Lilac wants to date a “little puppy,” because, as she puts it, he would be “the exact opposite of the guys around me, including my…
WINNING ELEVEN
Quartz’s World Cup fantasy team—manned by qualifying-nation rejects—would win it all
The 2018 World Cup is finally here, but without traditional soccer superpowers like Italy and the Netherlands qualifying this year, we’ll miss out some of…
THE BIGGEST WINNER
The Trump-Kim summit agreement is exactly what China has been pushing for
After the historic summit today between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, there’s one clear winner: China. The plan outlined…
VERY ASIAN CUISINES
Here’s what Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un had for lunch
After handshakes, smiles and a thumbs-up, Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un wrapped up their half-day summit in Singapore with a working lunch. Here’s what…
RED FLAG
Without giving up a thing, North Korea already has an iconic image from the Trump-Kim summit
Even before Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shook hands for the first time on the steps of the Capella hotel in…
BY CONTRAST
Two photos that perfectly sum up the state of global leadership in 2018
The rhetoric that China is poised to fill the global leadership vacuum left by Donald Trump’s “America First” policy was represented in a visually compelling…
THE FORGOTTEN WAR
What an official end to the Korean War would mean to those who fought it
Kim Jong-hwan fought along the river near his hometown of Daegu, South Korea, in 1950 to protect a crucial southern port from falling to the…
CRYPTOHEIST
Bitcoin crashed after another crypto exchange got hacked
Bitcoin fell more than 10% yesterday (June 11) to its lowest price in two months, after a relatively small crypto exchange in South Korea reported…
NEW ERA
This year, passing China’s biggest exam involves waxing eloquent about Xi Jinping’s philosophy
This morning in China more than 9 million students across the country took the notoriously grueling college-entrance exam that will, for many, set the course…
WHO CAN TELL?
The media just mistook a woman offering “celebrity faces” plastic surgery for a celebrity
When China probed its top actress for tax evasion, it was a less-known internet celebrity who made global headlines. Fan Bingbing, who played the character…
DE-DECENTRALIZATION
China is suddenly full of nice things to say about blockchain technology
Last weekend TV viewers in China learned that “the value of blockchain is 10 times that of the internet.” The source? China Central Television (CCTV),…
PSYCHOTIC BLADE
Caption contest: LeBron James’s agony after a J.R. Smith blunder cost the Cavs game 1
Despite scoring 51 points—his NBA finals career high—LeBron James didn’t bring the Cleveland Cavaliers a series-opening win after a 124-114 overtime defeat to the Golden…
