Hey this is kinda cute - Sherpa's is holding another competition and offering one grand in Sherpa's vouchers for the winner! All you have to do is take their logo and Halloween-ize it. 1000RMB for the winner, 500RMB runner up, 300RMB for third place. See example to the right. more ›

A gorgeous contestant, wearing blue stockings, white heels, and a colorful dress, went on a talent show and blew judges away. Not because of his singing voice, however, but because the contest was "Super Boy," and he looked (and sounded) every bit like a ... she. more ›

SH mag food guru Chris St. Cavish somehow got his hands on two free passes to the Shanghaiist beer tasting at Southern Barbarian. Check out his latest column for details on how you can win a ticket from SH. (And everyone loves a good sandwich joke. Those never get old.) more ›

Turntablism, also known as scratching, started as an integral part of hip hop in the 80s and has expanded into numerous other genres. At its basic level, turntablism involves manipulating a record and crossfader to create quick chops, fades, cuts, and stutters in the music. True artists juggle beats back and forth, switching between numerous songs at lightning-fast speed. Not only does it sound amazing, it's also extremely badass to watch a DJ manipulate a record in his own fashion and create an entirely new piece of music on the fly. more ›

UPDATE: As we suspected, Miss Venezuela did win the contest. more ›

See the Chicago Improv All-Stars! more ›

The guys from Meiwenti Productions are back with the 6th instalment of their Shanghai Short Film Contest to be held in three years. So budding directors, start getting out your lights and cameras and start shooting. The deadline for submissions is November 25 and the awards ceremony will be on December 8 at a yet-to-be-disclosed location. And... since "6" is the devil's number, the organisers have decided that this will be a horror-only fest. Looks like some people haven't had enough of Halloween! more ›

Our Shanghai champions that went to the finals of the Cocktail World Cup held in Queenstown, New Zealand, have come back and done us proud! Unshaken by an itinerary that included some really extreme cocktail shaking via bungy-jumping, on top of a mountain and on a jet boat, Cross from Vault and Alex from Volar (together with Johnsen from Aria in Beijing) emerged fourth after Teams Vegas, New Zealand and England. Okay, so they weren't tops but it appears they did manage to wow some of the biggest mixologists around like New York cocktail king Dale DeGroff. more ›

Now, that felt like a 4th of July party (and some Canadians in attendance said it wasn't a bad effort for Canada Day, either). Hot, sweaty weather. No rain! Hamburgers. Beer. Live music. Water balloons. Hamburgers. Beer. Drinking contests. Fireworks (albeit during daylight). Hamburgers. Beer. Ketchup battles. Some guy from Beijing getting pantsed. Hamburgers. Beer. more ›

Click here for info and entry forms! more ›

When it comes to live music, Shanghai's long had an inferiority complex when comparing ourselves to Beijing, and often drowned out that lack of music with plenty of beer. But after taking a glimpse of what is happening in June, we're starting to feel a real glimmer of hope. This week kicks it all off with a number of talented bands taking the stage. more ›

Win Infadels/Killa Kela Tickets! more ›

Win tickets to see Bugz in the Attic this Thursday! more ›

The match signifies the dawn of a new era in Asian football, as the A-League side enter the Asian fray for the first time since Australia quit the Oceania confederation a year ago to join the Asian one. more ›

Win Maxïmo Park tickets! more ›

Win Maxïmo Park tickets! more ›

In case you have missed -- and really, how could you -- we have been asking daily Aussie trivia questions in a build up to tonight's Shanghaiist Dinkum Drinks Happy Hour at Senses. The winners of these daily contests get a free drink at the party (if they can find us in the crowd). more ›

Win tickets to GigLive! more ›

Photo from harryalverson's Flickr page. more ›

July 31 was "Chinese Valentine's Day" or qi xi, and in a calculuated attempt to subvert the hegemony of the Western version of the holiday, there were loads of public qi xi activities across China's cities. For example, what better way to celebrate love than a kissing contest? We found mention of three, in Beijing, Wuhan, and Taipei (all of these come with pictures, it's worth a look). more ›

We reported earlier on an elementary school in the Songjiang District whose focus was having its 12 pupils memorize Chinese classics such as the Analects (Lun Yu) and the Book of Changes (Yi Jing). Well, that school has been closed down by the authorities, who claim that this school contravenes the “compulsory education (yiwu jiaoyu)” laws. The Shanghai Daily reports that the school will be punished for charging high tuition fees (30,000 yuan a year), not having a government license, and because children are required to get nine years of compulsory education. more ›

Shanghaiist reported about the My Hero show recently and not so recently, and so here we are again, bringing you periodic reports from the frontlines. more ›

Photo by shanghai ultra taken from the Shanghaiist photos page. To see your photos on our photos page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site. more ›

Win SUBS tickets! more ›

Roller Revival tickets! more ›

Win Herbaliser tickets! more ›

A country of people who hate to "lose face" is now spending millions on changing them. Finally we have an example with which to explain "irony" to a billion people. more ›

Now that the season has ended for that summer sensation, Super Voice Girls, it seems like every provincial station has a talent show of some kind. While they all follow the same basic formula, Star TV's Meiren Guan (美人关 or Beauty Checkpoint) is a little different. Ten ordinary young men compete for the affections of the studio audience, made up of 200 girls. When it began airing in 2002, it was the first program in China where the winner was chosen by popular vote -- although unlike Super Voice Girls, only members of the studio audience can cast ballots. more ›