George Lucas Returns to Earth, Bearing Gifts
by surprisetalk on 9/21/2026, 1:40:03 PM
https://commonedge.org/george-lucas-returns-to-earth-bearing-gifts/
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by: slg
It truly is a one of a kind museum. You'll see some of the most famous art in the world from people like Norman Rockwell and Frida Kahlo on the same walls as a random strip from Doonesbury or The Far Side. You'll walk through a reproduction of the Sistine Chapel shortly before walking through a reproduction of the podrace from Phantom Menace. You'll go to the theater and see a 60+ year old experimental short film made without a camera by pressing moth wings into film and then a few minutes later they'll show an episode of Cowboy Bebop.<p>It's such a bizarre and idiosyncratic collection that the museum itself inspires as much thought as the art in it.
9/22/2026, 7:45:08 PM
by: Triphibian
This group photo from the opening gala doesn't have all the stars that were present that night, but what a wild assortment of talent this is. <a href="https://deadline.com/2026/09/lucas-museum-opening-hollywood-1237108680/" rel="nofollow">https://deadline.com/2026/09/lucas-museum-opening-hollywood-...</a>
9/22/2026, 10:06:13 PM
by: mungoman2
Very cool! Can’t help but think that the museum library is inspired by the main hall of the Stockholm City Library <a href="https://biblioteket.stockholm.se/about-the-stockholm-public-library-by-gunnar-asplund" rel="nofollow">https://biblioteket.stockholm.se/about-the-stockholm-public-...</a>
9/22/2026, 7:08:23 PM
by: tanseydavid
I used to see him (and occasionally his wife) eating breakfast at "greasy spoon" restaurant called Hilda's in San Anselmo (Marin County, CA).<p>Hilda's sadly closed for good in the past year or so.
9/21/2026, 10:24:57 PM
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9/22/2026, 8:35:09 PM
by: Animats
Fortunately, that thing didn't get built in the Presidio of San Francisco. That was proposed a few years ago.
9/22/2026, 6:53:39 PM