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· Carl Samson
Las Vegas Woman Goes on Racist Rant, Calls Filipino Neighbor ‘Orange Motherf*cker!’
With a new year comes a new racist slur from one Las Vegas woman to her Filipino neighbor. On New Year’s Eve, Dexter Manawat, of Filipino descent, recorded a video where an unidentified female neighbor is heard calling him and his people “orange savages.”
· Ryan General
Disturbing Photos Show ‘Black Rain’ Pouring Down on Chinese Neighborhood
A terrified Chinese village woke up one morning to a sky raining down a black substance on Monday. The “black rain” fell on a community in Hangzhou. The light drizzle turned the neighborhood into a disturbing sight, reported the Paper (via Shanghaiist). Images of parked cars,…
· Carl Samson
Shanghai’s Famous ‘Pancake God’ Forced To Shut Down After Jealous Neighbors Complain
Not all gods are omnipotent, as in the case of one pancake legend who was forced to close his business. For the longest time, Wu Gencheng was known as Shanghai’s very own “pancake god.” But that title is compromised as his shop, Ada Scallion Pancakes, was ordered by the Huangpu…
· Ryan General
Pokémon Go is More Fun To Play in Rich, White Neighborhoods, Study Finds
Pokémon Go has been praised for bringing people together from all walks of life, and while the game can indeed be found almost everywhere these days, a report suggests that it may not actually be “equally” available for everyone. According to a study by Urban Institute, the…
· Ryan General
Chinese Porsche Owner Blocks Neighborhood Entrance to Protest $10 Parking Fine, Immediately Regrets It
One Porsche owner has hopefully learned a valuable lesson in humility after his fancy sportscar got trashed by the angry residents of a Shanghai neighborhood. The owner of the expensive convertible, identified only by his surname Huang, allegedly angered his neighbors after he…
· Editorial Staff
Family of 8-Year-Old Crow Whisperer Sued by Pissed-Off Neighbors for $200,000
The family of a child who made headlines for befriending crows is now being sued for $200,000 by neighbors angry about the flocks of black-feathered birds in their neighborhood. Gabi Mann, the 8-year-old daughter of Lisa and Gary, unintentionally began her relationship with…
· Benny Luo
Mahbod Moghadam: Why Rap Genius is Going to IPO One Day
There are many different types of entrepreneurs- there are tech entrepreneurs, online entrepreneurs, and then there are rockstar entrepreneurs like Rap Genius co-founder Mahbod Moghadam. You’ve probably come across Rap Genius at some point, whether you are looking up lyrics to…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Community in Paris Riot After Police Fatally Shoot Man in His Home
On Sunday, Paris police fatally shot 56-year-old Shaoyo Liu at his home in front of his family, sparking riots that left three officers injured and got 35 demonstrators arrested. Police said that officers from the anti-crime brigade arrived at Liu’s home on Sunday night after…
· Carl Samson
Airbnb Has a New Chinese Name and People are Extremely Confused
Airbnb revealed its new Chinese name for the service this week, but netizens in China couldn’t help but brutally mock the translation. On Tuesday, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in a press release:
· Ryan General
Chinese City Bans 3000-Year-Old Tradition of Burning ‘Ghost Money’ to Stop Pollution
A city in China has imposed a ban that goes against a widely-practiced Chinese tradition which can be traced back to 1000 BC. Beginning last week, it will now be against the law to burn fake money for deities or deceased loved ones, at least, in the northeastern city of Harbin.
· Ryan General
Train in China Literally Goes Through an Apartment Building Everyday
An apartment block in the central Chinese city of Chongqing may look like your typical residential building, but it has a unique feature that literally sticks out. For more than a decade now, trains have been passing through the building and it seems the structure has been…
· Khier Casino
Vietnamese Police Find Five Frozen Tigers in Man’s Freezer
Police in Vietnam have stumbled upon five frozen and disemboweled tigers from a man’s freezer in the province of Nghe An on Tuesday. Tiger organs and bones are used for traditional medicine in Vietnam, where burgeoning local markets illegally sell animal parts, including ivory,…
· King Malleta
Ousted South Korean President Reportedly Abandons Her 9 Dogs at the Presidential Palace
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has already vacated the presidential palace but left her nine dogs there. After South Korean President Park Geun-hye was ousted following a very controversial corruption scandal, she faces more public backlash after she left her nine dogs…
· Ryan General
Woman Loses Arm and Leg After Fainting in Front of Subway Train
Tragedy befell a Chinese woman in New York after she fainted and fell onto the subway tracks at the Lexington Avenue and East 51st Street station on Wednesday. The woman, identified as 25-year-old Sophie Yu, was waiting for a southbound 6 subway train when she suddenly collapsed…
· Ryan General
Radioactive Boars are Now Terrorizing the People Who Still Live in Fukushima
Six years after the Fukushima nuclear plant’s disastrous meltdown in Japan, the local government is now preparing to allow some of the residents to return to their homes in select areas. The task would be a lot easier if not for the hundreds of radioactive wild boars currently…
· Khier Casino
Little Girl Takes Care of Both Her Grandmothers After Her Parents Abandoned Her
Wang Anna from Zunyi city in southwest China was only three months old when her father was sent to prison and left her mother to stay with the in-laws. Anna’s mother remarried shortly after she was born, leaving the little one with her terminally ill grandmother and 92-year-old…
· Carl Samson
Hungry Teen Sets Buildings on Fire Because He Couldn’t Eat at a Curry Shop
A 16-year-old boy suspected of starting two of four consecutive fires in just one day was arrested in Japan. The fires broke out in different sites within a neighborhood in Higashi Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, on January 2.
· Carl Samson
Caucasian Man Tells Indian-American to ‘Go Back to Your Own Country’ Before Shooting Him at His Home
A 39-year-old Indian-American man in Kent, Washington was shot in his driveway by an unidentified gunman who ordered him to “Go back to your own country!” The victim, Deep Rai, who practices Sikhism, was working on his vehicle in Kent’s East Hill neighborhood when the attacker…
· Ryan General
Chinese Boy Crucified By His Mom For Not Doing His Homework
A young boy in China may end up being scarred for life after enduring a cruel and unusual punishment for not doing his homework. The cruel parents of the unnamed student decided it best to teach him a lesson by crucifying him in the middle of the street. The photo of the child,…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese-American Billionaire Donates $5 Million to California Flood Victims
A Vietnamese-born billionaire has pledged a multimillion-dollar donation to the victims of the recent flooding in San Jose, California. Napa winery owner Kieu Hoang, a well-known philanthropist from the Bay Area, presented a $5 million check to city officials on Wednesday.