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Pop diva Shakira has graduated with a degree in ancient philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, a course she took during the lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.The Colombian singer is isolating with her two children and husband, professional footballer Gerard Pique at home in Spain. <br /><br />"I just graduated from my 4 week Ancient Philosophy course with the University of Pennsylvania (@Penn). I know... my hobbies are very impractical, but it took a lot of hours after the kids were asleep. <br /><br />"Thank you Plato and predecessors for all the "fun" over the past month!" Shakira wrote on Twitter on April 23 as she flaunted her certificate.<br /><br />Last month, the "Me Gusta" singer said on social media that she took the course to make confinement "productive". <br /><br /><strong><strong>See also:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/dhfls-kapil-and-dheeraj-wadhawan-taken-into-custody-by-cbi-for-role-in-yes-bank-scam-case/articleshow/75388823.cms">DHFL's Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan taken into custody by CBI for role in Yes Bank scam case</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/pm-modi-says-indias-fight-against-coronavirus-is-people-driven/articleshow/75387305.cms">PM Modi says India's fight against Coronavirus is 'people-driven'</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/lockdown-may-be-extended-in-covid-19-hit-urban-areas-of-maha/articleshow/75386981.cms"><strong>Coronavirus lockdown may extend beyond May 3 in urban areas of Maharashtra</strong></a><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/doordarshan-has-plans-to-bring-back-shri-krishna-after-20-years/articleshow/75387419.cms"></a></strong>

Shakira graduates with a degree in ancient philosophy amid Coronavirus lockdown

<ul class="summary-list"><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexanderallenstyle/">Alexander Allen</a> is a fashion stylist and costume designer who has now signed on to work as a stylist with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/learn-more-prime-wardrobe/b?ie=UTF8&amp;node=16122413011">Amazon's new Prime Wardrobe service.</a></li><li>Allen says that, over the course of his past 20 years in the industry, he's dressed everyone from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shakira/?hl=en">Shakira</a> to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/beyonce-net-worth-fortune-spending-2018-8">Beyoncé</a>, worked on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/madonna/?hl=en">Madonna</a>'s tour, styled artist <a href="https://gagosian.com/artists/takashi-murakami/">Takashi Murakami</a>, and worked with designers including <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/balmain-puma-collection-luxury-sportswear-is-here-to-stay-2019-12">Alexander McQueen</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/balmain-puma-collection-luxury-sportswear-is-here-to-stay-2019-12">, Stella McCartney, and Dsquared2</a>.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/balmain-puma-collection-luxury-sportswear-is-here-to-stay-2019-12"></a></li><li>Allen has also worked extensively in entertainment, with <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4672065/">wardrobe and costume department credits</a> on the movies "Ocean's 8" and "Second Act," the TV show "POSE" (starring <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theebillyporter/?hl=en">Billy Porter</a>), and Broadway's "Iceman Cometh" (starring <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oscars-2018-denzel-washington-took-part-in-every-facet-of-roman-j-isreal-esq-2018-1">Denzel Washington</a>).</li><li>In an exclusive interview with Business Insider, Allen discusses his career and shares his insights into the ever-changing fashion industry. </li><li>This is part of Business Insider's "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/thestyleseries">The Style Series</a>" highlighting fashion entrepreneurs and businesses across the globe. </li><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></strong></li></ul><p><em>Fresh off working on wardrobe and costuming for <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertanaas/2020/01/06/three-takes-on-time-actor-jeremy-carver-costume-designer-alexander-allen-and-project-manager-lucky-church-share-thoughts-on-not-wasting-time/#625d8e0aa4e9">Madonna's tour</a>, stylist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexanderallenstyle/">Alexander Allen</a> is now poised to work with <a href="https://businessinsider.com/category/amazon">Amazon Prime Wardrobe</a> as a stylist, where <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/heidi-klum-and-tim-gunn-host-amazon-fashion-competition-show-2020-1">he will assist the tech giant with its foray into the fashion retail sphere</a>. But before he started working with the tech giant, Allen was a veteran stylist within the hip-hop industry and says he's worked with everyone from Eve to Beyoncé to Shakira - and even Denzel Washington. </em></p><p><em>He's also worked in film, television, and theater, with wardrobe, costuming, and styling credits on "Ocean's 8," Fox's "Almost Family," Ryan Murphy's "POSE," and "Network" with Tony Goldwyn. </em><em>In an interview with Business Insider, Allen spoke about how he developed his career and how he feels about the way the industry has changed over the years.