Blogging since 1998, organizing creative events since the 2000s -- currently based in Shanghai
This is the fifth edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. M31 – January 2026 – Issue 005 Creative Shanghai in Practice 31.2304° N, 121.4737° E Quite a few years ago, when I would start a new year, I used to announce via a […]
This is the fifth edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. M31 – January 2026 – Issue 005 Creative Shanghai in Practice 31.2304° N, 121.4737° E Quite a few years ago, when I would start a new year, I used to announce via a blog post something that I was planning for the year. It could take the form of a new project, or some sort of initiative, but for me it was a way to set some sort of direction for the year. It’s a “practice” I haven’t done in years — at least since leaving Tokyo just over 10 years ago — and it’s something I was thinking about during my short holiday break. Looking back at what I’ve been doing via my various activities over the last year or two (PauseTalk, PechaKucha Night, FOTO5, Shanghai Design Pins) I started thinking about how all of these things could better work together, and be something I can build on in order to continue to develop new things as a “creative” in this city. 2026 is going to be about building and sustaining a creative rhythm, and I’m calling it “Creative Shanghai in Practice.” I already have weekly rhythms (FOTO5), monthly ones (M31), and bi-monthly ones (PauseTalk, PechaKucha Night — although PKN is almost turning into a monthly affair), and I plan on adding some fun new ideas to these, that fall into these rhythms, and in some cases create new ones. I don’t want to already talk too much about them, but you’ll hear about them soon enough as I launch them in the coming months. Lastly, as part of this year-long initiative, I want to start giving myself quarterly themes to be inspired by — first up, “Edges & Beginnings.” — What’s M31? It’s a name I used close to two decades ago as my sort of publishing imprint/company label for the activities I was doing while I lived in Tokyo, and I’ve decided to revive it. It’s simply inspired by my birthday of May 31. The logo you see above was designed by <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fianlynam.com%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/6O1a8BJXxOqOWzL3SVN9p9kHeGvZZMA8SSzynTgKP-0=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fianlynam.com%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/6O1a8BJXxOqOWzL3SVN9p9kHeGvZZMA8SSzynTgKP-0%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw0pwXlmeCmOa29ZK1QG6kIp">Ian Lynam, and is part of a set of 31 logos he created for me back in the late 2000s, which I’ve decided to start re-using for this newsletter. All the activities I organize in Shanghai have dedicated groups in WeChat, where you’ll get the latest updates, and so please contact me to be added to any of them. PauseTalk <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33348" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1280" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-scaled.jpg 2560w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-300x150.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1024x512.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-768x384.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1536x768.jpg 1536w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-2048x1024.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> Some great news to start the year! PauseTalk Vol. 100 is now set to take place on Thursday, January 15 at <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fcottons-shanghai.com%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/I4WspByKrm0BGVKag6wdLxj2ZFtB__J3n8gPLoiSUVI=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fcottons-shanghai.com%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/I4WspByKrm0BGVKag6wdLxj2ZFtB__J3n8gPLoiSUVI%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw1JtUeEeo00gwa8yjnqgNaO">Cotton’s (294 Xinhua Road, 2nd floor) – yup, a new venue for the series. As usual, the official (moderated) session will start at 19:30, and it should now be a great environment to keep chatting (and drinking) after it’s done (I usually end the official session at around 21-21:30). There is no entry fee, and although not obligatory, I would encourage everyone to order at least 1 drink, as a thanks to the owner. I’m very excited for this, and although it’s a new space for me, I think the location will be more convenient for many. For more detailed updates, you can join our group on WeChat (contact me to be added). Also, in keeping with this idea of creative practice I mentioned at the top, although I won’t be changing how I run the session — start with a round of intros by everyone attending, and then I start asking questions based on what was shared — I do plan on weaving in questions relating to the themes I’m currently exploring. You’ll find archives of past events on the <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/jRvKHw15dypU5qvVDi0kIGxS9vKKLPglEJBIDfyfU2I=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpausetalk.org%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/jRvKHw15dypU5qvVDi0kIGxS9vKKLPglEJBIDfyfU2I%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw3hZMpSfpcnrGEG9otfXrAw">PauseTalk website, which includes recaps for each session. PechaKucha Night <img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33347" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="896" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1.jpg 2000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1-300x134.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1-1024x459.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1-768x344.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-1-1536x688.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /> Last month’s PechaKucha Night (<a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fevents%252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-49%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/Ev_SLLXMaPEqeNS7oH3oCTRkIxXly1dW2vBJFudYAnQ=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fevents%25252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-49%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/Ev_SLLXMaPEqeNS7oH3oCTRkIxXly1dW2vBJFudYAnQ%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw2ftmkOQA74Cec7UfPV4Qf8">Vol. 49) — pictured above, held on Thursday, December 11 — was an absolute blast, and I think we celebrated George and I’s 20th PKN together here in Shanghai in style. My “Movies That Made Me” presentation seemed to get a lot of interest (from the number of people who came up to me after the presentation to talk about movies), and the “PechaKucha Mix” (I created a deck, and two people presented it without knowing anything about the content) was as fun as it was when I used to do it at my Tokyo events, and we’ll definitely be revisiting this format in the future. As for our next event, yup, Vol. 50 is already just around the corner, set for Thursday, January 22 (a