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· Editorial Staff
Adorable Minions Try Selling Bananas in China, Gets Stopped by Authorities
Images of Minions (from the movie “Despicable Me”) selling bananas on the streets of Beijing, China, recently went viral on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. Netizens’ hearts were melted by the sheer adorableness of the photos. “Big-eyed adorable Minions pulled over on the…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Author Reveals the Real Difference Between ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ and the Real Wall Street
John LeFevre, the British-born former banker behind Goldman Sachs Elevator, has just substantiated for those outside the insular world of investment banking that the behavior on Wall Street is spot on with how the movie “Wolf of Wall Street” portrayed it. One discrepancy between…
· Benny Luo
Bestselling Author Tim Ferriss Reveals How to Master Any New Skill in Record Time
Tim Ferriss’ entrepreneurial journey began when he founded BrainQuicken in 2001. It was his first company and focused on selling nutritional supplements online. He ended up selling it to a private equity firm in 2010. In between that timeframe, he wrote his first bestselling…
· Max Chang
This Woman’s Innovative ‘Resumé’ Thoroughly Impressed Airbnb’s CEO
Nina Mufleh always wanted to work for Airbnb. After moving from the Middle East, Mufleh lived in San Francisco for a year, unable to land a single interview with the company after months of submitting job applications, answering listings and sending emails to the company — until…
· Editorial Staff
Steve Jobs Cut A Friend Out of His Life After He Accidentally Revealed a Personal Secret
David Kottke, an early Apple employee and college friend who used to drop acid with Steve Jobs, once had a thriving friendship with the iconic Apple founder until he accidently revealed a personal secret to the press that Jobs wished would stay in the closet. Kottke worked in…
· Benny Luo
He Grew Up in a Mud Hut in Africa — Now He’s an Uber Driver For Hollywood Celebrities
If there’s someone who encompasses all the qualities of a survivor, it’s 35-year-old Oumarou Idrissa. Idrissa made headlines last week after being featured in the New York Times cover interview with Rihanna. The reporter was in an Uber on the way to meet with Rihanna when she…
· Riley Schatzle
Taiwanese Woman Allegedly Gave Birth on U.S.-Bound Flight To Get Citizenship For Her Baby
A former flight attendant for China Airlines has come forward with new details about the Taiwanese woman who gave birth on a plane en route to Los Angeles from Taipei. The ex-attendant, Lucienne Chen, said the media painted the event as a heartwarming story, but the “miracle at…
· Editorial Staff
We Went to a $1,300-A-Person Event for the World’s ‘Top Young Entrepreneurs’
What is it like to attend an event where all the world’s “top young entrepreneurs” gather to mingle and costs over $1,000 to attend? We braved the sweltering L.A. heat to find out at the annual Kairos Summit in Hollywood this week. Tickets for the event, which were reportedly…
· Laura Dang
Breakups Hit Girls Harder But They Recover Faster Than Guys, Study Finds
It’s easy for most people to imagine girls binge eating ice cream and watching Netflix to cope with a devastating relationship breakup. However, a new study suggests that men actually have a harder time recovering after a breakup than women. The new study conducted by…
· Laura Dang
This Woman’s Instagram Food Pics Are So Good She Quit Her Job and Got a Book Deal
Instagram has proven to be a game-changer for a statistician-turned-food-artist. Ida Skivenes, 30, is a former government employee in Norway who turned into a deliciously successful Instagrammer and author of the book “Eat Your Art Out.” She is known for her creative yet…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Man Who Tempted Death for 45 Minutes at the Top of the World Trade Center
Frenchman Philippe Petit is arguably the world’s best high-wire performer. He inspired and dazzled the world with his acts before the age of internet virality. In 1971 at the age of 21, he performed his first walk between the towers of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris,…
· 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
Founder of App That Lets Users Rate Co-Workers and Exes Compares Herself to Columbus
A new app called Peeple, which allows users to rate other people as they would a restaurant or business — essentially a “Yelp for people” — has gone viral over the last 48 hours. The unlaunched app is valued at $7.6 million as of Monday, according to the Washington Post.
· 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…
· Riley Schatzle
What This Woman Found in Her Sushi is Exactly Why You Should Never Buy Cheap Sushi
A woman in Hong Kong allegedly received an additional ingredient in her sushi that has forced health inspectors to investigate the restaurant chain it was purchased from. The woman’s daughter purchased two boxes of sushi worth 75 Hong Kong dollars ($9.70) at a restaurant chain…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s All the Incredible Gourmet Food Google Employees Get to Eat For Free
By now, many people know that if you work for Google, you eat for free. But what exactly does that entail? At the Mountain View campus alone, there are over 36 different cafes that offer a variety of different specialty foods. From fresh sushi to Indian food and exotic salads,…
· Laura Dang
A 33-Year-Old Entrepreneur was Killed During His ‘Lifelong Dream’ Hike
Inspirational TED speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Live Your Legend, Scott Dinsmore, was fatally hit by a tumbling boulder while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania last Saturday. The California native is famous for his 2012 TED Talk “How to Find and Do Work You Love,”…
· Riley Schatzle
Loving Family Makes $1.5 Million Selling Heroin Together
After a year of investigation, New York officials have arrested 25 individuals belonging to a “family-run” heroin operation. The investigation moved into its final stages today after authorities incriminated the bulk of the drug ring led by 24-year old Josie Tavera, according to…
· Max Chang
Inside the Life of The $400 Million Co-Founder of Instagram
Kevin Systrom is the 31-year-old co-founder of Instagram, the photo-sharing app that helped define a generation. In July of 2012, Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stocks. Systrom made $400 million in the deal and still remains Instagram’s CEO today.
· Riley Schatzle
Thai Police Remove Stolen $270,000 Diamond From Chinese Woman’s Anus
Last week, Thai authorities caught two diamond thieves at Suvarnabhumi International Airport and discovered that one of them had hidden a $270,000 diamond in her large intestines, ultimately forcing doctors to remove the gemstone with pliers. The Chinese woman and her male…