Augustine Reyes Chan
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Desperate 26-Year-Old Will Trade Ultra-Rare Yeezy Boost Sneakers for a Healthy Kidney
A sneaker collector is looking for a working kidney in exchange for a pair of Adidas x Kanye West . Matt Neal, a 26-year-old who lives in Michigan, has two failing kidneys and has been on dialysis…
Respected Lawyer Gets Blackout Drunk Off Wine and Pills, Goes Crazy on Flight
On a US Airways flight carrying 267 passengers that departed from Charlotte, North Carolina, to London this week, a female lawyer in first class tried to unwind and sleep by taking Zaleplon, a…
Only 51 Percent of Americans Believe Businesses Should Have to Serve Same-Sex Couples, Poll Finds
After the Supreme Court ruled last month that all states are required to recognize same-sex marriage, one might believe a majority of Americans would also support the idea that businesses shouldn’t…
Chinese Librarian Steals $17 Million in Artwork, Replaces Them With Fakes
A librarian at a Chinese university stole precious 17th and 20th century pieces of Chinese art and got away with it for years by replacing them with fakes, only to find that his fakes looked so real…
Actress Claims She was Paid 10 Percent of What Male Co-Star Was Being Paid in Big Film
Actress Amanda Seyfried is speaking out about the gender gap in Hollywood, where female actresses are often paid less than their male co-stars even when their roles in a movie carry the same weight.…
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…
Amazon Fighting Walmart Over Who Has the Best Sale is Great News for Shoppers
Walmart is going head to head with Amazon by offering “Black Friday deals” on July 15, shortly after Amazon declared their own “Prime Day.” Last week, Amazon, the behemoth online e-tailer, announced…
Sick of Traffic, Man Rides Horse to Work Instead
One fed-up worker in China has started riding a horse to work to avoid traffic jams. The man, whose name has not been released, began riding his horse to beat rush hour in the morning in Wuhan,…
Google Fires Shots at Uber and Lyft With RideWith App
A new carpooling pilot program launched today in Israel by online mapping company Waze could eventually put Google, which purchased the company in 2013 for $1 billion, in direct competition with…
Google’s Photo Recognition Software Thinks Two Black People are ‘Gorillas’
Google Photo’s facial-recognition software can classify pictures — whether they are of people, pets or objects, among other things — according to their content using automatic image labeling.…
Pizza Hut Employee Photographed Masturbating in Drive-Thru by Teenage Girls
Two teens who ordered pizza from Pizza Hut using one of the chain’s drive-through services claim they caught a male employee at the window fondling himself. The two teenage girls, whose names have…
Apple CEO Tim Cook Tweets About Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter this morning to voice his opinion on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states. Cook is a gay rights activist who has…
Chinese Woman Tries to Kill Herself after Husband Refuses to Buy Her a New Handbag
What would you do if you really wanted a new handbag but your partner wouldn’t buy it for you? The solution for a Chinese woman in Dezhou, China, was jumping into an area lake and threatening to…
Revolutionary 8-Minute Surgery Can Give You Perfect Eyesight Forever
A new eye lens currently in development will give humans unprecedented eyesight that’s far better than 20/20 vision. Perfect eyesight for everyone, including those who are old or who have health…
Apple Finally Admits Why They Keep Making Gold-Colored Devices
Apple is heavily influential, but it’s also influenced heavily by its global markets. It wouldn’t be surprising then to hear Apple admit that it greatly considers Chinese taste when developing its…
Woman Pays $1,100 to Rescue Dogs From Chinese Dog Eating Festival
Last week, we reported that thousands of dogs would be slaughtered and eaten at the annual Yulin Dog Festival in China that began this past weekend. Activists from Animal Asia, Humane Society…
Top Female Toyota Executive Arrested for Drug Possession in Japan
Yesterday, Toyota Motor Corp’s Julie Hamp, the highest-ranking woman in the automaker’s history, was arrested by Japanese police who allege that she attempted to illegally import painkillers into…
China is Preparing to Slaughter and Eat Dogs for the Yulin Dog Festival
This Sunday, thousands of dogs will be slaughtered and eaten at the Yulin Dog Festival in China. Some Chinese look forward to summer solstice because of the Yulin Dog Festival, a yearly tradition in…
Man Raises $122,000 on Kickstarter, Spends it All on Himself
A man raised $122,000 in crowdfunding to create a fantasy board game and ended up using the money on himself, involving for the first time the Federal Trade Commission, who want to protect investors…
British Hipster Model Admits He Gets His Style Tips from Homeless People
A British male model is under fire on social media and is being compared to a fictitious character in the movie “Zoolander” for saying he takes style inspiration from the homeless. Scruffy, heavily…
Kim Kardashian Embarrassingly Misspells Designer’s Name, Gets Checked
Kim Kardashian may be a stylish trendsetter, but apparently she can’t spell one of her favorite designer’s name.
