How did Nigerians and people of Nigerian descent show up at last year's Met Gala?
The theme for the 2023 Met Gala was "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty," a tribute to the late designer known for his bold and boundary-pushing designs. This year's theme is Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. Here's how Nigerians showed up at the 2023 Met Gala 1. Burna Boy ADVERTISEMENT
A Pulse review of M.I Abaga's 'The Guy' Album
In 2009, he emerged as the Rap Messiah geared towards resuscitating Hip Hop in Nigeria. In 2010, he became a superstar whose talent was not only charting a new course for Hip Hop but placing Nigerian music on the global stage. In 2014, he morphed into The Chairman having gone from superstar rapper to iconic label executive that has overseen the emergence and success of other talents. In 2018, he used a playlist to showcase other dimensions of his talent which he has previously been reluctant to let off.
Actually, Clean Tech Investment is Still Going Strong
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If you read a selection of recent headlines about clean technology in the U.S., it would be easy to think that the sector is in a free fall. ESG investors (those who prioritize environmental, social, and governance issues) are pulling back money from climate-aligned strategies. The offshore wind sector is in a state of crisis.
At Convention, Harris Takes 'Freedom' Back from Republicans
Freedom
I can't move
Freedom, cut me loose
Singin', freedom! Freedom! Where are you?
'Cause I need freedom, too
I break chains all by myself
Won't let my freedom rot in hell.
--Beyonce, “Freedom”
To Beyonce’s soundtrack, Vice President Kamala Harris announced her campaign in an ad that used the word "freedom" four times. She framed her messages about the economy, gun violence, and abortion as “the freedom not just to get by, but get ahead:” “the freedom to be safe from gun violence;” and “the freedom to make decisions about your body.
Biopic about activist 'Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti' now streaming on Prime Video
The film tells the story of Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's mother, from her groundbreaking years as the first female pupil at Abeokuta Grammar School to her union with Israel Ransome-Kuti. She and her husband opposed injustice and founded the Abeokuta Women's Union. This led to a bloody conflict with traditional and colonial leaders who stood in the way of justice and fairness. It features Joke Silva, Kehinde Bankole, Adunni Ade, Iyimide Ayo-Olumoko, Ibrahim Suleiman, and Iremide Adeoye as members of the cast.
Book 1: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series
When it hit shelves: June 30, 1997 What happens in the book: After murdering Harry's parents, James and Lily Potter, evil Lord Voldemort puts a killing curse on Harry, then just a baby. The curse inexplicably reverses, defeating Voldemort and searing a lightning-bolt scar in the middle of the infant's forehead. Harry is then left at the doorstep of his boring but brutish aunt and uncle, the Dursleys. For 10 years, Harry lives in the cupboard under the stairs and is subjected to cruel mistreatment by Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and their son Dudley.
Books: Contra Naturam | TIME
THE FIFTH DECAD OF CANTOS—Ezra Pound—Farrar & Rinehart ($1.50). By about 1953 U. S. expatriate Poet Ezra Loomis Pound, if he continues to compose at his current rate, will have finished his life’s masterwork. That masterwork, if its specifications remain unchanged, will finally round out to 100 constituent poems, or cantos. Cantos I-XVI appeared in 1925. Recently Poet Pound passed his masterwork’s equatorial line by finishing The Fifth Decad of Cantos— Cantos numbered XLII to LI.
Boss Tweed (Politician and Businessman)
Full Name: William M. Tweed
Profession: Politician and Businessman
Biography: William M. "Boss" Tweed was an American politician and leader of Tammany Hall, the Democratic Party political machine that controlled New York City politics in the mid-19th century. He was known for his involvement in massive political corruption and for his influence on New York City's growth during the 19th century.
Tweed's rise to power started in the 1850s, when he became a member of the U.
Burna Boy features on NBA 2K24 Soundtrack
In the just-released soundtrack list for the NBA 2K24 console, Burna Boy was listed among the artists whose songs would make up the soundtrack. Since enjoying international success in 2018 with his single 'YE,' Burna Boy has gone on to become one of Africa's most successful artists. In 2022, he enjoyed international success with his Grammy-nominated hit single 'Last Last' and it's likely to be the song that's featured on NBA 2K24.
China's Bike-Sharing Fever Has Reached Saturation Point
Back in 1987, when I was still a boy, my father, a doctor, attended a medical conference in Communist China. He returned from Beijing with tales of a sea of bicycles upon which millions of workers in identical inky blue tunics peddled to farms and factories. By the time I’d moved to Beijing almost three decades later, China’s process of reform and opening had hauled 600 million people out of poverty, and turned the world’s most populous nation into its No.