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Milk & Fashion at the Paramount

So the movie did finally get made after all. Last Thursday evening at the Paramount was the premiere of Milk & Fashion, touted as the first film to feature "non-Asian actors speaking Chinese in lead roles of a feature film for the first time ever". The crowd gathered as early as 7 pm to feast on the buffet. The room was packed with a diverse population of foreigners, Shanghainese ladies and numerous dubious characters. The seats were all taken. The sound system was too loud, and at 8.30, they began with a series of pop singers who performed for a crowd who couldn't seem to care less. The hosts were unconvincing and their cues badly rehearsed, ‘milking’ the applause conspicuously.

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By Julien Bertrand in on January 21, 2008 12:07 PM

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Today's Links: Pig-free ads, duty free and the Yankees


  • Shanghai plaintiff files wrongful death claim against Eastman in Madison County

    "Clevenger claims from the first moment his boss mentioned an international assignment, he responded that he and his family would go anywhere in the world except China." Interesting story.



  • Ax In China TV Ads, In Nod to Muslims Porcine Prohibition

    "'China is a multiethnic country,' the network's ad department said in a notice sent to ad agencies late Tuesday. 'To show respect to Islam, and upon guidance from higher levels of the government, CCTV will keep any 'pig' images off the TV screen.'"



  • Shanghai moves to close private schools for migrants

    "Shanghai officials refused repeated requests for an explanation of the Jianying school's closure. Wang Xin, a spokeswoman for the Shanghai Municipal Education Commmission, would only say of the migrants, 'We are not kicking them out of Shanghai.'"



  • The Devil Made Me Do It: Rudeness in China

    "I am sure, though, Fallows does NOT grab the booties of hapless Japanese passengers. Why? Because he CHOOSES not to. Whatever culture he and countless other foreigners live in, they selectively CHOOSE behaviours that may not be countenanced in their home countries."



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  • Online, films not "underground"

    "One underground film, Green Hat《绿帽子》, written and directed by Liu Fendou, offers an example of how the Internet provides a platform for the dissemination of materials that are not officially sanctioned and could become widely known in no other way."



  • Metro defends brake access

    "The handles are for emergency use to stop the train automatically so that passengers can open the door by hand to escape," said Yin Wei, a Metro company official. "They must be easy and quick to reach. Setting them inside glass boxes that must be broken to open is not a good idea.'"



  • Art zones create high rent not talent, says designer

    "In 2000, daily rent in M50 was only 0.4 yuan (five US cents) to 0.5 yuan a square meter on average. It now stands at about four yuan."



  • Sculpture by Dali headed to Nanjing Rd

    "'Nobility of Time,' a US$1 million bronze sculpture created by Salvador Dali, will be erected on Nanjing Road W. next year."



  • Police hunt for brake puller

    "Police are calling for any passengers who saw the brake pulled to step forward with information, but said so far they have no idea why the brake was pulled."


    • Shanghai Duty Free

    "An update from the Pudong airport, where booze and cigs are conveniently priced in US$." Prices on scotch, other spirits and cigs.



  • Top Yankees officials to visit China, Japan

    "The meetings would focus on arrangements allowing the Yankees to send coaches, scouts, player-development and training personnel to China and to receive Chinese association personnel at the Yankee facilities in the United States, the team said."



  • China to get 'Millionaire' TV show

    "Dutch company 2waytraffic, which holds the rights to the popular TV quiz show, 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?' said Thursday that it has licensed a Chinese company to produce a local edition of the program."



  • Blackmailing By Journalists In China Seen As 'Frequent'

    "But more generally, journalists and officials say, Chinese reporters are demanding such hush money with increasing regularity from businesses and government agencies in exchange for the withholding of unfavorable news."



  • China's top travel site Ctrip partners with MSN

    "Shanghai-based Ctrip said it had signed an agreement to become strategic partner with Microsoft's MSN China Web site (www.msn.com.cn), allowing the Chinese travel agent to tap over 20 million MSN Messenger users in China."



  • Seeking Edge in China, Yankees Put Baseball First

    "They believe there is talent to be cultivated in China, and when future prospects have a choice of where to sign, the Yankees want their brand and reputation to stand out."



  • Playing with Sharks

    "If match attendence is anything to go by, Shanghai seems unaware it has a local basketball team at all." Same as it ever was (since Yao Ming).



  • Article on Shanghai's Lesbian hotline

    The lines are ringing off the hook.



  • Raw Sheep's Heart and Horse Meat

    "So the horse meat was like Italian ham, and the raw sheep's heart was like slices of liver pate."



  • Price of bullet train ticket 20% higher than normal

    "A first class seat on China's new bullet trains from Shanghai to Nanjing will be sold at 86.4 yuan (US$11.22) ..."



  • China's Hu vows to "purify" Internet

    "Hu, a strait-laced communist with little sympathy for cultural relaxation, did not directly mention censorship." Great!



  • Hospital opens China's first drunk tank for foreigners

    "Chinese media reports quoted Xishan police officer Zhao Jian as saying that drunk foreigners in Kunming was a growing problem and that he expected many foreigners to be escorted to the hospital for sobering up."


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    By Dan Washburn in on January 26, 2007 5:54 PM

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    This week in -ist: What's happening around the Gothamist Network

    Shanghaiist probably knows a little more about China than the Chicago Sun-Times. Giving them the benefit of the doubt on that one. The city does to have a music scene. Don't even front like they don't. They also have Dorito bananas. What they don't have is any more tolerance for jaywalkers.

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    By Dan Washburn in on May 7, 2006 1:53 PM

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    This week in -ist: What's happening around the Gothamist Network

    There's a whole wide world out there, and here's the proof:

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    By Dan Washburn in on April 8, 2006 11:21 AM

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