</em></p><p><strong>"I grew up here in Brooklyn, New York." </strong></p><p>I'm a native New Yorker - and it's not too many of us, it's quite rare. I was always fascinated with entertainment, music, fashion. I just didn't know in what capacity I would proceed with that. It wasn't until I went to college - <a href="https://www.morgan.edu/">Morgan State University</a> in Baltimore, Maryland, where I studied telecommunications with a concentration in public relations - that's where my love for entertainment increased even more.</p><p><strong>"Upon graduation,</strong> <strong>I came back home</strong> <strong>and secured an internship at <a href="https://www.marieclaire.com/">Marie Claire</a> magazine in the fashion department." </strong></p><p>My boss at the time, she got a job over at <a href="https://www.donnakaran.com/home.do">Donna Karan</a> and she brought me along with her. [There] I befriended a stylist, and our very first project was with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/pink/?hl=en">P!NK</a>, who was virtually unknown at the time. It was there that I realized, 'Okay, I want to do styling,' because it was entertainment, it was music, it was fashion [all combined]. It was me creating my own schedule. It was also great compensation. It was everything that I wanted, and I just proceeded from there.</p><p><strong>"My career has been self-financed." </strong></p><p>I was the first entrepreneur in my family, so it's always a huge undertaking doing anything new and not having anyone to ask questions. Luckily enough for me, I had a great (and still have a great) accountant, and he was the one who helped me formulate my business plan and the ways that I should go about handling my finances.</p><p><strong>"The very first celebrity that I can remember styling</strong> <strong>is <a href="https://www.instagram.com/imanandalewis/?hl=en">Ananda Lewis</a>, a former MTV video jockey." </strong></p><p>I [styled Lewis for] <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/08/business/media-business-time-s-take-teen-agers-yes-house-that-luce-built-girls-magazine.html">Time Inc.'s Teen People</a> magazine. [And] it was thrilling. I was like, 'Whoa, look at me. I'm published in Time's Teen People!' - which was a big deal back in the day. It was the magazine where all of the up and coming celebrities were on that cover and on the inside. So it was like, 'Wow, not only am I working with Ananda, who I was watching on a daily basis and who was part of my pop culture, but now I'm styling her.' It was a win on so many levels ... And it helped establish me as [a stylist].</p><p><strong>"Back in the day, hip-hop wasn't where it is now."</strong></p><p>We always knew hip hop was electric and was the voice of the streets and street style. [But] these major fashion brands and fashion houses, they weren't so willing to work with us. Once [I found] a specific [fashion] house [to work with me], I made sure to always reach out to them for each project. That goes back to my PR skills and [knowing the importance of] strengthening relationships.</p><p>That was one of the things I was trying to tell Eve is 'you know, you don't see it because you're the face and you're the celebrity, but it's not easy pulling Gucci for you.' Back in the day, it wasn't easy pulling certain designers for her.</p><p><strong>"I honestly do not pay attention to trends." </strong></p><p>Because when you pay attention to trends - and I get it, it's a whole business and everything - [but] the trends are coming from fashion editors. They're coming from designers, they're coming from everyone. So why would I listen to what they have to say? It's no disrespect, but I like to keep my palate clean and fresh. And to do that, I limit what I see, what I hear, and I just keep it authentic to what I'm feeling. And that's where I operate from.</p><p><strong>"Back in the day, men's style was more conservative."</strong></p><p>It was always the same silhouette, the same patterns ... Now, it's a whole 'nother level where, because of fluidity in reference to sexual preference and gender, the silhouettes have changed even more. It's good to see men taking risks and also designers taking risks - like with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-gucci-louis-vuitton-became-two-most-valuable-luxury-brands-2020-01">Alessandro Michele at Gucci</a>, how he's really revitalizing that house. I really love what he has done and what he's doing.</p><p><strong>"The major difference between LA style and New York style ..." </strong></p><p>In New York, we have sidewalk culture. [In LA], they don't. They drive everywhere. So where you'll see their style is in a mall, maybe you'll see it at a festival, maybe you'll see it at an awards show. But really New York is where you're going to see people walking up and down during four different types of seasons. </p><p><strong>"I am all for social media influencers." </strong></p><p>When I was starting out, before influencers, there were bloggers, and the bloggers were the ones interrupting fashion. You had bloggers who just created a blog who were sitting next to or right behind or in the vicinity of, like, these esteemed and revered fashion editors. So everyone was like, 'wait, how did this happen?' Now with influencers, I just see it and I'm not mad.</p><p><strong>"I was always comfortable being behind the scenes and letting my clients lead." </strong></p><p>But with influencers and with social media, you have to be in front of your talent or be right next to it. I mean, that's just the way of the world today. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexanderallenstyle/">So that's something that I had to readjust to</a>.</p><p class="tagline"><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/30-big-tech-predictions-for-2020?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_leadgen&amp;itm_content=amazon&amp;itm_campaign=30-big-tech-predictions-for-2020"></a></p>

