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Eiichiro Oda's pirate epic is the best-selling manga in history and a Guinness record-holder — the print-media backbone of an anime-industrial complex now spanning Bandai merch, games and a hit Netflix live-action series.
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· Jacob Wagner
Someone Just Bought This ‘Masterpiece’ Painting For $46.5 Million
No, “The Onion” did not take over our staff for the day. Someone seriously just bought the above painting for $46.5 million this week at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The artist behind the painting is Mark Rothko, who rose to prominence in the 60s before he committed suicide…
· Riley Schatzle
How a College Dropout Became One of the World’s Top Male Models
Brad Kroenig, named one of the top male models of all time by Vogue, managed to push his career into the stratosphere by snagging the attention of legendary fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Kroenig, at 36, is no spring chicken in the modeling game, but because of his talents…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Vintage Apple Jacket Now Costs $10,000 on Ebay After Drake Wore One at WWDC
When Drake took the stage at the Apple WWDC 2015 event yesterday to talk about the much-anticipated Apple Music, it was what he wore that garnered the most attention. The “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” rapper wore an old Apple varsity jacket that immediately caused a…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Man That’s Getting Everyone’s Attention
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…
· Max Chang
Steve Jobs Was a Total Ass to His Employees For One Important Reason
Steve Jobs was known for being many great things: tech visionary, unstoppable entrepreneur and sales genius. He was also a complete asshole as a boss. He expected nothing less than the impossible from the people he worked with. He was known to be the kind of boss that would…
· Max Chang
Study: The One Most Important Skill Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know
An entrepreneur has to be a lot of things: determined, creative, sharp and innovative. But which skill is the most important for any entrepreneur? A study out of Penn State and Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland reveals that if there is one skill you should focus on, it’s…
· Alan Van
Jover Chew: The Saga of the Notorious iPhone 6 Scammer Who Made His Customers Cry
In Tarantino’s bloodbath masterpiece “Kill Bill,” the mythical Hattori Hanzo sagely tells the Bride, “Revenge is never a straight line. It’s a forest, and like a forest, it’s easy to lose your way … to get lost … to forget where you came in.” Truer words about revenge and its…
· Alan Van
Creepy Jewelry Stabs into Your Skin to Make Electricity That Can Charge Your Phone
Well, looks like it’s only a short matter of time before we have a full-on war between humans and cyborgs.
· Benny Luo
Mahbod Moghadam: Why Rap Genius is Going to IPO One Day
There are many different types of entrepreneurs- there are tech entrepreneurs, online entrepreneurs, and then there are rockstar entrepreneurs like Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam. You’ve probably come across Rap Genius at some point, whether you are looking up lyrics to…
· Editorial Staff
Ex-NBA All Star Who Made $100 Million is Now Working at Starbucks
Vin Baker went from a $100 million NBA career to working behind the counter at Starbucks — and he’s happy about it. Basketball fans may remember Baker as the All-Star 6’ 11” power forward who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Seattle SuperSonics during his NBA prime. In 2000,…
· Gary Vaynerchuk
Here Are the Best Ways to Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking
Everyone at some point in their life has been nervous about public speaking. It can be one of the most terrifying things to encounter. Getting up on that stage, suddenly you have flashbacks to that fifth grade book report that you definitely didn’t prepare for. But I have some…
· Max Chang
Ordering This Kind of Sushi Will Reveal If You Have a Good Sushi Chef or Not
Any sushi lover knows that not all sushi is created equal. The freshness of the fish and quality of the ingredients used are crucial, but not as much as the skill of the trained sushi chef putting them all together to create edible works of art. But while foodies can easily tell…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Chinese Librarian Steals $17 Million in Artwork, Replaces Them With Fakes
A librarian at a Chinese university stole precious 17th and 20th century pieces of Chinese art and got away with it for years by replacing them with fakes, only to find that his fakes looked so real that they were later stolen and replaced with new fakes. Xiao Yuan, 57, stole…
· Max Chang
Former Reddit CEO Alleges Ellen Pao Was Set Up to Get Fired By Alexis Ohanian
Just when you thought the real-life “Game of Thrones” episode going on at Reddit was finished with Ellen Pao’s resignation, former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong dropped another plot twist on the internet: Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was the one who fired Victoria Taylor, but Ellen…
· Riley Schatzle
Meet the Mysterious Jewelry Designer Making Grillz for Rihanna and Cara Delevingne
Dolly Cohen, dental technician turned badass mouth grill designer, is a mysterious and difficult woman to get a hold of. According to Vogue, Cohen is more difficult to get a hold of than Rihanna — one of Cohen’s many celebrity clients.
· Benny Luo
How This 17-Year-Old Investor Turned $48,000 into $147,000 in Two Years
Brandon Fleisher is a 17-year-old high school senior who has been able to turn $48,000 into $147,000 trading in the stock market. It’s an incredible feat, but even more so when you take into account his age and the endless number of people who have tried and lost tons of money…
· Gary Vaynerchuk
4 Ways to Find out What Your Strengths Are
The key to loving your job is to ask yourself one simple question: “What is my biggest strength?” Think about it: so many people are in jobs they hate because they haven’t found that one true passion. They are good at a few things so that’s what they do here and there, but they…
· Riley Schatzle
Here’s the Advice Billionaire Mark Cuban Would Give to His 20-Year-Old Self
Serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban recently dropped some sage advice for millennial graduates. The “Shark Tank” judge and self-made billionaire reflected on his youth to give young adults some tips on having a proactive mindset, being someone people want to hire, and saving money…
· Laura Dang
Here’s What Happens When You Black Out
If you’ve ever experienced a blackout or know someone who has, you know they can be pretty scary. Blackouts have long been linked exclusively to alcoholics, but the reality is it can happen to anyone who drinks. According to Aaron White, senior advisor to the director at the…
· Max Chang
Legos Will No Longer Be Made Out of Plastic
Lego, the iconic construction block toy, will be going through some changes over the next decade to become more environmentally friendly. Lego plans to invest $1 billion over the next 15 years to replace the plastic materials currently used to make the iconic building blocks…
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