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Photos: VHILS' carved murals of evicted tenants in Shanghai

Fan Huang — 2012-02-13T15:30:53+07:00

]]> VHILS and his team recently descended upon Shanghai to do their sculpture-cum-portraiture thing, on the walls of a few unnamed residences currently being chai'd. [ more › ] ]]>

Photo of the Day: Keys

Kenneth Tan — 2012-02-13T00:01:37+07:00

More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site (and here). [ more › ] ]]> Follow @shanghaiist

Lady Gaga to play HK on May 2nd, with no stops on Chinese mainland?

Fan Huang — 2012-02-10T20:15:10+07:00

The first dates for the Gagster's Born This Way Ball Tour have been announced, with the first stop on the 110-date tour to kick off in Seoul on April 27th. As it stands, Ms. Gaggle's only brush with the Chinese market will take place in at Asia World Arena in Hong Kong on May 2nd, the second stop on her world-eating extravaganza. [ more › ] ]]>

Infographic: China's 2011 movie box office results

Fan Huang — 2012-02-10T15:15:32+07:00

The above infographic, provided by the Gravity Group, is a brief summary of the hits and percentages that make up the Chinese box office totals for last year. [ more › ] ]]>

Weekendist: DJ Mystykal Kut, V-Day parties, and the battle of Sweatshop vs Wonky Kong!

Shanghaiist — 2012-02-10T13:30:37+07:00

The latest Hiphop Hijack party (featuring DJ Mystykal Kut) is on at Zeal, as well as a few Valentine's-themed parties, the Battle of Wonky Kong vs Sweatshop at Shelter, and free-flow at Kaiba. If that's not your taste, there's also M50 gallery closings, a stroll through Shanghai, and a Deke Ehr's book launch. And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. [ more › ] ]]>

Photo of the Day: Is this it?

Fan Huang — 2012-02-10T12:45:27+07:00

Watch: NMA takes on the Jeremy Lin phenomenon

Fan Huang — 2012-02-09T13:15:42+07:00

Jeremy Lin gets the NMA treatment after the Knicks' guard became an overnight sensation over the past week. Lin scored 23 points (including a dunk) while notching another career-high ten assists in a 107-93 Knicks' win against the Wizards in Washington D.C. The only thing that could make this story better is if Whoopi Goldberg took over as coach. [ more › ] ]]>

Shit laowais say in Shanghai

Kenneth Tan — 2012-02-09T09:00:16+07:00

Yes, yes, we know everyone's tired of the meme already. But Shanghai laowais have finally made their own contribution to the meme and we thought it was a pretty good effort! [ more › ] ]]> Follow @shanghaiist

Photo of the Day: City

Kenneth Tan — 2012-02-09T00:18:12+07:00

Want to see your picture here? Share your photos with us via Instagram using the tag #shanghaiist! [ more › ] ]]> Follow @shanghaiist

Watch: Funny parody of racist Pete Hoekstra ad

Kenneth Tan — 2012-02-08T20:03:28+07:00

Rep. Pete Hoekstra's creepy, racist Superbowl ad was just asking to be spoofed. And now, Funny Or Die has come up with the first of what we think will be many parodies. [ more › ] ]]> Follow @shanghaiist

The Jeremy Lin Swoonfest is officially taking over the internet!

Fan Huang — 2012-02-08T16:45:12+07:00

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CBA: J.R. Smith and Zhejiang Golden Bulls vs. Shanghai Sharks tonight @ Yuanshen Stadium!

Fan Huang — 2012-02-08T15:45:11+07:00

J.R. Smith is finally in the building! The Tatted One and the Zhejiang Golden Bulls will take on the Shanghai Sharks tonight at Yuanshen Stadium, in one of the last games of the Sharks' regular season. [ more › ] ]]>

Listen: Modern Talking's "Brother Louie" performed by North Korea's Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble

Kenneth Tan — 2012-02-08T12:00:00+07:00

Watched that video of the five young North Korean accordionists' rendition of A-ha's Take On Me and still haven't had enough? Now, here's a North Korean group named Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble performing Modern Talking's Brother Louie! [ more › ] ]]> Follow @shanghaiist

Midweek Music Preview: Swedish post rock, a Lamb of God warm up, and that Jefferson Airplane guy!

Jessica Colwell — 2012-02-08T11:00:00+07:00

Midweek Music Preview is our weekly rundown of everything happening on stages across the city. On the docket this week: The guitarist from Jefferson Airplane plays solo at Yuyintang, Sweedish post-rockers Immanu El promote their new album, and local metal heads play a Lamb of God pre-party show! Read on for all the details, or head over to our calendar for everything else. [ more › ]

Interview: DJ Mystykal Cut, this Friday at Hiphop Hijack

Fan Huang — 2012-02-08T09:00:30+07:00

Manning the decks at the Hiphop Hijack party at Zeal this Friday night will be DJ Mystakal Kut (France), who's opened for Sean Paul and spun at parties for Usher, Gucci Mane, and Tony Parker. We caught up with the Miami-based DJ to get his thoughts on China, the perfect hypothetical music, and the relative merits of Beyonce and Rihanna. [ more › ] ]]> Follow @shanghaiist