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Over ten years of articles critiquing this city we live in, from activity lists to deeper culture reads.

[On the Radar]: Cinderella Story, Lounge by Topgolf Opens in Huangpu

2021-09-23 - By Morgan Short

Mini Golf and More at Topgolf’s First China Expansion Read more...
[Brand Studio]: Fit Mind, Fit Body, Fit Fists: Training Yoseikan Budo in Shanghai

2021-09-04 - By Paul Lawrence

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Time for Tennis. 7 Places to Serve Your Aces

2021-04-09 - By Shirley Xu

Budget-friendly courts at your service. The game is on! Read more...
The Shanghai Rolex Masters Is Likely to Happen This Year

2021-03-12 - By SmSh

Things are looking bright for the biggest tennis tournament of Shanghai. Read more...
10 Places To Watch the Super Bowl in Shanghai

2021-02-07 - By SmSh

Beers? Check. Grub? Check. Big ass TV screens? Double-check. Read more...
UFC Fit's Gym Lands in China, but You'll Have to Visit the Pop-up for Now

2020-11-19 - By Beth Roulston

In case you're bored of yoga, HIIT, and cross fit, the latest branch in Shanghai’s ever-growing fitness tree is UFC Fit — or UFC Gym outside of China. A place that, despite connotations, is geared for regular joes as well as herculean cage... Read more...
Want to Play Badminton? Here's Where and How to Book

2020-10-12 - By Songbei Zhang

Smashing birdies. Read more...
The Newbie's Essential Guide to Skateboarding in Shanghai

2020-09-16 - By Anthony Gates

Where to flip, trick, grind and dip in the concrete jungle. Read more...
These Are All The Outdoor Pools That Are Open Right Now

2020-08-18 - By Lynn Yen

With the heat pushing 40 degrees celsius and the soles of your sneakers slowly melting to the pavement, maybe it's time to find some relief. A small, chlorinated pool of relief. A pool. Since writing our Read more...
Mikkeller Launches Its Own Running Club, Gets You Discounts And A Sweet T-shirt

2020-07-28 - By SmSh

The Mikkeller Running Club is a worldwide community of beer snobs fighting a futile battle against their beer gut, or at least that's how people who aren't in it might describe it. The motto's self-explanatory: "keep up the good spirit, run... Read more...
You’re Out! Most Major International Sporting Events Cancelled for the Rest of the Year

2020-07-24 - By Abbie Leung

The pandemic rages still, and international flights remain restricted. This means that international major sporting events will most likely be cancelled until further notice. Official promoter Juss Sports Group today announced that the cancelled... Read more...
Climbing the Walls: Five Gyms for Rock Climbing and Bouldering

2020-07-20 - By Lynn Yen

Betas, rock problems, chalk bags, lead climbing, toe holds and more. Read more...
Many Pools Will Stay Closed This Summer. Here's the Ones That Are Open!

2020-06-19 - By Lynn Yen

Outdoor pools are another thing the virus won’t let us have. Mass gatherings of people bobbing about in the same water is not considered this safe this year, no matter how chlorinated. Understandable. Still a bummer. Read more...
Clash of Wheezing Alcoholic Titans: Inferno vs. Specters Soccer Match For Charity

2020-06-11 - By SmSh

Let them be met on the grassy field of honor that one or the other may be crowned champion of the beergut. May doughty knights abhorrent cross uh, I guess shinguards, in the name of the impoverished girls of rural China. A noble contest of skill... Read more...
We Visited More Than 25 Parks. These Five Were Our Favorites.

2020-06-05 - By Lynn Yen

Nature lives in the city. Read more...
The Essential Guide to Yoga in Shanghai

2020-05-15 - By SmSh

Everything you need to know! More! Read more...
Shanghai F1 Is Off So You Have To Go Singapore To Watch The Vroom Sports

2020-03-05 - By SmSh

By far and away, by a country mile, the worst thing about this whole outbreak is that Shanghai's garishly festooned events calendar is barren. Nothing's going on. Craig David's gone. The Pixies are gone. Not a whiff of classical music to be heard... Read more...
F1 Postponed Because Of You Know, The Thing

2020-02-13 - By SmSh

As the general nixing of large gatherings of people continues, F1 is the latest to announce that they're postponing the... Read more...
The Super Bowl Stops For No Bug: These Places Are Still Showing It

2020-02-02 - By SmSh

The city might be quiet and your friends are at home wiping down their groceries with alcohol pads, but the Super Bowl, the bro-est of the bro-games, stops for no virus. A couple of places have bowed out (Read more...
[Tested]: Conquering The Great Mall Climbing Wall of China

2020-01-20 - By Alex Panayotopoulos

Why? Because it's there. Read more...

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