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The notorious Chinabounder sends CW his book's press release and we put it up for you to um, uh, review
Posted Jul 14th 2008 9:53p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

ChinaBounder Press Release - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: ChinaBounder Press Release

With a title like "ChinaBounder" in it, it's gotta be good. However, this press release turns out to be nothing more than a crafty book announcement (probably by none other than the author ... Read more »

  • andy_best The Danwei article on this mentioned the book having a deal with Random House in Japan, but I haven't seen it anywhere else including the UK Guardian write up ...
For your reading enjoyment: CW's advertising rates, reader demographics, products, deadlines etc.
Posted Jul 9th 2008 1:49p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

Since we're playing around with more multimedia stuff here at CW, I thought I'd show off City Weekend's 2008 media kit. We made it easy to view on the web via Scribd. Cool program.

So flip through the pages and learn more about CW's advertising rates ... Read more »

Celine Dion defies expectations to sing “My Heart Will Go On” in China
Posted Apr 12th 2008 12:31a.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

SHANGHAI | Soaked in vanilla scented candles and wearing a glittery frock of impenetrable diamond sheen, Canadian diva and pop star, Celine Dion made her China debut at Shanghai Stadium tonight. She sang her hit song “My Heart Will Go On”, despite weeks of bilateral meetings between event organizers and Celine ... Read more »

  • ryanx My Heart Will Go On too...
  • aricsqueen please stop this thread! here's what's going to happen. People will comment Collin, a firm believer in blogging and Web 2.0 will see said Canuck as positive ...
  • cabell whatever you say, i love her, she's brilliant, brave, unique love her since over decades ago, love her old songs more, the songs before 1999 went to the concert ...
  • aricsqueen She's pure evil - this proves it: http://flickr.com/photos/asqueen/2407038870/
  • jennwong Yesssssssssssssss, I knew you'd end up going. Aric's right, Dude Card will definitely not be in your possession much longer. Weee!
The magic is gone: No more F visas for foreigners in Shanghai and "brother, can you spare a Z visa?"
Posted Apr 6th 2008 10:33p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

This story has been floating throughout Shanghai and Beijing for the last two months. As reported earlier in Shanghaiist With the upcoming Olympics and a host of political pressure, the The Entry and Exit Administration Bureau is enforcing existing visa regulations for foreigners in China. No more can foreigners convert ... Read more »

It hasn't snowed this much in...
Posted Jan 30th 2008 6:58p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

Since last Saturday, Shanghai has been gripped in the icy cold embrace of a winter snow storm, taxing power grids, crippling transportation, causing schools to take "snow days" and generally prompting many local residents and expats alike to wonder, "just when was the last time it snowed so much in ... Read more »

  • markdavid that's nature men...whether you like or no Not, LIFE SOMETIMES IS LIKE A SNOW!
  • ella I've been in Shanghai for nine years, and it's the first time that I need to wear as much as I do in Dongbei, where it's always ...
  • collin Post script: For those of you interested, Tina Kanagaratnam from Asia Media informed me that, "there were only three snowy days for 1920: Feb 2, Feb 21 and March 2 ...
Everyone's Talking About... This Kiss
Posted Jan 30th 2008 6:20p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

In a shameless attempt to showcase the CW News Feed's ability to showcase video, I'm scooping editor, Trista Baldwin's upcoming news story on this popular video of a young couple caught making out in the Shanghai metro. The article will run in issue three of CW, due ... Read more »

  • leemack You can tell a lot from the dynamics of a kiss. I've consulted a few philematology specialists (look it up) to weigh in. The consensus: no tongue--so the dude ...
Uh, pick which cover concept we should use next issue. And hurry.
Posted Jan 27th 2008 2p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

Help us design or choose the next cover of CW. Our next issue is about Beijing/Shanghai online, more or less. The editorial idea is to highlight those dining, art, nightlife, entertainment and city-centric sites you might not already know about - to start the process of highlighting those sites that ... Read more »

  • rekarium Picture 1 - goooo Apple! As a mac user I'm a minority in China, no one provides service for macbooks, IT people don't even know how to use it ...
  • nowaylaowei Man these all look like PC WORLD ! You need a scandal on the page. Two heads with the Skyline of shanghai and Beijing for Hair Or two formally dressed people ...
  • sthengg I like nr. 4... the white background on the firsts of them, dont call my atention at all and I´d think its a past/old issue...
  • moneyinabox I like whichever one you like Collin.
  • effiepw 1 and 2 look the best but it's the same concept image and heading for all 4: mouse with "Click on!" You are rather limited with the clean layout ...
Can anyone explain what's going on at City Diner?
Posted Jan 1st 2008 7:12p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

I normally don't take to airing dirty laundry from the City Weekend website about bars, restaurants or clubs. But ever since the new homepage launched, it's been too easy to see what's going on in Shanghai. Scanning the news feed, I saw another review of City Diner ... Read more »

  • goatmilk Wow, wish I saw this article sooner! I continued going to city diner up until its recent closure. Food and service aren't as great as back in the day ...
  • lummerlaoshi Just came from City Diner. Looks like they've remodeled a little with the pie counter now a part of the bar and the middle area now has more booths ...
  • tristamarie Have you tried the carrot cake at Iiit Cafe? Also very good ... probably inspired by the same recipe given the management and founding history of the two venues.
  • aaronduckworth Basically, city diner used to be great. I used to go every week as I lived within walking distance. The restaurant manager was an English speakign Shanghainese woman named Judy ...
  • tristamarie Well, this is certainly a shocking report. We were at City Diner on New Year's as well however left prior to the fight breaking out. Having worked in restaurants ...
How CW uses Flickr to work
Posted Dec 31st 2007 12:04p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

I don' think it's a secret that CW has the smallest editorial teams amongst the English listings magazines. Small teams and scarce resources force us all to think creatively about how we should plan, edit and source our content. So lately it's been very refreshing to see how ... Read more »

Copy Facebook? Uh, yes. CW has a new homepage
Posted Dec 23rd 2007 12:53p.m. by Collin Crowell (The ME Blog)

On a shoestring budget we've managed to sorta, kinda, well actually, just flat out copy the Facebook News Feed for the City Weekend homepage. We haven't replaced the old homepage yet, so click the link above to see the new version. The old homepage always irked me in ... Read more »

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