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This Star Wars Day, check out some of our best recent stories about everyone’s favorite galaxy.
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    The Wired Guide to Star Wars

    From the making of George Lucas’ 1977 classic to the recent Disney-led rebirth—and yes, even that ill-fated holiday special—this mega-compendium is all the background you’ll ever need.
  • Theres more to life than just toys of course—so we rounded up a holiday wish list for the Star Wars fans in your life....
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    14 Star Wars Gifts for Your Favorite Jedi or Sith

    There’s more to life than just toys of course—so we rounded up a holiday wish list for the Star Wars fans in your life. Books, Porg stationery, and even a chiffon starship-pattern blouse.
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    Star Wars and the Quest For the Forever Franchise

    In 2015, *The Force Awakens* became the first new Star Wars movie since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012—but it wouldn’t be the last. A revealing look at the new architects of cinema’s biggest universe.
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    The Best Last Jedi Toys You Can Buy

    Every May is Star Wars Day, but every September brings Force Friday, where a new year’s worth of Star Wars toys and games are unveiled. The most recent crop has everything from massive Lego kits to buildable, programmable droids.
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    What Rogue One Teaches Us About the Rebel Alliance’s Military Chops

    For the Rebels to get to the Death Star in the first place, they needed the plans—which is where *Rogue One*, the first Star Wars “anthology” movie, comes in. But how effective was the Rebels’ plan? This military analysis gets into it.
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    Architects and Engineers Shove a Lightsaber Through the Death Star’s Bad Design

    Speaking of the Death Star: why the hell would you design a massive war machine with such an accessible weakness? We rounded up experts to get into the structures many, *many* flaws.

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The WIRED Guide to Star Wars
Everything you ever wanted to know about Lucas, Leia, and the eternal resonance of a hero's journey in a galaxy far far away.
14 Star Wars Gifts for Your Favorite Jedi or Sith
With The Last Jedi around the corner, the Star Wars season of giving is upon us.
You Won't Live to See the Final Star Wars Movie
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What Rogue One Teaches Us About the Rebel Alliance's Military Chops
They're scrappy, but could use a cleaner chain of command.
Architects and Engineers Shove a Lightsaber Through the Death Star's Bad Design
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