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[Tested]: Lin Qu - A Crowdsourced Personal Courier
Let's say there's this one really good hot dog place that doesn't do delivery, and damn, wouldn't it be great if you had someone to walk down the road for you to pick one up for you and bring it back...
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[Music Monday]: Heshers & The Horde
Music Monday is a weekly SmartShanghai column, serving up songs from bands living and making music in China (or coming to China, or thinking about coming to China, or whatever). Copyright holders: if...
View Article[Industry Nights]: Jenny Gao
Industry Nights is a semi-regular column featuring the haunts of chefs, restaurant owners, F&B managers and other marginally sane people with good eating recommendations. Like the gua bao -- those...
View Article[The Huge List]: Cinemas In Shanghai
Some facts about cinemas in Shanghai: 1. They don't like to answer the phone. 2. Most of them have half price all day on Tuesdays, sometimes on Wednesdays, and deals in the morning and late at night....
View Article[Music Monday]: I'll House You
Music Monday is a weekly SmartShanghai column, serving up songs from bands living and making music in China (or coming to China, or thinking about coming to China, or whatever). Copyright holders: if...
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[Self-Help]: Rowing
In an attempt to reverse the downward spiral of your mental and physical wellbeing, Self-Help brings you suggestions for classes, sports, team events, volunteering and educational stuff that might just...
View Article[Undercurrents]: Swimful, The Dude Making Beats Out In Qingpu District
The cab to Swimful's apartment in the west Shanghai suburb of Qingpu cost 150rmb, and when we arrived, the power had just come back on and the dwelling felt colder than the hardware-shop lined,...
View Article[The Review]: Alan Wong's Shanghai
Any time a big name chef rolls into Shanghai there’s reason to be skeptical. Wolfgang Puck (unsurprisingly) landed with a thud, but others have fared better -- see Jason Atherton’s Commune Social and...
View ArticleFanni's Hotline: Local Love
Dear Fanni, I am really tired of expat men. How do I date a Chinese guy? -- Curious Becky **** So, you want to date "a Chinese guy"… ...Which one? Which stereotypical "Chinese guy" is right for you?...
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Six Art Shows to See Right Now
Botero in China @ China Art Palace [venue:8224] Runs: January 21–May 8, 2016 Price: Free Botero: He’s reportedly the most exhibited contemporary artist in the world, and certainly one of the most...
View Article[Music Monday]: Extreme Guide To Chinese Cosplay Bands
Music Monday is a weekly SmartShanghai column, serving up songs from bands living and making music in China (or coming to China, or thinking about coming to China, or whatever). Copyright holders: if...
View ArticleGadget Porn: Maywa Genki's 'Nonsense Machines'
Iconic Japanese group Maywa Denki are musicians, toy makers, and artists that Rube Goldberg rockers OK Go look up to. You've probably seen the Otamatone, one of their most viral instruments, on the...
View Article[Another 48 Hours]: Things to Do When You Visit Beijing
Having lived a number of years in both Shanghai and Beijing, a lot of people ask me, “Hey guy, which city is better? Let’s chat about it, guy. Which city is better, guy? Shanghai or Beijing? Guy?” Of...
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[Music Monday]: Monkey Noise
Music Monday is a weekly SmartShanghai column, serving up songs from bands living and making music in China (or coming to China, or thinking about coming to China, or whatever). Copyright holders: if...
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[Outbound]: How I Spent My CNY: Burma Boating
Hands up who just got back from Myanmar? Bunch of you head there for CNY? For those who have yet to visit South-East Asia’s least-developed tourist spot, or for those who’ve been, loved it, and are...
View ArticlePast and Presence: Dunhuang in Shanghai
Dunhuang: Song of Living Beings is a stunning, absorbing, soft power full-court press currently on view at the odd Himalayas Museum in Pudong. Centered on a chain of replica caves built inside a...
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Ice Skating in Shanghai 2016
From the SmSh Vault: This article first appeared on SmartShangai on Jan 23, 2013. Then we updated it on Feb 20, 2014, and now we're updating it once more, because the times they are a changin' and we...
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