Floyd Mayweather Buys Used Ferrari Enzo for $3.2 Million, Plans to Sell for $3.8 Million
Boxer Floyd Mayweather doesn’t need any more money — he is the world’s highest-paid athlete, having made $300 million over the last 12 months, according to Forbes. Nevertheless, Mayweather, 38, wants…
Undercover Lap Dance Probe Leads to Ruling that Only Pole Dances Are Tax-Exempt
Pole dancing is just as much a legitimate form of artistic expression as opera and theater. So said a New York tax law judge who ruled last Friday that the pole dancing done at Albany-based strip…
Kim Kardashian Rented Out the Entire Staples Center For Kanye West’s Birthday Party
Reality star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian shelled out a steep $110,000 to rent out the entire Staples Center in Los Angeles for a day for husband Kanye West’s 38th birthday. Kardashian chose the…
Boyfriend Dresses Up Like 17-Year-Old Girlfriend to Take Her College Exam, Gets Caught
A young man was dubbed the most romantic man in Kazakhstan after he dressed up as his 17-year-old girlfriend so he could pass a school exam for her. Ayan Zhademov, 20, of Kazakhstan, wanted nothing…
Vintage Apple Jacket Now Costs $10,000 on Ebay After Drake Wore One at WWDC
When Drake took the stage at the Apple WWDC 2015 event yesterday to talk about the much-anticipated Apple Music, it was what he wore that garnered the most attention. The “If You’re Reading This It’s…
Kylie Jenner Claims She Got Cut Off at 14, Became a Millionaire on Her Own
The youngest of the Kardashian clan, Kylie Jenner, revealed on Monday that she’s been financially independent since she was 14. Jenner, who is now 17, claims she has been paying for everything she…
Pro Golfer Leaves Epic Tip For Kids at Lemonade Stand
Here’s a lesson for kids who set up a lemonade stand on their curb this summer. Make sure famous pro golfer Phil Mickelson is around to buy a glass, and you just might walk away with $100. That’s…
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Family Fly Economy Like Regular Humans
When celebs fly, you expect them to ride first class or else charter a jet. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, arguably the most powerful couple in Hollywood, proved they were one of us, however, as they…
Denver Broncos Issue ‘Farting Tax’ After Unbearable Team Meetings
Professional athletes are used to getting penalized when they arrive to practice late or when they go ballistic on the field or on their coaches. It’s a way for teammates to break their habits. But…
New Controversial Startup Service Lets You Ask a Black Person Anything
How long does it take for a black woman to straighten her hair? Why are so many black people good at sports? And what do most prefer to be called, African American or black? If you’ve ever wondered…
CEO Offers to Pay for College Tuition of Employees’ Kids
Stock options, 401(k) with employer-matching contributions and free gym memberships are the most popular perks that employees receive from their employers. But some progressive companies like Google,…
These are the Top 30 Most Popular Jobs For Millennials
Generation Y is the largest generation in the American workforce, with 53.5 million millennials holding down some kind of job. In comparison, there are 52.7 million Gen Xers and 44.6 million baby…
Ronda Rousey Is Selling the Honda Accord She Used to Live in on Ebay
Would you pay $14,200.00 for a 2005 Honda Accord that has 156,098 miles on it, needs a new transmission and is missing two front hubcabs? Probably not. Especially when KelleyBlueBook says that the…
Uber Poached Driverless Car Engineers With Six-Figure Bonuses and Double Salaries
Researchers and scientists from Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) were poached by Uber earlier this year to staff the ridesharing company’s new Pittsburgh-based…
A Recycling Firm Wants to Give $100,000 to the Woman Who Donated This Rare Apple Computer
An unidentified woman unwittingly recycled a rare, treasured computer put together by Steve Jobs which she now stands to make $100,000 from.