Not content with ridiculing the Kaiser in the pages of the Daily Express, Sidney Strube joined up, serving with distinction ...

The Story of the Faithful Wookiee is an animated short featured in the Star Wars Holiday Special, and it’s known for having the first appearance of Boba Fett.The variety show, which premiered in ...

Sometimes the jokes just write themselves. ICYMI, our president actually said “An old fashioned term that we use — groceries — I used it on the campaign. It’s such an old fashioned term, but a ...

You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your inbox. Donald Trump’s ...

the Boer War, and so on. The opera itself is left in its own period, the late 19th century. During the overture we see them in mime of what soldiering is really about – a desperate attempt to stay ...

The song has been contentious for years in South Africa because of its central lyrics “kill the Boer” and "shoot the Boer" — with Boer a word that refers to a white farmer. It has mainly ...

Carton de Wiart left Oxford’s hallowed halls to enlist in the British military and fight in the Boer War in South Africa. He so desperately wanted to fight on the front lines that he signed up ...

Warning: this story contains spoilers for Star Wars Aftermath: Empire's End. If you've ever found yourself wondering "I wonder what that lovable scamp Jar Jar Binks ended up doing for a living," a ...