fact or fiction

Is it a fact or is it merely fiction? Fact or Fiction explores the lesser known truths in the corporate culture of Journal.

The Last Hurdle: Liu Xiang’s “Third Path” Was Never a Path
The last hurdle, eleven years late: Liu Xiang and the "third path" that was never there I. A number bib On August 26, 2026, Liu Xiang posted a photograph on Weibo. The 2004 Athens Olympics, men's 110-meter hurdles final. The number bib pinned to his chest. White background, black numbers: 1363.
By Jin2 months ago in Journal
The Letter Was Dated September 3. The Applause Came on September 8.
A letter dated September 3, and a trial that premiered early On September 8, on the Lido in Venice, in the Sala Grande, the last of the four-hour credits rolled and the lights came up. The audience stood. The applause lasted five minutes. At the same moment, in a Los Angeles law office, a printer pushed out its final page. The date on the paper was September 3. The recipient: Jigsaw Productions. The sender: Alex Spiro. Above the signature was a line: if the content is not revised, HBO, Bleecker Street, and Universal Pictures will be sued.
By Jin2 months ago in Journal
When Luo Yonghao Says Your Ice Cream Is Bad, the Smartest Move Is Silence
One Tweet, Two Reactions On September 12, 2026, Luo Yonghao posted on Weibo. “I tried the suddenly famous Mr. Wildman at the airport. It’s pretty average. Considering the price, you could even say it’s bad. How did it become so popular? It feels much worse than Zhong Xue Gao. I miss Zhong Xue Gao.”
By Jin2 months ago in Journal
The Robot Tax Is Back. Here’s the Part Nobody Wants to Admit.
Taxing machines, or taxing capital? An old question in a new shell At the Bund Conference in September 2026, Miao Yanliang, chief economist at CICC, said China could consider moderately levying an "automation tax," a "robot tax," or an "AI tax." He called the AI shock a structural and distributional problem.
By Jin2 months ago in Journal
NOT A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MANIFESTING
NOT A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MANIFESTING A Quiet Word With the Universe From Yourself I am not going to teach you how to manifest. There are enough people doing that already, usually while sitting in a perfect white room with a candle burning, three crystals lined up like obedient little soldiers and not a speck of dust anywhere. My house does not work like that, and neither does my mind. My thoughts arrive together, all talking at once, while the kettle is boiling and something I put down two minutes ago has mysteriously disappeared. This is not another guide promising that the universe will deliver everything you desire before teatime. This is simply a quiet word with the universe from myself.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Journal
The Richest People You've Never Heard Of
0. The Disappearance Old‑money families do not appear on Forbes billionaire lists. Not because they are poor—but because their wealth takes a shape that the list was never designed to measure.
By Jin2 months ago in Journal
He Didn’t Win the Argument – He Changed the Table
I. On August 27, Sun Yuchen published a long post titled "My Girlfriend Jing Tian." It ran for thousands of characters, detailing the beginning and end of his relationship with the actress Jing Tian, mentioning a 30-million-yuan bride price, surrogacy, and the details of their breakup. At the end of the post, eight characters were printed: "This article is purely fictional."
By Jin2 months ago in Journal
My Boss Asked Me To Quit My $600k Job For His Startup — I Said "I'm Coming Later"
The private room in the Japanese restaurant had the air-conditioning set too low. When he sat down, his knee knocked against the table leg. The ceramic bowl wobbled but didn't tip.
By Jin2 months ago in Journal
Lost in a Sea of Backpacks
I went into that market looking for exactly one thing. A decent, sturdy backpack for university. That was the entire plan, nothing more. I figured I would grab something functional in fifteen minutes and be back home before my tea got cold.
By Zohan Khan2 months ago in Journal
The Best Grammar Checking Tools for Medium Writers in 2026 (Tested on My Own Articles)
I used to think grammar checkers were a nice-to-have. Then I republished an 8-minute article with a glaring "their" instead of "there" in the second paragraph, watched the read-through rate quietly drop, and never made that mistake again. On Medium, where readers decide in the first three lines whether you're worth their time, a sloppy sentence isn't a small thing. It's the difference between someone finishing your piece and someone bouncing to the next tab.
By Zohan Khan2 months ago in Journal
Experience Is the Only Teacher I Ever Had
Experience Is the Only Teacher I Ever Had I used to think advice was enough. My father would sit me down, my teachers would lecture me, my friends would warn me — "don't do this," "be careful of that," "you'll regret it." I nodded every single time. I even believed I understood. But understanding words and understanding life turned out to be two completely different things.
By Zohan Khan2 months ago in Journal
I Let AI Run My Life For A Week
No decisions. No second-guessing. Just me, doing whatever the machine told me to do. It started as a joke. I was scrolling through my notes app one night, looking at a to-do list I hadn't touched in three days, and I thought — what if I just stopped deciding things for myself? What if, for one week, every choice I made — what to eat, how to work, what to write, even how to spend my evenings — came from AI instead of from me?
By Zohan Khan2 months ago in Journal