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· Bryan Ke
Japan’s Anime-Loving Humboldt Penguin Passes Away
Grape-kun, the world-famous Humboldt penguin from Tobu Zoo in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, reportedly passed away. He was widely known around the globe for having a 2D cardboard cutout “waifu” inside his enclosure. The sad news was relayed online by Tobu Zoo’s official Twitter…
· Bryan Ke
Man Drags Two Exhausted Dogs With His Car to ‘Train Them’ for Race in China
A man from Dalian, Liaoning Province in China sparked outrage after commuters and netizens alike caught him abusing his two pet dogs by dragging them on a leash with his car. The clip, which was widely viewed and shared on Chinese social media on Tuesday, shows the two dogs —…
· Carl Samson
Penguin in Japan Heartbroken After Zookeeper Takes His Beloved Anime ‘Wife’
A male penguin who watched his “wife” get taken over the weekend is being cheered by netizens after photos of his “sadness” surfaced online. Grape-kun, a Humboldt penguin at Tobu Zoo in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture, fell in love with a cutout of a penguin girl named Hululu in…
· Ryan General
John Cho to Star as Leading Man in Highly-Acclaimed Film ‘Columbus’
To highlight the lack of Asian-American leading men in Hollywood, the hashtag #StarringJohnCho became a trending topic last year, with netizens casting the talented actor in mock-up posters of blockbuster films. Less than a year later, John Cho actually got to play a leading…
· Khier Casino
New Documentary Exposes the World of Sex Trafficking and Prostitution in South Korea
In South Korea, where more than half of Korean men are reported to have paid for sex at least once in their life, prostitution remains rampant. Sexual services are openly offered in brothels, massage parlors or room salons in places like Miari, one of the largest red-light…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Surprise! Mindy Kaling Is Pregnant!
A round of congrats is in order to Mindy Kaling, as she’s recently announced that she’s expecting! Kaling, famous for her work as Kelly Kapoor on “The Office” and her show on Hulu called “The Mindy Project”, is pregnant with her first child according to E!. The news comes as a…
· Khier Casino
Constance Wu Lands Lead Role in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Adaptation
“Fresh Off the Boat” star Constance Wu is in negotiations with Warner Bros. to play the leading lady in the studio’s film adaptation of “Crazy Rich Asians”. Jon M. Chu is set to direct the adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s New York Times best-selling novel of the same name, according…
· Ryan General
Expert Explains Why Korean Dramas Are So Addictive
Korean dramas have become even more popular these days as more audiences outside Asia are caught in the now-global Korean wave. DramaFever, a favorite website among K-Drama fans, streams a reported average of 800 million minutes of content per month. Data analytics company…
· Khier Casino
Woman Stabs Chinese Urban Officer in the Neck With a Street Food Skewer
An urban management officer, known as a chengguan in China, was stabbed in the neck with a candied tanghulu fruit skewer after trying to shut down a vendor selling the sweet treat in Chongqing, where it is prohibited. Instead of just ceasing business, the 45-year-old woman…