Still feeling the effects of the festive season? Have you broken your New Year’s resolutions? Do you need a lifestyle overhaul? If you answered yes to any of the above, a detox is just the thing to get your back on track. But what exactly is a detox, and ... Read More
Science fiction buffs can get their share of spy-type thrills in Christopher Nolan’s latest genre-bending flick. Inception stars big names Leonardo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard, but the main attraction lies in the suspense it builds in a dream world.
Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) is an “extractor,” a professional psychological thief ... Read More
It’s tough to be a vegetarian in a country where waitresses often consider chicken to be part of a herbivore’s diet. Kazu Koikeda, founder of vegan go-to Anna Maya, is two years into a meatless diet. She says her entire friend base changed when she opted for vegetarianism ... Read More
This week City Weekend has been exploring the simple activities that help return you to innocence and bring about pure joy. So far we've discovered the art of snoozing, the freedom of climbing trees and how to create works of art with abandon. Today we finish our list of ... Read More
Tuning out from the hustle and bustle of the big city is easy when you get back to the simple things in life. Today we're continuing our list of the simple stuff we get up to in Shanghai when no one else is looking.
Painting Pictures
From computer nerds ... Read More
Shanghai may be packed with gastro technology, pet cafés, laser discos and high-altitude nail bars, but sometimes you need to take a step back and remember the simple things in life. Here's a list of the simple stuff we get up to when no one else is looking.
Snoozing ... Read More
Director Alex Law’s new tear-jerker of a blockbuster, Echoes of the Rainbow, sends you back in time to ’60s Hong Kong.
Based on his own experiences growing up in Hong Kong, Echoes of the Rainbow is a throwback to vintage Cantonese family drama. It follows the triumphs and pitfalls ... Read More
The next time someone says live music in Shanghai is tame, point them towards the city’s emerging experimental noise scene. Local acts such as Torturing Nurse, Zhi Wang and Nine Inch Screw put on performances that are part art installation and part torture chamber, bombarding their audiences with atonal ... Read More
As Shanghai gears up for the World Expo 2010, the city is exercising its aesthetic voice through a proliferation of public art, including numerous art parks.
A combination of art appreciation and green space, these parks are sprouting up in the shadows of the city’s elevated highways and scaffolding ... Read More
An underground electronic music crew turns one
In the middle of Void Crew founder Nat Alexander’s set last December, a mêlée broke out on the dance floor, causing a giant tower of speakers to crash down upon the DJ. Shanghai Ultra, fellow Void mastermind, dashed to save his friend ... Read More
Austrailian DJ duo Hermitude seeks “shelter” in Shanghai
Your first release, Imaginary Friends, was vinyl-only. Why did you go down that route? Having a vinyl release was always a big dream for us [as we were] coming up. Vinyl is expensive to manufacture so it’s not always affordable for ... Read More
Shanghai dance classes are stepping out of the studios
In Shanghai's roaring past, citizens flocked to dancehalls across the city to enjoy nights of footloose fun, but today, apart from the bump and grind in the clubs, modern dance has largely been restricted to the studio. Recently though, dancers ... Read More
Lea Salonga shares her views on the Asian-ization of the popular fairy tale Cinderella as it makes its way to Shanghai.
Are you the first Asian Cinderella? I believe I am. However, being that I was playing for Filipino audiences before, they saw me as Filipino. It didn't really ... Read More
Jazz great Diana Krall preps for her third trip to China
This is not your first time touring China. Can you tell us about your previous experience here? Well, it's a great place to perform, a great place to be and I'm happy we're able to do ... Read More
The Meat Guy
What does P.R.I.M.E mean? It’s an acronym. Prime Reliable Imported Meat Excellence. It’s also a grade of meat, right? Yeah, there’s actually "Prime" meat all over the world. It’s a U.S. way of ranking meat but it really ... Read More
Nail design and fashion design join forces
It could be the ultimate Sex and the City moment–a range of shoes and clothes to match your nails. Or should that be a range of nails to match your shoes and clothes? Regardless, this is not a fantasy, but Shanghai reality ... Read More
A weekend at the Banyan Tree offers peace of mind
Travelers looking to catch the rays and blue skies of Sanya while avoiding crowded beaches and throngs of tourists can find the solitude they seek at Banyan Tree Sanya. Every guest at Banyan Tree enjoys the peace and tranquility that ... Read More
Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin joins the Punchline Comdedy cast
You're the first ventriloquist Punchline has brought to Shanghai. Tell us, what first possessed you to stick your hand up a puppet's butt to get a few laughs? Thank you, what a beautiful question. Um, I actually started as a ... Read More
A music festival bridges the gap between local and foreign
Not so long ago, the best live acts in Shanghai were bands that flew in, played over the weekend and disappeared. To see how far the local live music scene has come since then, you only need to go as ... Read More
Wujiang Lu vendors start packing
For eighty years, people have come to one cobbled alley in the center of the city for cheap, tasty food. It was called "Love Lane" in the twenties, "Diagonal Bridge Road" during liberation, and now "Wujiang Snack Street." The fun was for locals, and the ... Read More
Local artists thrive as tattoo culture grows in China
As if it comes as some sort of surprise, tattoo art, like many Western trends adopted by the Chinese, has become more than just a passing fad. Tattoos and body piercing have been completely embraced by China's young, 18-35-year-old, urban ... Read More
Jump into fall with Shanghai's largest art shows
With an increasing amount of artistic talent being displayed in Shanghai, the city is becoming a major scene for contemporary art in Asia. As summer subsides, Shanghai residents can look forward to an artistic start to autumn this September as three ... Read More
When analyzing the live music scene, don't overlook venues
With the summer dearth of live music, the question of whether or not Shanghai is doomed to the boom-'n-bust cycles that have come to define the local scene is one many venues (and fans) are squirming about.
Both Yuyintang ... Read More
Local designers are taking a new look at traditional designs
The ubiquitous "tradtional" silk products sold around Shanghai, from make-up bags to slippers and factory-line shirts, don't equal the whole of Chinese style. More and more Chinese designers are giving traditional elements a modern edge that takes Chinese chic ... Read More
Taikang Lu venues hold on to the lane's beatnik spirit
Nightlife was once something of an afterthought on Taikang Lu. But as the area once known for its impoverished artists and old-world charm continues to develop into a playground for the rich and stylish, there are more options for ... Read More