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The real reason there’s an Ewok at the table June 10, 2026
One of the hidden perks of having kids: you can put an Ewok on the table at a restaurant and nobody questions it. The catch is that sometimes the Ewok belongs to the adult.
The actual frog that Grogu ate sold for over $2,000 July 17, 2024
Detailed close-up shots of the frog Grogu ate in "The Mandalorian"
The tiny Ewok that conquered my home May 29, 2024
This wee winged Ewok has taken flight in the most unexpected places around my house.
Ewoks assist photographing solar eclipse April 8, 2024
You know who loves solar eclipses? Ewoks.
Ewok chronicles: capturing the charm of Japan’s 72 microseasons October 17, 2023
Join us as our Ewok companion immerses in the tranquility of Japan's 72 microseasons. From chrysanthemums in bloom to the first frost, every moment is a pixelated masterpiece.
Market mistakes with Jawas August 31, 2023
The following is a story about me discovering a Star Wars card on eBay featuring a Jawa. I discovered later that this is a digital card, not a physical card. I wrote the story like I’m a Jawa getting hoodwinked…
Photo taken on Mars looks like Star Wars October 28, 2021
Jawas on Mars?
International Space Station or Millennium Falcon? August 16, 2021
For a brief moment when I saw this image of the International Space Station, it reminded me of my Millennium Falcon photos.
Did Disney try to hide “Star Wars Headspace” inside its master Spotify playlist? January 6, 2021
Are you a Star Wars fan, but find the traditional soundtracks overplayed? You might find some tunes you like in Disney’s new monster list of 361 Star Wars tracks. Called “Star Wars Complete“, this playlist lasts for 22 hours and…
Did the Jawas get their design inspiration from Peru? October 29, 2020
The Jawa Sandcrawler kinda looks a bit like ancient pan pipes from Peru. The angled shape. The worn surface. The rusty color. These two objects from completely different worlds have an odd affinity for each other. Did the this Peruvian…
Drinking coffee from a giant Ewok head January 8, 2019
Ever want to have the unrelentless energy of a hyper Ewok? Those little creatures on the Moon of Endor constantly hop around chitter-chattering a million words per minute. Now you can wield the power of the Ewok! Drink the rare…
Gamorrean Guard looks like the Chicago Bean September 30, 2018
The roundness of this Gamorrean Guard illustration reminds me of the Chicago Bean. EVERYTHING reminds me of the Chicago Bean these days. Glenn Savage has done other sketch cards for Star Wars. The Gamorrean Guard is my favorite. This is…
Budapest is the #1 Star Wars city, according to Google Trends. Warsaw is #17. June 1, 2017
Google Trends ranks the cities that search the most for Star Wars. Budapest (100) Melbourne (99) Sydney (95) Los Angeles (89) Dallas (77) San Francisco (76) Berlin (76) Houston (73) Chicago (73) London (69) Toronto (67) Paris (62) New York…
The 25 Ewoks on Twitter January 16, 2017
25 Ewoks roam the forests of Twitter. They range from the cute and adorable to the heavily ironic and twisted. Which Ewoks should you be following on Twitter? Let’s go through the Ewok village to uncover the best Ewoks on…
Chatboard for The Force Awakens movie December 27, 2015
What did you think of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens? This blog post is meant to be a place where my friends and family can talk about Episode VII. SPOILERS, VERY DEFINITE SPOILERS, LIE AHEAD To be clear on which…
Star Wars meets the Art Institute of Chicago December 16, 2015
Two monumental cultural events are about to happen in the same week: Star Wars is releasing episode VII: The Force Awakens The Art Institute is about to exhibit their largest donation of artwork ever. 44 monumental modern artworks were donated…
Searching for a new hope November 2, 2015
Searching for “a new hope” on flickr yields an interesting contrast of flowers and Star Wars photos.
