Darth Vader

Darth Vader Popsicles: At Least the Dark Side Tastes Good

[See More Edible News: 3D Printer: Put Your Face on a Piece of Chocolate and Eat It | Liquor-Infused Paninis at Salumé] Star Wars seems to be making a comeback in the food world. The glowing lightsaber chopsticks seemed to be a hit. This time, we have for you a real treat: Darth Vader popsicles. ... More >>

Lightsaber Chopsticks: May the Force Be with You and Your Lo Mein

[See More Edible News: GO Burger's Olympic Menu | RedFarm Offers Takeout, Expands to UWS] New York-based Japanese hardware and toy shop NCSX is selling lightsaber chopsticks for $22.90 per pair. The best part? They actually light up. From the website: "The original Star Wars chopsticks didn't ligh ... More >>

A Day in the Tweeting Life of Rupert Murdoch

When it rains, it pours.The CEO of NewsCorp is a recent inductee to the Twitter community, joining this past December and, for someone who owns a sliver of the world, still only has 250,000 followers or so. But such perfect timing: just as the Parliamentary inquiry into Murdoch's business was heatin ... More >>

Men In Black 3: See the Movie, Buy the Donut

The pastry presents a luscious evening skyscape. Though the -- eagerly anticipated? -- Men In Black 3 doesn't open till tomorrow, Death-Star fast-food empire Dunkin' Donuts has already trundled out its gastro tie-ins: a cup of branded iced coffee and a star-shaped donut.

Super Linda's Matt Abramcyk on Opening a Seafood Brasserie in 2013, Artisanal Foods Part 2

Yesterday, we gabbed with Super Linda's Matt Abramcyk about the pressure for restaurants to provide both dinner and a show aspect to the meal. Today, we delve into the world of small-brand artisanal products, get the scoop on his cousins' sandwich shop, and find out why he has chosen Tribeca to put ... More >>

Bowery Burger at New York Burger Co.

New York Burger Co.'s Bowery Burger When you crave a hamburger, you usually go upscale or down. On the downscale side, you may walk into Five Guys, a diner, or even Burger King or Wendy's. Upscale, find yourself at maybe Minetta Tavern (where you can actually get a seat at lunch), 5 Napkin, or eve ... More >>

New York Fashion Week Fall 2012: The (British) Empire Strikes Back at Rag & Bone; Shopping for Michelle Obama at Cushnie et Ochs; the Good, the Bad, and the Meh of Green Fashion

It was moments before the Rag & Bone show was to begin when our ears perked up: Was that Darth Vader's theme song? It was merely a few notes thrown into the mix, but immediately our mind began racing with possible ideas: Were designers David Neville and Marcus Wainwright going to treat us to Stormt ... More >>

Q&A: The Sucklord on Graffiti, His Work of Art Failures, and Why He's Like Darth Vader

The SucklordEarlier this year, New York magazine's culture blog, Vulture, asked Work of Art co-producer Sarah Jessica Parker, after this season's shooting had started, if she foresaw any breakout characters. She laughed. "Um, I suspect there might be one." The one is Sucklord, who went from the de ... More >>

Why Do Cholos Look So Spic & Span?

Apple Store Will Let You...Order a Pizza, Dress Like Darth Vader, Have a Date, Have a Goat

To all those complaining about the Apple store soon to be ensconced in Grand Central Station, what's so bad about an Apple store at Grand Central Station? Apple stores, it seems are wonderful, open-minded, happy places, where anything can happen, and frequently does. Not only will the people who wo ... More >>

Wannabe Scream Robber Did Not Account for Possibility of Water

via New York Post​It's not enough just to be a robber these days. After all, there's that Darth Vader bank robber to look up to, and the geezer bank robbers and bouquet bandits to emulate. You need a shtick. Which a recent wannabe criminal had -- complete with a Scream mask and a (possibly fak ... More >>

Ken Burns Outed as a Red Sox Fan

​The Tenth Inning, the two-part, four-hour update of Ken Burns's 1994 documentary Baseball, airs tonight and tomorrow night (September 28-29) on PBS. We caught up with the show's creator and co-director, Ken Burns, at Yankee Stadium last week before the tribute to George Steinbrenner. Are ... More >>

Live: Laurie Anderson Brings Her Delusion To BAM

Theories on the afterlife, and how many times you die. Photos by Rahav Segev courtesy of BAM, more below.​Laurie Anderson BAM/Harvey Theater Tuesday, September 21 Better Than: Hearing anyone else on earth talk about their dreams. Laurie Anderson should be legally required to provide the voi ... More >>

