Nerds across the universe exhaled a collective sigh of relief earlier this week when it was announced that Star Wars would be wrested from George Lucas’ steely grip and placed into the hands of the greatest propagandists in the history of the world. Word of Star Wars: Episode 7 lit a tiny fire in the collective hearth of the Comic-Con-loving peoples of many galaxies as hope spread that the franchise would be placed in the hands of more capable directors.Read more...

THIS WEEK: Memoirs from Iron City...Draper returns...baby blues... • Lil Wayne will release a memoir of his time in protective custody at Riker’s Island titled Gone Till November. Described as an internal monologue, Wayne’s personal diaries document his time on the inside without the sizzurp. • The Velvet Underground sued the Andy Warhol Foundation for licensing the iconic banana image Warhol designed for their first album. • For $40 a month or $500 for lifetime use, Appifier can turn ... [Read more]