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Wanbao: Tiantongyuan: Yes Line 5, Yes Cockroaches

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:07:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 11:07p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

We should call this a National Incident, or -- rather -- a Tiantongyuan Incident.

Turns out that when the Jing goes totally all-heck bolonzos (that's a David Feng aka Beijingologist term meaning "total nuts") on cockroaches in less than 48 hours' time...
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The Beijing Subway's International Incident

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:56:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 10:56p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

Or, rather, near-international incident.

(Your Beijingologist is Swiss by passport, by the way. Hence the international thingy.)

19:00, December 3, 2008. Five years ago, your Beijingologist's iPod was at home. Five years later...
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Gourmet Noodle Cafe Closes While the Burger Cafe Expands

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:51:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 6:51p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie

Yes, confirmation came via email yesterday from owner Will Bray. The Gourmet Noodle Cafe has closed for the time being. Bray tells me, "We will be moving the Gourmet Noodle Café to another location once we identify a suitable one, but this may take some time."
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Greek Taverna Expands

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:45:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 6:45p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie
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New Turkish Restaurants to Check Out

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:42:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 6:42p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie
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Sydney and Flying Fox Add to the City's Family Friendly Pub Restaurants

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:32:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 6:32p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie

I've recently learned of two pub restaurants, one newbie and one oldie, that are making significant efforts to provide family friendly atmospheres. Look out O'Malley's!
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J-G Bar Becomes Nougatine

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:13:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 6:13p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie
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What’s a Hipster?

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:38:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 4:38p.m.

Contributed by:
mrjaymark

OK you’re a pseudojourno writing about Shanghai’s underground (in quotes dripping with cynicism) scene. You’ve read Vice, so you know when it’s suitable to be snide. Plus the word ‘hipster’ has the word ‘hip’ in it, how derogatory can it be? Why not just go and refer to our city’s population of creative professionals and eclectic partygoers as hipsters?
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Go Wilde with Canterville Ghost

cityweekend — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:05:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 4:05p.m.

Contributed by:
gct
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An Interview with Jeremy Oliver as He Heads to Shanghai

cityweekend — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:53:00 -0600

Date: Dec 3rd 2008 12:53p.m.

Contributed by:
tristamarie
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