For most of the day yesterday, we here at Shanghaiist were wondering if we should post anything about the horrific mass shooting at Virginia Tech, a university in the United States. On the surface, the answer should have been an easy "no" — Blacksburg, Virginia, is nowhere near Shanghai. But news started to trickle in about the suspected killer: He was Asian, possibly Chinese. And then, yesterday morning, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed posted a story labeled "exclusive" that started out like this: more ›

Shanghaiist probably knows a little more about China than the Chicago Sun-Times. Giving them the benefit of the doubt on that one. The city does to have a music scene. Don't even front like they don't. They also have Dorito bananas. What they don't have is any more tolerance for jaywalkers. more ›

For those of you who love generalizations of China in the Western media, we've got a doozie for you. The Chicago Sun-Times has a regular feature called "Agent of Travel" where readers will write in a travel related question and someone on the staff will track down the answer. Last week, the headline was "China wear tips: Casual clothes, comfortable shoes." Enjoy: more ›