This is your final warning! more ›

A quick note to interrupt your last-minute Halloween costume shopping (we made our costume yesterday ... you'll definitely hear us coming) to let you know what films we plan to show at the big Shanghaiist Halloween Party on Saturday night. If you haven't been to Shanghai Studio, it's a spooky maze-like place that occupies an old bomb shelter. So if music and dancing are your things, we've got rooms for that. If chatting and drinking are your things, we've got rooms for that, too. For those of you who have "other" activities in mind, there are also plenty of dark hallways and corners for you to do your thing. more ›

Well, at least Puxi appears to be safe. Thank god for the Huangpu! more ›

Ever thought of what you're doing to offset your carbon footprint? This Saturday, instead of driving your car or taking a taxi, why don't you try taking public transport, cycling or walking instead? Residents will be asked to avoid driving private cars within the Inner Ring Road, and while compliance is not mandatory, driving will be banned outright in some areas.
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Halloween is our favorite holiday in the whole wide world -- check out the photos from Saturday night's Shanghaiist Halloween Party at Shanghai Studio and maybe you'll get an idea why. Conservative estimates say 500 to 600 people most definitely were in violation of some kind of fire code packed the bomb shelter (which Shanghaiist staff and the amazingly great people from MANifesto and Shanghai Studio turned into a dungeon for a day). more ›

What a weekend—the Shanghaiist Halloween Party was a blast! We loved the diverse crowd and friendly vibe. (Local residents, who contacted the police about the noise, were rather less enthused.) We’ll start planning for the next event soon — when we nail down the details, we’ll be sure to let you know. Any suggestions on places to go? more ›

The previous week's hits and misses more ›

That quote makes a lot more sense if you have just watched the long version of Michael Jackson's Thriller video (or at least the very beginning of it) like we just did -- hard to believe it really scared us back in 1983. But please, please, please watch the spectacular Indian take on Thriller (second video above) -- and a special prize goes to the first person who arrives at the Shanghaiist Halloween Party on Saturday sporting jheri curls, a red pleather suit and Dracula teeth. more ›

Photo from theshanghaieye. more ›

Decorations: Yep, we got 'em. Skeletons? Check. Bats? Check. Spiders? Check. Spooky sound effects? Of course. more ›

While Shanghaiist’s mind is usually consumed with cocktails, food, and finding a costume for the AWESOME Shanghaiist Halloween Party, our mouth started watering immediately upon seeing this email from Ken Walker, the man behind Bubba’s Bar-B-Que & Saloon in Hongqiao: more ›

The other night Shanghai’s No. 1 Fag Hag was sitting around with some friends trying to list all the gay/lesbian bars in town. We named 14 and at the same time came to the conclusion that Shanghai is in desperate need off a pub crawl. more ›

Although the tattooing took place in a bar -- Shanghai Studio, which happens to be the site of the upcoming Shanghaiist Halloween Party -- the guy was not drunk at the time of the inking. In fact, he made an appointment the night before once he learned that one of Shanghai Studio's bartenders, Xiaobai (pictured), does freelance tattooing (he carries his tools, disposable needles and all, with him, and even makes house calls). He found the design on the internet -- perhaps here or here? -- and the rest is permanent history. more ›