Most voted: 1. 'Kappa Girl' fired for sex video 2. Where to go donate your sperm 3. PLA-inspired erotica art 4. Hey Fatso: Buy your boxers at Wal-Mart in Shanghai 5. Shanghaiist Halloween Party redux Most commented: 1. Listen: "RMB 3 million foreign douchebag in Shanghai" 2. China, the U.S. elections and Obama's win 3. James Bond in China: Bigger, Longer and Uncut? 4. Chinese Democracy: Has it been banned? 5. PLA-inspired erotica art Most......

A nice crowd of beer lovers gathered at Southern Barbarian on Saturday afternoon to ... well ... drink beer. Very good beer. And eat food. Very good food. Mission accomplished. For attendees who left with minds foggy thanks to the strong beers, these photos should jog your memory. Yes, you did drink that much. A big thanks to American Craft Beer Partners and Southern Barbarian for helping make this happen. And thanks, as well, to......

Shanghaiist and Cotton's are teaming up to throw a Christmas party on Saturday, December 20 at the new Cotton's on Xinhua Lu. We'll have many more details very soon. But you can rest assured you'll be able to have your photo taken with Santa.......

Updating yesterday's list of Lucky Draw prizes for Saturday's beer tasting at Southern Barbarian, Sherpa's has generously offered RMB 500 in vouchers as a prize. See you Saturday. Come thirsty.......

Our big beer event at Southern Barbarian this weekend is just a few days away, so it's time to give you a few more details. Below you will find a complete list of the beers on offer for unlimited tastings. But first, let's run down the event's lucky draw prizes (everyone who attends will automatically be entered into the drawing): One RMB 500 voucher from Southern BarbarianOne assorted case of beers from American Craft Beer......

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.)......

Enjoy an autumn afternoon tasting world-class American craft brews. Beers will be matched with select finger foods from Yunnan Province. What: Shanghaiist's Beer Saturday: Craft Brew Tasting at Southern Barbarian, presented by American Craft Beer Partners When: Saturday, November 29, 2-6pm Where: Southern Barbarian 南蛮子, 2/F, Area E, Ju'Roshine Life Art Space, 56 Maoming Nan Lu, near Changle Lu, 茂名南路56号,生活艺术空间E区2楼,近长乐路. Tel: 5157-5510 Entry: RMB 150 Includes: Unlimited tastings of select craft beers from America and......

Dear Readers: Pending further review, we have unpublished a post about the Chinese music scene that first appeared on the site early this morning. Thanks for your understanding.......

Just because we know you can't get over how great the Shanghaiist Halloween Party was, here's another video by Jiaying and Karl Dominik of PLAY (玩转上海).......

Thanks to the couple hundred people who attended our Election Hangover get-together last night at Sasha's, co-hosted by American Craft Beer Partners. It was a great end to a wonderful day (unless, of course, you wanted the other guy to win). UPDATE: We just added 23 new pics from Stephen Yang, who shoots for citymoments.cn. Got photos you'd like to share? Email them to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will appear on our Contribute Page.......

Looks like many (most?) of us will have reason to celebrate tonight at Election Hangover. We'll be on the third floor of Sasha's (11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 东平路11号, 近衡山路) from 7 pm onwards. Drinks are half price including these fine beers from American Craft Beer Partners: Kona Longboard (from Obama's Hawaii), Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn IPA, and Rogue American Amber Ale. (If you drink enough, perhaps Pennsylvania will begin to take its proper shape......

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This video by our friends Luis Tapia and Peter Kirby of Daedalum Films nicely captures the mood at the legendary Shanghaiist Halloween Party last Friday. Man, still can't believe we got shot down!......

Photo from dbmboise Most Voted: 1. Aric Queen to tell the story of his exile from Shanghai 2. Big ad agencies in China want horny creatives! 3. M1NT's Soft Opening: Pros and Cons 4. Deluded Shanghai expats and the modelling gigs they get 5. Gay expat teen in Shanghai shares his coming out story with the world on Youtube Most Recommended: 1. Aric Queen to tell the story of his exile from Shanghai 2.......

It's almost over! By Wednesday evening — assuming there are no hanging chads — we should know who the next leader of the free world will be. And, either way, there will be reason to drink. Some will want to celebrate ... others will want to drown their sorrows ... and many will just be relieved the damn U.S. election is finally done and dusted. And all of them — be they Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians,......