Baby Is Literal Accessory to Robbery; NYPD Seeks Suspects

​Remember the bouquet bandit? The Darth Vader bank robber? Well, the latest in "ruses to help you steal things" seems to be babies. But this goes against our considerable ethics here at Runnin' Scared. Babies are not accessories! You can't just tote them around on crime sprees like a great han ... More >>

Criminal Mistakes Her Danger Zone for a Secret Hiding Place

​When you're thinking about stealing some cash, why don't you try dressing up like Darth Vader? Or handing the teller a bouquet of flowers? Or being old? There are many creative ways to deceive law enforcement, but this morning Nakia Shaw of the Bronx decided to go a different route, through t ... More >>

Tranny Clown Unsuccessful in Attempt to Rob Bank

​Okay, this is getting out of hand, people. Hot on the shitkickers of Long Island's Darth Vader robber, we have a man in Pittsburgh who robbed a bank wearing a blonde lady's wig and fake boobs. And, um, "clown pants." He used a toy BB gun he had shoplifted from a store to hold up the bank. Als ... More >>

Darth Vader Bank Robber Sticks Up Long Island Chase

via Gothamist​We at Runnin' Scared have noted an odd trend in criminals these days. They're all themed, or at least, the ones the media and public pays attention to are. Which isn't strange; who wants a regular old garden variety robber when they can have the cat woman, the East Coast geezer r ... More >>

Live: Sing/Clap Along With The New Pornographers At Terminal 5, Just Not At The Wrong Time

Neko Case, still attracting plenty of hooting admirers. Pic by Puja.​The New Pornographers Terminal 5 Saturday, June 19 The last time I saw the New Pornographers, they were on tour with Belle and Sebastian and disappointingly bereft of both Dan Bejar and our favorite leading lady, Neko Case. ... More >>

Pretty Things: Shiny New Bloomberg Redesign is Shiny, Less Imperial

​Today, in pretty things, the big, scary news monolith owned by and named after New York City's favorite most current three-term mayor appears to be getting a full makeover! And here we just thought they'd stop after the "literally awesome" offices or the recently unveiled Bloomberg BusinessWe ... More >>

Holiday Gifts for Food Lovers: Light Saber Chopsticks

Yoda and Darth Vader light saber chopsticks ​May the noodle be with you. Designed by a Japan-based company Kotobukiya two years ago, these light saber chopsticks just became available in the U.S. last month. They're available in Yoda yellow, Darth Vader red, and Luke Skywalker blue, and cost a ... More >>

Sunday's Headlines: Obama tells the Times he wants outreach with Taliban

[HARKAVY is now blogging at The Smart Asset]Your Sunday New York headlines...Times interview with Obama: He considers reaching out to the Taliban.That little 14-year old mini-Limbaugh from Atlanta is even more annoying than you thought."Mob cops" finally put away for good, but they leave the city $1 ... More >>

From the Crap Archives: "Fantastic Films" Magazine

Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. He does this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Fantastic Films magazine Date: December, 1980 Discovered at: Antique Mall The Cover Promises: Much more ... More >>

Lightsabers and Tits in Soul Calibur IV

The spectacles don't quite hide the game's lack of ideas

Kirk De Micco's Space Chimps

Dominik Eulberg and Cadenza

Techno nature-boys get back to the land

Metal Gets Rhythm

The Chocolate Wars

On the bewildering summertime dominance of Tay Zonday and R. Kelly

McDive

The original NYC Beauty Bar has expanded to the eyes of multiple beholders nationwide

Borish)))

Two trendy metal tastes that flame out spectacularly together

The Best New Indie Games

The Season's Top Sports Games

Forget Rachel Ray! Virtual Cooking and Other Game Previews

Become an Artist of the Gods

Legos in Outer Space? Again?

Wilde, Wilde East

Enter the Dragon—and Lady Bracknell

After Nature

The world's most dangerous architect has his say

A History of Violence

Hustle and dough: 50 Cent fine in debut, but G persona precludes emotional honesty

Star Wars Rules/Sucks

Lucas' best-selling video game shows which trilogy is better

May the Force Be Over

The end of the beginning: Lucas's adolescent space opera concludes in a CGI Sith Storm

The Day of the Jackals

Mythmaking at the Republican convention and getting punk'd on Kudlow and Cramer

Is He or Isn't He?

Straight Talk From the White House

Attack of the Hentai Clones!

Reproductive Rites

Midnight’s Children

Knitting at Home

This Electronic Life

A Grim Reaper Stalks the Highway

Between Intermissions

All Droid Up

Tickets To Ride

Life on the 'Star Wars' line