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Mark Hamill Shares Sweet Throwback Photo To Honor 'Forever Space Sis' Carrie Fisher On Her 69th Birthday
The two of them played Jedi Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa, twin children of Anakin Skywalker, whose rise, fall, and redemption story runs parallel to Luke's own heroic journey in a galaxy far far away.
Each year for her birthday on October 21, he posts a picture of the two of them from their many photos throughout their careers and lives. Hamill, who is 74, observes this quiet ritual as a way of mourning his friend and on-screen sister. Last year's photo was of the two of them at a Comic Con event in years past.
This year, he featured a picture of the two of them posing with oversized cutlery and making faux-serious faces at the camera.
Hamill's annual post has become a place for people to remember Fisher fondly and talk about how she is missed.
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This year's post might have been inspired by another famous duo, the brother and sister from American Gothic by Grant Wood.
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Star Wars puns are basically everywhere.
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Fans said Fisher will continue to personify her role as Princess Leia Organa in their hearts.
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While "The Force" is a fictional concept that is central to the Star Wars universe, there are some forces here on Earth that are also as meaningful.
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Hamill and Fisher's last film together was The Last Jedi, which premiered after Fisher's unexpected passing the year prior.
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Gayle King Sparks Debate After Sharing Selfie With Jesse Watters On Recent Flight
King posted the plane shot with the caption:
"Two TV people from competing networks walk on to a plane and to the surprise of them both, they’re seated right next to each other for over four hours. How did it go? Speaking for [Jesse Watters] here: A good time was had by all! Hi, Jesse…saving your number!"
So what's all the fuss about?
Watters has established himself as the Fox host with the most racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, xenophobic comments on Fox. Not to mention his creepy thoughts on dating—bragging on air about disabling a younger subordinate’s car to force her into his vehicle—and his bizarre rules for men.
So while polite conversation during the flight was expected, a smiling selfie with the promise to keep in touch was a bridge too far for many of King's friends, fans, and followers.
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This isn't King's first stumble.
The CBS host faced backlash after comparing herself to NASA astronaut Alan Shepard after her 11-minute space flight as part of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos' handpicked all-female crew.
In 1961, Shepard was the second person and the first American to venture into space. In 1971 at age 47, he became the fifth and oldest person to walk on the Moon.
People Reveal Which 'Ticking Time Bombs' They Think Will Go Off In Their Lifetime
Thankfully, most of those things will probably never come to be.
However, there are some things, good and bad, that seem all but guaranteed to be heading our way.
The only question is, when?
Redditor Thick_Caterpillar379 was curious to hear what "ticking time bombs" people feel sure are bound to happen in their lifetimes, leading them to ask:
"What's a ticking time bomb you believe will explode during your lifetime?"
Ongoing Repercussions
"As someone a few years removed from healthcare: elder care is currently a widespread issue, which will only be exacerbated over the next 10 years, as people age into needing services and residential care, as many places in the US still haven't rebounded from the mass exodus of healthcare professionals during COVID."- zhakhmir
A Growing Concern
"Antibiotic-resistant bacteria."- JailYard
Maybe Try Saying It Three Times?
"Betelgeuse, hopefully, would be cool to see on the night sky."- Venca12
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A Proven Algorithm?
"The dead internet."
"It’s not a theory."- Fun-Space2942
Our Most Endangered Natural Resource
"Fresh water wars."- taintedtowel
Outdated and Overused...
"My piece of sh*t washing machine."- FrontSpecialist6720
Nothing Is Eternal
"State pensions."
"The money won't be there in the future."- StGuthlac2025
Dark Web Is An Understatement
"A MAJOR cyber attack on critical infrastructure that will not get turned around quickly, leading to a mass panic incident."-Apprehensive_Ask1157
They Didn't Just Disappear
"All the Tupperware lids I’ve lost over the years form a mountain of lidless containers in my kitchen that will one day collapse and either crush me or drown me."- Puzzleheaded-Row-677
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The Nature Of Plate Tectonics
"Cascadia Subduction Zone will move."
"I'm 35."
"It's 320+ yrs into an average cycle of 220yrs between major earthquakes over the last 10,000 years."
"The last one was about 1701ish IIRC."
"If one like Fukushima or worse happens, it will be the largest natural disaster in human history, and it won't even be close."
"I've seen FEMA plans that list 6+ months of airlift operations into affected areas since literally none of the infrastructure is ready to withstand a quake of that level."
"Almost 20% of Seattle city proper is located in a liquefaction zone where the ground will go almost liquid."
"It's going to be catastrophic."
"Tens of thousands could die in minutes."
"They are so unprepared up there."- RandomDudeYouKnow
Nothing Secure About It
"Social Security."
"The year it becomes insolvent happens to be the year I'm supposed to retire."- rworne
Homebody's Unite
"The decline of third spaces and social isolation."
"Bars and pubs have been on the decline due to less alcohol consumption (generally a good thing, but still)."
"Malls and movie theatres are experiencing a decline in foot traffic due to online shopping and streaming."
"Even Starbucks and other coffee shops are floundering."
"At this rate, the day will come fairly soon when the only reason anyone leaves home is to work or to the grocery store (assuming delivery and online orders don't fully take over here as well)."
"And that'll be a sad day."- OneDegreeKelvin
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Hopefully Not At The Same Time
"Housing market or a financial strike."- Yoursadfriendtoday
As If It Hasn't Already...
"Crashing of the healthcare system."- cheaganvegan
Hopefully, many of these things are simply assuming the worst, and none of us will see them, or at least live to see them, occur.
Otherwise, it's not a matter of "if", but "when"...