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Though Star Wars fans likely won’t be able to buy them anytime soon, best to get that out of the way, Disney has shown off a quick (13-second) look at a “real” retractable lightsaber to sync up with this year’s May the 4th. Prior to today it had shown the same movie-prop-come-to-life to journalists via a closed presentation. […]
A man was arrested by Hartford, Connecticut police after he cut off his landlord’s head with a sword, CNN reports. Victor King called the police last Saturday claiming that his roommate, Jerry Thompson, was “waving a sword at him in a threatening and terrorizing manner.” Per the arrest warrant, King and Thompson were having an argument […]
Connecticut police have arrested a man who is accused of decapitating his landlord following an argument over unpaid rent. The Hartford Courant reports 42-year-old Jerry David Thompson was taken into custody Monday after he allegedly used a samurai sword to murder Victor King—a 64-year-old retiree and top-ranked bridge player. Police say the suspect began renting a vacant room […]
The Force is with the French, as their country has made lightsaber dueling an official sport. As reported by the Associated Press, the nation’s fencing federation officially recognized lightsaber dueling as a competitive sport. It has granted the LED-lit, polycarbonate replicas the same status as the foil, épée, and sabre blades used by Olympic fencers. This comes as France has experienced a spike in […]
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