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· Benny Luo
Anyone who is a fan of electronic dance music (EDM) knows of Avicii. He was ranked No. 3 in DJ Magazine’s annual top 100 DJs in the world list for 2012 and 2013, has two Grammy Award nominations and is one of the highest-earning DJs in the world. However, behind every person…
· Max Chang
Photo: Bret Hartman/TED Paul Tudor Jones II, the famous hedge fund manager who predicted the global stock market crash known as Black Monday in 1987 that tripled his capital, has another prediction for us — our capitalist society is going to devolve into one of these three…
· Alan Van
A recent poll found that 70% of millennials expect to be millionaires one day — this, despite the fact that millennials have a poor reputation among hiring managers and are, on average, broke. But there’s hope! Take some inspiration from the Essay.Expert infographic below…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A young Chongqing male nearly died this week after being locked up in the apartment of his sugar daddy, a 40-something male, China News reports. According to Yubei Police Station, Liu, who has only been identified by his surname, was locked in a room in a rented apartment…
· Max Chang
We are all going blind. Seriously. Most of us now wear glasses not because we are hipsters or just trying to look smart, but because we can’t see a foot in front of us without having to squint. The science journal Nature looked into this a little more by analyzing statistics in…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Coca-Cola is now selling itself as a healthy snack. A public relations blitz launched last month for American Heart Month promoted the soda as nutritional when consumed in moderation. Coca-Cola, facing declining sales, paid fitness and nutrition experts to write up articles and…
· Editorial Staff
The Rich Kids of Instagram have all gotten a lot of flack in the past for showing off their luxury-filled lifestyle on the internet. But who could blame their critics? Afterall, it’s indeed hard to fully respect someone who’s living off wealth they didn’t build themselves.…
· Editorial Staff
Ben Parr has had quite the career. He started his first gig as a lowly writer for rising tech blog Mashable back in 2008, but quickly rose the ranks to become editor-at-large in just three years’ time. Shortly after, he left Mashable and launched DominateFund, an early stage…
· Sebastian Dillon
[Update 3-16-15 11:13 p.m. PST] After Chai Yan Leung made her posts on Facebook, her page was deactivated. Shortly after, it reappeared with new posts and allegations from Leung. Her Facebook is currently deactivated again. Press has also surrounded the government’s house…
· Melinda Sherrill
Kat Von D is famously known for being the star of the reality show “L.A. Ink,” which ran for four seasons between 2007 and 2011. In 2008, she took her artistic talent with colors and channeled it into a successful cosmetics line with Sephora. Though her makeup collection has…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
We all do it. We shave off sleep time during weekdays because of our lifestyle or work commitments. We think we can catch up on weekends, but did you know that losing just half an hour of sleep everyday during the week can have long-term consequences on your metabolism and body…
· Benny Luo
Have you ever complained about working too much in your nine-to-five job? Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but there are people who have it way worse. One such person is a man in Japan that goes by the screenname handle “Stu in Tokyo” on YouTube.
· Max Chang
How well do you know the Apple logo? Although you’re constantly bombarded with Apple advertisements and you might even own an Apple product or three, we bet you won’t be able to pick out their logo on your first try. A recent psychology study that set out to test the recall and…
· Jacob Wagner
After a long battle with cancer, “The Simpsons” co-creator Sam Simon passed away on Sunday. His death was announced via the Sam Simon Foundation Facebook page today. It said: “It is with much sadness that we must let you know that Sam Simon has passed over. We all miss him, and…
· Sarah Lesnar
Legendary actor and comedian Bill Murray doesn’t always just randomly share life advice, but when he does, it happens to be the best advice you can get. In a profile on Vulture, the former Ghostbuster and voice of Garfield shared his simple secret to giving his best…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Kanye West can sell anything he wants, and his fans will buy it. Earlier, we reported that West’s new sneakers for Adidas were being sold on eBay for $3,000. Now, apparently, all West has to do is breathe, and it will be worth $60,000. That’s right. A bag of West’s air from a…
· Max Chang
Bill Maris, managing partner and president of Google’s investment fund, Google Ventures, seems pretty sure of some amazing things, like curing cancer and living to be 500. Maris told Bloomberg: “If you ask me today, is it possible to live to be 500? The answer is yes.”
· Augustine Reyes Chan
We’ve all heard the cringe-worthy stories about microwaved kittens and poisoned puppies. Leighton Meester killed a cat by putting her in the dryer in the movie “The Roommate.” These acts of violence are illegal, but justice doesn’t always come swiftly, or at all, for its…
· Anthony Orona
If you visited Google today, you might have noticed the mighty search engine’s new Doodle honoring what would have been the 105th birthday of Momofuku Ando, the inventor of Cup Noodles. For most of us — if we’re being honest here — life without top ramen would have been…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
A new study published in the journal Language in Society reveals that educators at U.S. colleges with European-sounding last names tend to get better ratings from students than those with Asian-sounding last names. Used by students to evaluate their teachers, Rate My Professors…
