Shanghai TALK Magazine

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.

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A Questing Life

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.

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Rugby Sevens Action

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.

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New Eats: White truffles hit Napa

Autumn in Italy marks the start of white truffle season, and of course, Shanghai isn't being left out of this indulgence.

The RMB 42,000-per-kilo mushrooms are now being...

Preview: Cabaret Le Gai Paris

Take a sneak peak ‘Inside the Queen’s Boudoir’ with Venus, a towering, voluptuous and unlucky-in-love drag queen. From tomorrow night (15 October), she will...

China's Funny Business: Meet Joe Wong

In TALK's October issue, we interviewed Boston based comedian Joe Wong (Huang Xi) for 'Chinese Comedians Stand Up...

DVD Review: District 9

Set in a former black shantytown of Johannesburg, it's easy to see analogies to apartheid in Neill Blomkamp’s film. But this sci-fi story of human (and not-so-human)...

Shop Talk: I Felt it Tu

It was my friend’s birthday recently, and I came bearing gifts:

ME: Happy birthday, friend!

FRIEND: Oh, wow. Thanks,...

Token White Guy: How to be a Jew

Jonathan ‘Cao Cao’ Kos-Read 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.

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