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· Ryan General
A Chinese farmer/inventor, who taught himself to build unique operational robots has created an impressive family of machines made entirely from scraps over the last three decades. For years, Wu Yulu, from Beijing has been developing different types of robots that are able to do…
· Carl Samson
A video of a man being punctured in the head has shocked netizens as soon as it hit the web. It is, in every sense, a modern bloodletting.
· Editorial Staff
Tourists flock to the Japanese island of Ōkunoshima for one reason alone: to be smothered by the overwhelming cuteness of the numerous wild but friendly rabbits roaming the area. Known as the “Rabbit Island” (Usagi Shima, うさぎ島), the popular tourist destination located in the…
· Editorial Staff
A new study reveals that women who wear makeup and spend more time and money on grooming tend to get paid more than their less prepped counterparts. The study, conducted by Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California at Irvine,…
· Editorial Staff
A Japanese train station in the rural parts of Hokkaido, Japan, has been operating for years solely to pick up one passenger. The train stops at the Kami-Shirataki train station situated in the northernmost island of Japan only twice a day. Its first stop is to pick up a high…
· Carl Samson
Diver Sammy Lee, the first Asian-American man to win a gold medal in the Olympics, died from pneumonia at the age of 96 on Friday. Lee, who was also a medical doctor, rose to fame after earning a gold medal in 10-meter platform diving event and a bronze medal in the springboard…
· Ryan General
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
China is currently building its most ambitious replica yet: a “New Titanic.” Being designed as a tourist attraction, the company behind it said it does not only want to copy the look of the infamous ship, but also wants to emulate the experience its ill-fated passengers felt…
· King Malleta
Perhaps one of the most dreadful parts of aging is the risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. The neurodegenerative disease not only affects the elderly, but also their friends and family. In Japan, there are reportedly around 4.6 million patients who have dementia and 70% of them…
· Ryan General
Extremely racist photos of an off-campus student party in Canada have recently emerged online, sparking outrage from other students and an investigation by the involved students’ school. In the images, Caucasian students of Queen’s University are shown partying while dressed as…
· Ryan General
A recent study revealed that a significant number of voters who supported Donald Trump apparently do not think it is the Blacks, Muslim Americans and other minorities who were being discriminated against. According to the survey conducted by The Huffington Post and international…
· King Malleta
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.
· Ryan General
The South Korean Office of the President has admitted that it acquired several erectile dysfunction pills after an opposition lawmaker made an exposé about the bizarre purchase. In a statement, President Park Geun-hye’s office confirmed that it purchased about 360 Viagra pills…
· Ryan General
With its ingenious marketing campaign, Snapchat’s camera glasses, or ‘Spectacles’, is poised to become a massive hit. It has become so popular, in fact, that hawkers have been able to sell the fashionable gadget online for 20 to 40 times its original price. Snap Inc., as the…
· Ryan General
Incoming POTUS Donald Trump got himself a stern warning from North Korea — he’s going to have to deal with a country armed with nuclear weapons. While the reported threat did not specifically mention Trump’s name, it was supposedly issued to the incoming U.S. president,…
· Carl Samson
Democrat Stephanie Murphy, an educator, businesswoman, and former national security specialist is the first ever Vietnamese-American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Murphy unseated 12-term Republican representative John Mica with over 51% of the votes cast in Florida’s…
· Carl Samson
A South Korean airport just suffered the burden of attending to unruly Chinese tourists. Jeju International Airport, the second-largest in the country, saw gates for international flights on its third floor overflowing with garbage. Paper and plastic of different sizes were…
· Ryan General
A patient undergoing a surgical operation in Japan accidentally caused a sudden burst of flame after an alleged case of flatulence during the procedure. The fire sparked from the patient’s fart caused her body to be seriously burned, reported Asahi Shimbun (via the Straits…
· Carl Samson
A beggar in China pretending to be legless was caught in the act when suspicious pedestrians followed his whereabouts. At first sight, this beggar in Shenzhen appeared to struggle as he slid his way through crowded streets.
· Ryan General
Tribal villagers have rescued a baby elephant from capture by Chanthaburi animal hunters in the jungle of Khaeng Hang Maew in Thailand on Wednesday night. The calf, found with an injured leg, is now under the care of local forestry officials, according to the Bangkok Post. The…
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
