Fridging Leia Organa: The Failures of The Rise of Skywalker, Part 2
From its inception almost a decade ago, an unfortunate recurring theme of our commentary at FANgirl Blog involves the poor
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Princess Leia
Dragon Con Costume & Cosplay Portraits: Part 1
Around 80,000 people attended Dragon Con this year. And it feels like it’s not out of the realm of possibility
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Leia At Risk Revisited: The Stakes After The Last Jedi
If Carrie Fisher had lived to see the conversations sparked by #MeToo and #TimesUp unfold across social media and public
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Leia Organa: Leader of the New Jedi Order
A year ago, we lost Carrie Fisher. For some, that meant the end of an era, the end of Princess
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Columbia Star Wars Jackets Pay Tribute to The Empire Strikes Back
Last year Columbia teamed up with Star Wars to release jackets connected to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This
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Tricia Barr joins Beltway Banthas to Discuss Leia: Princess of Alderaan
Beltway Banthas podcast covers the intersection of politics and Star Wars storytelling. Tricia Barr joined Swara Salih and John Liang
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Leia, Princess of Alderaan Review
(No Major Spoilers) Leia, Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray connects possibly the most threads and sows the most seeds
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Why We Support Recasting General Organa
by Tricia Barr and B.J. Priester In mid-January, Lucasfilm unexpectedly took the highly unusual step of issuing a press release
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Leia At Risk: Grief, Nostalgia, and Mythic Storytelling
by Tricia Barr & B.J. Priester Fandom and Lucasfilm alike have been in mourning for Carrie Fisher since her death
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What Carrie Fisher Meant To Us
Though many of us had feared the worst after hearing of Carrie Fisher’s heart attack, it was still a terrible
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