Micah Sittig

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• Commented on Jia Zhangke starts shooting the Shanghai World Expo documentary
  At the Shanghai Book Fair last year I got wind of a movement to use the Expo to advertise Shanghainese 海派 culture by putting on activities and publishing a series of encyclopedic books. I wonder if the funding for this...
• Favorited Jia Zhangke starts shooting the Shanghai World Expo documentary on Shanghaiist
• Commented on Journey to the Friday Muslim Market
  Went last Friday. My experience most closely matched santochino's description: "You *could* walk around the whole thing in two minutes, but you'd miss the point." We were eating lunch on carpeted tables just as the afternoon prayer finished, and it...
• Commented on Journey to the Friday Muslim Market
  The closest metro station is Line 3/4's Zhenping Rd, then cross the river and walk south for a few blocks. (On Google Maps)...
• Commented on New York Times: 36 Hours in Shanghai
  I'm rolling my eyes with Plusein. The only non food/bar/clubbing recommendations are Bund tunnel, foot massage, a couple museums, and shopping. *eyeroll* Quoting: http://www.asiasociety.org/arts/asianamericanbios.html Aric Chen Aric Chen is a freelance architecture/design, decorative arts, art, and fashion writer in New...
• Commented on 16 year old Sichuan girl to attend Obama inauguration
  she said in perfect English Downplaying her own foreign upbringing http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-12/30/content_7351445.htm She was born and raised in Japan, where she was when the May 12 quake struck. [snip] Li, whose mother is a native of Chengdu and working as a...
• Favorited Kangding Lu — Where you'll be this winter on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Nizang Garden Restaurant & Bar (Nepalese cuisine) on Shanghaiist
• Favorited China's cement production on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Today in Shanghai History: The May 30th Movement on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Getting Around: Street performers, Haibao, pickpockets and a call for opinions on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Movie Review:《哭泣的女人》/<em>Cry Woman</em>/<em>Les Larmes de Madame Wang</em> on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Celine Dion on the Olympics, the dreams of children and world peace on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Three-in-a-row for Shenhua on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Chinese Football, Tonight: Shenhua v Changsha on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Your mission: Fill these bleachers on Shanghaiist
• Favorited The Hard Hat Show: Beijing's Xiefangde Temple to go on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Chinese Football, Tonight: Shenhua v Tianjin on Shanghaiist
• Favorited The all-new Windows Tembo on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Tibet Update: Enter ... Sina.com on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Shanghaiist Sunday Show: China Press Freedom on 101 East on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Subs set the standard at Windows Tembo on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Hunan TV to make Chinese version of <em>Ugly Betty</em> on Shanghaiist
• Favorited Chinglish cursing: Grass yo mama, too. on Shanghaiist
• Favorited ShanghaiExpat.com reported to the Shanghai internet police? on Shanghaiist
• Favorited The Special Olympics in Shanghai: A preview of what's to come in Beijing? on Shanghaiist
• Favorited We're staying home this National Day holiday on Shanghaiist
• Commented on Chinese Facebook clone secures USD4-5 million in venture capital
  All my friends on Kaixinwang are addicted to the instant poll application. Create a poll, your friends answer it, it shows up on their friends' news feed, their friends answer it... and it snowballs from there. It's like the old...
• Commented on Around Shanghai: Football wars, foreign exchange and fireworks
  > The last time they did this it was a fantastic > atmosphere. That's what I heard too. I was disappointed not to have made the effort to see it. I hope the game (on a Wednesday) will be in...
• Commented on All subway stores in Shanghai to close for a month from today
  I have an idea. The shop owners should sue the city government!...