In Odessa on Sunday, The Guardian reports, a man wearing a Chewbacca costume was arrested for not producing the proper identification. Police had earlier detained him at a polling station, where he said he was voting for Darth Vader in the mayoral election.

A Melbourne, Australia mom posted a warning to Facebook last week about a creepy man who, she believed, had taken a picture of her kids in the children’s clothing section of the local mall Target. She followed the man and took his photo, she said, and police and mall security were on the case.

Kiev's mayoral candidate for the Internet Party, "Darth Vader," arrives to speak to the media on Volodymyrska Hill on Thursday in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukraine's Presidential elections are to be held on Sunday. Image via Dan Kitwood/Getty.

Max Page, the adorable little boy who dressed up as Darth Vader in last year's Super Bowl Volkswagen commercial, was forced to undergo open-heart surgery to treat a congenital heart defect that has been plaguing him since he was three months old.

Remember when Gayle King had James Earl Jones read the lyrics to Justin Bieber's "Baby"? Well, it was only a matter of time before someone played it with a clip from Star Wars... and then the world exploded.

These people may look like they're on the surface of Darth Vader's planet destroying laser, but they're really just workers completing the roof of Singapore's new avant-garde ArtScience Museum. Another photo is on the right. [Photos: Getty]

The Superbowl is three days away, but that doesn't mean we can't talk about it yet! Or, more specifically, talk about commercials that will air during the game, like this awesome Star Wars-themed spot for Volkswagen that's already buzzing online.

It's time for the ever-popular "restaurant wars" episode—this time featuring all-star combatants! These are the best kind of "star wars"—the ones with no Jar Jar Binks! Why not join us as we live blog them in the comments?

Kick off your weekend with a serving of Darth Vader and Hitler. Fictional evil vs. actual evil. Who deserves to win this epic rap battle?

Darth Vader was a respectable, cultured, and elegant man.—at least it sounds that way in this rendition of his theme. Watch as pianist Richard Grayson takes a Vader-meets-Beethoven suggestion from an audience member and plays away (awesomely).

The Daily What asks, "What sort of world is this where Darth Vader as Surprised Kitty has just over 10k views on YouTube, while this has 97 million?" We couldn't agree more! Inside, help up the views of the earlier.

[Darth Vader approaches stormtroopers in the treacherous hive of scum and villainy known as Los Angeles. Actually, it's impersonator Chris Mitchell, protesting a crackdown on costumed characters. But wouldn't it be cool if it were actually Vader? Pic via Getty.]

This is incredibly epic: a never-before-screened scene cut from Return of the Jedi in which Darth Vader tempts Luke Skywalker to join the dark side, paired with footage of Luke constructing/activating his green lightsaber and officially becoming a Jedi Knight.

What if George Lucas had gone in a different direction for the voice of Dark Vader? Perhaps you're thinking "Arnold Schwarzenegger would have been amazing! Why didn't that happen?" Here's a taste of what could have been. If only.

It's finally happened: A guy wearing a Darth Vader costume robbed a bank in New York. A mask: cape, chest-piece, everything. What's most amazing is that this didn't happen at Comic-Con.

It's hard finding love growing up in the Sith ranks. Everyone is force-choking each other to get ahead and there's barely any time to socialize. However, when a sexy pink Vader enters the scene, Darth gets all bashful and awkward.

[Snoop Dogg gave Darth Vader a tour of Times Square this afternoon to help the Empire finalize their plans for a full-scale invasion. Image via Getty]

Jessica Biel: Hey, do you want to go to the park today? Play with the other dogs?
Jessica Biel's Dog: Too hot for park today. Also, there are too many people there. Way too many.
J.B.: Well, do you want to go a movie? Catch that new Batman movie?
J.B.D: I saw it the other day with the dog from next door. We went to the Bridge. I'll never make that mistake again.
J.B.: Why's that?
J.B.D: It's like a smaller version of City Walk. Ugh. If it's not the Arclight, then it's probably bullshit. You know what I mean?
J.B.: Yeah....So, what do you want to do today?
J.B.D.: Do you want to get a smoothie?
J.B.: Nah. Do you just want to sit in front of a fan and do Darth Vader impressions?
J.B.D.: Best idea I heard all day.

Kids! They know how to use computers! Actually no. Young students are as likely as older users to enter plain-English phrases as search terms, according to a study by the British Library (summarized here). They're also more likely to make research mistakes (like ignoring relevant information because it doesn't fit certain keywords), as luddites and librarians have feared, but not because of the Internet: Pre-web studies showed the same poor research skills among younger children, indicating that, well, children are less educated than adults. The study also produced the awesomest photo illustration of "research" ever.