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A staffer at Madame Tussaud’s in London prepares Chewbacca for the wax museum’s new Star Wars exhibit. I can only imagine the amount of conditioner it takes to keep all that hair shiny and manageable.

Paul Waldman is a weekly columnist and senior writer for The American Prospect. He also writes for the Plum Line blog at The Washington Post and The Week and is the author of Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success. Follow @paulwaldman1