The Style Series: Stylist and costumer Alexander Allen has worked with celebrities from Madonna to Denzel Washington - and now, he's teamed with Amazon for its latest Prime Wardrobe service

<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">If you've found yourself slipping into saying "no worries" and "G'day" recently, there's a good reason. The evidence is getting clearer every day that Australians are invading America.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Gothamist recently reported </span><a href="http://gothamist.com/2014/06/09/australians_everywhere.php" target="_blank">there are now more than 20,000 Aussies in New York</a><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">, and we've found another 18 who have gained fame in the United States. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><span>Some Americans may not even realize their favorite stars are Aussies, but </span>these performers all grew up in Australia or spent a significant part of their lives there. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><br /></span></p>
<h3>Sia</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">When she's not swinging from a "Chandelier" - her 2014 top-ten Billboard hit - it seems Sia Furler from Adelaide, South Australia, is busy shunning the spotlight. The anti-celebrity celebrity recently performed on "Ellen" without showing her face and has shied away traditional publicity during the rollout of her number one album, "1,000 Forms of Fear." </span></p>
<p>The voice behind the memorable hooks in recent hits such as <span>David Guetta's "</span>Titanium" and <span>Flo Rida's "Wild Ones," </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Sia has written songs for some of the world's biggest stars including Christina Aguilera, Shakira, Beyonce, and Britney Spears.</span></p>
<h3>Chris Hemsworth</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Best known as Marvel's Thor, Hemsworth also appeared in "Star Trek" in 2009 and "The Cabin in the Woods." He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and his two brothers are also actors. Who knows, another one may be on this very list ...</span></p>
<h3>Nicole Kidman</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">From "Eyes Wide Shut" to "Moulin Rouge," Nicole Kidman is a veteran of modern Hollywood classics. Formerly married to Tom Cruise, Kidman is now married to fellow Aussie Keith Urban. She was actually born in Hawaii but grew up in Australia and now lives between Nashville and Sydney. </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p>
<h3>Mel Gibson</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">"Lethal Weapon" and "Mad Max" star Mel Gibson was born in New York but grew up in Australia, where he studied acting at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Gibson isn't officially a citizen, but Australia still claims him as one of its own. </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">NIDA alumni also include </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Cate Blanchett and Sam Worthington.</span></p>
<h3>Iggy Azalea</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">This singer of the number one hit "Fancy" was born in Mullumbimby, New South Wales. Azalea dropped out of high school and moved to America when she was 15, drawn to the country by her love of hip-hop. Initially, she told her parents she was going only for a holiday, but we all know how that turned out.</span></p>
<h3>Russell Crowe</h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">This one is controversial. Born in New Zealand, Crowe spent parts of his childhood there and in Australia. The rival nations have both claimed Crowe as their own, though maybe they were less proud after he</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> famously threw a phone at a hotel clerk. The "Gladiator" and "Noah" star has an apartment in the Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo and co-owns the South Sydney Rabbitohs, an Australian National Rugby League team.</span></span></p>
<h3>Portia de Rossi </h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">She's not just Ellen's wife. Portia de Rossi also played lead roles in "Ally McBeal" and "Arrested Development" and appeared in "Better Off Ted" and "Nip/Tuck."</span></span></p>
<p>De Rossi grew up in Horsham, Victoria, and will be joining the cast of "Scandal" for its upcoming season.</p>
<h3>Simon Baker</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Star of "The Mentalist" and "The Guardian," Simon Baker was born and raised in Launceston, Tasmania. Baker is married to fellow Australian actress Rebecca Rigg, while Australian actresses Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts serve as godmothers to his children.</span></p>
