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The best things to do in Shanghai this week

We're inching ever closer to the holidays, but to keep us occupied until then Shanghai brings another week loaded with great activities. From the return of Social Supply's wine fest Crush and Austin Hu's food fest Heritage Eats to ...

By: Rupert Hohwieler Posted: 3:30 pm, 21 September 2020

The top 10 things to do this weekend

And breeeaaatthe – finally, it's the weekend. Tonight, roll down to LOFAS for a loud lineup of music and Mongolian eats at Kubilai Khan a Go Go, tomorrow hit up The Cannery for an afternoon of all things tiki bef...

Posted: 2:44 pm, 18 September 2020

Meet Shanghai's newest cold wave act Faraway Neighbor

New Shanghai cold wave band Faraway Neighbor and their minimal, moody sounds have really nailed the world's 2020 vibe. Contrasting light, synthpop tracks with heavier, industrial overtones, their new self-titled EP offers a kind of gauzy, post-punk cocoon you ...

By: Cat Nelson Posted: 4:32 pm, 14 September 2020

We tried baijiu-flavoured Pocky and it’s exactly what it says it is

Baijiu is a hard enough flavour to mix into cocktails, but Pocky? Hip baijiu brand Jiangxiaobai has collaborated with Japanese snack brand Glico for a special edition of the sweet-coated biscuits in one of the most OTT crossovers of late...

By: Cat Nelson Posted: 4:31 pm, 10 September 2020

Shanghai chef recs: 5 excellent books on food and cooking

Looking for a little inspiration in the kitchen? From tips on plant-based cooking from award-winning chef Jeremy Fox to the excesses and vices behind the closed kitchen door as told by late celebrity chef and TV show host Anthony Bourdain,...

By: Amy Snelling Posted: 3:39 pm, 10 September 2020

There's a new interactive (and educational) Pokémon exhibit at One Museum Place

Pokémon might feel like a cultural relic from your own childhood, but it seems the magic lives on for today’s generation. One Museum Place is bringing the pocket monsters to Shanghai in a sprawling exhibition called Pokémon Dreamland...

By: Alastair Reid Schanche Posted: 3:25 pm, 10 September 2020

Here's a look inside Shanghai's new experiential Gen-Z mall TX Huaihai

And just when you thought Shanghai could not get more peak Gen-Z comes TX Huaihai. Emblazoned with the English ‘Youth Energy Center’ on its façade, the new experiential mall oozes wanghong from top to bottom of its six floors...

By: Cat Nelson Posted: 5:43 pm, 27 August 2020

What is China's new 'Clean Plate' campaign?

The next target in China's waste management overhaul: food waste. After introducing new rubbish sorting rules in July last year, the city is calling on the public again with its recently launched a 'Clean Plate' campaign, aiming to tackle t...

By: Yu Zhiming Posted: 3:27 pm, 26 August 2020

Alec Soth: ‘Photography gives me permission to ring a doorbell and invite myself into someone’s life’

‘Seeing you all sitting here, I am jealous as hell,’ says American photographer Alec Soth over Zoom to our roomful of journalists at Shanghai Center of Photography. It's 7...

By: Yu Zhiming Posted: 2:21 pm, 26 August 2020

Get your cinephile groove on with these free movie nights in Shanghai

For a while it was looking like COVID was throwing a wrench in our typical summer of hanging out cool AC of a dark movie theatre. Thankfully Shanghai's cinemas finally reopened last month, but for something more personal than ...

Posted: 5:06 pm, 19 August 2020