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One Piece
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
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…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
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
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 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
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
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
Well, looks like it’s only a short matter of time before we have a full-on war between humans and cyborgs.
· Benny Luo
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…
· Alan Van
In an interview with the New York Times alongside Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington, Kobe Bryant revealed some of the secrets to his success.
· Max Chang
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· Editorial Staff
In March, Malaysia Airline Flight 370, disappeared suddenly while traveling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Last month, Flight 17 was shot down while flying over Ukraine. With the two tragedies tied to them, Malaysian Airlines has not been the most popular kid in the block. Even…
· Riley Schatzle
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
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· Max Chang
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…
· Max Chang
At 17, genius Joe Landolina invented VetiGel, an algae-based polymer that can completely stop a wound gushing with blood in under 12 seconds. Now 22, Landolina is the cofounder and CEO of Suneris, a Brooklyn-based biotech company that manufactures the solution.
· Jason Sheldon
Dear Taylor Swift, I have read your open letter to Apple where you give your reasons for refusing to allow your album ‘1989′ to be included on their forthcoming Apple Music streaming service.
· Editorial Staff
Divorce is never fun, especially when you don’t have a prenuptial agreement. Recently, a man in Germany went through a bitter divorce. Per his divorce agreement, the man is suppose to give half of everything he owns to his now ex-wife. It looks like he took his agreement quite…
· Riley Schatzle
This urban treehouse is for real! Rooted in the middle of one of the world’s most remarkable cities is a brilliant Berlin masterpiece on a 7,000 square foot lot. Conceptualized with the essence of a child’s imagination by Baumraum Architects, this treehouse fantasy is far from…
· Riley Schatzle
Successful entrepreneur Bill Gross argues that out of five essential elements that make a startup successful, timing is, by far, the most important.
· Riley Schatzle
Deciding whether to default on student loans is not like deciding what kind of cereal to buy at the grocery store — choosing to default on student loans has severe and lasting consequences. The decision to stop paying student loans makes a financially mainstream life nearly…
Anime connects to Sony, Toei Animation, and Bandai Namco through streaming, studios, licensing, merch, and games.
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Franchise · Anime
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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One Piece games is a culture-first entry point into the listed company behind it.