Unless you’ve been involved in a total media blackout, you’ve likely heard about Jeremy Lin — aka “Linsation” — the New York Knicks guard who’s such an on-court phenomenon that TV ratings of Knicks games have jumped 70 percent, causing the publicly traded stock of Madison Square Garden, where the team plays, to hit a 52-week high.
But Wall Street isn’t the only one profiting from all the hype.
January 26, 2012
January 17, 2012
Rolls-Royce has long been the car of choice for people who want to show the world that they are filthy rich. How do you say filthy rich in Chinese?
December 28, 2011 Check out the runner second from the left.
This is from a track & field event in China.
In this 100m hurdles event, the runner makes it over the first two hurdles, then goes into another lane, before deciding to just run right through the remaining obstacles.
To add to the story, he doesn't even make it to the finish line before falling to the ground.
I imagine he knew he was disqualified as soon as he went into another lane, so he just decided to run through the hurdles, but it's still funny.
Wei Xinlong, a college student in Changchun, China knew his girlfriend wanted an iPad, and all he wanted to do was make her happy for her birthday. So, Xinlong did what any normal guy couldn’t possibly do — he spent about $125 and built Sun Shasha an iPad.
September 17, 2011
