Darth Vader, Chewbacca star on new US stamps
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service turned to the characters of "Star Wars" for inspiration on
Wednesday as it unveiled 15 new first-class stamps featuring the whole gang from Chewbacca to Darth Vader.
The stamps were unveiled at Grauman's Chinese theater in Hollywood where the original "Star Wars" movie opened 30 years ago. The stamps will go on sale on May 25, after a contest to choose the most popular of the stamps.
Among the "Star Wars" characters depicted on the stamps are Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Darth Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boba Fett.
The images are from all six "Star Wars" films and David Failor, executive director of stamp services for the U.S. Postal Service, said, "Because of the movies' popularity, we believe these stamps have the popularity of reaching the blockbuster status of the Elvis stamp."
Earlier in the month to publicize the new stamps, about 400 mailboxes around the country were designed to look like R2-D2.
Junos to air earlier on CTV
TORONTO (CP) - After receiving criticism for planning to air the Juno Awards as late as 11 p.m. in some parts of Canada, CTV has decided to broadcast the show earlier.
The network announced Wednesday afternoon that Sunday's show will now air live at 7 p.m. local time in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Originally, the Junos were set to air at 10 p.m. in Ontario and Quebec and as late as 11 p.m. in the Maritimes.
That decision was made to accommodate a two-hour episode of "The Amazing Race."
Critics had lashed out at the plan, suggesting CTV was turning its back on an important Canadian cultural event.
The show is to be hosted by superstar Nelly Furtado in Saskatoon.
"We're here to support and celebrate the music community," said Susanne Boyce, CTV's president of programming. "The artists have spoken and we've listened. This is their showcase and we're proud to be part of it."