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Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s big spoiler and the history behind itStar Wars: The Force Awakens’s big spoiler and the history behind it
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SPOILER ALERT.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Star Wars will make its real money in the mall, not the cinemaStar Wars will make its real money in the mall, not the cinema
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Disney will make a lot of money from ticket sales, but it’s likely to make even more selling Star Wars–branded merchandise.

By Maddison Connaughton
Culture
Watch: Star Wars got an all-star Bad Lip Reading treatment. It’s hilarious.Watch: Star Wars got an all-star Bad Lip Reading treatment. It’s hilarious.
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Han Solo has grilled meats and a monkey in a bottle.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Let’s try to solve the new Star Wars movie’s biggest mysteryLet’s try to solve the new Star Wars movie’s biggest mystery
Culture

There are all kinds of spoilers in this post.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Star Wars: the 7 best conspiracy theoriesStar Wars: the 7 best conspiracy theories
Culture

The best Star Wars stories are the ones that go far beyond the movies and live in the hearts and minds of fans.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Every Star Wars movie, according to its colorsEvery Star Wars movie, according to its colors
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Star Wars color palettes have changed more than you think.

By Alvin Chang
Culture
Star Wars: The Force Awakens feels committee-approved to delight fansStar Wars: The Force Awakens feels committee-approved to delight fans
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This review contains no spoilers.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Watch: the Star Wars cast, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots sing the famous theme a cappellaWatch: the Star Wars cast, Jimmy Fallon, and the Roots sing the famous theme a cappella
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The new villains crush it.

By Caroline Framke
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”She’s a prisoner of a giant testicle”: Carrie Fisher’s Star Wars press tour is incredible”She’s a prisoner of a giant testicle”: Carrie Fisher’s Star Wars press tour is incredible
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“I think in my mouth, so I don’t lie.”

By Caroline Framke
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Watch: The Star Wars theme, recreated by a one-man electric guitar “orchestra”Watch: The Star Wars theme, recreated by a one-man electric guitar “orchestra”
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An impressive tribute to John Williams’s Oscar-winning score.

By Tanya Pai
Culture
Why Obama’s ex-regulatory czar is writing a book about Star WarsWhy Obama’s ex-regulatory czar is writing a book about Star Wars
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An argument with Cass Sunstein about Star Wars.

By Ezra Klein
Almanac
Star Wars lightsaber colors, explainedStar Wars lightsaber colors, explained
Almanac

Every wonder what the difference between each color is? It turns out there’s an answer.

By Phil Edwards