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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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· Riley Schatzle
A Billionaire Wall Street CEO Has One Piece of Important Advice for Pro-Athletes
Billionaire Marc Lasry, who co-owns the Milwaukee Bucks, wants all newly minted NBA millionaires to ruthlessly save their money by telling everyone who hits them up for funds that they simply don’t have any. The Moroccan-born Lasry, who made his fortune by focusing on distressed…
· 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…
· Editorial Staff
How to Turn Any Piece of Furniture into a Wireless Charging Station For $30
Furniture store chain IKEA recently started selling wireless chargers that can turn any piece of furniture into a wireless charging station. The charging unit retails for $30 and is made by Jyssen.
· 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
Here’s the Easiest Way to Create a 3D Hologram With Your Smartphone
According to British independent tech reviewer MrWhosetheBoss, it only takes seven simple steps to transform a smartphone into a holographic device. You only need an X-Acto knife, a ruler, an old CD case (which is essentially useless anyway), some tape, and pen and paper. Here…
· 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
Meet the Third Apple Co-founder Who Sold His 10 Percent Stake For $800
Ronald Wayne may not be a name you recognize, but he is Apple’s third co-founder alongside Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Wayne met the two future tech titans during his tenure at Atari in the 1970s. One day, Jobs called Wayne in to settle a small dispute he had with Wozniak. He…
· Laura Dang
How This 26-Year-Old Makes Over $10,000 Every Time She Snapchats
Snapchat is typically used as a means of communication for many, but for some, Snapchat is a lucrative canvas for artistic expression. Web designer Cyrene Quiamco uses Snapchat to showcase her natural gifts while also making bank on her Snapchat stories, which usually receive…
· 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…
· Laura Dang
How This Fitness Guru Built a Thriving Clothing Company From Her Two-Bedroom Apartment
From running her business in a two-bedroom apartment to living in her clothing warehouse set up in a single-family home, Maggie Montiel is determined to see her young company succeed. Montiel Activewear, which operates exclusively online, is known for its simple yet elegant…
· Laura Dang
Broke College Student Successfully Crowdfunds $10 Chicken McNugget Meal
Crowdfunding has proven to do miraculous things: giving a former homeless man the chance to turn his life around, helping a woman purchase a wheelchair-accessible van for her father, and now, paying for a guy’s 20-piece chicken McNugget meal. A Jacksonville State University…
· Riley Schatzle
Here’s the Story Behind Reddit’s Alien Logo
Created simply as a doodle by a bored college student, Snoo — the name of Reddit’s logo — has become one of the most popular aliens of all time. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was in his senior year at the University of Virginia when he penciled down the most popular alien…
· Jacob Wagner
Stunning Photos Show a Side of Asian Culture in America That Few Ever See
Although many Asians in America struggle to make a living, that doesn’t stop people from stereotyping them as being part of the “model minority.” Cynthia Trinh, a 31-year-old activist and former intellectual property lawyer in Brooklyn, New York, is challenging Asian-American…
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