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Homo erectus (H. erectus), the first humans to have been able to walk upright, were one of the most successful human species in history. They first arose in Africa some 1.9 million years ago. Possessing relatively large brains, H. erectus were highly-skilled toolmakers who had ventured beyond the African continent towards Asia, crossing into Java via land bridges about 1.6 million years ago. At the time, Java was graced with […]

Myanmar's de-facto leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been detained by the country's powerful military, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy (NLD) said on February 1, 2021. This comes amid increasingly escalating tensions between the country's civilian government and the military, the latter promising to abide by the constitution as recently as January 30, 2021, as concerns about a possible military coup […]

China is set to enforce strict laws against the spanking of children in the country, paving its way into a club of nearly 60 other nations across the world who see corporal punishment as an outdated practice. Unbeknownst to many, however, China actually outlawed corporal punishment all the way back in 1986. But it wasn't properly enforced, especially in the more rural areas of the country. To add to this, […]

Have you ever played a game but got too good at it to the point of sheer boredom? Or perhaps you went the opposite direction and fell into a fit of rage-quitting instead. Well, according to Gabe Newell, the head of video games giant Valve Corporation, the future of gaming brings with it an extinction-level transformation – the ability to 'edit' feelings using Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). Newell believes that BCI […]

It's 2021. By this time, you'd expect that people have become more intellectually-sensitive towards cultural and racial tropes in entertainment. You know, stuff like blackface, brownface, yellowface, the works. Malaysian singer Choo Hao Ren released a music video portraying a 'tan' girl in brownface who magically turns fair after using a skin-whitening product. IMAGE: 朱浩仁Haoren / South China Morning Post Though perpetuating an outdated beauty standard is enough to merit […]

Joe Biden's presidential inauguration was as star-spangled as it could get, with many celebrity performances and good vibes all around. But let's be real, one of the most compelling things to come out of it was a photo of a masked Bernie Sanders (aka everybody's favorite uncle) sitting on a lone folding chair, arms and legs crossed, seemingly grumpy and indifferent to his surroundings. Of course, it turned into one […]

"Chocolate is comfort without words," as author Ursula Kohaupt once said. And during the pandemic, those words couldn't have been more true. As people are trapped indoors, having to shield themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19, we all look to other things for comfort. Southeast Asia really sought comfort in chocolate in 2020. In pre-pandemic times, online searches for chocolate in Southeast Asia would normally spike in the months […]

'Tis the social season once again, as Netflix has just confirmed that Bridgerton will be renewed for a second season, to nobody's surprise and to everybody's excitement. The latest issue of Lady Whistledown's society papers, delivered to us virtually, of course, has confirmed this as well: "The ton are abuzz with the latest gossip, and so it is my honor to impart to you – Bridgerton shall officially return for […]

I can't be the only one that spends hours on-end looking for a show to watch on Netflix. Seriously, with the gargantuan amount of content I can consume on the streaming service, I wouldn't be able to pick a show to watch in a short amount of time, even if my life depended on it. The struggle is real, I kid you not. IMAGE: iFunny The saddest part of it […]