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· Bianca Gray
‘Genshin Impact’ ratings tanked by angry players dissatisfied with an in-game gift
“Genshin Impact,” a game made by Chinese company Mihoyo, is getting review bombed on Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store by unhappy players over an in-game anniversary gift. Anniversary celebration?: Gacha video game “Genshin Impact” celebrated its first anniversary on…
· Bianca Gray
BTS fans torpedo James Corden’s ‘Late Late Show’ Google ratings over a joke
“Late Late Show” host James Corden made a massive mistake when he called BTS fans, otherwise known as ARMY, “15 year-old girls,” causing fans to tank the Google ratings for his show. Uh-oh: Corden, 43, known to ARMY as “Papa Mochi,” joked on his Sept. 21 show about BTS making a…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Students Get Homework App Removed from Store With 1-Star Ratings During School Cancellation
Chinese students removed an app from the Apple App Store that teachers used to give students homework during the school suspensions in China amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. DingTalk, developed by Alibaba, expanded its service to provide help to teachers…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Why College Students Give Bad Ratings to Professors With Asian Names
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…
· Bianca Gray
‘Genshin Impact’ voice actor harassed for voicing a character players hate
Chinese voice actor Gui Niang is facing harassment online for voicing an unpopular five-star character in the Chinese gacha game “Genshin Impact.” Divine Priestess: Niang, who voices the playable character Sagonomiya Kokomi, had to restrict her livestream due to a number of…
· Ryan General
‘Shang-Chi’ makes legendary box office debut with $90M opening weekend
Marvel Studios’ first Asian-led superhero film has exceeded early box office predictions with a stellar $71.4 million domestic performance on its opening weekend and is set to earn around $90 million through Monday. Smash hit: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” which…
· Ryan General
Reporter Amara Walker’s Emotional Reaction Following Atlanta Shooting Mocked in Anti-CNN Ad
A political ad criticizing CNN included a short clip of correspondent Amara Walker in a vulnerable moment following the Atlanta spa shootings back in March. About the ad: Club for Growth, a conservative political action committee, released an ad on Wednesday that criticized CNN…
· Ryan General
Why Chess Genius Wesley So is Representing the US and Not the Philippines
Super Grandmaster Wesley So officially ended the hopes of those who wished to see him represent the Philippines again when he became a U.S. citizen earlier this year. “I want to give back to a country that has been so good to me,” So told the US Chess Federation. “From the…
· Carl Samson
MSNBC Deliberately Declined Interview With Andrew Yang, Ex Producer Confirms
A former producer with MSNBC has revealed that the network deliberately chose to decline an interview with Andrew Yang ahead of the Democratic presidential debates. The first debates, which took place from June 26 – 27, 2019 in Miami, triggered the earliest speculations of a…
· Ryan General
Uber Gets Sued for Allegedly Firing Minority Drivers Because of ‘Racist’ Passengers
A former Uber driver is suing the company for its rating system that he claims can be influenced by customers who base their judgment on the color of a driver’s skin. Prone to bias: In the complaint filed by Thomas Liu on Monday, he alleged that Uber Technologies Inc. violated…
· Ryan General
A Western Diet Can Impair Brain Function While Causing Obesity, Study Finds
As it turned out, the typical western diet consisting of sugary foods and fast food can do even more harm to the body, new research has revealed. Aside from cardiovascular disease, obesity and other health issues, such a diet also impairs brain function and appetite control,…
· Carl Samson
‘Awkwafina is Nora from Queens’ Draws Comedy Central’s Biggest Debut Audience in 3 YEARS
“Awkwafina is Nora from Queens” drew in the largest audience for a series debut on Comedy Central in over three years. The show, which premiered on Jan. 22, had a total of 3.8 million views in Live+3 (L+3), its first three days after airing, according to Deadline.
· Ryan General
Vietnamese UCLA Professor Gives Students Stuffed Animals Every Week to Show He Cares
A Vietnamese professor at UCLA has been getting massive love on social media after one of his students “exposed” his unique teaching routine online. Quyen Di Chuc Bui, who leads the Vietnamese language program at the university, regularly lets his students know that he loves…
· Jin Hyun
Constance Wu is Getting Trolled Hard on Twitter After ‘Fresh of the Boat’ Cancellation
ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” will conclude the series with its current season, with a one-hour finale episode which is set to air on February 21. The TV series, which follows the story of a Taiwanese American family in the ’90s, is loosely based on a memoir by Eddie Huang called…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Man Becomes Leonardo DiCaprio Using Deepfake App
A Chinese deepfake app that swaps user’s faces with those of celebrities in films, TV shows or music videos has found its first English-speaking star overseas amid escalating privacy concerns at home. Allan Xia, a 30-year-old artist and game developer based in Auckland, New…
· Carl Samson
Andrew Yang Just Qualified for the Fall 2020 Democratic Debates
Andrew Yang has qualified for the third and fourth Democratic primary debates scheduled for this fall. The White House hopeful broke the news in a tweet on Monday, announcing that he is the 8th candidate to clinch a spot in the coveted events.
· Bryan Ke
Hong Kong Actress Goes Shopping with a Stocking Over Her Head After Losing Bet
It is totally unheard of for an actress or actor to make good on a public bet, especially if that actress is as legendary as Hong Kong star Kara Wai. Wai, who starred in the police drama show “The Defected,” made a bet with her fans and promised to pull a stunt if the series’…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Woman Discovers Hidden Camera and Motion Sensors in Airbnb, Host Gets Fined $74
A woman in eastern China abruptly foiled an Airbnb “Superhost’s” plan to secretly film her stay thanks to her impressive detective work. The woman, identified only as Yunfei, arrived at the Airbnb flat in Qingdao, Shandong province on Wednesday night, Beijing Youth Daily…
· Ryan General
Jennifer Yu Becomes the First Teen to Win U.S. Women’s Chess Championship in 19 Years
Rising chess star Jennifer Yu has just become the first teen to win the United States Women’s Chess Championships in nearly two decades. The tournament, held in St. Louis from March 18 to April 1, featured 12 of the best female chess players in America.
· Ryan General
Will Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s Alleged ‘Big Dick’ Solve the Country’s Woes?
In case anyone is wondering, the president of the Republic of the Philippines claims to have an enormous penis, one that, in his own words, “points all the way up.” Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte made the pronouncement last week during a campaign rally for his favored…
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