The Vader Project

There's a huge convention/celebration going on in L.A. right not to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars. It's like a fanboy convention complete with costumes, trivia, and nit-picky debate mixed with a museum-styled exhibition of props, artifacts, and souvenirs aplenty to buy.

It would be an interesting event to attend -- but one of the genuinely useful things about the web is that there are plenty of resources available for you to see what's going on even if you can't be there in person.

One of the cooler things I've read about recently is The Vader Project -- where a group of artists were given a Darth Vader helmet to adorn however they wanted. It's at the convention now, but there are plans to tour it around to select galleries and events around the world.