As Al Horford continues his stellar first season in Boston, his sister Anna has carved out her own niche on social media. The 24-year-old Michigan resident has become one of the Celtics' biggest fans, and her unfiltered opinion and blunt talk has turned her into a cult hero.
The Samurai were warrior-nobles in Japanese society, with a strong honour code called bushido. The name 'Samurai' means 'ones who serve'. Before the 1550s the Samurai were fierce warriors attached to a daimyo or lord, whom they were loyal to and fought for.
But males of the Samurai class in Japan did distinguish themselves by shaving the fronts of their heads. Imposing the Manchu queue was actually a form of oppression, making the males violate their own custom as a sign of submission. Cutting off the queue was a sign of revolt and was dangerous.