Buzzfeed has a little roundup of links to stories about girls who dress up as sexy Star Wars stormtroopers, which led me to SFGate’s In defense of those dudes who dress up like Stormtroopers. A lot of work goes in these costumes, and while that doesn’t make them any harder to ridicule, it does make them a little easier to respect, says author Peter Hartlaub. I’ve spent some time with some massive dorks in my day, and there’s a neat, somewhat liberating openness at the bottom of the barrel.