Back in the office and just can't concentrate on work? Here's a bunch of useless links we gathered that you can entertain yourself with (while pretending to look oh-so-busy)! more ›

Random older gentlemen caught dancing with themselves by the guys from The Shanghai Show. It is sights like these on the street that explain why we're in love with our city. more ›

Photo from Swiss James of ISpyShanghai.com more ›

Right: We told you about the duet between mainland crooner Sun Nan and Singapore pastor-turned-popstar Ho Yeow Sun that was supposed to have been the theme song for the Special Olympics but was scrapped. Now we found the video. Make your own judgements. more ›

Right: Walk down Asia's longest and busiest shopping street (did you know it was in our city?) with the guys from The Shanghai Show. Yes, Nanjing Lu remains as psychedlic, mesmerising and frenetic as ever. more ›

Here, Shanghai, were your favourite stories for the month of September: more ›

We've just been made aware of a new daily (well, almost) vod-cast called The Shanghai Show. Hosted by Aric Queen who used to contribute to this blog, it features interesting snippets of daily life in Shanghai from the People's Square, inside some Shanghainese guy's new home, the Jingan area to the Jiashan wet market. Today's show, however, takes the cake (yes, literally). As advised by the producers, only those with really STRONG stomachs should proceed. Our friends from Danwei will be elated to know what we're doing with our Toilet Bowl Award. We still want the award next year, you know. more ›