Shanghai TALK is finally really on the web. Though they'd previously launched talkmagazines.cn, the effort was... well, we guess we could call it bare bones. Very pretty, but also more or less useless. The Kristin Kreuk of Shanghai expat magazine websites you could say. more ›

For one reason or another, when it comes to nightlife, Shanghaiist has its reservations about the Bund. Sure, we do the promenade/requisite bar crawl when out-of-towners come to play but, at the end of the day, we’re just not sold on it. (Our aversion was further amplified upon recently discovering a Facebook group called “THE SHANGHAI ELITE” – yes, they’re so elite they need to shout their name wherever they go. The activities of this group – Shanghai American School repruhzent! – revolve around “wild, breathtaking, heart aching, crazy and absolutely WiCkEd and crazy SHIT”. Among the ELITE’s favourite clubs, according to a recent thread, are Bar Rouge and Attica. We rest our case.) more ›

As much as you want of the above for 150 kuai. more ›

This time we will go back to our roots. Volume 6 will be held at the Yangshupu Creative Center. This converted factory complex with its romantic industrial gardens is the perfect place to get away from Shanghai´s concrete jungle… [For more information about Yangshupu Creative Center, see FAR's column in Shanghai Talk this month.] more ›

"People say they love hip hop, but then they go to Guandii. To me, we’ve never had hip hop in China. We just took things from the States. It’s never been homegrown. And I really hope we can have a scene to call our own." more ›

For fans of electronic rock, the Infadels are bliss. Marching disco-punk meet rave riffs and pop licks to make freakishly catchy gems that beg to be played again, and again, and again. "Love Like Semtex" seems to be the it single — and rightly so, the lead off their studio debut is infectious, frenzied dance-rock at its finest — but it's "Jagger 67" (video attached) and "Topboy" that Shanghaiist can't ... stop ... listening ... to. (We're onto a 12-step program now — will let you know how that goes.) more ›

The show was Hot Ticket’d by Shanghai Talk this month. Here’s an excerpt: more ›

The Tokyo-imported concept is this: each presenter at a Pecha Kucha night narrates a slideshow of 20 images — each for 20 seconds — on any topic of their choosing. Last night saw 14 speakers each give a 6 minute 40 seconds presentation on topics from development around the Moganshan district to urban investigation through art. more ›

It's a minimalist effort to be sure, but hey, Shanghai Talk finally has a website. That's big news. And it has the best cursor-chasing goldfish we've ever seen! (Although they don't seem to feed on Firefox on a Mac.) more ›

Local digital music collective Antidote is throwing its 17th monthly gong show tonight. more ›

And at least one person (a former editor of the magazine) hates it: more ›

Another week, another edition of Shanghaiist Reads. SH and Shanghai Talk are on the clock … more ›

How does the other half live? Shanghaiist is talking about our print media counterparts — you know, the ones that have actual deadlines and office space to fuss over. We won’t pretend to put ourselves in their shoes (well, some of us might, seeing as how we occasionally swing both ways — in the non-biblical sense, of course), but we can, at least appreciate an alliterative headline, a punchy lead, and some slick, savvy reporting. Oh, and artsy photos — we like those too. So without further ado, we bring you Shanghaiist Reads, where we tell it like they tell it — only better. And without costing you a dime. (Just kidding ... we love our local rags. And they’re free.) Think of our summary of what's in the local mags as a tribute to our print brothers and sisters who fight the good fight — and still have time to come to our website when their bosses aren’t looking. more ›

Next time you’re in the Xintiandi area and are looking for lunch/dinner ideas, try Lan Ting Restaurant (兰亭餐厅). A block away from the tourist hot spot, on the corner of Taicang Lu and Songshan Lu, Lan Ting is perhaps one of the most well known eateries in Shanghai you’ve never heard of. The restaurant serving mostly the local crowd, doesn’t exactly grace the listings sections of City Weekend or Shanghai Talk on a regular basis. And with a décor that’s more Chun than Crystal Jade, Lan Ting isn’t a likely venue for client functions with your local vendor/supplier partners either. But that’s where we come in, with the scoop. more ›

When we read today that Shanghai's first organic foods store has "underperformed" our initial reaction was, Shanghai has an organic foods store? The answer is yes. OStore launched last summer -- about the same time Shanghaiist launched -- and we're not sure why we hadn't heard of it until now. Well, perhaps its location has something to do with it. OStore is on Zunyi Lu, which, being west of Zhongshan Park, is outside of Shanghaiist's "comfort zone." Pathetic, we know. (We also would have learned about OStore if we would have read Shanghai Talk cover to cover like we should each month. Sorry, Shamus.) more ›

A final party plug before Shanghaiist lugs a shitload of T-shirts and raffle prizes over to the British Bulldog Pub. We had a couple last-minute additions to the raffle prize list (below), so be sure to check it out one more time. (Raffle tickets are 10 kuai, by the way, and five for 40 kuai. Entrance, of course, is free.) There are two threads about the party currently running on local message boards. One controversially suggests that "cute guys don't read blogs." Maybe that's true. But we at Shanghaiist read somewhere -- probably a blog -- that cute guys and hot girls tend to like live music and alcoholic beverages. And on those two criteria, we have you covered. As our friend Jake would say, this party is going to be "fresh." more ›