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· Jacob Wagner
Study Shows the Visibly Dramatic Difference Between Six and Eight Hours of Sleep
A full night’s rest is often thought of as a luxury in today’s busy times. According to a recent report from Gallup, 42% of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night. Although the potential health consequences of not getting the recommended eight hours of sleep a…
· Waylae Gregoire
Here’s the Dramatic Moment Steve Jobs Told Disney’s CEO His Cancer Had Returned
It was a cool Tuesday on January 24, 2006 in Emeryville, California. Steve Jobs and Bob Iger, Disney’s CEO, sat on an outside bench on Pixar’s campus to talk. Within half an hour, Iger would publically announce Disney’s acquisition of Pixar, which Jobs owned a majority share of,…
· Laura Dang
How This 23-Year-Old Got a Billionaire to Invest in His Data-Profiting Startup
Whether we are aware of it or not, companies are collecting our data — produced from daily activities on our phones or browsing the internet — and selling it for profit. A new startup called DataWallet is now giving us the tools to take back control of our data while putting the…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the 28-Year-Old Female Engineer Making Space Exploration Cool Again
Earlier this month, an internet firestorm was set off after Isis Wenger, a 22-year-old San Francisco-based engineer, was criticized online for being too pretty, and thus an unrealistic choice, to portray an engineer in an ad campaign for tech startup OneLogin. The only problem:…
· Mahbod Moghadam
Based God’s Curse Falls Unto Rap Genius
Editor’s Note: Mahbod Moghadam is a co-founder of Genius (formerly Rap Genius). The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. Today is one of the hardest, most painful days of my life. Today, Lil B The Based God — one of my most based, most principled heroes — placed…
· Jacob Wagner
Here Are the Crazy Ways Chinese People Take the Escalator Now After Horrific Accident
After this week’s horrific escalator accident that claimed the life of one heroic mother in China, Chinese people are understandably cautious when they use escalators now. In fear that their next escalator ride may swallow them up, people have taken to some unique riding poses,…
· Editorial Staff
Jennifer Lawrence’s Next Paycheck is a Step Up for Women in Hollywood
For every dollar a man is paid for his work, a woman is making 22 cents less in the same position. The pay inequality persists across the board for all industries, including Hollywood. Back in 2013, Forbes released its annual list of highest paid actors and actresses. Though it…
· Riley Schatzle
10 Hilarious Tweets That Show How Old Technology Confuses Kids Today
Getting old is never fun, especially when younger generations completely fail to comprehend what it was like to live in a time when technology was less prevalent. One consequence of rapidly advancing technology is that it continuously changes our language at such a rate that…
· Riley Schatzle
Americans Are More Addicted to Plastic Surgery Than Ever
Since 2000, the amount of money Americans have spent on Botox procedures has increased by 748%, or more than seven-fold. From boob jobs to lip injections and rhinoplasty surgery, more people than ever are now spending exorbitant amounts of money for the perfect look. What may be…
· Riley Schatzle
50-Year-Old Model Stuns the Internet with New Photos
In a society where attention is focused primarily on the beauty of youth, it is rare to see older women, even those who age gracefully, receive any attention — unless of course they’re Candy Law. Hong Kong model Candy Law is over 50 years old, but she is still snapping necks…
· Riley Schatzle
50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy after Sex Tape Scandal Lawsuit
Rapper, actor and entrepreneur 50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today after recently being praised by the New York Times for his business intelligence. Just last week, the New York Times lauded Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson for his business instincts and labeled him as a…
· Laura Dang
Japan is Holding a Toilet Design Contest For the Best Reason Ever
A government panel in Japan is currently accepting applications for a toilet design contest in a bid to find the most affordable toilet for the developing world that is both comfortable and safe for women. Japan has long been a pioneer for luxurious, high-tech toilets equipped…
· Editorial Staff
Why this CEO Wants Everyone to Have a Human-Like Robot for Less than an iPad
In case you were concerned, robots will not be taking over the world any time soon. By the time you are older, however, you may be seeing them around working regular jobs and looking just as human as you. For some of today’s most sophisticated human-like robots, we have Hanson…
· Riley Schatzle
Steve Jobs in 2003: ‘Bankrupt’ Streaming Music Services ‘Treat You like a Criminal’
On April 28, 2003, global tech giant Apple Inc. introduced the iTunes Music Store, marking the beginning of a dramatic evolution in how people purchase and listen to music. Over the past three years, however, Apple has seen a decline in iTunes’ once-mighty digital download sales…
· Riley Schatzle
Catcalling Women Tell Men: ‘I Want to Destroy Your D*ck’
Recent exposure to catcalling has influenced two New York comedians to take action.
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Undercover Lap Dance Probe Leads to Ruling that Only Pole Dances Are Tax-Exempt
Pole dancing is just as much a legitimate form of artistic expression as opera and theater. So said a New York tax law judge who ruled last Friday that the pole dancing done at Albany-based strip club Nite Moves is tax-exempt because it’s an art form, while the club’s private…
· Editorial Staff
This is What Happens to Your Brain When You Don’t Sleep
You’ve heard it over and over again: not getting enough sleep is bad for you. Very, very bad. How bad, exactly? Cerebral shrinkage and brain damage bad.
· Benny Luo
Chinese Businessman Loses $14 Billion in 30 Minutes After Failing to Attend a Meeting
One of the biggest lessons I learned in poker is to not to dwell on your losses. Because if you do, it can affect your play and lead you to losing even more money. But when you lose $14 billion in just 30 minutes, like Chinese businessman Li Hejun just did, you deserve to dwell…
· Benny Luo
How a Nerd Who Got His First Kiss at 21 Built a $30 Million ‘Sugar Daddy’ Dating Empire
“Love is a concept invented by poor people.” – Brandon Wade One of the best ways to create a great product is to simply come up with a solution for your own biggest problem. For entrepreneur Brandon Wade, his problem was relationships. For a long time, he struggled to find a…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Tokyo Hotel Offers ‘Crying Rooms’ to Women Who Need to Weep
Need a good cry? For most of us, locking ourselves in our bathrooms to let it all out or weeping into our pillows will do the trick. For those who have some extra cash to burn, renting a hotel room alone, armed with just the need to cry, might be the best way to cope. Now there…
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Studio Dragon is the studio behind the K-dramas the world binges — Crash Landing on You, Vincenzo, Sweet Home — selling globally through Netflix and beyond.
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