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· King Malleta
Japanese Psychic Ordered to Pay $850,000 to Client She Forced into Sex Work
A fortune teller has been ordered to pay a massive amount of money to a female client after she forced her to become a sex worker. Fortune telling is something you shouldn’t really take seriously as there is no strong basis for such predictions, but while other people do it for…
· 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…
· Editorial Staff
Man Who Called Woman ‘Chink’ on Tinder Was Charged With Raping Two Minors in 2011
Last week, San Francisco local Nick Vedovi made headlines after going on a racist and misogynist tirade towards a woman on Tinder after she apparently took too long to respond to his texts. Facebook user Kevin Tran, who knew both Vedovi and the victim, posted the exchange online…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Man Decapitates Noodle Vendor After Thinking He Was Overcharged 45 Cents
A 42-year-old noodle restaurant owner in China was brutally decapitated after a dispute broke out with a customer who claimed he was overcharged by 3 yuan ($0.44). A 22-year-old migrant worker from Sichuan province, surnamed Hu, was arrested on Saturday in Wuhan, Hubei province,…
· Ryan General
Former North Korean Spy Believes ‘LOL Assassin’ and Accomplice Were Amateurs
As far as a former North Korean spy is concerned, the suspected assassins who killed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half-brother looked more like amateurs. Two women, believed to be working for the North Korean regime, were recently arrested in connection with the murder of…
· Khier Casino
The Heartbreaking Story of a Taiwanese Vet Who Euthanized Herself
Taiwan is set to introduce a law banning animal euthanasia on February 4, months after the suicide of veterinarian Chien Chih-cheng who was overwhelmed by the growing number of animals she had to put down. Under the new law, it will be illegal to euthanize abandoned animals, and…
· Carl Samson
Chinese School Lets Students ‘Borrow Scores’ For Better Grades to Reduce Stress
A school in eastern China has set up what other academic institutions may never have or even imagine: a fully-operational “grades bank.” Nanjing Number One High School established the system back in November as a way of helping students reduce stress. Parents who were banking…
· Ryan General
Desperate Facebook Post Leads to the Rescue of Cambodian Sex Slaves in Japan
It took a desperate Facebook plea for help to get seven Cambodian women rescued from sex slavery in Japan. The victims, who are all in their 20s, were allegedly lured to work with a high-paying job at a restaurant on Honshu island but were forced into sex work instead, reported…
· Khier Casino
Chinese Twin Sisters Separated at Birth Meet for First Time in 10 Years
Ten-year-old twin sisters Gracie Rainsberry and Audrey Doering, who were born in China and adopted by two different families, met for the first time Wednesday on Good Morning America. Gracie, who lives in Richland, Washington, and Audrey, who was raised 1,500 miles away in…
· Ryan General
Chinese Circus Ties Endangered Tiger Down So Visitors Can Take Selfies
A video of an endangered tiger being restrained by Chinese circus handlers so it can be used as a photography prop has gone viral on local social media, earning massive criticisms from netizens. The footage, reportedly filmed at a circus in Hunan province, shows trainers…
· Ryan General
K-Pop Group’s Music Video Sets New Record on YouTube
K-Pop super group Twice has recently proven their international appeal by setting a music video view count record on YouTube. The South Korean group’s music video of their third single “TT” recently surpassed the 100-million viewer mark on Tuesday, only 71 days after it was…
· Ryan General
White Woman Forces Herself on Japanese Men to ‘Prove Asian Men Are Sexy’
A white woman claiming she wanted to spread awareness of how Asians are portrayed in Hollywood decided to kiss some random Japanese men she found on the street without their consent. Riiiiiight. In her unpopular video posted on Youtube and later shared on Facebook, Leela Rose…
· King Malleta
World’s Oldest Male Panda Who Helped Save His Species Dies at 31
Pan Pan, the world’s oldest male panda in captivity passed away on Wednesday in China’s Sichuan Province. According to Hindustan Times, Pan Pan was suffering from cancer when he passed at the age of 31, which is equivalent to about 100 human years. Although circumstances don’t…
· Carl Samson
‘Asian Parenting’ Can Make Your Kids More Successful, Study Suggests
Smacking children or hitting with objects as a form of corporal punishment, a practice widely used in “Asian parenting,” has always been a sensitive topic. Some condemn the act, while others support the idea that parents can be willing to hurt their kids in the name of…
· 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,”…