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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…
· Ryan General
Customer Goes Berserk After Waiting 30 Minutes For His Wonton Noodles
A customer who got impatient waiting for his order of wanton egg noodles decided to wreak havoc at a food stall in Singapore, late Monday evening. The 54-year old man reportedly began smashing the noodle shop in North Bridge Road Food Center with a beer bottle after waiting 30…
· Ryan General
Asian Store Owner Violently Assaulted After Chasing Down Shoplifters
An Asian store owner in Westland, Michigan got violently assaulted on Tuesday night after he chased a group of women who stole a basket of unpaid items from his shop. The elderly man, the owner of Amy’s Wig and Beauty, went after three women whom he accused of stealing hair and…
· Ryan General
J-Pop Idol Halts Entire Career After Multiple Rape Threats From Obsessed Fan
A Japanese idol’s young career may be cut short after a stalker publicly expressed his desire to rape her. The increasingly aggressive threats posted online by the obsessed fan have also prompted producers to cancel all upcoming shows of the popular performer who goes by the…
· Ryan General
Lesbian Exec from Hong Kong Ranked #1 in the World Among LGBTQ Business Leaders
A lesbian executive in Hong Kong, who became internet-famous in 2014 after her billionaire dad offered millions to anyone who can marry her, topped a recent review of leading LGBTQ persons of authority in worldwide organizations. The 2016 world ranking of top LGBTQ executives,…
· Carl Samson
Thai Teens Dig Up Dead Dog to Eat, Get Rabies
Thirteen teenagers in Mukdahan, Thailand, were hospitalized after digging the grave of a dead dog and eating its body, unaware that it had rabies. They were given vaccines to prevent them from acquiring the virus, which is normally transmitted through animal saliva.
· Ryan General
Mom Punishes Young Daughter Who Dislikes School by Chaining Her to a Pole
One mom in Malaysia caused an outrage among netizens after an image of her eight-year-old daughter chained to a lamppost was shared on social media and went viral on Wednesday. Local authorities have questioned the 30-year-old mother who claimed she tied the primary school…
· Carl Samson
China Has the Most Imbalanced Gender Ratio in the World For the Second Year in a Row
China has the world’s most imbalanced sex ratio, the World Economic Forum has found. In its Global Gender Gap Report for 2016, the organization saw China at the bottom of 144 countries for sex ratio at birth for the second consecutive year.
· Ryan General
Father Abducts Son From Mistress, Sells Him For $6,500 to Pay Off Debt
A Chinese man is facing child trafficking charges after allegedly abducting his illegitimate son from his mistress and then selling the boy for just 44,000 yuan ($6,500) so he could settle his debt. The 33-year-old father, identified only by his surname Chen, was said to have…
· Ryan General
White Chef Angers Southeast Asia For Ruining a Popular Singaporean Dish
A Canadian chef has joined the ranks of several foreign food “experts” who have earned the ire of Asians for meddling in and messing up ethnic specialties by imposing their authoritative take on the cuisines. Vice Network’s resident brash-talking chef Matty Matheson became…
· Max Chang
Bon Appétit Just Insulted the Entire Filipino Community By Ruining an Iconic Dish
Bon Appétit Magazine can’t seem to catch a break these last couple months. First, they caused a huge fiasco last month when they published a video claiming that “pho was the new ramen” featuring a white chef as an authority on the dish. Now, Bon Appétit Magazine is under fire…