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Star Wars Themed Fragrances | TIME

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June 14, 2016 12:35 PM EDT If you’ve ever had a strong desire to smell like Queen Amidala or Luke Skywalker, have no fear because Star Wars-themed fragrances are coming soon to a galaxy near you. Thanks to Lifestyle Perfumes, you can have the force with you in lightsaber-inspired bottles that house three different scents — two men’s colognes and a women’s perfume. The colognes are named “Empire” and “Jedi;” “Empire” is for the bad boys of the galaxy, supposedly evoking “an aura of masculinity and power” as well as the “dark side of the Force” while “Jedi” captures “swaggering, fearless flair” with “sensual notes of musk and sandalwood. Read More...

The Summer I Turned Pretty Star Gavin Casalegno Joins Wrestling Film Queen of the Rin

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Gavin Casalegno is entering his wrestling era. “The Summer I Turned Pretty” actor has joined director Ash Avildsen’s “Queen of the Ring,” his reps confirmed to Variety. “Queen of the Ring” follows the story of WWE Hall of Fame-inducted wrestler Mildred Burke, a world champion who broke glass ceilings throughout the course of her career from the 1930s through the 1950s. Read More...

Walt Disney and World War II: Trouble in Toonland

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When the Great Depression ended in 1939, millions of American workers, having endured years of unemployment, began demanding job security and a stake in the new prosperity, leading to a radicalism that influenced labor relations—not least in the movie business. By 1940, Hollywood’s Screen Cartoonists Guild had unionized the town’s major animation departments except Disney’s, despite the fact that the Mouse House employed the vast majority of the industry’s artists. Read More...