German imperialism was responsible for the first genocide of the 20th century in its Namibian colony. The country’s socialist movement spoke out vehemently against the atrocities, offering solidarity ...

Starting today, the Fortnite Unreal Editor is getting a suite of Star Wars assets that will let fans anywhere make their own games in a galaxy far, far away. This isn't just a collection of ...

Years ago, LucasArts was making a Star Wars FPS called Star Wars: First Assault. It was never released, but now the game is playable thanks to fans who found a way to get the game's closed technical ...

Given its title, Marvel fans expected the sixth Avengers movie to be based on the 1984-95 and 2015-16 comic book storylines of the same name, particularly the latter, which Marvel Studios has already ...

In 1988, the military historian James Stokesbury observed that democracies are best at fighting either little wars, which are reserved for “professionals” and don’t involve ordinary citizens, or ...

Before governments, countries and writing, there was war. People have always fought with each other. Archaeologists have discovered skeletons with weapon injuries that are over 10,000 years old. Wars ...

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Mounting an opera has never been easy. Rudolf Bing, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera from 1950 to 1972, once offered this observation: “To make successful opera in New York you do ‘Carmen ...

President Trump said during his State of the Union address that he ended eight wars in his first 10 months back in office. The US was involved in six ceasefires or peace agreements since January 2025, ...

President Trump said he solved eight wars at the first meeting of the Board of Peace on Feb. 19. The eight wars figure also includes two disputes from Trump's first term and one where the U.S. is not ...

The Pentagon’s newly released National Defense Strategy warns that future wars may no longer be fought solely overseas, arguing the U.S. military must be prepared to conduct combat operations directly ...

Rian Johnson is “excited to see” what Kathleen Kennedy does next after stepping down as the head of Lucasfilm. Kennedy, who took charge of the “Star Wars” franchise after George Lucas handpicked her ...