Nick W

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• Posted Expo round-up to Shanghaiist
  Shanghai cuisine is set to be "improved", so that a menu can be created for Expo visitors, and they're hoping that "Shanghai snacks in the 2010 Expo will enjoy such worldwide fame as sushi, hotdog, and ice cream." The competition to create new snacks is open to the public, and they say that people can participate via Sohu.You can also contribute your thoughts about the layout and other details of the Expo by taking part...
• Posted Get laid the easy way -- with bracelets to Shanghaiist
  Lonely (or just plain horny) city residents have taken to a new fad -- wearing bracelets which let people know that you are single (or at least still looking): According to the man who came up with the idea, a Mr. Wang who goes by the Internet name of "Shooting Star Prince," the bracelets are aimed at white-collars who are too busy working to spend time looking for a partner. "If you have ever seen...
• Posted Mint: Still doing it right to Shanghaiist
  Mint (website still under construction) has it's detractors, those who feel like they would prefer something that makes them feel a bit more exclusive, but from the weekend's evidence, the little green building is still doing everything that it is supposed to. If you arrive before midnight then you'll have to wait a while before it heats up, but we think it's worth it. The excellent Swedish DJ Mankz played on Friday and was that...
• Posted 'Performance' 'Art' 'Show'. So they say. to Shanghaiist
  Passing nearby Xintiandi yesterday, we decided to stop by and see how the self-proclaimed "art band" were doing. Three Australian men live behind glass for 12 days and show off their "private life". Our first-hand report is that their private life consists of making funny faces in order to make Chinese people laugh (it works), sleeping during the daytime, and copying Chinese writing that people have written onto their mobile phones like "the traffic is...
• Posted Watch the Chinese national Rugby team to Shanghaiist
  Sorry to compete with our very own flea market stall tomorrow, however some of you may be interested in going to watch China's national rugby team play Saturday at 3 pm. They play a local expat team (if there can be such a thing), made up of various nationalities. The game will be at the Shanghai Rugby Football Club ground, which is in Jinqiao, Pudong. They can't offer you delightful knick-knacks and hand-made biscuit holders,...