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Shanghai, September 2010

Feature:

Formerly the Beijing bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune, Evan Osnos is a staff writer for The New Yorker and author of its influential 'Letter from China' blog.

Opinion:

Jonathan has played the token white guy in more than 60 Chinese films and sitcoms. Not surprisingly, he has more than a few tales to tell about his experiences.

Opinion:

Rupert Pupkin on getting rich.

Cover:

In 1960, Jane Goodall shocked the world by redefining what it meant to be human. Fifty years later, she's undertaken an even more difficult task: attempting to redefine China's environmental future.

 

Feature:

The world premiere of a new documentary film about the life and work of Ladislav Hudec, one of Shanghai’s pre-eminent architects, is set to debut on 3 September.

Style Talk:

A handful of Shanghai-based designers are measuring out the finest in a new generation of fabrics that are not only good for you, but environmentally-friendly, sustainably-created and fashion forward. Polyesters beware!

Style Talk:

 Susy, our local shopping guru, finds "designer" bags at local markets.

Hot & Cool:

 The scoop on the Shanghai's latest hot items and styles.

Local Talk:

 Sara Villareal, owner of The Villa, a modern women’s boutique, showed TALK the surprisingly sober side of the Dongping/Yueyang/Taojiang intersection – and one or two of her favourite watering holes too, of course.

Tech Talk:

Sam Gaskin breaks down the latest gadgets and gizmos.

Travel Talk:

Why leave town when four of Shanghai’s newest destination hotels are only a taxi ride away?

Travel Talk:

How to get the most out of a weekend in the City of Lights.

Opinion:

Girlfriend’s OCD getting you down? Natasha Vreer deals with the ins and outs of love, lust and commitment (or lack thereof) in the Middle Kingdom.

Business Talk:

With a goal of creating a global consumer brand name, Li Ning is hoping to achieve what no other Chinese company has yet accomplished.

Good living:

This month TALK visits artist and interior designer Sergio Young's well-appointed loft.

Green Talk:

It may be the Year of the Tiger but unfortunately, in China, 2010 hasn’t been an especially good year for tigers at all.

Community Talk:

 This year’s Great Australian Ball will take Australian natives and their guests to a place far, far away over the rainbow. 

Community Talk:

 Recently, microcredit has grown in popularity in China where over 200 million people live below the poverty line.

Health Talk:

Julie Mayer, a Registered Dietitian who moved to Shanghai in 2009, has worked as a nutrition communications specialist for companies including the US National Dairy Council, Kellogg’s and Quaker Oats. 

Health Talk:

Australian personal trainer and bodybuilder Kris Porthill is based in Shanghai. Last year he was crowned Mr Universe, Mr World and Mr Australia and now he has joined forces with TALK to reveal his top nutrition tips.

Spa Talk:

There are different levels of price, quality and hygiene in the city’s nail salons, so we’ve put together a round-up of the best places to go for your fingers and toes.

Education:

Extracurricular activities, leadership positions, sports teams, community service – being a good student is no longer just about making the grade. Etiquette lessons can make today’s youth into the total package.

Sport talk:

After the success of last year’s inaugural competition, the Shanghai Sevens international rugby tournament returns to Pudong on the first weekend in September for what promises to be a world-class sporting spectacle.

Dining:

Jorge Leonardo Guerrero is better known as the fiery Chef Tabasco who took down a potful of chili enthusiasts at Bubba’s Fourth Annual Chili Cook-Off last October.

Dining:

Asia’s culinary diversity is globally unmatched, so we decided to go on a Pan-Asian gluttony fest, checking out Shanghai’s best restaurants that have their roots in the continent we are currently calling home.  

Dining:

 The guys behind Dining City discuss the dearth of good concept restaurants in Shanghai.

Dining:

TALK decided to undergo a hairy tutorial of crabby proportions this fall, and sat down with locals to learn how to enjoy the Shanghai delicacy, hairy crab.

Wine Talk:

 In this new column, Shanghai’s most committed dipsomaniacs get together to share and compare some of the wines available around town.

Night Talk:

This month TALK reviews two of Shanghai's newest late night spots.

Stage:

 Cologne Opera, with the Gürzenich Orchestra, bring Wagner’s masterwork to Shanghai’s Grand Theatre.

Art Talk:

 Shanghai’s most prolific English language theatre troupe takes on a part-Chinese, part-Singaporean play.

Live Talk:

In the world of German electronic music there are few talents as prominent as Michael Mayer.

My Shanghai:

TALK pulled up a bar stool with the Adam Devermann, the bar manager at mesa | manifesto, to find out whether he prefers his Shanghai shaken or stirred.

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