When Obi-Wan gave Luke Skywalker his father’s weapon from a more civilized age, the must-have toy of the millennium was born. Since Star Wars became a cultural phenomenon in 1977, kids and adults ...

Hasbro is making sure that by the time the new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in December, kids can have any lightsaber they can imagine. Launching this fall, Star Wars Bladebuilders ...

A former Aiken High School ROTC instructor is teaching fencing to kids with a twist that is out of this world. Tony Negron is combining his love of "Star Wars" with defensive sports to teach fencing ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Hasbro has a new toy for the future Jedi in your life. The Star Wars Lightsaber Academy is a suped-up version of the standard lightsaber that comes with its own training exercises and activities built ...

There are really only two ways to look at a $300, 10-week class that teaches lightsaber skills to your 6-year-old: 1) Why would I pay that much money so my kid can learn to use something that doesn’t ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook For those interested, here’s a description of the toy: “Power Saber is the world’s first fully ...

Ever since “Star Wars” premiered in 1977, kids and adults alike wanted to get their hands on a lightsaber. The “elegant weapon for a more civilized age” is one of the most famous props in movie ...

Counting down the days until the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge parks open at Disneyland and Disney World? Yep, us too! And while we're so pumped to take a spin in the Millennium Falcon and get a front-row ...

Darth Vader’s almost casual severing of Luke Skywalker’s hand in The Empire Strikes Back has traumatized countless Star Wars fans across several generations. And part of the reason why that moment was ...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives in December, kids can have any lightsaber they can imagine. Launching this fall, Star Wars Bladebuilders debuts a line of compatible hilts, connectors and various ...