Got this from Peter, a possibly drunk Shanghaiist reader in Qingdao: Am I the only one in Shanghai who thinks the EXPO mascot HaiBao looks like Mr. Towelie from South Park? Every time I see a poster in Shanghai I think of Mr Towelie's trademark line "Anybody wanna get high?" What's the verdict, readers? Also on Shanghaiist Shanghai World Expo mascot unveiled! Ack! The Shanghai World Expo mascot is multiplying! We admit it: This photo......

We weren't really keen on seeing any version of Lust, Caution, but after finally giving in and ponying up the cash at the local theater (stupid, we know), we watched the sanitized version. Our impression of the movie, sans steamy sex, was that this movie wasn't really all that it was hyped up to be. However, given that about half an hour was taken out, we suspected that we didn't just get a child-friendly film—we......

Let's take a look back at a week that raised this Zen koan: if Kevin Federline got into a wrestling ring with a wrestler, who would you root for? Austinist was in an entertainment state of mind as they covered the dickens out of the Austin Film Festival, depicted all the Big 12 football coaches as South Park characters, and interviewed Jose Gonzalez. Chicagoist talked about the passion as they bid adieu to Bell's Beer,......

Our late night web prowl, in between reading ever-gripping SEC filings, turned up this little gem, WingKong.net. If by some miracle you recognize the reference, pat yourself on the back for being a true trivia buff as well as a great fan of American cinematography. The film in question, an 80’s classic is Big Trouble in Little China (The Wing Kong Exchange is home to the arch evil-doer Lo’Pan), starring Kurt Russel and yes, Kim......

Shanghaiist was looking for a diversion this morning. Something that would hold us back from angrily posting about the fact that AUSTRALIA WAS ABSOLUTELY ROBBED in that World Cup match last night. And fortunately we found it, in Shanghai's subway. It's an advertising campaign for a mobile phone company, with posters splashed liberally around the tunnels of the city's underground railway system. Now, we don't know about you, but the slogan -- the whole ad......