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· Ryan General
Beloved Chinese Psychology Professor Stabbed to Death By USC Student
A beloved Chinese psychology professor at the University of Southern California was stabbed to death by a student following an alleged “personal dispute” within the university campus on Friday afternoon. The suspect, 28-year-old brain and cognitive science student David Jonathan…
· Ryan General
Woman Claims She Was Raped By a Pokémon, Husband Urges Her to Seek Psychiatric Help
A young married woman from Russia filed a formal complaint to the local police after she was allegedly raped by a Pokémon. The assault, according to the unnamed victim, happened inside her room in her apartment in Moscow. Police said the complainant fell asleep while playing…
· 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…
· Laura Hospes
Suicidal 20-Year-Old Photographer Captures Life Inside a Psychiatric Ward to Recover
I was 20, studying photography and, as they say, living life the fullest. But that was not the real me.
· Riley Schatzle
Psychology Professor Gives the Most Evil Extra Credit Problem to His Students
Dylan Selterman, a psychology professor at the University of Maryland, has been assigning the same extra credit problem on his final exam since 2008 — only one class has ever answered correctly. The prompt reads:
· Max Chang
Psychology Study Exposes a Scary Truth About People Who Are Nice All the Time
A new psychology study published this month in the Journal of Personality has revealed a dark truth about the nicest and friendliest people in our society- they are probably more capable of doing the most horrific things if ordered to. Stanley Milgram, a pioneer in social…
· King Malleta
Richard Marx Comes to the Rescue After Crazy Man Attacks Staff on Korean Air Flight
Grammy award-winning musician Richard Marx helped restrain a “wild” passenger who reportedly attacked flight staff aboard Korean Air flight from Hanoi, Vietnam. According to Asia One website, the incident happened aboard a flight carrier that took off from Hanoi to Seoul, South…
· Ryan General
American Teachers Are Underpaid, So China is Stepping Up to Help
A revolutionary Chinese startup that provides English lessons to Chinese kids, is also helping North American instructors earn a substantial amount of money. Founded by Cindy Mi, the service called VIPKid pairs young Chinese students with language instructors to study English,…
· Ryan General
Meet the Filipina Teen Who Could Become K-Pop’s Newest Sensation
A beautiful and talented Filipino teen is making waves in the Korean entertainment scene and is now being eyed as the next K-Pop sensation. Fresh off her jaw-dropping performance in the hit reality show K-Pop Star, 17-year-old Kriesha Tiu, also known as Chrisha Choo, impressed…
· Ryan General
Meet The Asian American Innovator Who Lost to Donald Trump For Time’s ‘Person Of The Year’
When Time Magazine named Donald Trump, the “president of the divided states of America”, as its Person of the Year for 2016, not many were surprised. As the new leader of the free world who “had the greatest effect on the world and the news for good or for ill,” he may indeed…
· Ryan General
Chinese Chemistry Teacher Sold $600,000 of Meth Every Month to the U.S. and Europe
A chemistry professor was recently found making $600,000 per month by doing a “Walter White” in China, producing and selling methamphetamine abroad. The “Chinese Heisenberg”, identified only by his surname Zhang, was recently convicted on charges of of manufacturing, smuggling,…
· Sam Louie
The Truth Behind ‘Me Love You Long Time’
“Me love you long time” is a phrase often used when referring to foreign Asian women and sex. It may or may not be explicitly associated with illicit sex but the clear underlying message is that the Asian woman’s role is to sexually serve the man. She is to be docile,…
· Khier Casino
17-Year-Old Malaysian Kid Beaten to Death Over Fried Chicken
Mohamad Shukri Kassim, 17, was fatally beaten at a rehabilitation center in Pokok Sena, Kedah, in Malaysia after a fight over fried chicken erupted among a group of inmates on November 18. Kassim, who was originally from Langkawi, was found dead by a warden after the 17-year-old…
· King Malleta
Science Suggests Women Need More Sleep Compared to Men
Science has determined that women need more sleep than men because of their “complex” brains. Professor Jim Horne of Loughborough University in England said that women who don’t get enough sleep tend to develop high stress levels and different kinds of negative emotions.
· King Malleta
Japanese Study Reveals Eating Ice Cream for Breakfast Will Make You Smarter
How does ice cream for breakfast sound? Japanese researchers might have given every adult a reason to get their daily scoop of ice cream each morning. Yoshiko Koga, a professor at Tokyo’s Kyorin University, conducted a “clinical trial” that links eating ice cream in the morning…
· Ryan General
South Korea Literally Shuts Down When Students Take Brutal College Entrance Exams
A blanket of silence has once again fallen over the whole of South Korea on Thursday as over 600,000 students take the College Scholastic Ability Test that is widely seen as a crucial factor in determining one’s future. Teenagers reportedly spend years preparing for the test…
· Ryan General
Chinese Kindergarten School Gives Different Meals to Kids Based on Their Weight
A school in China has recently sparked a debate online for choosing the meals to give to students based on their weight. The kindergarten in Jiading, Shanghai reportedly offers vegetables to overweight children while providing milk and meat to underweight kids for the students’…
· Teresa Lo
Why Did White Women Vote for Donald Trump?
Before November 8, Hillary Clinton was deemed the likely winner of the 2016 presidential election by pollsters and liberal media outlets. However, by evening’s end, fervor for Republican candidate Donald Trump swept the nation until his win was officially called. Analysis showed…
· Ryan General
Thai Model Who Caused Multi-Car Crash Gets More Messages of Love Than Her Victims
A distressed model in Thailand, whose roadside breakdown caused multiple cars to crash on Monday, ended up receiving massive support from netizens. While many have expressed their love and concern to the voluptuous celebrity, the daughter of one injured taxi driver has a…
· Ryan General
Mystical Chinese Monkey Predicts Donald Trump Will Win the Election
Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president according to a prophetic monkey from China. Geda, the mystical primate, has reportedly tipped Donald Trump over opponent Hillary Clinton for the U.S. presidency during a brief ceremony in Shiyan Lake Ecological Tourism Park in Hunan,…