People seem to have a high sense of drama about me. Maybe they can enjoy my music more if they think I’m destroying myself. Janis Joplin knew that the aura of self-destruction was part of her appeal. She also knew that to her contemporaries she was much more than a rock singer. She was a tragic heroine whose character summed up all the contradictions, frustrations and despairs of life under 30.

YOAV LEMMER / AFP / Getty ImagesIn this video-grab, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gesture during a joint press conference after their cabinets held a meeting at the King David hotel in Jerusalem on February 25, 2014. German Prime Minister Angela Merkel was cast in an uncomfortable light at a press conference in Jerusalem Tuesday, when her Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu pointed across the room, casting a shadow across her face.

November 18, 2014 8:37 PM EST New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency Tuesday for several counties in and around Buffalo, where a severe winter storm has already covered parts of the region in over three feet of snow. The National Guard will be deployed to the affected communities to residents dig out, according a statement on the New York State governor’s website. Forecasters are predicting the snowy conditions could last through the week.

While the world grapples with the threat AI poses to humanity, Nicki Minaj’s fans are using it to create a fictionalized neon-pink kingdom. Called Gag City, the AI metropolis is inspired by the cover art of Minaj’s upcoming studio album Pink Friday 2, which features the rapper standing, appearing to be on her way to a bright-colored city. Pink Friday 2, out Dec. 8, marks Minaj’s first album in five years, with the exception of the re-release of her debut mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty.

St. Pierre is a queer essayist and culture writer whose work has appeared in Elle, GQ , Harper’s Bazaar, The Cut, Gossamer, Nylon, Outside, and more. She is a 2023 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in Nonfiction Literature. She holds an MFA from Rutgers and lives in New York City. Love Is a Burning Thing is her first book ncG1vNJzZmismaKyb6%2FOpmaaraSdvLN7zaKlmmWjqXqxtcSrqZ5n

Two of Nigeria's hottest artists Odumodublvck and Shallipopi are set to embark on a first-of-its-kind joint tour in Afrobeats. Cashing in their superstar tokens, the rappers will be sharing the stage across 9 cities in the United States in the joint tour set to kick off on April 27 at Uptown Theater in Minneapolis. The duo will make making stops in Houston, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping up in Dallas at House of Blues on May 27.

These words struck me the most during my visit to the 51st Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi in his palace. On Friday, December 14, 2018, the cast of 'Queen Moremi: The Musical' and myself went on a trip to Ile-Ife in Osun state. The trip was significant for three reasons. Firstly, the Yoruba monarch was one of the patrons of the stage play produced by Terra Kulture and Rejuvenee.

Both have been brought before Justice Akintayo Aluko of a Federal High Court in Lagos State, for allegedly hacking MTN Nigeria Communication Plc’s computers and stealing airtime and data valued at ₦1.9 billion. The defendants, who appeared in court on Tuesday, face four counts related to conspiracy, unauthorised access to the company’s web-based platform known as Application Programming Interface (API), and unlawful conversion. These charges were brought against them by the Police Special Fraud Unit.

In his round, paneled office atop the Manhattan headquarters of Webb & Knapp, Real Estate Tycoon William Zeckendorf has three telephones, a bronze Matisse nude, but no windows. The reason, says the room's designer, is that for a showman like Bill Zeckendorf "it would be ridiculous to create any environment for him other than one consisting exclusively of himself." In this environment, Zeckendorf is rarely diverted from dreaming up big and complicated real-estate deals.

"I think he should have put himself out of the business on a day-to-day basis years ago," Branson said. Branson was speaking at the Accelerate-Her event in London for female startup founders, and his comments come as Uber deals with a series of huge crises around its CEO and company culture. "An entrepreneur is not a good manager of people, and Travis Kalanick is definitely not a good manager of people,"