Eminem. Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on October 17 1972 to his mother Debbie Briggs-Mathers and his father Marshall Bruce Mathers II. Debbie was only 15 when Marshall was born. Not long after Marshall was born, his father packed his bags and left the family, never to be seen again. More...

50 Cent, born Curtis Jackson 26 years ago, is the real deal, the genuine article. He's a man of the streets, intimately familiar with its codes and its violence, but still, 50, an incredibly intelligent and deliberate man, holds himself with a regal air as if above the pettiness which surrounds him. More...

Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York. She was named after the song “They Call Me Wind Mariah.” Born in 1970, Mariah always knew that, without a doubt, she would be a singing star. More...

Shakira Mebarak (full name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) was born February 9, 1977, in Barranquilla, Colombia, into a poor family. Her mother was a native Colombian and her father was of Lebanese descent, and so as a child Shakira soaked up music from both cultures. More...

Rome Travel Guide - The Capitoline Hill, now the seat of the city's municipal authorities, was the centre of government of ancient Rome, and is the geographical centre of the modern city. It is especially beautiful at night, when it is usually deserted. More...

Hilary Duff Biography - Life is sweet – and getting even sweeter – for the pop world's favorite girl-next-door. Sure, Hilary Duff starred in a monstrously huge TV show More...

Generation X Definition - Is the generation following the post–World War II baby boom, especially people born in the United States and Canada from the early 1960s to the late 1970s. More...

Study Strategies. Improving Concentration - Reduce external distractions: 1. Find a good place to work -- usually the library. While the library may seem almost too quiet at first, condition yourself to the quiet by starting with short periods of study there. More...

Linkin Park. Biography - The Band. "The biggest misconception about us is that we're just a rock band," describes Linkin Park's guitarist Brad Delson. "We think our music is a cross-section of many genres; a hybrid of what the six of us have grown up on." More...

Cooking Basics. Root Vegetables - Root vegetables traditionally form the staple of our winter crops, used in everything from the Sunday roast to soups. Stuffed with vitamins and minerals, they'll even help you shake off the winter blues. More...

Coldplay. The UK band Coldplay shot to prominence on the back of excitable comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Radiohead, for many commentators the twin figureheads of tortured white rock music in the late 90s. The members of the band met in the residence halls of University College London in September 1996. More...

Good Charlotte. Twin brothers Benji and Joel (born 3/11/79) grew up in a lower middle-class family in the town of Waldorf, Maryland—“the middle-of-nowhere suburbs," says Benji. "Ours was definitely a dysfunctional family situation,” he admits, “but luckily me and Joel always had each other. More...