B.C. artist puts an Indigenous twist on Star Wars and more arts stories you might have missed
In this week's Art Post Outpost, Andy Everson's Indigenized costumes have taken the internet by storm
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These are the week's can't-miss stories:
Star Wars characters get Indigenized by B.C. artist (CBC Indigenous)
"There are few things in pop culture as iconic as the Star Wars stormtrooper: the white, glossy armour, with the insect helmet, is instantly recognizable as a minion of the Empire. Comox First Nation artist Andy Everson has put his own unique Indigenized stamp on Star Wars costumes, and the fans are loving it. Everson is thrilled with the attention, saying it combines his two passions: Star Wars and Indigenous art. He hopes that by combining his two passions that a new audience might gain an appreciation for Northwest Coast art and history."
How the Christmas stories on Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe brought people together (The Next Chapter)
"Every December for 20 years, Stuart McLean travelled the country with The Vinyl Cafe Christmas Tour. The show became a holiday tradition and favourite stories about Dave and Morley are read and listened to year after year. Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe is a new collection of holiday-themed stories, published together for the very first time. Stuart McLean died in February 2017. His longtime editor, Meg Masters, and producer, Jess Milton, spoke to Shelagh Rogers about McLean's holiday legacy."
Star Wars' porgs are puffins on another planet (CBC Newfoundland)
"They live by the ocean, they waddle a little when they walk, and they are definitely adorable — you could be forgiven for thinking we're talking about puffins. But the charming creatures described are actually porgs, one of the new characters in the Star Wars franchise. As it turns out, the porg-puffin resemblance is no mere coincidence. The intergalactic creatures are inspired by the real-life Atlantic puffins that live on Skellig Michael, the island off Ireland's southwestern coast where the scenes of Luke Skywalker's retreat were filmed. In fact, some of the porgs seen in the movie actually are puffins, just digitally altered, while others seen in the movie are puppets. Turning the island's nesting puffins into something else in post-production was easier than trying to remove them all digitally."
Weary of Christmas classic viewing? Try these 6 fun alternatives (CBC Prince Edward Island)
"Had enough Elf? Try Black Christmas instead! If you've had your fill of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and all the Home Alone movies, here's a list of alternative flicks to help change up your holiday viewing."
Porgs in space: Will 'Star Wars' fans embrace the cuteness? (Day 6)
"Love them or hate them, you'll certainly be seeing Porgs — which British film critic Robbie Collin dubbed 'a hyper-marketable cross between a puffin and a young Justin Bieber' — everywhere this holiday season, from plush toys to t-shirts. Ultimately, whether they're a movie mainstay or they barely make a cameo, the Porgs have already managed to score their 15 minutes of fame. 'My guess is they probably don't have much to do with the plot of the movie, but they're adorable enough that I'm not that shocked that everyone wants to talk about them,' Vanity Fair and Screencrush writer Emma Stefansky says."
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