We're not sure if this is more insensitive or illogical, but I Love Shanghai is hosting a 9/11 tribute party with Jack Daniels cocktail specials. Normally, we "celebrate" national tragedies with a more solemn half-mast approach, but we guess with good old JD coming to the party, anything could happen! As transplanted New Yorkers, we're kind of offended at the blatant exploitation of September 11th and we're not convinced that 25 yuan whiskey cocktails are how you "keep it real" in these circumstances. Needless to say, we have better things to do on Friday, but if you go, expect a ton of Darryl Worley singalongs, footage of the 2004 Republican National Convention, and if you're lucky, an exclusive screening of World Trade Center with Nick Cage. more ›

We arrived in an incredibly foggy but wonderfully warm Wenzhou on a business trip Wednesday morning. On our way from the airport into the city, we were forced to make a detour and found ourselves unable to make our way to our destination because an entire area had been cordoned off. All we could see was a HUGE plume of smoke billowing out from a building which made us wonder if someone had bombed it... more ›

Even though we are way way past school age, we still get a little melancholy at the close of summer. Fortunately, our friends across the -ist network know that the shenanigans don't need to end just because the big yellow buses are back on the roads. So, grab your sunscreen and your favorite hangover cure, as we take a tour of end of summer fun from -ist cities all over the damn place. more ›

Photo by raincontreras taken from the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site. more ›

It's not just Shanghai residents who are mightily miffed about upping and leaving their homes for what they believe is poor compensation. more ›