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Inside the Growing Trend of Men Dating Plastic Dolls in China
There’s been a growing popularity of men in China buying silicon dolls and treating them as girlfriends and sometimes even children. Men have been spotted in public taking their dolls on dates to the movies and the park, according to People’s Daily Online.
· Editorial Staff
Rainbow Sushi on Instagram Has Become Latest Colorful Food Trend
Rainbow colored rolls are the growing trend among sushi lovers on Instagram. No, we’re not talking about the assorted rainbow roll that consists of a California roll topped with sashimi — we’re talking about a multi-color explosion on a sushi feast.
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Trendy Maltese People on Instagram Are Falling in Love With
A diminutive pooch has gained a huge fan base on Instagram through his adorable outfits. The dog is Toby, a 10-year-old Maltese owned by Vancouver resident Joyce Chen. Chen set up Toby’s Instagram account three years ago and it currently has over 101,000 followers.
· Editorial Staff
This Restaurant in Japan Might Have Started a Butter on Sushi Trend
@yoshitch There’s yet another food item made better by butter (that you wouldn’t have guessed): sushi. @_SSK321 The Jinen chain of restaurants in Japan has a surprising hit on their hands with their unagi butter sushi, according to RocketNews24.
· Laura Dang
Hunky Asian Guys Have Started a ‘Hot Street Worker’ Trend
Hunky, shirtless male employees appears to be the hot new marketing strategy for food vendors in Taiwan. One of the first examples of the recent trend was 26-year-old Yi Tin Chen, dubbed “Tawian’s hottest bean curd seller.”
· Ryan General
Babies Of Minority Groups Now Outnumber White Infants In The US
Infants from the racial and ethnic minority groups now make up the new majority of baby Americans, a recent study by Pew Research Center found. The findings, a first in U.S. history, was based on U.S. Census Bureau estimates that showed 50.2% of infants less than a year old…
· Editorial Staff
Japan Hopes to Colonize Mars With Autonomous Robots by 2040
Japan is determined to spend some time on Mars with the help of automated machines. In partnership with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), construction company Kajima is set to develop machinery that will build facilities on the red planet. Each will accommodate at least…
· Editorial Staff
Asian-Americans Have Genes That Make Them Crave Carbs and Fast Food, Study Finds
A study has found that some Asian-Americans crave unhealthy food more often than other Asian-Americans. This unhealthy preference is linked to a gene called DRD2 A1. The said gene is a variation of DRD2 (dopamine receptor D2), a type associated with various forms of addiction.…
· Editorial Staff
Scientists Claim the T-Rex Was an Asian Immigrant to North America
There’s been an interesting development in both the fields of paleontology and Asian immigration — the Tyrannosaurus Rex was reportedly an Asian immigrant. After analyzing 28 different species of tyrannosaurids, paleonologist Stephen Brusatte of the University of Edinburgh…
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86-Year-Old Wins the Internet’s Heart With Her Extremely Polite Google Search
A grandma’s good online manners almost broke the internet after a screenshot of her unusually polite Google search went viral. Eight-six-year-old May Ashworth typed the phrase “Please translate these roman numerals mcmxcviii thank you” into Google’s search bar in hopes of…
· Editorial Staff
Asian Woman Makes Money Smashing Bread With Her Face on Instagram
An anonymous 27-year-old woman is smashing her face into bread on Instagram and people are sending her hundreds of dollars to do it. With thousands of accounts on Instagram, it’s hard to say which ones will achieve virality. Of course, when this woman started recording herself…
· Benny Luo
Terry Fan: How He Went From Poor and Overweight to a Poker Stud
In 2005, Terry Fan was fatefully introduced to poker by a college dormmate and began playing recreationally. After discovering that he could play online, he took his mother’s credit card and deposited $100. In a stroke of luck, he finished 4th in a major online tournament and…
· Ryan General
Meet Chef Hidekazu Tojo: The Legendary Creator Of the California Roll
Japanese-Canadian Hidekazu Tojo has won several awards during his legendary 40-year career as a chef. Mostly recognized for inventing the hugely popular California roll, the Vancouver-based culinary master is now 66 and is still at the top of his game. Just recently, Japan’s…
· Editorial Staff
He Was Raised By Poor Chinese Immigrants, Now He’s One of Hollywood’s Star Directors
At just 36 years old, director Jon M. Chu already has quite the resume. He’s helmed films like “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” which went on to become the highest grossing concert film of all time, and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.” His latest film, “Now You See Me 2,” features an…
· Laura Dang
Someone Made a Beer For Dogs So You Can Now Drink With Your Best Friend
Drinking beer with your buddies is a human bonding activity, but who’s to say that it can’t be done with man’s best friend too? A U.K. based company called Woof and Brew recently released a beer just for dogs. Canines can safely consume the beverage since it doesn’t contain…
· Laura Dang
Apps are Trying to Cash In on the Adult Coloring Book Fever
People appear to be spending hundreds of dollars on adult coloring apps and fueling America’s continual obsession with this popular form of art therapy. Adult coloring books have recently become a new fad known for its therapeutic and stress relieving effects. They have grown so…
· Laura Dang
Moxie Group: Chinese Company Unveils $760 Smartphone That Also Bends Into a Smartwatch
Is it a smart phone or is it a smart watch? Maybe, it’s both. A small Chinese startup called Moxi Group is introducing a device that doubles as a smartphone and a watch. The product has a bendable touchscreen that can wrap around a user’s wrist to be worn as either a watch or…
· Editorial Staff
Pregnant Chinese Woman Overdoses On Kelp Trying to Make Her Baby a Boy
In the hopes of improving her chances of having a boy, a Chinese woman from the sub-provincial city of Wuhan overdosed on kelp, a seaweed known for its high concentration of iodine. Identified only by her surname Liu, the woman substituted all her meals with only kelp for two…
· Editorial Staff
An Alarming Number of Hong Kong Teens are Seeking Psychiatric Help, According to Report
An increasing number of young people in Hong Kong are seeking treatment for psychiatric problems, according to local public hospital records. There were a total of 4,200 mental health patients aged between 15 and 17 in 2015, a 45% increase from 2010. Also in 2015, there were…
· Editorial Staff
21 Years Ago, Steve Jobs and Larry Ellison Went on a Hike That Changed How Larry Saw Money
Earlier today, Oracle co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison gave a commencement speech at the University of Southern California. At one point during his speech, he told an interesting story about him and the late Steve Jobs. In 1995, Ellison and Jobs went on a hike in Castle…