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· Ryan General
Chinese Porsche Owner Blocks Neighborhood Entrance to Protest $10 Parking Fine, Immediately Regrets It
One Porsche owner has hopefully learned a valuable lesson in humility after his fancy sportscar got trashed by the angry residents of a Shanghai neighborhood. The owner of the expensive convertible, identified only by his surname Huang, allegedly angered his neighbors after he…
· Editorial Staff
Family of 8-Year-Old Crow Whisperer Sued by Pissed-Off Neighbors for $200,000
The family of a child who made headlines for befriending crows is now being sued for $200,000 by neighbors angry about the flocks of black-feathered birds in their neighborhood. Gabi Mann, the 8-year-old daughter of Lisa and Gary, unintentionally began her relationship with…
· 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
Japanese Moms Spend an Insane Amount of Time to Make Their Kid’s Lunches
For many of us, lunch is just another meal of the day, but take the time to look at Japan and see how mothers put considerable effort in preparing their children’s food. These moms are molding rice, carving vegetables, cutting nori and shaping meat into cute little characters…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese Customs Official Writes ‘F*ck You’ on Chinese Woman’s Passport
As tensions between neighboring governments in Southeast Asia remain high following the recent U.N. ruling on the South China Sea arbitration case, some citizens in concerned countries have equally kept their outrage aflame in one form or another. Such is the case of one Chinese…
· Editorial Staff
13-Year-Old Missouri Girl Shoots Korean Couple After Stealing From Their Store
A 13-year-old girl from Missouri surrendered herself to authorities after allegedly shooting an elderly Korean couple on Tuesday. She has not yet been formally charged. The victims, who are in their 70s, were listed critical. Each had been shot once in the torso, St. Louis…
· Ryan General
How People in Asia are Already Playing Pokémon Go
Weeks after its U.S. launch, Pokémon Go is yet to officially arrive in Asia to the frustration of millions of Pokémon fans. However, players from some parts of the continent have reportedly been playing the game as early as last week. Photos of players from Ulleungdo, South…
· Editorial Staff
Pokémon Go Just Caused Its First Major Car Crash
A New York man playing Pokémon Go while driving crashed into a tree on Tuesday, the Auburn Police Department said. This seems to be the first major road accident associated with the augmented reality game released earlier this month. The 28-year-old driver admitted to playing…
· Editorial Staff
Pokémon Go is Making Small Businesses a Ridiculous Amount of Money
Thanks to its augmented reality feature that gets people walking outdoors, Pokémon Go is driving a ton of profit for local businesses. Despite the game’s recent launch, small-scale ventures are quick to spot the booming market. According to USA Today, research firm SensorTower…
· Ryan General
Stanford Mall Security Robot Viciously Attacks Toddler, Then Tries to Finish the Job
A mall security robot, reportedly knocked down and ran over a toddler at a Palo Alto shopping mall on Thursday to the horror of the parents who witnessed the incident. Developed by Silicon Valley-based Knightscope, Inc., the five-foot-tall, 300-pound machine called the…
· Ryan General
Poor Guy Has Strangers Constantly Coming Over to His House Because It’s a Pokemon Gym
Boon Sheridan found himself in a fascinating situation when he discovered that the hit augmented reality game Pokemon Go has turned his house’s location into one of the game’s virtual “gyms”, a place where you can train and level up a Pokemon. Now dozens of strangers are flock…
· Ryan General
Police Mistake Late Night Pokémon Go Players For Drug Dealers, Hilarity Ensues
One of the best parts of Pokémon Go is the motivation to explore and the unexpected workout some people get, but going out on new adventures can also lead to some unique and interesting situations like this one involving some sketchy guys at 3 a.m., an onyx and the police.…
· Editorial Staff
Asian Americans Band Together to Explain to Their Families Why Black Lives Matter
Yesterday Christina Xu, a writer and ethnographer, took to Twitter asking for help to craft an open letter to help the older generation understand why they need to care about Black Lives Matter. Asian-Americans who support BLM, we need to get ahead of our community organizing…
· Ryan General
Asian Tourists are Invading This English Village to Take the Most Ridiculous Selfies
Asian tourists have recently been flocking to an ordinary English village to the amusement and confusion of many of its residents. Batches of ‘sight-seeing’ visitors have been arriving in Kidlington, Oxfordshire on tour buses for weeks now, leaving locals wondering what was…
· Editorial Staff
Microsoft-Backed Startup Has a Genius Way to Give People Wi-Fi in the Philippines
Internet access to some parts of the world is either extremely limited or non-existent. It’s no secret that the Philippines has one of the worst Internet services in the world. However, there are now free sponsored Wifi hotspots in stores across the Philippines to help with the…
· Ryan General
Chinese Vase Used As Doorstop For Decades Fetches Over $800,000 At UK Auction
Used as a doorstop for decades, one very rare Chinese vase was recently sold at a UK auction for almost a million dollars. The blue and white vase, which reportedly dates as far back as Emperor Qianlong’s reign in the 1700s, was purchased for over $860,000 (£650,000) at an…
· Ryan General
Chinese Man Claims Drinking His Own Urine For 23 Years Has Saved Him From Sickness
There is an active group in Mainland China that believes in the healing power of pee. Members of the organization drink a supposedly “healthy” dose of their own urine as part of their daily pee-drinking sessions. Established in Hong Kong back in 2008, the China Urine Therapy…
· Editorial Staff
Hong Kong Has Become the Most Expensive Place in the World to Live in, Survey Says
Hong Kong has become the world’s most expensive place to live in, according to a new survey done by Mercer consulting firm. Previously, the most expensive place was Luanda, Angola. This year, Zurich comes in at third place and Singapore in fourth place.
· Editorial Staff
Mother Cat Desperately Tries to Revive Kittens Who Were Brutally Murdered in the Streets of China
A heartbreaking scene unfolded in Xi’an, China when a mother cat was spotted trying to revive her dead kittens who were murdered at the hands of an unknown animal killer. A local woman, surnamed Yang, has taken care of homeless cats in her neighborhood for years. She happened…
· Editorial Staff
Jack Ma Wants Alibaba To Become Equal To the World’s Fifth-Richest Country By 2020
Jack Ma’s e-commerce empire Alibaba Group is aiming to achieve 1 trillion dollars in gross merchandise value by 2020. The company’s founder and chairman revealed his ambitious target during Alibaba’s Investor Day last week at its HQ in Hangzhou, according to TechCrunch. He said…