Week of October 25, 2009

Week Around the Ists

Four basic phrases in Shanghainese

Shanghai overhauls English taxi service for Expo

Shanghaiist Halloween Party: ZOMBIE WALK details!

Interview: Alan Greig - thoughts from a choreographer

Schoolgirl beatings now filmed in Shanghai too

Pencil This In: October 26-30

D.A.R.E. to keep Chinese officials away from escorts

Pudong's half-apology to nine-fingered 'Black Cab' driver

Berlin Twitter Wall overtaken by "Take down this GFW" requests

Today's Links: Cash flows, car salutes, and corny sayings

Photo of the Day: Shards

Cinematheque: Prepare for two weeks of MJ frenzy (and other film news)

Reminder: Shanghaiist Scrabble Happy Hour tonight!

China bans sprinter for life after testing positive for drugs

Southern Belle: only if you have time to be "chili'n"

Teacher uses syringes to discipline five-year-olds

Watch DVD-quality Asian Pacific films online

Eye on Gay Shanghai: Halloween Pub Crawl Madness

Shanghaiist Halloween Costume Contest!

Today's Links: Internet spin doctors, HIV prostitute hoaxes, Chinese moviemakers love martial arts

Photo of the Day: Catalpa Garden

Update: Accused "Black Cab" driver acquitted of charge

The monster that lurks amongst Shanghai's waters

Ron Artest's Chinese hair

NFL China: Lost and found in translation

Around Shanghai: Expo toilets, China's Ivy league, and yelling at nature

Ai ya, robot: Emperor Xuanzong returns

Midweek Music Preview: October 27th-November 1st

Chinese revolutionary art to be sold at Bloomsbury Auctions

Caught in action: Haibao promotes subway etiquette

A candy caper with hints of The Crying Game

Blue Frog closing up Tongren Lu location

Today's Links: Taiwan opens up to Chinese media, totalitarianism and cult culture, and the environmental costs of economic growth

Shanghaiist Scrabble has a winner

Photo of the Day: Strange alleys

Touchmedia creates interactive map for Shanghai taxis

An iTablet in the forseeable future, but China's tab-let-outs first

This Is It is bonafide hit in China

Threesday: Three Shanghai-themed Halloween costumes we're hoping to see

Shanghai Disneyland: Could it be true?

A/H1N1 claims 4th victim in China

Painter plagiarizes photo for national exhibit

Threesday Foodie Edition: Wonton recommendations from Shanghai papers

Masala Art out on Dagu Lu smoked out of commission

Today's Links: Sympathy for coal bosses? and other news

Interview: We're on a YACHT at YYT

Photo of the Day: Bamboo trinkets

Around Shanghai: Pajama fights, cat snatchers, and free bikes

Weekendist: mustache party, Diwali celebration, breast cancer walk, and more

Interview: Kid Koala climbs to Shelter

China's "Found babies" website

Yao's Yeeha down for the count

Philanthropist: The ladies of the 8th Annual Charity Carnival

Sister Bear wasn't a fluke, school violence IS increasing

Comparing internet activities of Chinese and Americans (surfing for porn excluded)

Today's Links: Virtual farming, luxury Buicks, and more counter-intuitive news

TONIGHT: Shanghai RAMPAGE at Not Me!