Week of June 21, 2009

Photos: Nosaj Thing's debut album release show

Week Around the Ists

Mark it down: Shanghaiist + Boxing Cat's July 4 Charity Party

Ctrip twitter contest: Win a night in the URBN Penthouse

And the winner of best film at the SIFF is...

Pencil This In: Shanghaiist Happy Hour, Transformers II, and a summer solstice fiesta

Photos: Behind the scenes with Pinkberry

Interview: Brian Seymour, musician and art historian

Qingpu district blast caused by fight with boyfriend?

How the crackdown on kidnapped children in China is going

Today's Links: PLA recruiting college grads, dams continue to be build, Beijing's air quality worsens

Photo of the Day: Nick the Hammer

Hubei naked photo contest attracts 100+ photogs

Reminder: Brian Seymour performs at Happy Hour

Ai Weiwei protesting Green Dam with internet blackout

China begins AIDS/HIV education campaigns amongst sex workers

Belated gift ideas for Father's Day: Condoms?

Who are you speaking for?

Chinese go crazy for Bumblebee 2010 Camaro SS

Lighting up the China Pavilion

Today's Links: Tobacco tax rates increased, dam may kill off rare fish, Chinese diplomat to Sweden expelled

Li Yinhe on homowives

Around Shanghai: SIFF, soundwalks, and the Shanghai Rowing Club

Zhang Yimou to direct Blood Simple remake

They were suspiciously young during the Sydney Olympics too

Interview: The seriously playful Miniless Records

For those of you joining us tonight for Transformers 2

Video: Hunan's bravest bus driver

Cake shop murder

Shanghai Fantasia: Chinese acrobatic troupe

Don't spit on the traffic police!

Has Google been GFWed?

Today's Links: China on Iran, China on size, and Foreign Policy on China

Declaration of the Anonymous Netizens 2009

Photo of the Day: The desperate amongst us

Google slowly coming back, last night was a warning?

Green Dam makers getting harassed

Mainland China and Taiwan meet in new film festival

Video: Bring it on

Corruption website crashes from overuse

Here's an idea: Transformer as Door Guardian God

China's environmental report is not too bad

More on our Shanghaiist + Boxing Cat July 4 Party

Never ending porn restrictions now hit sexual health sites

Today´s Links: U.S. Objects to China´s Web Filtering, World of Warcraft Languishes Offline in China

Around Shanghai: Baskin Robbins, Roots & Shoots, and the Shanghai Sea Dragons

Shanghai isn't sheltered enough

Live Music This Weekend: Miniless Showcase, Monroe Stahr and 8MG

Last night's internet problems due to GFW upgrade?

Book Launch: "Shanghai Story Walks" and "I Sailed with Chinese Pirates"

London cabs: coming to a street near you

Shutterbugs: charity event this Sunday

Some Chinese insulted by Transformers 2's Shanghai

How many Shanghai logos do you recognize?

Youngest mayor in China sparking debate

Today's Links: Award offers lower taxes for expats, China Telecom may bring BlackBerry to China, China blocks Hummer takeover

Luma the light show

Who framed Google Rabbit?