Thinking about Paris and ewoks August 27, 2015
Here’s a few fun tweets about Paris and ewoks. It's fun saying the phrase "Paris Ewok" — Spudart Matt Maldre (@spudart) August 27, 2015 I want to meet an ewok from Paris. — Ewok Lumat (@EwokLumat) August 27, 2015 On…
How to count to ten in Estonian and Ewokese July 9, 2014
Learn how to count to ten in Ewokese, or Estonian. Which is which? One language is spoken by short furry creatures on the Forest Moon of Endor. The other language is spoken by Finnic people in the Baltic region of…
8-bit Ewoks in Tiny Death Star November 8, 2013
What can be cuter than 8-bit artwork of ewoks? Thankfully the ewok card came to me early in the iPhone Star Wars game, Tiny Death Star. The card proudly proclaims, “Furred natives of the forest moon of Endor, the Ewoks…
Star Wars E-5, E-9, E-10, E-11 July 30, 2013
The E-11 BlasTech rifle. It’s the standard rifle for Stormtroppers. But why is it called E-11? Is there an E-10? Or an E-9? A look on the official Star Wars Wiki reveals that there is: E-5 blaster rifle E-9 is…
Star Wars Scout Walker or Elderly Scout Walker? June 10, 2013
K-mart sells the Scout Walker from Return of the Jedi!? No way. How much does the Scout Walker sell for on K-mart? A search on kmart.com for scout walker doesn’t show the Star Wars Scout Walker. Instead it shows walkers…
The Jedi second language is Russian May 10, 2013
The climatic duel between Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi is performed on this Pepsi can featured by BevReview’s post, “Can Holiday: Star Wars Day‚ May 4.” The clashing of lightsabers. The intense stare. The competitive dance. The obscure language. Is…
Why does Yahoo hate Ewoks? April 25, 2013
Yahoo deleted my question, “Why do ewoks like croquet?” Everyone knows that ewoks love to play the game of croquet. They are woodland creatures, croquet only makes sense for them to play in their habitat. Ewoks are also extremely playful.…
Museum of inspiring art March 7, 2013
[LA Times, image via Smithsonian American Art Museum; a detail of Norman Rockwell’s painting “Shadow Artist” in George Lucas’s personal collection] George Lucas wants to build a museum of inspiring art. This is so awesome! YES YES YES. I’m excited…
Death Star Librarian December 20, 2012
I tweet as the librarian on the Death Star, @atourriten. Come follow me, I tweet very little with that account, so you won’t get overload. Here’s one of my favorite tweets: I miss @the_management tweeting. He must be bogged down…
Melting ewoks October 5, 2012
The image of this ewok sketch card makes the ewok look like he’s melting. I contacted the eBay seller with the following message: Oh no! The ewok is melting! I don’t have a question about this auction, I just wanted…
Top 11 podcast recommendations July 17, 2012
Looking for interesting podcasts? My girlfriend was asking for podcast recommendations. Here’s my list of podcasts that I listen to regularly. They are sorted by which ones I listen to first. ChicagoScope Podcast My friend Leigh’s podcast. iTunes description: Audio…
Enterprise vs. SDF-1 vs. Imperial Star Destroyer July 11, 2012
If you were to space travel, what ship would you want? — Star Trek’s Enterprise — Robotech’s Super Dimension Fortress One (SDF-1) Macross — Star Wars’ Imperial I Class Star Destroyer
Funny fictional characters on twitter July 2, 2012
Three funny fictional characters to follow on twitter are @darthvader @cobracommander @god_damn_batman I have a twitter list of funny fictional characters at twitter.com/#!/mattmaldre/funny-fictionals/members. Do you have any suggestions for other funny fictional characters to follow?
Jabba the Hutt and spudart, twins separated at birth May 7, 2012
(photo credit of Jabba the Hutt can by bevreview) What happens when your logo looks like Jabba the Hutt? You start to learn the language of the Hutts, Huttese. Achuta [hello] Dolpee kikyuna! [I am a friend!] Goodd√© da lodia!…