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Crisis on Umbara: How Bioware Betrayed Female Gamers in Star Wars: The Old Republic

September 16, 2017 Christen Stovall 9

Christen Stovall is the author of the Song of Souls trilogy. She’s also a regular host on the YouTube pop culture series Breaking the 4th […]

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Imperial Assault: Campaign Game Captures Feel of the ‘Star Wars’ Movies

March 27, 2017 Cindy Gunnin 0

Imperial Assault is a miniatures game that grabs the feeling of the Star Wars movies and brings it to your tabletop. The neat thing about […]

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You Might Not Recognize Me with My Red Arm…Until You Read This Comic!

March 2, 2016 Megan Rae 0

We all have questions after seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Who is Rey? Where did Finn come from? What crazy tantrum is Kylo going […]

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Marvel Assistant Editor Heather Antos Talks Role Models, Industry Advice

January 12, 2016 Brandon Rieckhoff 0

I had the privilege of interviewing Marvel Assistant Editor Heather Antos. It was a blast getting to know more about this awesome woman in the […]

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Wes Serafine’s Top 10 Films of 2015

January 10, 2016 Wes S. 0

Another year has come and gone and as such, it is time for me to count down what I personally believe to be the top […]

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The Shipping Awakens: 8 Reasons to Let Rey Be Rey

January 3, 2016 Tara M. Clapper 0

I’m a shipper. I ship stuff pretty hard. And hey, eventually all shippers run into ships that aren’t canon ships. We still don’t know about […]

Why General Leia is Important to Me

December 30, 2015 Tara M. Clapper 0

There are thousands of articles, essays, and tributes from women describing why Princess Leia is so important and influential. Like most geeky women, I found […]

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5 Things I Learned By Writing a Star Wars Mary Sue Character

December 27, 2015 Tara M. Clapper 0

Is Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens a Mary Sue character? Does it matter? Like most semi-respectable writers, I can’t stand the thought of writing […]

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The Geek Initiative’s Star Wars Retrospective: Our Best Star Wars Content

December 22, 2015 Tara M. Clapper 0

Maybe you’re a new Star Wars fan. Perhaps you were born into a Force-loving family. Perhaps you were teased in high school for liking the […]

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Feminist Film Review of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens

December 19, 2015 Catherine C.J. Baxley 0

I’m still shocked I was able to acquire tickets for a 7:00 p.m. showing of Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens the night before it […]

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