Gossips is a daily updated column where the latest gossips on celebrities from Singapore, Japan, Korea and Hollywood are covered. We also highlight the weird stuff happening around the world.

McDonald’s Turned into Maid Cafe in Taiwan

RocketNews24 | Monday, 04 March 2013

While McDonald’s Japan has been known to run some customer-pleasing promotions in the past, no amount of free hamburgers can top the stunt ...
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Watch Japanese Women Get Their Heads Shaved Bald

RocketNews24 | Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Many of you are probably familiar with Rule 34, an arbitrarily-numbered internet rule which states: if it exists, there is a porn of it.We’d like ...
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Pantyface! The Weirdest New Fetish from Japan?

RocketNews24 | Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Courtesy of nerd site Akiba Blog, the following images of “kaopan” (a combination of kao, meaning face, and pantsu, or panties) are from a book ...
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Dad Agrees to Pay Daughter $200 if She Stops Using Facebook for Five Months

Kityan Choo | Wednesday, 20 February 2013

A Boston father and his 14-year-old daughter have recently made the headlines after the man posted a photo of a Facebook Deactivation Agreement ...
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Designer Mounts His Own Skin Over A Gold Ring

Kityan Choo | Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Icelandic fashion designer Sruli Recht has found an odd medium to mount over a gold ring—a strip of his own skin. Called ‘Forget Me Knot’, ...
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Surf While You Slurp

RocketNews24 | Wednesday, 13 February 2013

Anti-loneliness ramen bowl promises relief for singles.Salty tears roll down your cheeks as you spend yet another night alone eating instant ramen. ...
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Exposed Mattress Springs Transformed Into A Love Letter

Designtaxi.com | Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Assistant professor of journalism and media studies Jad Melki created an art piece that expresses “the absence of presence”. Entitled ‘La ...
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Avoid a Valentine’s Day Disaster with Valentine’s Insurance

Kityan Choo | Wednesday, 06 February 2013

There’s only two weeks until Valentine’s Day. For many men in Japan, it is a day of unease and loneliness. That’s because on Valentine’s Day ...
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Say “I Love You” this Valentine's Day with these Romantic Potato Chips

RocketNews24 | Tuesday, 05 February 2013

With the romantic dates of Valentine’s Day and March 14th’s White Day in its sights, snack maker Koikeya is about to launch a new range of ...
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French Haunted House Auctioned Off on eBay for Just 1 Euro

Kityan Choo | Friday, 01 February 2013

A listing on the French version of eBay recently went viral after being picked up by major news outlets. Apparently, someone is selling a haunted ...
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