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· Ryan General
Chinese Authors Answer: ‘Why Do White Guys Marry Ugly Chinese Girls?’
A number of perplexed Chinese have long been wondering why Westerners tend to always date the less attractive Chinese women. The topic “Why do laowai (foreigner) marry ugly Chinese girls?”, while it sounds silly for many as we’ve often been told that “beauty is in the eye of the…
· Ryan General
Korean Author is Tired of Being Told to ‘Improve’ Herself So She Can Find a Man
During her early 20’s, Korean author Lee Jin-song was constantly told by people around her on how she can “improve” herself so she can do better in the dating scene. In an interview with The Korea Herald, Lee recalled how tips telling her how to look and act in certain ways came…
· Editorial Staff
Shiba Inu is Upset He’s Not Allowed on the Subway, Gets Carried Out by Authorities
One determined Shiba Inu determined to live his life-long dream of riding the subway was sadly foiled in his plot when he was so close to finally riding the subway. The shiba walked into the the Kitaoji Station in Kyoto, Japan trailing alongside two humans going through the…
· Editorial Staff
Man Reveals How Scam Artists Hack Amazon to Become ‘Best Selling’ Authors
Brent Underwood made headlines last month after uploading a photo of his foot to Amazon Books to prove how easy it is to become an Amazon “bestselling” author. He executed the stunt after he became fed up with individuals putting up obscure content on Amazon in order to get the…
· Ryan General
Author Randomly Decides to Check Her Junk Mail, Wins $150,000
You might want to skim over your junk email next time before you click “delete all” as you might miss out on some surprises. Australian author Helen Garner would have missed out on a huge cash prize if she hadn’t gone through her spam messages, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.…
· Editorial Staff
Homeless Man Becomes Bestselling Author After Writing a Book About Being Homeless
A Parisian beggar is now a bestselling author after his book detailing his life as a homeless man sold nearly 50,000 copies.
· 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…
· Carl Samson
7,727 People Are Fighting For One Job in China
Thousands are rooting for one job in China and there’s certainly a reason why. Over a million people registered to take the country’s civil service examination this year, China News reported. As part of the sign-up process, they are required to select their desired jobs.
· Editorial Staff
Meet the UC Berkeley Law Student Making a Living as an Asian Male Pornstar
When it comes to male performers of Asian descent in mainstream American heterosexual porn, there aren’t many. One of the very few who’s made it through in a visible way is Jeremy Long, who hopes to break the porn industry norm permanently. Long, who is also a third-year UC…
· Max Chang
White Chef’s ‘Pho With Quinoa’ Recipe is Disgusting and Absolute Blasphemy
I literally cannot believe what I’m seeing right now. I literally can’t even. Am I reading The Onion? Am I being punk’d? Where’s Ashton Kutcher hiding at? Martha Rose Shulman is a cookbook author and a food columnist at the New York Times. She’s mostly known for her vegetarian…
· Carl Samson
Hongkonger Will Most Likely Get the Death Penalty After $93 Million Drug Bust in China
One Hong Kong citizen along with more than 10 other suspects could face the death penalty after Chinese authorities seized over two tons of methamphetamine. Police in south China’s Guangdong province seized 2,010 kg of the drug following a tip-off. Shutting down two production…
· Editorial Staff
Paris Hilton is Actually Better at Making Money Than Donald Trump
With the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump has constantly said that his business acumen is what makes him qualified to run the country. But just how good of a businessman is he? In a question answered on Quora, user Kevin Flint compares Trump’s business history to the…
· Carl Samson
Man Brutally Attacks Woman in Front of Her Child After She Asked Him to Stop Smoking
A man in China suddenly attacked a woman who asked him to stop smoking in the elevator they were riding because her child was present. The incident was captured by an elevator surveillance camera at a building in Langfang, Hebei province on October 12.
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Businessman Suspected of Drug Dealing Hid $205 Million in His Mexico Mansion
A Chinese-born Mexican businessman accused of drug trafficking has been extradited to Mexico after nearly a decade after his arrest in the United States. Zhenli Ye Gon, 53, was arrested in the U.S. in July 2007 after police found piles of cash hidden throughout his Mexico City…
· Ryan General
Shanghai Gang Uses Women to Con Foreigners Into Buying Terrible Overpriced Alcohol
A court in China has found a bunch of gangsters guilty of ripping off foreigners by selling hugely overpriced bottom-shelf liquor in their bar. The unnamed bar, which opened in February on Wuding Road in the Jing’an District of Shanghai, reportedly housed ladies who were…
· Ryan General
Pervert on a Bus Gets a Well-Deserved Beatdown From Passengers After Harassing Two Women
A pervy bus passenger in China was given a painful lesson by his fellow passengers after threatening to hurt a woman he had just sexually harassed. The man, identified only by his surname Di, caught the ire of the passengers of bus 405 in Dalian, China, after he had threatened a…
· Ryan General
Corrupt Chinese Officials Get Publically Shamed in a New Reality Show
Corrupt Chinese officials are now taking the center stage this week in “Always on the Road,” a new reality TV show in China in which accused government officials are shown confessing their crimes on national television. The eight-part series will show former senior party…