The Force Awakens

Note: I will continue to add brief reviews to this post as the weekend progresses. But since I said I'd post this list on New Year's Eve, and it is now two days late, I'm posting the bare-bones list now.

We held our breath. The Lucasfilm logo came up. We cheered. Familiar music. Familiar sights. And then...

Here are a few recent distractions and discoveries from elsewhere on the web that gave me fleeting moments of relief from the storms of a Bad News Week.

I know, I know. Take a deep breath. Let go of your anger, young Jedi.