This week’s Culture Warrior explains why puppet Yoda is far superior to digital Yoda.

I guess today isn’t just about seeing 16-minutes of footage from Avatar, the latest from James Cameron. It’s about Panasonic announcing a road trip and me buying a $1200 Avatar maquette from Sideshow.

Kevin Carr heads into the wilderness of Avatar Day, emerging victorious with a clear view of James Cameron’s sci-fi epic. And from the sound of it, he’s ready to call the ball on this holiday’s biggest movie event.

Chances are, you’re heading out to your local digital or IMAX theater location today. Are you going there to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Probably not.

So you want to see a few minutes of James Cameron’s Avatar but have no idea how to get those free tickets. Neither did we. But now we do, and we’re sharing the information with you.