Lightsaber
Let’s Talk about the Bind

Let’s Talk about the Bind

Two fighters size each other up. They strike and parry, back and forth, then their swords lock together dramatically as they hurl snappy one-liners at each other. They shove and circle around, and split apart again, and the fight continues! Except... nah. This is the...

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Lightsaber Ballet

Lightsaber Ballet

Yes, lightsaber ballet, people. I have a particular dislike for the Star Wars prequels. Honestly, I remember sitting in the cinema, my head full of stories that my dad had told me of what it was like to see the original Star Wars - how much he had loved it, how it had...

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The Problem With Lightsabers

The Problem With Lightsabers

So... I'd like to talk about lightsabers. First of all - look, they're basically magical sword-like objects wielded by space-mages. They have only one real purpose in the Star Wars canon, and that's to be a marker of otherworld-ness associated with Force-users. They...

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