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We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Shanghaiist:Ctrip - Tell your friends about Ctrip and earn rewards!Witopia.net - Can't stand the Great Fire Wall anymore? Sign up for your own VPN now.David Leadbetter Golf Academy - Get started in golf or take your game to the next level with some of China’s best golf instructors.Go Kunming - Your one stop resource for news, events, travel, business and lifestyle......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Shanghaiist:Ctrip - Save up to 84% on China's top hotels!Witopia.net - Can't stand the Great Fire Wall anymore? Sign up for your own VPN now.David Leadbetter Golf Academy - Get started in golf or take your game to the next level with some of China’s best golf instructors.Go Kunming - Your one stop resource for news, events, travel, business and lifestyle......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Shanghaiist:Ctrip - Save up to 84% on China's top hotels!Witopia.net - Can't stand the Great Fire Wall anymore? Sign up for your own VPN now.David Leadbetter Golf Academy - Get started in golf or take your game to the next level with some of China’s best golf instructors.Go Kunming - Your one stop resource for news, events, travel, business and lifestyle......

Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Sasha's, 11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 东平路11号近衡山路, 8pm till late! Full details here........

Photo by elephantonabicycle Most Voted 1. Video: Beijing Olympic's Opening ceremony 2. Photos: The Beijing Olympics ... in Legos 3. Chinese Soundbites Podcast: Liu Xiang 4. Eye on Gay Shanghai: Gay Swim Teams and Other Olympic Sports 5. Chinese man kills an American tourist, injures another, and leaps to his death at Beijing's Drum Tower Most Commented 1. Video: U.S. cyclists arrive in Beijing wearing masks 2. Shocker: Liu Xiang pulls out of Beijing......

Final reminder: Come beat the heat and get sloshed with Shanghaiist tonight at Sasha's. If you recognise any of the Shanghaiist contributors, please walk up to them and say hi. We promise we won't bite (but if you ask, we might oblige)! What: Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Sasha's (11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 东平路11号 近衡山路, Tel: 6474-6628). The entire first floor and garden area is open to Happy Hour guests. RMB50 cover gets you......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Shanghaiist:Witopia.net - Can't stand the Great Fire Wall anymore? Sign up for your own VPN now.China Trackers - Walk the streets of Shanghai with your iPod!Go Kunming - Your one stop resource for news, events, travel, business and lifestyle in Kunming. Advertise on Shanghaiist and reach 300,000 unique readers each month at rates that are cheaper than any of the English-language......

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the month of June. Most Voted: 1. The Li Pengfei Scandal: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned 2. Foreign policy advisors for Obama to speak in Shanghai 3. Go ahead, buy your Olympic tickets, but you may not get your China visa 4. 19 years ago today... 5. Photos: Robert Hood at The Shelter Most Commented: 1. "The Dragon" to descend on the Shanghai city......

Most Voted: 1. Breaking News: Earthquake 7.9 on Richter scale hits Sichuan, tremors felt across China, more than 10,000 dead, thousands more trapped under rubble 2. Sharon Stone on the Sichuan earthquake and karma; Zhang Ziyi pissed off 3. Red Cross Society of China now calling for donations for Sichuan earthquake 4. Good cause, meat, beer, and over 20,000RMB worth of prizes tomorrow? Sign me up! 5. At least three dead after Shanghai bus explosion......

Video from Daedalum Films Note from the editors: Our friends, Luis Tapia and Arnaud Kamphuis from Daedalum Films (hire them for all your video needs!) have sent us this wonderful video of the Shanghaiist Earthquake Benefit at Sasha's in which you guys helped to raise the eye-popping amount of RMB228,336 (sorry we just had to repeat it!). Apart from that long list of sponsors and partners we'd like to thank for making the event......

Photo by Jakob Montrasio The turnout last night was phenomenal! The lines flowed out the door and onto the streets, the beer taps ran dry, no could hear the raffle winners’ names, and the BBQ queue was unbelievable… but, beautifully, no one seemed to care. Much to our surprise and delight, 728 people attended the Benefit BBQ and contributed 131,040 RMB. (One manager who has worked at Sasha’s for years, said she has never......

It's perfect BBQ weather! As we're sure you've all heard, tonight's the night for the Shanghaiist Benefit for Sichuan’s Earthquake Victims at Sasha's. Word travels fast in Shanghai and some people have received the benefit announcement from five different sources! The value of the raffle prizes has now topped 30,000 RMB and includes travel vouchers, hotel suites, jewelry, wine, beer, concert tickets, and much more. Click here for the complete list. Thanks to all the......

Yet more notes from the field forwarded to us by our friends from Chengdoo: LATEST>>> From Sina.com: "BEIJING, May 19 -- Sichuan Earthquake Administration announced tonight that aftershocks between 6-7 on the Richter scale are likely to hit Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province between May 19-20, according to China News Service." http://english.sina.com/china/1/2008/0519/160448.html This message circulated around the SMS and phone network as soon as it was reported around 10 p.m. As of 3:05 a.m., it......

Forwarded to us from our new friends at Chengdu's English-language magazine Chengdoo (Thanks Joe and Jane!). We are posting these up because the needs are real and time-sensitive. Many have died, but the living need help too. Now. Many areas of help are needed right now, so feel free to read through each of these and make a decision for yourself which cause is closest to your heart and which organisation you'd like to support.......

