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An excerpt from ‘Sylvia: Distant Avuncular Ends’, by Maithreyi Karnoor. Author Maithreyi Karnoor.
When Lakshmi arrived in Bangalore on the Velankanni express, he was greeted by his cousin and fellow “Sandalwood” denizen of a roommate. They were men who took their gym seriously. They were also pleasant and warm and welcomed Lakshmi with yo-bro affable punches and hugs.
When Lakshmi followed them to their two-room – one for cooking and keeping their things in and the other, smaller one to unroll mattresses and sleep in – home in a part of the city that was sandwiched between a slum and a vegetarian middle-class neighbourhood, it dawned on Lakshmi that his cousin was still a struggler in the industry. He and his friend were stuntmen, in fact. Their routine consisted of working out in the gym several hours a day, cooking and eating chicken and heading off to jump off
Toys and
Star Wars are almost inextricably linked. From the days of the Early Bird preview set to modern collectibles lining the shelves and desks of ardent fans, the galaxy far, far away’s relationship with merchandise is as old as
Star Wars itself. But what’s going to happen when paraphernalia clashes with the franchise letting go of a toxic figure?
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The Mandalorian Disney+’s debut live-action Star Wars series before its first season aired in 2019, Carasynthia “Cara” Dune (played by Gina Carano) was a major part of the show’s merchandising push. At a time when manufacturers could not capitalize on what would turn out to be the show’s breakout star the Force-sensitive Grogu, first known (and still known, really) as Baby Yoda she, alongside Pedro Pascal’s titular Bounty Hunter, Nick Nolte/Misty Rosas’ Kuiil, and Taika Waititi’s IG-11 were at the forefront of