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· Benny Luo
Counterforce: An Interview With the Anti-tech Group That Hates Kevin Rose & Google
Over the last several months, multiple protests have appeared in San Francisco specifically targeted at Google. Employees of the company have been harassed in their homes and Google’s private bus service has received flack for using public bus lanes, including an incident where…
· Benny Luo
Digg Founder Kevin Rose Throws Raccoon Down a Flight of Stairs [VIDEO]
Words cannot explain how I wanted so much to write that headline after watching the video above.
· Editorial Staff
‘Affluenza’ Teen and Family Reveals Drug and Alcohol-Fueled Life in New Deposition
In a recently released, never-before-seen deposition video obtained by ABC News, intimate details surrounding the 2013 fatal drunk driving case of then 16-year-old Ethan Couch are revealed. At his trial, psychologist Dr. G. Dick Miller testified on Couch’s behalf that he did not…
· Editorial Staff
Straight Man Reveals What it’s Like Being Engaged to a Male Multi-Millionaire For Money
How far would you go in exchange for an oversized bank account? Purportedly, one 24-year-old male Redditor is going as far as marrying another man, 51, only for the money — even though he’s heterosexual.
· Editorial Staff
Rich People in China Are Buying Endangered Animal Parts For the Worst Reason Ever
Wealthy people in China are buying illegal wildlife products that include the parts of endangered tigers, elephants, rhinos and bears. These items are increasingly seen as investments whose values will rise once the animals become extinct, according to activist website TakePart.…
· Riley Schatzle
Angry Mob Tries to Strip Air France Execs Naked Because They Plan to Layoff 2,900 People
Yesterday, Air France executives were brutally mauled outside of Charles De Gaulle Airport after finishing a meeting that finalized a reconstruction plan that will result in 2,900 layoffs company-wide by the end of 2017. While Air France President Frédéric Gagey escaped…
· Editorial Staff
Inside America’s Most Expensive Sushi Restaurant Where Meals Start at $450
For those who love sushi and also for whom money is no object, Masa is a restaurant to experience at least once. @franzignacio Masa is a sushi and Japanese food restaurant located in Manhattan and is the most expensive restaurant in New York City and the most expensive sushi…
· Laura Dang
How a Poor Boy From the Bronx Built a Multi-Billion-Dollar Fashion Empire
Fashion designer Ralph Lauren, 75, announced on Tuesday that he will be stepping down as CEO from the clothing empire he created — Polo Ralph Lauren. Lauren, who has an estimated net worth of $6 billion, will remain with the company as the executive chairman and chief creative…
· Sarah Lesnar
The Real Reason Why Single Women Can’t Find Mr. Right
Numbers dictate that there are not enough college-educated men out there for all the single ladies. Economics journalist Jon Birger and his wife noticed that by the time they turned 30, their single female friends outnumbered the male friends they had left. This made Birger…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s What $200 Billion Looks Like in One Photo
What does $200 billion look like when it’s all in one place? Look no further than the picture above (click to enlarge), which features 28 technology executives along with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The photo opportunity arose when Xi, along with a large Chinese delegation,…
· Max Chang
Science Has the Perfect Reason For Why We Should Begin Work at 10 A.M.
For the many who have to wake up early for work, going to bed early isn’t always an available option. It can be a struggle to get out of bed to get to work with five to six hours (or less) of sleep, and too little sleep isn’t healthy. One neuroscientist has a solution, and it…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s What Happened After Beijing Banned 5 Million Cars From Driving for Two Weeks
China has never been known as a country with the cleanest air. Their smog reportedly kills 4,000 people every day. But that all changed for a bit in Beijing on August 20, when 5 million cars were forced to drive on alternating days and restrictions were implemented on factories…
· Riley Schatzle
Why Being Weird Might Help You Find a Date, According to New Study
Men and women prefer partners who are weird, according to a new study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. The study’s researchers asked a group of heterosexual and bisexual people from the United States, the United Kingdom and India to select individuals…
· Max Chang
Two Day Care Employees Charged for Running a Fight Club with 4-Year-Olds
There are many ways to constructively pass the time when your job may be boring, but hosting a fight club with a dozen daycare toddlers and posting the results on Snapchat is not one of them. Two day care employees, Erica Kenny, 22, and Chanese White, 28, of the Lightbridge…
· Laura Dang
Why This Adopted Cat is Now Running a Train Station in Japan
An important event occurred in the rural Kinokawa neighborhood in Japan earlier this week. It was announced that Nitama the cat will be assuming the role of Japan’s new cat stationmaster after the passing of Japan’s beloved cat stationmaster Tama, according to CNN. Tama passed…
· Laura Dang
Google Has a Super-Secret Way of Interviewing Programmers for a Job
Google has a secret interview process for people who type in special keywords for their search engine queries. The entire scenario is something out of a secret agent movie. That is how Max Rosett landed his job at Google, according to a post he wrote for the Hustle. Three months…
· Laura Dang
Starbucks Now Serving Beer and Wine at 70 Locations
Starbucks is rolling out the booze with the introduction of their evening program, which started in Seattle in 2010. The popular coffee chain will be adding five more shops this week to its list of 70 locations nationwide that will be serving beer and wine to customers. The…
· Riley Schatzle
Man Who Visited Sick Children Dressed as Batman Killed in Car Accident
The “Baltimore Batman,” famously known for being pulled over in his Lamborghini while dressed as the Dark Knight, was killed last night in a road-side collision. Lenny Robinson, 51, died on the side of I-70 near Hagerstown, Maryland, last night after experiencing engine problems…
· Riley Schatzle
Spoiled Rich Kid Pays $30,000 to Light His Ferrari on Fire So He Can Get a New One
The son of a Swiss millionaire decided that instead of working hard to earn the money to buy a new 2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, he would, instead, burn his old one in an elaborate scheme to get away with insurance fraud. However, after some miscalculations, the son found himself and…
· Riley Schatzle
Formula One Driver and Girlfriend Gassed and Robbed of $465,000 While Vacationing
Formula One driver Jenson Button and his wife Jessica Michibata were robbed of $465,000, which includes her $387,000 engagement ring, on Monday. Jensen, his wife and three other guests believe sleeping gas was pumped through the air vents to subdue them so the robbery could take…