Summer is nigh -- time to get grillin'. Here's a round-up of barbecues in Shanghai, from the cheap, cheap, to the outrageously expensive.
Scouring Shanghai shops for summer shades. If the future's looking bright, here's a few suggestions of places to check out for sunglasses in the city.
Sick and very quick. Factory Five wheel out their first batch of custom-built fixed-gear frames. Local bike shop with home-grown gear.
There's good news and bad new for Shanghai fashionistas this month – the bad is that pop-up store nana & bird is taking flight after a six...
Adidas has just opened a new store on Huaihai Lu, taking up five floors of the building that once contained Windows Scoreboard. The grand...
It's getting to look a lot like Christmas. Finding a Christmas tree in Shanghai... realsies, fakesies -- it's all out there.
A first peek into fashions for fall. Three for thought from local designers and boutiques: Raffles Privato, Heirloom, and Moca Chen.
Keep this in mind for Sunday afternoon... Central Studios is hosting another flea market, autumn sale from 10am to 6pm, featuring arts, crafts,...
For the first time in a long time, your Wednesday night entertainment down at Dada bar won't solely consist of two sad, old Peter Pan complexes...
Here's a useful little link if you're trying to scale back on human interaction, while maintaining a workable blood-alcohol content:...
If you were planning on hitting the Eco Design Fair at The Waterhouse anyways this Saturday, here's another day-time activity to tack on to...

The promised land for antiques, curios, furniture, and crap, crap, crap. Shopping at the Mu Lan antique warehouse in Outer Pudong-land...
Finding the right fit in Shanghai -- options for larger sizes in ladies shoes around town: expensive, cheap, custom, and beyond...
If you're thinking of her or him on that special day, we're thinking of you. Here's where to get what you're supposed to get for Valentine's Day.

Here's a big list of shopping suggestions and tips for fighting the Shanghai winter wherever you are: outside, at work and at home.
SmSh scoured the flower shops, flower markets, and Christmas baazarrss. Here’s what we found, ordered from cheapest to most expensive.
Geometric simplicity is at the heart of mrkt wares -- the clean lines and the bright colors therein reminds one a little bit of...
Although it's been open for a few months now, we've just now had the chance to check out Gary Wang's retail shop / café, KIN. Gary, whom...
This past July, Take 5, opened their first shop in the Mainland China. They stock a wide range of brands and styles of superfine Japanese denim -- the...

A friend invited me down to the new lavish Gibson Flagship store to see probably the most expensive guitar available in China: a 59 Les Paul Custom VOS.
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