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How to Shop More Ethically This Holiday Season
Consider these tips for putting your dollars back into your community, from supporting small businesses to making more sustainable choices.
How to create long screen recordings using OBS Studio
Most screen recording tools let you record up to two and sometimes even four hours, but they often end up crashing without recording all the data. This is where open source OBS Studio comes in.
RE:WIRED 2021: Jen Easterly Wants Hackers to Help US Cyber Defense
The retired Army officer played offense at the NSA and the Pentagon. Now she’s learning to play defense.
A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won’t Be the Last
An attack attempt in 2020 proves the UAS threat is real—and not enough is being done to stop it.
You’re Invited to the Wedding of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Queen’s Hope – Exclusive Excerpt
Author E.K. Johnston has been a fan of Padmé Amidala since she was 15 years old, watching the prequels and falling in love with the character and her story. “I still kind of want to be her when I grow up,” Johnston quips. With the third book in her Amidala trilogy, a sequel to Queen’s […]
How to Build Your Online Support System
Whether you need mental health resources or just new friends, these tips can help you find your people.
Celebrate Star Wars Reads This October!
This October, the greatest bounty in the galaxy will be books: Star Wars Reads, a month-long celebration of reading and Star Wars, is back! Celebrating its 10th year, Star Wars Reads blasts off on October 1 with special events and offers throughout the month. For everyone from the youngest Padawans to the wisest Jedi Masters, there will be […]
Arturito and Me
I remember the exact moment. My mom looked at 12-year old me with a face that was equal parts disbelief and indifference. “No se llama Arturito?” she asked. “No, his name isn’t Arturito,” I responded. “It’s R2-D2.” Turns out my mom, like many Latin American parents of kids born in the ‘70s and ‘80s, thought everyone’s […]
Galactic Builders Kicks Off Season 2, Celebrating Star Wars and STEM
Force For Change // SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Watch the first episode of the new season, featuring creators from Lucasfilm and FIRST robotics teams, now! Lucasfilm and Disney have once again teamed up with the global robotics community FIRST® for a second season of Galactic Builders powered by Star Wars: Force for Change, debuting today on the Star […]