Vassar Student Kicked Out For Alleged Rape Is Suing The School
Former standout Vassar College student and rower Xiaolu "Peter" Yu has sued the school for expelling him after he was accused of rape by a teammate he had lost his virginity to a year earlier, the New...
View Article21-Year-Old Raises Largest Seed Round In Silicon Valley History — $25 Million...
Twenty-one-year-old Lucas Duplan just raised more millions than his age.The first-time entrepreneur and recent Stanford graduate (he finished a computer science degree in three years) has been working...
View ArticleThis Photo Perfectly Captures The Celebration In The West Village After DOMA...
A huge crowd gathered near the Stonewall Inn in the West Village yesterday after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that deprived gay couples federal marriage...
View ArticleCheck Out The $528 Million Luxury Hotel Being Built In An Abandoned Chinese...
Construction has officially begun on a £345 million ($528 million) resort project in an abandoned quarry in China's Songjiang District, The Daily Mail reports.Known as the Songjiang Shimao Hotel, the...
View ArticleBill Gates Buys $8.7 Million Equestrian Estate In Florida To Help His...
Bill Gates spent $8.7 million on an equestrian estate in Wellington, Florida, Gossip Extra reports. Gates is the richest man in the world with a net worth of $70 billion, according to Bloomberg's...
View Article10 Insider Secrets To Booking Cheap Flights
We like to refer to airfares as being similar to the stock market –– they go up one day and are down the next!). But it’s important to remember that there are basic things you can do to make...
View ArticleOnly An Elite Group Of College Students Can Still Afford To Study Abroad
As the majority of America’s college students struggle to pay rising tuition bills and prepare to graduate with overwhelming debt loads, an elite group of students are paying thousands more per...
View ArticleChinese Tourist Finds And Returns A Bag Of Diamonds Worth $32 Million
Chinese tourist and jewelry enthusiast Fu Zhuli made a surprising find during her visit to Hong Kong's Jewelry & Gem Fair: a forgotten bag of diamonds worth a cool $32 million (HK$250 million). “I...
View Article5 Reasons You Should Rock Shorts In The Office
Wearing shorts to work is a hot debate. What you can and can’t get away with depends on your industry’s official and unofficial approach to dress code. Shorts' popularity is on the rise, not only with...
View ArticleHere's Where You Can Swim With The World's Largest Shark [PHOTOS]
In the village of Tan-awan, on the southern Philippines island of Cebu, whale shark sightings along the shore have become a prime tourist attraction. It was not always this way. Giant whale sharks...
View ArticleWe Went To France To Find Out How Airbus Builds The World's Biggest Passenger...
The Airbus A380 is one of the most incredible planes flying today, even judged by size alone.It usually seats around 500 passengers, but can hold as many as 853 — making it the largest passenger...
View Article9 Brooklyn Barbecue Joints Even A Southerner Would Love
In the past, meat lovers may have flocked to the southern states for the best ribs or pulled pork, but some amazing barbecue is being made right here in New York City, specifically in Brooklyn.With the...
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View ArticleThis Creepy Art Project Dies A Little Every Time It's 'Liked' On Facebook
Jean Baudrillard, the French philosopher whose ideas inspired The Matrix, didn't live long enough to sign up for a Facebook account.It's a shame. As somebody who wrote about reality and simulations, he...
View ArticleI Ate A Boatload Of Gulf Coast Seafood In Mobile, Alabama
Before arriving in Mobile, Ala. for a weekend trip to see that the city's not actually a miserable place, I received dozens of emails from Mobilians telling me I had to try the seafood while I was in...
View ArticleTake A Tour Of The Coolest NYC Office We've Ever Seen
The Fueled Collective is a 18,000 square foot co-working office space in New York City's posh SoHo neighborhood.The Collective was started by Rameet Chawla and Ryan Matzner as a new business to...
View ArticleCiti Field Is Going All Out With The Menu For This Year's All-Star Game
No matter where it's held, the annual Major League Baseball All-Star game is almost as much of a culinary event as it is a sporting event. Each year, vendors at the home field does their best to woo...
View ArticlePippa Middleton Loves Pimms So Much That Diageo Had To Deny She's A Spokesperson
Diageo has denied it has any commercial agreement with Pippa Middleton to promote its Pimms drink. The drinks company, when approached by the Daily Mail over Middleton’s frequent mentions of the...
View ArticleThe 11 Most Polluted Beaches In The US
Could a swim at your favorite beach make you sick?According to data released by the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC), American beaches were closed or on advisory for over 20,000 days last year...
View ArticleNow You Can Rent A Lamborghini Gallardo From Hertz
Rental cars no longer need to be boring. For travelers who want to drive in style, Hertz is now offering a fleet of supercars through its Hertz Dream Cars program.The fleet includes rides from Aston...
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