Kate Ray

Things you can do: meet up with fellow music-lovers tonight, watch the Suzhou Creek Dragon boat competition before heading off to what's bound to be a super interesting talk on Shanghai writer Eileen Chang on Thursday, and maybe even go to a fashion show on Friday! Today Tonight Shanghai's... continue reading on Shanghaiist

If you're reading this blog in China or if you've got one of your own here, you're part of a national trend: having blogs is about five times more popular in China than it is in the US. If you're listening to some music online and instant messaging at... continue reading on Shanghaiist

It's going to be an artsy rest of the week. Besides the busy weekend - where you can choose between going to the Antidote Electronic Music Festival or the Cut&Paste arts competition - there's a couple things to make sure your weekday nights are just as crazy. Tonight American... continue reading on Shanghaiist

The drag-racer who killed a pedestrian on May 7 has finally been arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter, after a week of public outrage that the boy's money might protect him from being charged. Hu Bing, a 20-year-old university student in Hangzhou, hit and killed 25-year-old Tan Zhuo with... continue reading on Shanghaiist

As most of us in China were aware, yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the earthquake that killed 90,000 people in Sichuan province. While Shanghaiist was having our own commemoration and fundraising event at our weekly happy hour (thanks to sponsors and everyone who came!) the rest of... continue reading on Shanghaiist