [...]

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Here’s a great activity to add to your day of sitting around doing nothing– Make some Star Wars snowflakes. Click here for instructions and a dozen more designs.

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More here and here.

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