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Arts

Actress Carrie Fisher Reportedly In Stable Condition After Entering Cardiac Arrest

7:39pm December 23, 2016

by Jason Slotkin

Both the Los Angeles City Fire Department and United Airlines say a passenger aboard a flight from London was unresponsive. Multiple media reports claim it was the Star Wars actress.

YouTuber Cory Williams reacts to the strange sound made by his local frozen lake.

Why Does A Frozen Lake Sound Like A Star Wars Blaster?

11:07am December 21, 2016

by Adam Cole

Visitors to icy lakes are sometimes treated to the sounds of a space age battle. Why? NPR's Skunk Bear takes on the cold case in their latest video.

Carrie Fisher reprised her role of Princess Leia in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Carrie Fisher Opens Up About 'Star Wars,' The Gold Bikini And Her On-Set Affair

5:00pm November 28, 2016

In her new memoir, The Princess Diarist, Fisher looks back on playing Princess Leia when she was 19 and reflects on her romantic involvement with her older, married co-star, Harrison Ford.

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Star Wars has devoted fans who dress up like their favorite characters, but now Lucasfilm, the film's parent company, is saying the New York Jedi and Lightsaber Academy went too far. Lucasfilm filed a lawsuit in which it noted that the academy's logos wer

National

NPR News Nuggets: 902-5-OH, Paging Bob Dylan & Jedi Battles

12:14pm October 21, 2016

by Wynne Davis

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

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Kenny Baker, who portrayed the R2-D2 in the first Star Wars movie, signs autographs in 2007, at a Star Wars event marking the anniversary of the release of the first film in the Star Wars saga.

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'Star Wars' Actor Kenny Baker, Who Played R2-D2, Has Died

5:51pm August 13, 2016

by James Doubek

Best known for playing R2-D2 in six Star Wars films, a role where he was unseen, the actor was found Saturday morning by his nephew.

A Star Wars fan, dressed as R2D2, arrives during the annual Star Wars Day in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 4.

#MayThe4thBeWithYou: How The Internet Is Celebrating Star Wars

6:07pm May 04, 2016

by Dana Farrington

It's Star Wars day, so dust off your Stormtrooper costume and bake a Princess Leia cupcake. (Just kidding, we know there's no dust on that costume.)

Stormtroopers attend the European premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Leicester Square on Dec. 16 in London.

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'Star Wars' Alert: The 'Rogue One' Trailer Is Here

11:51am April 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The first teaser trailer for this year's Star Wars movie has arrived. The film — set after the end of the prequels, but before the original series — is the first stand-alone movie of the franchise.

Admiral Ackbar pauses before delivering his immortal line: "It's a trap!" Voice actor Erik Bauersfeld, who uttered those words, has died.

Arts

'Star Wars' Voice Actor Who, As Admiral Ackbar, Warned 'It's A Trap!' Dies At 93

3:55pm April 05, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Erik Bauersfeld's amphibious rebel commander was far from the biggest role that the Star Wars movies had to offer. But three words transformed a bit part into a fan favorite: "It's a trap!"

Ariell Johnson has combined her love of comic books with a place where people can socialize in her new business, Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse.

Books

Move Over, Comic Book Guy: Philly Comics Store Prizes Diversity In Its Heroes

9:57am January 25, 2016

by NPR Staff

At Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse in Philadelphia, owner Ariell Johnson says diversity isn't just an afterthought. She tells NPR's Michel Martin that new faces keep the heroics interesting.

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Gone with the Wind has sold more than 200 million tickets — most of them back when there were far fewer people on the planet.

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Superlatives Notwithstanding, Even 'The Force' Has Its Limits

6:00pm January 18, 2016

by Bob Mondello

NPR film critic Bob Mondello's been listening to the Star Wars hype train. Here's why he isn't climbing aboard.

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