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· Ryan General
PSY Finally Reveals How He Felt After ‘Gangnam Style’s’ Crazy Success
“Gangnam Style” was the phenomenon that took the world by surprise back in 2012, making South Korean singer PSY a household name and a multi-millionaire. However, he recently revealed in an interview that the global fame the massive viral hit brought him was also the most…
· Carl Samson
Psychologist Argues Chinese People Think Like 6-Month-Old Infants
A psychologist has argued that most Chinese people have the mental age of a six-month-old and never got out of what Sigmund Freud called the oral stage in his psychosexual theory of development. The oral stage is the first of Freud’s five stages, where the mouth serves as the…
· 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…
· Carl Samson
Chinese Boy Returns Home From School Only to Find He’s Been Abandoned
It was all love and joy for a kindergartner in China until, one day, he returned home from school to realize that his parents had left him. The sad incident occurred in Yueqing, Zhejiang Province, on May 16. Earlier in the day, the boy, four-year-old Xiao Rong, was dropped off…
· Ryan General
Student Sparks Outrage in China For Praising U.S.’s Fresh Air, Free Speech in Commencement Address
A graduation speech delivered by a Chinese student at an American university has sparked some negative criticisms from Chinese netizens due to its focus on freedom and fresh air. University of Maryland student Shuping Yang delivered the controversial address on Sunday after the…
· Ryan General
Yale Dean Under Fire For Her Brutal Yelp Reviews Aimed at White People
A dean at a residential college within Yale University has found herself embroiled in a controversy after her scathing Yelp reviews of local businesses in New Haven, Connecticut were exposed. According to Yale Daily News, Pierson College Dean June Y. Chu published…
· Jessica Xiao
6 Things You’re Telling Me When You Say I’m A ‘Bad Asian’
Originally published on Everyday Feminism I’m currently jobless.
· Khier Casino
Ken Jeong Makes Immediate Comeback, Joins Cast of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
You’ll probably recognize him as Mr. Chow in “The Hangover” and Ben Chang in NBC’s “Community”, but Ken Jeong has now been cast in Warner Bros’ “Crazy Rich Asians”! He is the latest actor to join the all-Asian romantic comedy alongside Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan,…
· Ryan General
Meet the Filipina Woman Known as the ‘World’s Hottest Uber Driver’
In Metro Manila, a region in the Philippines known for its horrible traffic, at least one driver is making traveling a bit more tolerable for the commuters. For those who are fortunate enough to get chauffeured by the “world’s hottest Uber driver”, getting stuck in traffic is…
· Ryan General
Chinese Schools are Now Live-Streaming Classes For Parents Who Don’t Trust Teachers
Chinese parents can now monitor their kids in classrooms in China as schools have begun a controversial system in which class footages are broadcasted live online. By logging onto a live broadcast from their child’s classrooms, parents can now watch what their children are doing…
· Ryan General
Meet the First Asian American to Become the Dean of Yale University
Psychology and neuroscience professor Marvin Chun will take on the role as the next dean of Yale College, according to an email announcement by University President Peter Salovey on Thursday. Chun, who is set to become the first Asian-American dean at the college, will begin his…
· Ryan General
Japanese-American Widow Sues Santa Clara County Officer For Killing Husband During ‘Welfare Check’
An Asian American widow has taken Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies to court for the “wrongful death” of her husband. The lawsuit, filed by 90-year-old Harue Craig in the United States District court on Monday, alleges that the deputies used excessive force and violated due…
· Ryan General
Indian Billionaire Who Set Dogs on Fire Gets Punished With 5 Days of Community Service
In a shocking development, the billionaire hotel owner who set two dogs set on fire last October just got a light penalty of five days of community service via a plea deal. The decision, which virtually gets Vikram Chatwal off scot-free from his rather disturbing crime, outraged…
· King Malleta
Why Japanese People Love Wearing Surgical Masks in Public
If you’ve ever been to Japan, you might notice the Japanese affinity for surgical masks. Aside from hygienic purposes and to avoid pollen allergies during the to spring season, there are other reasons why a lot of Japanese people can’t leave the house without wearing their masks.