Although some guys in cop costumes did end up putting our party to bed a little earlier than planned Friday night, they didn't manage to ruin our costume contest fun. So without further ado (and with honourable mentions to the DVD Pirate, the banana and that guy in the creepy Joker/nurse outfit), the winners of 1000RMB of Sherpa's credit are: Men's Division Winner: Steve Hanlin, a.k.a. "the Pope" Women's Division Winner: Richard Jenkins, a.k.a. "Elvira"......

So yes, you heard correctly. The Shanghaiist Halloween Party was shut down prematurely early this morning by the Shanghai po-po (or middle aged Chinese men with excellent costumes and very poor senses of humor). And yes, this really sucks. Shanghai's finest arrived shortly after midnight and around 1 a.m. "encouraged" the venue's management to the pull the plug, citing alleged neighborhood complaints about noise outside the entrance. Many people had to be turned away at......

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Are you reeeeaaaaaddddy? With less than a day to go TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT, here are a few last-minute things we'd like you to know about the Shanghaiist Halloween Party:Come as John McCain and Sarah Palin and if our door bitches recognise you, you'll get an ADDITIONAL free drink from us! (Don't come as a hangin' Palin though!) If you still haven't gotten your costume yet, well shame on you! Get yourself some last-minute help......

Think you finally found the perfect Halloween costume this year? The outfit that will put all others to shame? Then come down to Shanghaiist's Halloween Party on Friday and prove it to us. Our generous friends at Sherpa's will be sending in a skeleton crew of judges from 9pm to midnight (the prime witching hours) to run our inaugural Halloween Costume Contest. The top male and female costumes will each win RMB 1,000 worth of......

We hope you got your costumes ready 'cuz we just got ours and it is going to be one helluva wicked night! Let us know you'll be coming HERE (or click on image below), and help us spread the love if you can — invite all your Facebook friends to Shanghaiist's biggest baddest Halloween party! Cash prizes for the freakiest guy and gal to be announced shortly (sponsored by the amazing guys from Sherpa's) so......

With less than two weeks to go to Shanghaiist's 3rd Annual Halloween Party, it's time to start thinking about what you will come dressed as because this time we're serious — if you're not in a costume of some sort, you'll be labeled a terrorist! Here's our trusty old list of places to shop for Halloween costumes and if anyone finds great new places to add to the list, please let us know at info......

Welcome to the latest edition of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we bring you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. Any car that needs wings to keep it from flying off the ground and turns its drivers into steely-necked supermen instantly earns our respect. Formula 1 is coming to Shanghai this weekend, and Chinese Soundbites is here to help you out......

Dedric Lam told us about social network addicts, iPhones and Androids.Ada Fredelius informed us of the birthday party that British commies threw for China.Sue Anne Tay told us "drill, baby, drill" isn't going to solve Shanghai's sinking problem.James Creegan spotted an interesting No Smoking sign at Matsuri Express.Wee Ling Soh was disappointed that Linkin Park's China show has now been called off.Abe Deyo complained of a fairly dead weekend in live music.Kenneth Tan was amused......

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. This week we're taking a look at Shanghai's favorite son -- no, not Liu Xiang -- the humble hairy crab. If you're wondering why people would put in so much effort into eating an animal with such little meat, you'll......

Shanghaiist is on the constant lookout for bright, young, intelligent interns with a keen interest in journalism, new media and blogging. If you read Shanghaiist on a daily basis, love what we do, and possess a wide variety of interests, you might just be the person we're looking for! The internship promises to be a fun and rewarding experience and you will graduate with a portfolio of bylines that will aid in future employment in......

UPDATE: The best costumes for the evening will be awarded great prizes from Sherpa's! 1,000 RMB will go to the top male and female costumes, and the runners-up will get a case of Brooklyn Lager! Start getting your costumes ready today! (More details here.) It's ba-aaaack! More than 700 scary monsters and super freaks crowded the dungeon last year — and Shanghai's most notorious Halloween party will be bigger and badder in '08. What:......

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the month of September: Most Voted: 1. Singapore finds melamine in White Rabbit candies; Chinese dairy products now banned across Asia and Africa 2. China-bashing in Israeli media 3. World's smallest man meets world's leggiest woman 4. Kangding Lu — Where you'll be this winter 5. Obama and McCain air China views through AmCham China Most Commented: 1. China-bashing in Israeli media 2. Israel's lone medallist Shahar......

Welcome to the latest episode of Chinese Soundbites, a podcast series brought to you by ChinesePod and Shanghaiist. Every week we'll be bringing you topics and words pulled straight from the headlines, in Mandarin Chinese. We've been covering some pretty heavy topics lately, but now it's time for a break -- a week-long "Golden Week" break, in fact. Millions of people will be on the move this week as they celebrate the 59th anniversary of......