Ian Gavan / Getty ImagesKaty Perry appears at the BRIT Awards on February 19, 2014 in London, England.
The backlash to Katy Perry’s Egyptian-inspired video for “Dark Horse” has created a perfect storm of controversy — and there’s no going back.
The Egyptian-themed clip features Perry as Cleopatra, sitting on a throne as suitors try to woo her — and it’s been applauded by Egyptologists for its historical accuracy. Yet it’s not accusations of cultural appropriation that are plaguing Perry in the wake of the video’s Feb. Read More...
On a hill outside Nyeri one day last week, 25 Mau Mau terrorists on the way to formal surrender were killed by a company of the King’s African Rifles, in time of truce. Thus ended Operation China, the strange British attempt to win by negotiation what 6,000 British troops and a squadron of heavy bombers had failed to win by war: the surrender of Kenya’s Mau Mau. Named for General China, the captured Mau Mau chieftain who saved himself from the gallows by promising to work with the British (TIME, March 8), Operation China had long remained as mysterious as the Mau Mau. Read More...
The Actress, singer and model scores a floral biker jacket for the cover shot left the button undone showing off side boob. The singer wore her signature long braids, famous nose ring and barely there makeup complete with natural makeup look for the cover shot. The star dished on her career and fashion to the magazine while getting down to stylish shots for the feature. ADVERTISEMENT
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