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Actually, This Explains a Lot

by Joey deVilla on September 22, 2009

Suddenly, Star Wars makes a lot more sense…

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[Thanks to CaptainMarvel for the pic!]

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Force by Northwest

by Joey deVilla on August 2, 2009

I love Jim Hance’s painting that adds a little Star Wars to the Hitchcock classic North by Northwest, titled Force by Northwest:

Jim Hance's "Force by Northwest" (Cary Grant running from a TIE fighter) Click the painting to see it at full size.

On the painting’s page on the Artbreak site, it says “Acrylic on wood board painting, scanned and digitally manipulated.” Signed prints are available!

In case you don’t recognize the scene, here’s a still from the scene that inspired it:

The "Jimmy Stewart running from the crop duster" scene in "North by Northwest"

And here’s the scene:

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A Busy Day

by Joey deVilla on June 2, 2009

This article also appears in Global Nerdy.

It’s a busy, meeting-filled day for Yours Truly down at the local headquarters for The Empire. Here’s a (slightly edited) photo that I took at our big Evangelism team meeting around 3:30 this afternoon:

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…is that I’m hoping to master this:

Inspirational poster parody featuring one squirrel killing another with Force lightning: "And now young Jedi, you will die."

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Why He Became Darth Vader

March 18, 2009

This article originally appeared in Global Nerdy.
Photo courtesy of Matt Gunn.

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Skywalker Style!

February 14, 2009

This article also appears in Global Nerdy.
Even though it’s been almost four months since I’ve joined Microsoft, I’m still asked the question “Joey, why did you join the Dark Side?”
There are many reasons for joining the Dark Side. One of them is that the Rebels are sick, sick puppies:
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