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Most ‘Star Wars’ directors have been fired by Lucasfilm

The Star Wars franchise lost another director this week — its third in the last four months — with the abrupt announcement that Lucasfilm had fired Colin Trevorrow, who was announced back in 2015 as the director of Episode IX and has been working on a script treatment since. With yesterday’s tersely worded announcement on StarWars.com, Trevorrow takes a seat on the bench next to Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who were themselves canned as directors of the as-yet-untitled Han Solo movie a full four months into production and replaced by your reliable movie-making dad Ron Howard, who’s been recording over their footage since.
In golf terms, this is like shooting par for 16 holes, then walking onto the tee at 17, lighting your clubs on fire, selecting a new caddy, driving to an entirely different golf club and beginning to play soccer. It’s weird, it guarantees most of the Han Solo movie is hot wacky garbage and it makes those of us on planet nerd scream IT’S A STAR WARS MOVIE, HOW HARD IS T..

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Most ‘Star Wars’ Directors Have Been Fired By Lucasfilm

The Star Wars franchise lost another director this week — its third in the last four months — with the abrupt announcement that Lucasfilm had fired Colin Trevorrow, who was announced back in 2015 as the director of Episode IX and has been working on a script treatment since. With yesterday’s tersely worded announcement on StarWars.com, Trevorrow takes a seat on the bench next to Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who were themselves canned as directors of the as-yet-untitled Han Solo movie a full four months into production and replaced by your reliable movie-making dad Ron Howard, who’s been recording over their footage since.
In golf terms, this is like shooting par for 16 holes, then walking onto the tee at 17, lighting your clubs on fire, selecting a new caddy, driving to an entirely different golf club and beginning to play soccer. It’s weird, it guarantees most of the Han Solo movie is hot wacky garbage and it makes those of us on planet nerd scream IT’S A STAR WARS MOVIE, HOW HARD IS T..

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These photos of golfers playing on as an Oregon wildfire rages nearby are absolutely nuts

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have dominated the news in recent weeks, but there are also approximately 60 wildfires raging on the West Coast. And while we obviously hope for these dangerous blazes to be put out as quickly and as safely as possible, one near Oregon's Columbia River Gorge created a couple of stunning pictures of golfers continuing to play as the area around them burned.
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The photos come from reddit user Kolsefur, who says he saw them on a friend's Facebook page.
FacebookPinterestFacebookPinterestBut as you might imagine, the wildfire is not as close to the golfers as it seems in the photos. Golf Digest confirmed the course in the photos is Beacon Rock Golf Course, which is actually located in North Bonneville, Washington. Beacon Rock's operations manager Mark Mayfield said there are no wildfires currently threatening the course.
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9 creative ways to use your clubs around the house

Recently the good folks at the Onion published an article titled, “Callaway 9 Iron Once Again Named Golf Digest’s Best Club For Smashing In Cheating Ex’s Windshield.” Unless our equipment editors added another category to the Hot List, we're fairly confident this is a satirical piece. But it did get us thinking: what are some practical, creative uses for your clubs around the house?
Cleaning out the gutters is a pain, but at least you can work on your wrist action with your wedge in the process:
FacebookPinterestA clogged toilet definitely gives the phrase “rescue club” new meaning:
FacebookPinterestSpeaking of rescue, we've all dealt with the TV remote falling under the couch. Finally, a way to retrieve it without throwing out your back.
FacebookPinterestA hybrid offers its share of utility, including as a shoe horn:
FacebookPinterestAnd no need to get out of your car to readjust the passenger-side mirror when you have a driver on hand.
FacebookPinterestFrom spreading butter..

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