Wil Turner

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• Posted Shop Talk: Chaterhouse Booktrader at Times Square to Shanghaiist
  Shanghai, by and large, is a city of hype. Shanghaiist has and will continue to contribute to it, propping up events, holding out hope for free beer, and generally trying to see the good in the sometimes random governmental edicts. But the weary wait for someone, anyone, to open a real western book store -- with books and maybe even magazines -- has taken its toll. But now, Chaterhouse Booktrader has us hooked. The location,...
• Posted Some people, they go both ways to Shanghaiist
  While Shanghaiist has been here long enough that the picture to the right didn't seem wrong at all, it's true that Shanghai traffic can be a little crazy sometimes. And while we have personally been hit by a taxi (and several bicycles) it may be getting worse, despite efforts to the contrary. A few weeks ago Shanghaiist noticed that the intersection of Jianguo Xi Lu and Ruijin Er Lu was becoming rather, well, fortified. The...
• Posted Shop Talk: Muji on Nanjing Xi Lu to Shanghaiist
  Despite earlier opening date confusion, we're here to tell you that Muji's open. The name may mean little to most, but that's almost the point. The full name, Mujirushi Ryohin, translates as "no label, quality goods", and the chain famous for its unbranded, minimalist stationary, toiletries, kitchenware, furniture and clothing has finally landed in Shanghai after almost a year of changed dates and press releases. Except, of course, for the clothing problem. Those familiar with...
• Posted Blockbusters are coming, but is China ready to pay? to Shanghaiist
  Ever since Matrix: Revolutions in 2003, select Hollywood blockbusters have been released simultaneously worldwide in an effort to combat the DVD guy on the corner, whose suitcase fills magically on opening night. Star Wars III? Got it. Mr. and Mrs. Smith? Got it. Sure, the frame rate can't keep up with the action, and the camera man, having sat too close to the screen, has to pan a little to see each side of a...
• Posted Trust us, there are lots to Shanghaiist
  Shanghai's population can be hard to pin down, with popular numbers including 13 million, the registered total, 17 million, the official figure, and 20 million, the oft-speculated "real" number. The one fact that is easy to find, however, is that in 2004 Shanghai's "natural" population growth (new births minus deaths) hit zero for the first time in a decade. In 1994, Shanghai became the first city in China to record a negative natural population growth...