Lightsaber lexicon: The monumental impact Star Wars has had on language

From ‘bae’ to ‘selfie’, and even ‘google’, there’s no shortage of words that have transcended their specific origin stories to achieve widespread use in the English language. And one of the most pervasive sources has been the Star Wars universe, even t… Continue reading Lightsaber lexicon: The monumental impact Star Wars has had on language

Greg Jein Sci-fi collection – an overview of the records

The Greg Jein Collection auction will long be remembered. It represents the largest single sale of Science Fiction memorabilia ever held or ever likely to be held. Remarkably, genuine screen-worn Star Trek memorabilia made up half of the entire sale, supplemented by myriad Star Wars mementos, choice lots from every major sci-fi movie and TV show ever made, plus even more lots from Greg’s favorite non sci-fi indulgence, Batman.

Records galore fell at Heritage Auctions’ Greg Jein Collection sale of science fiction memorabilia last weekend, with the auction grossing US$13.6 million to surpass Christie’s 1999 auction of The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe to become the second-highest grossing Hollywood auction in history, behind only Profiles in History’s blockbuster Debbie Reynolds Collection Auction trilogy (2011).

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Han Solo’s DL-44 Blaster from “Star Wars” smashes auction records

The Blastech DL-44 from

The original and sole remaining Blastech DL-44 Blaster used by Han Solo (Harrison Ford) in the first 1977 Star Wars movie (Star Wars: A New Hope) has sold for a record US$1,057,500 at Rock Island Auctions.

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