<h3>Hugh Jackman</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Yes, the Wolverine is Australian. The all singing, all dancing, all buffed-up Aussie was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in "Les Misérables" and won a Tony Award for his portrayal of fellow Australian Peter Allen in "The Boy from Oz." </span></p>
<p>Jackman is also a great host. He hosted the Oscars in 2009 and has done the honors at the Tony Awards four times. In 2004 he got an Emmy for his hosting of the Tonys - figure that one out.</p>
<h3>Rose Byrne</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">The star of "Damages" with Glenn Close, Rose Byrne also starred in "</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Bridesmaids," "X-Men: First Class," </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">and the newly released "</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">This Is Where I Leave You</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">." Byrne was born in the Sydney suburb of Balmain and will make her Broadway debut later this month in the play "</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">You Can't Take It With You."</span></p>
<h3>Geoffrey Rush</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">You probably know Geoffery Rush as Captain Barbossa in "Pirates of the Caribbean" or Lionel Logue in "The King's Speech," but the veteran actor also has an Academy Award, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award, two Golden Globes, and three BAFTAs for a host of other characters.</span></p>
<p>It was his lead role as a pianist in the 1996 film "Shine" which won him the Oscar for Best Actor, and he was also nominated for "Shakespeare in Love" (Best Supporting Actor) and "Quills" (Best Actor).</p>
<h3>Keith Urban</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">The other half of the Kidman/Urban power-couple has been a judge on "American Idol" since 2012, previously serving as a judge on Australia's version of "The Voice" in 2011. The New Zealand-born country music singer was raised in Queensland and married Kidman in Sydney in 2006.</span></p>
<h3>Sam Worthington</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Imagine Sam Worthington's face in all blue with massive yellow eyes, and it might all come together. Worthington was the main star of "Avatar" and its upcoming sequels. The action-man also starred in "Terminator Salvation," "Clash of the Titans," and the blockbuster video game, "Call of Duty: Black Ops."</span></p>
<h3>Liam Hemsworth</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Not quite as famous as his brother Thor, Liam is the youngest of three brothers and has plenty of time to catch up. He's currently appearing at Jennifer Lawrence's side as Gale Hawthorne in "The Hunger Games" series. Last year he co-starred with </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman in "Paranoia."</span></p>
<h3>Toni Colette</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Perhaps best known for playing the title role in Showtime's "United States Of Tara," Toni Colette also starred in "About a Boy," "Little Miss Sunshine," and the Australian classic, "Muriel's Wedding." She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Haley Joel Osment's mother in "The Sixth Sense," though recently had less luck when her newest TV show, "Hostages," was cancelled by CBS after one season. </span></p>
<h3>Cate Blanchett</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Cate Blanchett is one of Australia's most successful acting exports. She's won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and three BAFTAs. </span><span style="font-size: 15.5555562973022px; line-height: 1.5em;">Blanchett won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of </span><span style="font-size: 15.5555562973022px; line-height: 1.5em;">Katharine Hepburn in "The Aviator" and won Best Actress for her role as </span><span style="font-size: 15.5555562973022px; line-height: 1.5em;">Jeanette Francis in "Blue Jasmine." She's come a long way since </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">her first stage role opposite Geoffery Rush in 1992.</span></p>
<p>Blanchett also played Galadriel in "The Lord of The Rings" and "The Hobbit" <span>trilogies and was also a main star in "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "Notes on a Scandal," "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and "The Monuments Men."</span></p>
<p><span>The veteran Au</span>stralian actress now lives on Sydney Harbour with her family. She recently spent several years as co-director of the Sydney Theatre Company with her husband, playwright Andrew Upton.</p>
<h3>Ryan Kwanten</h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Sookie's all-American brother in HBO series "True Blood" actually grew up in Sydney. While he plays a rather simple character, Kwanten has a degree in commerce from Sydney University. Now that "True Blood" has ended, </span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">he's set to star in several upcoming films. </span></span></p>
<h3>Rebel Wilson</h3>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Shooting to fame with "Bridesmaids" and "Pitch Perfect," Rebel Wilson hosted last year's MTV Video Music Awards. The Sydney-born actress lives in West Hollywood with her friend and "Pitch Perfect" co-star, Little Britain's Matt Lucas. Wilson is thought to be starring in the upcoming "Pitch Perfect" sequel next year.</span></p>

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