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Nigerian popstar Adokiye offers Boko Haram her virginity for kidnapped schoolgirls’ release

A rising star in Nigeria, frustrated at the fading news coverage of Boko Haram's abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls, has offered up her virginity.

By Daisy Lafarge

Nigerian popstar Adokiye offers Boko Haram her virginity for kidnapped schoolgirls' release

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Ben Westwood recruits Julian Assange to model his latest fashion collection

Dame Vivienne's son will give the Wikileaks founder his modelling debut.

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Lana Del Rey’s “Ultraviolence”: glorification of physical abuse, or a radical appeal for self-love?

The singer’s new album is a sad indictment of post-feminism – a culture in which women may achieve what…

By Daisy Lafarge

Marina Abramović’s 512 Hours at the Serpentine shows the self-indulgent side of anti-materialism

The performance artist's latest blockbuster work empties Hyde Park's Serpentine Gallery, and makes visitors the subjects of the piece…

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