Joshua Wickerham

Yesterday when Shanghaiist arrived at work, the boss said, "pick up a copy of yesterday's China Daily. They've got a story about the gun holdup on [colleague's name]'s flight to Beijing." Holdup? Gun? On an airplane? In China? Let's be clear. The holdup was really a delay. But there was... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Last summer, Shanghaiist snapped this picture of the grassy roofs of the Jin Jiang Hotel on Mao Ming Lu. Hotel workers said the grass had been there "for some time" and that it was "mandated by the district government." Seeing as we'd never heard local cadres require anything as environmentally... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Nestled under plane trees and a thatched roof on Fenyang Lu near the Shanghai Conservatory of Music is a shop unlike any other in the city. Most passersby mistake it for a teahouse, but free tea is only the beginning of what one can savor in its timeless confines. For... continue reading on Shanghaiist

While this semester's Fudan University course on homosexual studies is not the first gay-themed course to be offered by the Shanghai institution, it is the first one open to undergraduates. This is also the first year enrollment has surpassed the five student mark. Two years ago, at the behest of... continue reading on Shanghaiist

Being gay is pretty popular amongst the Shanghainese college set. But Shanghai only has one very popular gay bar and gay club. In a city of 20 million, it's not surprising that Shanghai has more tonzhi (同志) venues than say, Milwaukee, but still ... Shanghaiist was surprised to learn of... continue reading on Shanghaiist