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STAR WARS Actresses to Voice In English-Language Version of ONLY YESTERDAY

August 30, 2015 Alley Ulrich 1008 Views 0 Comments Alison Fernandez, animation, Ashley Eckstein, casting, Daisy Ridley, Dev Patel, GKids, Her Universe, Only Yesterday, Star Wars news, Studio Ghibli

GKids, an animation studio, has acquired North American rights from Studio Ghibli for Isao Takahata’s Only Yesterday. Daisy Ridley of Star Wars: The

Conventions & Events

The Geekly with a Twist: September 21st-27th

September 21, 2012 Annaleigh Josephs, CSS 1009 Views 1 Comment Allison Scagliotti, Ashley Eckstein, Astronomy, Food & Drink, Her Universe, Hobbit Day, J.R.R. Tolkien, Nintendo, The Geekly Cocktail, This Week in Geek History

Woohoo! We’ve made it! After a particularily…interesting week…it’s finally Friday. I’m keeping my little rant short, as I’ve got some more Once

Cosplay

News Station Apologizes for STAR WARS CVI Slideshow

September 9, 2012 Deborah J Bell 768 Views 1 Comment 501st Legion, Albin Johnson, Ashley Eckstein, Star Wars, Star Wars Celebration VI

A local news website producer from WPLG Local 10 Miami issued a formal apology on Friday for the news station’s publication of an ill-conceived and poorly-received online slideshow about Star Wars Celebration VI convention fans. Albin Johnson, founder of the 501st Legion costuming group, responded by thanking the station for their apology in the post’s online comments section, and added, “I am glad to speak to you as a fellow fan and am encouraged that the media can be sensitive to feelings.”

Opinion

When Bullying Masquerades as a C6 News Story

September 7, 2012 Deborah J Bell 1158 Views 0 Comments 501st Legion, Ashley Eckstein, bullying, Rebel Legion, Star Wars Celebration VI

A Miami, FL news station has caused quite a flap in the sci-fi community this week by posting a slideshow of photos taken at Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando with blatantly derogatory, sexist and even racist captions, including several cruel comments directed at the children pictured in it. It’s hard to imagine in this day and age that such bullying behavior would be deemed acceptable behavior by any professional organization, but sadly WPLG Local 10 seemed unaware of its insensitivity until complaints started pouring in to their website and Facebook page.