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If there's one thing that we at Shanghaiist would like to thank the Net Nanny for, it's that she's totally reunited Chinese microbloggers with the one big happy family that is Twitter again. You see, previously, everyone was distributed across a plethora of local microblogging services, but now with the demise of the two kingpins of the Chinese twitter clone world, Fanfou and Jiwai, everyone's just decided to collectively show the GFW their middle finger by signing up for a VPN and rejoining the conversation on Twitter.

Shanghaiist Editor Elaine Chow is currently on a much deserved vacation in the British Isles. Taking over the reins this is week, and making his triumphant return to the site, is Shanghaiist all-star Peijin Chen. If you want to see him in action, head over to Munchies or any number of Jing'an drinking establishments. Or you can just check out his older posts here. Welcome back, Peijin!

Get to know us! You can follow us on Twitter (we'll follow you back). You can join our group on Facebook. You can become a fan of Shanghaiist on Facebook. And you can subscribe to our RSS feed. See you on the interwebs.

You’ve seen her byline all over the site for the past several weeks, and now we’re ready to make it official: We are happy to announce that Elaine Chow is the new Editor of Shanghaiist.

Nominations for the Ninth Annual Weblog Awards will close in around 24 hours. Go make your nominations for Best Asian Weblog and 29 other categories now: http://2009.bloggies.com/

Just a quick note reminding you of the many ways to keep track of what's happening on Shangaiist (other than Shanghaiist.com, of course). You can follow us on Twitter. You can join our group on Facebook. You can become a fan of Shanghaiist on Facebook. And you can subscribe to our RSS feed. We suggest consulting your doctor before attempting all four simultaneously.

Nihao everyone! You might have noticed that Shanghaiist looks a little different today. In fact, all of the Gothamist network has been going through a bit of a remodelling lately. The goal of the new design was to make content easier to read, and to make the site as a whole easier to use. The content area is now better visually defined (with borders!) and we've added featured posts to the top of the page. Additionally, we've migrated the blog to the newest Movable Type software. That should make the site faster and more stable, and allow us to add new features over the next year. The new design you see before you is a work in progress -- we'll be making tweaks to it as we go along, and we welcome your feedback (and bug reports) in the comments on this post. Hope you like our new look as much as we do!

At tomorrow's big holiday party at Cotton's on Xinhua Lu, get your photo taken with Santa Claus — or Father Christmas, if you swing that way — between 8:30 and 11:30 pm (Santa likes to hit the bars on Tongren at about midnight). Shanghai-based photographer Stephen Yang will be taking professional portraits (lights and everything) of party guests chilling with Santa in Santa's VIP room (behind the first-floor bar). All party-goers are welcome ... and it doesn't cost you a thing. We'll post the pics on Shanghaiist early next week.

Shanghaiist recently enjoyed a few nonfat egg nogs with DJ El Nomo, who promises to make the Shanghaiist/Cotton's holiday party "the wildest holiday blowout ever held at Cotton's on Xinhua Lu." A tall task indeed. You may recognize El Nomo from such weblogs as Shanghai Bananas. And, of course, he is ranked No. 1 worldwide in the controversial Gothamist DJ Rankings. The following is a transcript of our unfiltered discussion with Asia's very own wizard of wax.

Early weather reports for the weekend are looking quite nice, so it looks like late-December outdoor seating will be a definite possibility at the Shanghaiist/Cotton's holiday party this Saturday at the new Cotton's on Xinhua Lu (pictured). And if the outdoor heaters (and bar) aren't cozy enough for you, head on inside the villa for the real wood-burning fireplaces (and more bars). And DJ El Nomo!

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A nice crowd of beer lovers gathered at Southern Barbarian on Saturday afternoon to ... well ... drink beer. Very good beer. And eat food. Very good food. Mission accomplished. For attendees who left with minds foggy thanks to the strong beers, these photos should jog your memory. Yes, you did drink that much.

Shanghaiist and Cotton's are teaming up to throw a Christmas party on Saturday, December 20 at the new Cotton's on Xinhua Lu. We'll have many more details very soon. But you can rest assured you'll be able to have your photo taken with Santa.

Updating yesterday's list of Lucky Draw prizes for Saturday's beer tasting at Southern Barbarian, Sherpa's has generously offered RMB 500 in vouchers as a prize. See you Saturday. Come thirsty.

Our big beer event at Southern Barbarian this weekend is just a few days away, so it's time to give you a few more details. Below you will find a complete list of the beers on offer for unlimited tastings. But first, let's run down the event's lucky draw prizes (everyone who attends will automatically be entered into the drawing):

A friendly reminder from the Shanghai Daily that you would do well to heed:

THE city's exit-entry administration is reminding local foreigners that most will need to renew their residence registration certificates at police stations this month.

Continue reading "Time to update your temporary residence permit"

Enjoy an autumn afternoon tasting world-class American craft brews.

Dear Readers: Pending further review, we have unpublished a post about the Chinese music scene that first appeared on the site early this morning. Thanks for your understanding.

We hope you got your costumes ready 'cuz we just got ours and it is going to be one helluva wicked night! Let us know you'll be coming HERE (or click on image below), and help us spread the love if you can — invite all your Facebook friends to Shanghaiist's biggest baddest Halloween party! Cash prizes for the freakiest guy and gal to be announced shortly (sponsored by the amazing guys from Sherpa's) so watch this space!

With less than two weeks to go to Shanghaiist's 3rd Annual Halloween Party, it's time to start thinking about what you will come dressed as because this time we're serious — if you're not in a costume of some sort, you'll be labeled a terrorist! Here's our trusty old list of places to shop for Halloween costumes and if anyone finds great new places to add to the list, please let us know at info AT shanghaiist DOT com:

Holiday House: 1188 Panyu Lu, near Hongqiao lu (番禺路1188号，近虹桥路). Tel: 64477189, Open 9:30-6:00 pm (Sucky hours!). A kind of one-stop-shop for costumes for kids and adults and decorations. Staff speak English and can be pretty surly.

Chain stores like Carrefour and Hola, with a second location here, have a limited selection of Halloween supplies.

Party Monster is a place Shanghaiist has heard about, but never visited.

Shanghaiist is on the constant lookout for bright, young, intelligent interns with a keen interest in journalism, new media and blogging. If you read Shanghaiist on a daily basis, love what we do, and possess a wide variety of interests, you might just be the person we're looking for! The internship promises to be a fun and rewarding experience and you will graduate with a portfolio of bylines that will aid in future employment in the industry. Click here to find out more and write to us at info AT shanghaiist DOT com to apply. More job ads. Place a job ad.

Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Sasha's, 11 Dongping Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 东平路11号近衡山路, 8pm till late! Full details here..

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Final reminder: Come beat the heat and get sloshed with Shanghaiist tonight at Sasha's. If you recognise any of the Shanghaiist contributors, please walk up to them and say hi. We promise we won't bite (but if you ask, we might oblige)!