The Imperial Senate Podcast: Episode 106 – This Brick’s Gonna Get Stuck Inside Your Butt
THIS WEEK: Charlie, Nicky & Clare discuss Sebastian Stan & Leia Art. Then, uh…things get weird.
ALSO: we introduce a brand new segment!
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The Imperial Senate Podcast: Episode XXIX – Hope Lives On
THIS WEEK: The entire Senate discusses the Episode IX casting announcement, brand new books/comics from Lucasfilm Publishing and laugh over some naughty artwork.
ALSO: #CarrieOnForever
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Sapphic Skywalkers: The Big Three, Part 2: Leia Organa
In the second installment of a series discussing the big three heroines of Star Wars, Natalie and Lynn are joined by Emma (@KnightofEm) for a discussion about what it’s like to view the OG lady badass Leia Organa through a queer lens. They also discuss the lovely queer happenings in Aphra the ladies of Solo, and the impending doom (Dume?) in Rebels.
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Leia Organa, and the Women Left Behind
Spoiler warnings for Version Control, Unwind, and The Fold.
Let’s talk about ladies. More specifically, let’s talk about god damn General Leia Organa, biological daughter of the biggest mistake of the galaxy and the bravest queen to ever grace Naboo’s picturesque vistas, adopted daughter of verified owner of the Galaxy’s Best Dad mug. At the tender age of nineteen, she stands up to Vader himself; decades later, she’s leading the only resistance the New Republic has against the First Order.
She is vitally important, not just in the GFFA, but in science fiction in general. Why? Because she still has her voice. She falls in love, becomes a slave (ugh), gets married, has a kid — and years later, she still has a voice.
SWCA: Saf Errant
It was a month ago that I finally stepped foot onto the plane that would bring me, for the first time in over 15 years, to America. I meant to sleep the flight away–I really did–but instead I absentmindedly drank a glass of wine offered to me before remembering my sleeping pills had a “no alcohol” rule. So for around 30 hours, I did not sleep. Oops!
At least there was free food. Why was I going to America? Well, for Star Wars Celebration, the massive convention for Star Wars fans all over the globe to converge and nerd out together. As if anyone needed more proof of how much I love the franchise, this was it. From the 15th to the 19th of April, I was to be surrounded by Star Wars.
It’s Not the End of the World
It’s been well over a month since the fact, but the biggest New Zealand Armageddon, Auckland Armageddon—aka Auckgeddon—has come and gone for the year. I meant to write this the week after the fact, time sure got away from me!
This year was just as busy as last—if not moreso—filled with truly lovely people and spectacular cosplay. Saturday was absolutely packed, it felt like being stuck in a can filled with sardines (note: I’ve never been stuck in a sardine can, but I imagine it’s smelly.)
My favourite part of the con, as always, was the cosplay. Every year, and I’m not exaggerating here, I get to the con and I say, “man, the cosplay community has really raised the bar this year.” Every year! And I’m never wrong when I say this.
Actual photograph of the bar being raised What’s Really “Ruining” Cosplay (Is Your Toxic Views)
One of the first characters I ever wanted to be was Leia Organa. Or Supergirl. A force-sensitive princess, a super-powered alien gal — they were both basically everything a four-year-old Saf could ever have dreamt of being. And while I didn’t know it at the time, they were the first characters I ever felt the urge to cosplay.
