Posted Weekendist: Wig party, pub crawl, art openings and more! to Shanghaiist
Yet another jam-packed weekend hits Shanghai. In case you're looking for something to do that's not related to all the live music choices available this week, we present you with some sweet alternatives. Ranging from a wig party, to a pub crawl, to yet another new art exhibit, we're sure you'll find something to keep yourself occupied. Friday: Wig out at Dada, boogie nights at Bar Rouge Find the craziest wig you can (Taobao...
Posted Interview: Rich Medina funks up the Shelter to Shanghaiist
Rich Medina, a veteran of the New York music scene, is tearing up the Shelter on Friday night - a party you definitely don't want to miss. Who is he? Besides being the resident DJ at New York's super-hip APT club on Wednesday night, he also holds it down with Q-tip, of a Tribe Called Quest, at Santo's Party House. This past summer he and Bobbito Garcia hosted "Happy Feet" at New York's Le...
Posted 2012: Lessons on how to be a Chinese box-office hit to Shanghaiist
2012, the new apocalyptic movie by director Roland Emmerich, opened this weekend in Shanghai to smashing box office records, showing that Hollywood's discovered at least one way its blockbusters can make a killing in China - by pandering to the Chinese. The movie depicts fictional events tied to a Mayan prophecy predicting the world's end on December 12, 2012. We haven't seen it, but many critics have complained that it's little more than a...
Posted Threesday: Ladies hit the town to Shanghaiist
In our ongoing Threesday feature, Shanghaiist takes the time to count out three of....well, whatever catches our fancy that week. And this week it's for the ladies (and single men looking for action). We present you with three ladies nights to check out. Being a girl in Shanghai poses some disadvantages, such as the weather prohibiting us from wearing nice shoes, but there are certain advantages that more than outweigh them, like being able to...
Posted One is the loneliest number: 11/11 is Singles' Day to Shanghaiist
Singletons rejoice! Crack out the champagne and chocolate because today is the anti-Valentines day - it's singles day in China. As you know, one is the loneliest number and today is 11/11: four singles smack together, representing all the single folk out there. We think this day calls for a celebration, so we're going to treat ourselves to dinner! 20 years ago, some university students in Nanjing cooked up the idea to celebrate singles...