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Asian American Author Orders the Saddest Caesar Salad of All Time, Twitter Erupts
A tweet by New York Times bestselling author Celeste Ng went viral when she posted a photo of an underwhelming salad that she was served at a hotel in New Orleans. Ng, the author of “Everything I Never Told You,” accompanied the picture with the caption, “This is not what I…
· Carl Samson
Helpless Students Watch School Authorities Smash Their Confiscated Electronics
Students of one vocational school in China had to accept the fact that their electronics are gone forever — as they watched them get brutally smashed by school officials. The school, located outside of Chengdu, literally axed banned electronic appliances found in the students’…
· Ryan General
Chinese Authorities Seize 10 Million Fake Feminine Hygeine Pads
Two suspects were arrested in China for allegedly manufacturing over 10 million fake female sanitary pads. The potentially unsafe counterfeit feminine hygiene products, which are packaged using popular commercial brand names, are produced very cheaply but sold at normal prices…
· 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
Chinese Man Attempts the Worst Christmas Morning Bank Heist Imaginable
Chinese authorities arrested a man who made a very ill-conceived attempt to rob a local bank early on Christmas morning. The unnamed 29-year-old amateur thief was apparently planning to use an excavator to steal some cash by dismantling some of the ATMs at a branch of the China…
· Ryan General
Social Media May Be the Reason You Are Depressed
A new study has revealed that having multiple social media accounts may indicate a higher chance of suffering from depression and anxiety than those with just a few. According to the research conducted by the Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health at the University…
· Carl Samson
Why Starting 2017 With Negativity Might Actually Be a Good Thing
Ah, the perils of negative thinking. We’ve heard them time and again, especially in today’s society that advertises unrelenting optimism as the only ticket to “the great life.” Go to the nearest bookstore and you’ll find at least one title selling positivity as a “power,”…
· Carl Samson
North Korea is Learning How to Develop Nukes in Japan, Activist Claims
A university in Tokyo has allegedly become the training ground for students who contribute to North Korea’s nuclear program. Ken Kato, director of Human Rights in Asia, submitted a petition to the United Nations panel, urging the body to “conduct a thorough investigation into…
· Carl Samson
Angry Chinese Tourists Attack Japanese Airport Workers Due to Cancelled Flights
It’s definitely not the most beautiful time of the year for an airport in Hokkaido, Japan. On Friday night, numerous flights at the New Chitose Airport were cancelled due to a heavy snowstorm. As a result, about 6,000 passengers were stranded.
· Editorial Staff
Generous Malaysian Man Gives Away $9,946 to Help Struggling Homeowners
Lee Hui Sen, a kind-hearted Samaritan who gave up his $9,946 for an auctioned house so another family can continue having a roof over their heads, has skirted publicity for his selfless act. “We are still unclear about his whereabouts,” Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Man Discovers That His Trusty Nut Cracker is Actually a Hand Grenade
A man in Shaanxi, China, was left shell shocked after learning that he had actually been using a hand grenade to crack open nuts for the past 25 years without realizing what it was truly for. The man, who goes by the name Ran from Ankang city, decided to stop using the 1960s-era…