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· Ryan General
Modobag: The Rideable Luggage That Lets You Zoom Past Slow People at the Airport
A Chicago-based company is aiming to change the way people breeze through airports with the help of Modobag, a motorized suitcase. The rideable luggage seems perfect for people who find traversing inside an airport a cumbersome experience. While the concept may look silly at…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Man Spends $70,000 on Mobile Game, Regrets Nothing
A Japanese man has spent a whopping $70,000 on a mobile game — and he’s not stopping anytime soon. The man, identified as Daigo, 31, started playing Sony’s Fate/Grand Order (FGO) after it launched in Japan two years ago.
· Bryan Ke
Nintendo Seemingly Gave Luigi a ‘Bulge’ and the Internet is Breaking
The internet doesn’t seem to be able to handle Nintendo’s commitment to detail; first it was Mario’s nipples in a speed run mode in “Super Mario Odyssey,” and now it’s Luigi’s bulge in “Mario Tennis Aces”. Luigi’s clothed salami was revealed in Nintendo’s latest released…
· Ryan General
DC Comics Author Who Created Chinese Superman Has a Surprise For the KKK
Gene Luen Yang, DC Comics author has something special in store for the KKK
· Bryan Ke
Stray Dogs Guard Their Friend Lying on the Road After a Hit and Run in China
Four stray, loyal dogs have been caught on video standing guard and mourning their fallen canine friend who got hit by a car. Chinese media reported that the poor pooch was hit by a car in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China on January 19, as translated by Shanghaiist via Medium.…
· Carl Samson
Fox Just Aired an Insanely RACIST Segment Mocking of Sikh Indians
Fox has come under fire after Desi-American rapper Heems exposed an offensive segment in “Whacked Out Sports” that made fun of Sikhs while pulling off a fake accent. Heems, or Himanshu Kumar Suri, shared the clip from the show on his Instagram.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Will YouTube Punish Logan Paul The Same Way They Punished PewDiePie For Racism?
Unless you live under a rock, the Logan Paul scandal has probably been a conversation piece for you at least once these past few days. In what should be a pretty clear cut, strike-able offense, the incident has been hotly debated by netizens on either end of the divide.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Kids Would Apparently Hang Themselves to Be in a Logan Paul Video
In the aftermath of the Logan Paul debacle, netizens all over the world are voicing their disapproval for his abhorrent, disrespectful video that depicts a suicide victim hanging from a tree. Logan Paul goes to ”suicide forest”:
· Carl Samson
Why Asians Know MSG Isn’t Really Bad For You
Ah, MSG. With these three letters, pause for a moment and recall everything you feel about them strung together. What pops into your head?
· Heather Johnson Yu
How America Forgot the Chinese Massacre of 1871, One of the Worst Mass Lynchings in U.S. History
The beloved Dr. Gene Tong was dragged through the roughest street in Los Angeles, an angry mob calling for his quick death by hanging. Dr. Tong fervently bargained for his life, begging his predominately White captors to take his money or his diamond ring, desperately hoping…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Woman Faces Deportation After Extreme Relationship Abuse, 16 Years of Prison
To date, Ny Nourn’s life story is a sad one to tell, mainly because she spent much of it without any real freedom. Convicted for her role in the murder of her boss in 1998, Nourn found herself behind bars for 16 long years until she was granted parole in January.
· Ryan General
Award-Winning Photographer is Actually a Thief Who Stole Photos From a Thai Artist
Sasin Tipchai is a talented photographer from Thailand who shares many of his amazing photos on Pixabay. As he designated the images as public domain via Creative Commons, anyone can technically use his photos for any purposes. What Tipchai did not expect was that someone would…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Netizens Found the Solar Eclipse ‘Sexy’ and We’re Concerned
Last week’s solar eclipse was a beautiful sight to behold, and such a heavenly phenomenon is always a must-see, not only for its rarity but also the opportunity it gives for people to unite, at least in thinking. A collective of Japanese Twitter users, for instance, saw more out…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Meet the Japanese Teen Who Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt
Like a bolt from the blue, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown has zoomed his way across the finish line and into history books, completing the London IAAF World Championships men’s 200m in a record-setting 20.43 seconds. Brown, born to a Ghanian father and Japanese mother, set this record…
· Heather Johnson Yu
‘My Korean Husband’ Comic Creator Loses 50 Pounds to Get Ripped for Fatherhood
Hugh Gwon, half of the duo behind the web comic “My Korean Husband“, has shed plenty of pounds in an attempt to get fit before fatherhood. A clip from the video on our YouTube channel of Hugh’s transformation. Watch his whole journey and behind the scenes of the photoshoot on…
· Chenyu Zheng
Former Uber Employee Reveals Thoughts on Whether Uber Failed in China
A year ago today, I was preparing “China 101” material for Uberversity (new Uber employee training). 2 days later, on August 1st 2016, Uber’s China business was merged with its fierce rival Didi Chuxing. The media drew a conclusion that Uber failed in China, calling it a…
· Carl Samson
China to Overtake U.S. as World’s Top Organ Transplant Country By 2020
China is slated to become the world’s number one country for organ transplant in 2020, a trend attributed to the increasing number of voluntary donations from civilians. The outlook comes from Huang Jiefu, chairman of the China Organ Donation and Transplantation Committee, who…
· Ryan General
Adorable Dog Goes Viral For Photobombing Street View Photos in South Korea
One friendly dog on a remote island in South Korea has become internet-famous for crashing the street-view photos of local web platform Daum as it was being mapped. The photobombing golden retriever apparently joined the firm’s street-view mapper in his task to cover Jukdo, an…
· Carl Samson
China Successfully Mines ‘Flammable Ice’ That Can Change the World
If you always thought that fire can’t thrive on ice, it’s time for a change in perspective. Chinese miners have successfully extracted “flammable ice” from the seafloor of the South China Sea, an event it called a “major breakthrough.”
· Eliza Romero
Dear Asian Women, I’m Calling You Out On This One
Editor’s Note: Eliza Romero is a Baltimore-based, Filipino-American fashion photographer and style blogger behind the website Aesthetic Distance, a blog critical of pop culture. The views expressed in this piece are solely her own. I am a member of a lot of Asian Rights and…