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Metro mavens, etro gnomes and ummy right on track

Maybe the bright shiny new Shanghai Metro system hasn't been around long enough to generate classic subway songs like "Charlie on the (Boston) MTA" (1948) or films like "Taking of Pelham (New York) One Two Three" (remake 2009). And so far there are no ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: MTA

New Swing Sextet still swings

MUSIC of the 1960s and 1970s still stirs nostalgia for days when artists and musicians of all kinds filled the world with fresh, energetic and innovative works. It was a time to be wild, mad and free. The New Swing Sextet, a hot New York salsa band ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  11 Nov 2009

When guys and gals share a flat

WHEN Victoria Li's mother paid a surprise visit to her apartment, delivering a Sunday afternoon treat of hairy crabs, she was greeted at the door by a young man wearing his pajamas. He was one of her two roommates, but Li, 23, hadn't mentioned him ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  10 Nov 2009

Taiwan director films self, son, dad

MANY documentary film makers turn the camera outward to explore social changes, and some turn it back on themselves, hoping to understand truths that eluded them earlier. One of the inward-looking film makers is award-winning Taiwanese documentary ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  5 Nov 2009

Chinese take on spooks and specters: The Hungry Ghost Festival

HALLOWEEN is clamoring at the door again. Even in China, the Western ghosts-and-goblins dress-up and party festival is gaining popularity among young people. On the other hand, the Chinese Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  29 Oct 2009

Welcome to fantasy Maid Cafe

A weekend creative mart in Yangpu District offers odd-ball dolls, green products, nostalgia goods and graffiti shows. It features a Maid Cafe where girls dress up as chamber maids. Yao Minji checks it out. A hot seller is a small doll, with a bull's ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  28 Oct 2009

Cab it? Or bag it and bike?

SOPHIE Chen, a freelance translator, is a frequent flier around China and takes cabs to and from the airport. She recently returned from Hong Kong and almost got into a fight with the cabbie who drove her home. The fare from the airport to Chen's ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  22 Oct 2009

Edgy films, a dark drama

SHORT films by fresh young directors will be screened this weekend and an alternative theater group presents a Chinese version of a dark and unfinished German masterpiece. Yao Minji is in the audience. Many alternative film and drama organizations are ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Zhang Yimou,  Chen Kaige

Slamming the brakes on drunk drivers - 15 days in the slammer

ZHAO Jiaqiang, a part-time designated driver, was very busy over the National Day holiday, soberly driving his intoxicated customers home from dinners, karaoke or clubbing. They were smart enough to know they would drink too much and shouldn't ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  18 Oct 2009

Ningbo tourism festival showcases history, culture and nightlife

NINGBO'S tourism festival features historic attractions, music, a carnival, and nightlife on the Old Bund. Yao Minji pays a visit. Tourism festivals are popular around China in the autumn, when the leaves turn gold and the weather is still welcoming. ...

From YAO MINJI, Shanghai Daily,  16 Oct 2009

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