UPDATE: More than RMB 20,000 in lucky draw prizes donated so far! More details here. What: Shanghaiist’s Benefit for Sichuan’s Earthquake Victims When: This Wednesday- May 21st, 2008 Where: Sasha’s Restaurant and Bar (rain or shine) 11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu (东平路11弄，近衡山路) Time: 6pm-10pm The Deal: BBQ with sausages, burgers, chicken kebabs, short ribs, salad bar, AND free flow Stella Artois beer. Veggie options will also be available. Cost: 180RMB (100% of proceeds,......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Shanghaiist:YANA (You Are Not Alone) - an outdoors club which takes you off the beaten track. Discover the real Shanghai with their Shanghai Treasure Hunt or create your own customised team building treasure hunt for your organisation.Witopia.net - Can't stand the Great Fire Wall anymore? Sign up for your own VPN now. Advertise on Shanghaiist and reach 250,000 unique readers each......

We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on Shanghaiist:YANA (You Are Not Alone) - an outdoors club which takes you off the beaten track. Discover the real Shanghai with their Shanghai Treasure Hunt or create your own customised team building treasure hunt for your organisation.Witopia.net - Can't stand the Great Fire Wall anymore? Sign up for your own VPN now. Reach 250,000 unique readers each month on Shanghaiist! Check......

Following up on our previous post entitled "Attack on an American volunteer by anti-Carrefour mob in Zhuzhou, Hunan," we were contacted today by James Galvin, the unnamed American volunteer mentioned in the story which has now gone on to receive coverage by the Associated Press. In his email, Galvin provided his first-hand account of the alleged incident outside a Carrefour Sunday night in Hunan Province. He feels the story has gotten blown out of proportion.......

We rarely enforce this, since we are too busy to moderate our comments section and generally believe in a thing called free speech, but lately things have gotten a bit unharmonious in certain portions of our site. We apologize to anyone who has been offended (which basically means we apologize to all humankind). So, dear commenters, please refamiliarize yourselves with the Gothamist LLC comments policy: Comments Terms of Use Gothamist loves our readers, and loves......

By Benjamin Cohen In Shanghai, everyday is great. Here are five reasons why: Tuesday April 15th: Clouds of Crowds If you haven't been out to Island6 yet for "Clouds of Crowds," stop in before it drifts away (last day is April 29th). This interactive multimedia installations seeks to draw the viewer into blurry realm of chaos and order. Island6 Arts Center 2F, Bldg 6, 120 Moganshan Rd. Thursday April 17th: City Sound Sessions Take a......

LAist listed a top ten list of sorts: things they hope not to see in Los Angeles in 2008. (one example, pictured above). Shanghaiist was surprised to learn that "godless," "atheist," and "commie" China is soon going to be the world's largest supplier of Bibles! Torontoist picked some of their favorite photos of 2007. Londonist was relieved to hear the fire at the Royal Marsden hospital didn't harm any of the patients even though......

Nominate us for Best Asian Weblog in the 2008 Bloggies! One time each year, Shanghaiist comes grovelling at your feet, dear readers, and asks you to nominate us in the Bloggie Awards, which is as close to the Oscars as you can get in the big wide Blogiverse. Last year was a record year for the Gothamist network, as we nabbed a total of four Bloggie nominations. Our parent blog, Gothamist was nominated in the......

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the year 2007: Most Voted: 1. Man with world's largest hand in Shanghai for surgery 2. Giant man-eating catfish found in Guangdong reservoir? 3. China home to the world's largest Christian population? 4. Is Shanghai the sex capital of the world? 5. Chongqing's doggie-style public sinks 6. Don't date men who regularly peruse personal ads 7. We'd kill to eat at Southern Barbarian 8. Public pocket pinball......

Shanghaiist wishes all its readers a Happy, Healthy and Harmonious 2008! Photo from 2 dogs......

SFist saw Christmas Day turn tragic after a Siberian tiger escaped from her pen at the San Francisco Zoo, killing a visitor and mauling two others. Phillyist counted down the top ten items on Philadelphia's New Year's wish list. Gothamist looked at the wooden bikes being offered for NYC's first bike share program on Governors Island. LAist received a Christmas present in the form of a drunk Santa Claus in a g-string. Bostonist launched......

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the month of December: Most Voted: 1. It was a profitable visit, non? 2. Wenzhou University security guard beats dog to death 3. Video: Awesome Adidas Olympics ad makes big splash with Chinese folks...literally 4. Amputee does Chinese calligraphy with his head 5. China remembers the Nanking Massacre Most Commented: 1. Wenzhou University security guard beats dog to death 2. Golddiggers for the love of Ayi 3.......

Our recruitment page has been updated! If you have a keen interest in journalism, new media and blogging and are looking for an internship that promises to be a rewarding experience, read on! Internship position: Editorial intern Shanghaiist is looking for interns with a keen interest in journalism, new media and blogging. They must possess excellent people skills, great phone etiquette and a talent for producing crisp, concise copy. Interns will be expected to possess......

Two pretty big new changes are being rolled out to Shanghaiist over the next few days. Changes are good! Tags! Instead of being confined to narrow categories, every post is now tagged with specific tags––things that help you find specific kinds of posts (say, you might be a Paris Hilton fan), or browse broader categories easily (say, all of our music posts). Very soon, our categories will all be converted into tags save for a......

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the month of November: Most voted: 1. Public pocket pinball 2. Yahoo China takes jibe at Baidu with latest banner ad 3. Panda-monium 4. The Red Laowai 5. Interview: Nanheyangrouchuan, blog commenter Most commented: 1. Interview: Nanheyangrouchuan, blog commenter 2. Cal Kitchen: Going back to Cali? I don't think so 3. Fatburger cometh soon? (and other food news) 4. Is Yahoo a moral pygmy? 5. China 15 years......