week after my PauseTalk Vol. 100 event, so it’s going to be a busy January). We’re also returning to Haworth in Jing’an, the space we used for last month’s Vol. 49, as it offered up a great environment, it’s very well located, and it seemed very appreciated by the crowd there. As for the rest of 2026, I expect we’ll be running the series monthly/bi-monthly like we did in 2025. You can always check our <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fcommunities%252Fshanghai%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/Um29mWQtVEysUhMJSVI7V4iXZt-nl2pti73Fw1YcVD0=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fcommunities%25252Fshanghai%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/Um29mWQtVEysUhMJSVI7V4iXZt-nl2pti73Fw1YcVD0%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw1WTWnfdrUvjBD0egkl9MUn">Shanghai page on the official PechaKucha website to see the listings for the latest events, and contact me if you’d like to be added to our group on WeChat. FOTO5 <img decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33346" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-2.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="1738" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-2.jpg 2000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-2-300x261.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-2-1024x890.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-2-768x667.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-2-1536x1335.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /> The themes we explored in the FOTO5 photography club over the past month were <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m7elasav722b%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/-DNZkGKHoegUuRt9GJxKTKedLlArW6xm-P7IsMrBahQ=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m7elasav722b%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/-DNZkGKHoegUuRt9GJxKTKedLlArW6xm-P7IsMrBahQ%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw0h7ju9ZmuLvvU7WwOREs_U">FILTERED, <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m7ztxfkg4c2f%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/Is9_lBFUvaURTHzShy7Zi2NAdt7jV00kGJm1AVmA5Tc=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m7ztxfkg4c2f%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/Is9_lBFUvaURTHzShy7Zi2NAdt7jV00kGJm1AVmA5Tc%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw3Oxv1M771Re6aHjYgWdCPX">MUSIC, <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m7ztz4xnbk2f%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/vxwbrhiER8oExCxKVN1LTW2e_jagZjG5ppkistNwemk=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m7ztz4xnbk2f%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/vxwbrhiER8oExCxKVN1LTW2e_jagZjG5ppkistNwemk%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw1eIeuABK-8kzUM_Ueb6Hxe">ABANDONED (pictured above), and <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3masbvfqmtk2b%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/d59HnefAEEPNvHafMFB31EGglrvYzxm9B_eTr6qYZhg=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3masbvfqmtk2b%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/d59HnefAEEPNvHafMFB31EGglrvYzxm9B_eTr6qYZhg%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw3iJw7nsSIE_awHbTrE8-cZ">CHRISTMAS (all links are to my contributions, as shared on Bluesky). Doing this activity has been so much fun this past year — finally giving me the kick in the ass I needed to start thinking more creatively about photography — and I’m excited to keep it going in 2026, and evolve it a bit. One of the first things that will be changing starting this month is to be more deliberate with the weekly themes — and so for this first quarter I’ll be using “Edges & Beginnings” as a starting point, and then use each week/month to explore this overarching theme. For example, the first weekly theme/prompt of this year is “Edges of Light.” In the FOTO5 photography club, each week I share a theme/prompt and everyone is invited to take five photos that are inspired by that theme. If you’re interested in partcipating, contact me so I can add you to the group on WeChat. Shanghai Design Pins <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33345" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-3.jpg" alt="" width="1233" height="693" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-3.jpg 1233w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-3-300x169.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/unnamed-3-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1233px) 100vw, 1233px" /> Here are some of the latest Shanghai Design Pins that were shared in the group since last month. 485 Metagalaxy (<a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.architecturelist.com%252F485-metagalaxy-heritage-meets-modern-design-in-shanghai%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/A0qrEFCENNI4denRy3EO_-ayy9U8AsibeV_FfWAdYVY=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.architecturelist.com%25252F485-metagalaxy-heritage-meets-modern-design-in-shanghai%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/A0qrEFCENNI4denRy3EO_-ayy9U8AsibeV_FfWAdYVY%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw1BABbJj4XRfdufiLt65Id4">Architecture List) — a mixed re-use space Design in the City 2026 (<a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fmp.weixin.qq.com%252Fs%252F6bOD9a7ouz8UH4I06kXMSw%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/J_qxH8R9UbQ3F4VQquKXk9iFUF95KIk3c98OuVVoRdo=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fmp.weixin.qq.com%25252Fs%25252F6bOD9a7ouz8UH4I06kXMSw%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/J_qxH8R9UbQ3F4VQquKXk9iFUF95KIk3c98OuVVoRdo%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw09_onCvHwTbXzvQrdK2O9p">Design Shanghai) — upcoming design event taking place March 5-22, with exhibitions/spots all over the city Ink Ink Market (<a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.dezeen.com%252F2025%252F11%252F25%252Flinehouse-ink-ink-food-market-shanghai%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/3YUEVoWA5gdrcawS2lT8EiqlaKlGhfQjuXCiUkkIbkA=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.dezeen.com%25252F2025%25252F11%25252F25%25252Flinehouse-ink-ink-food-market-shanghai%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/3YUEVoWA5gdrcawS2lT8EiqlaKlGhfQjuXCiUkkIbkA%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw3niNayrie3aJ4Qr8-NeWOW">Dezeen) — a new food market designed by Linehouse (pictured above) TopoPoster: International Poster Design Exhibition (<a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fsgdb.sh%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/MVal2JlJWklAKvz218uZKFkWeykw0Nk1Dr1pY-tHfzY=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fsgdb.sh%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/MVal2JlJWklAKvz218uZKFkWeykw0Nk1Dr1pY-tHfzY%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw3itxOJsC_OsAvtDyXpaRIk">official website) — held in December 13-22, as a prelude exhibition to the upcoming inaugural Shanghai Graphic Design Biennale Shanghai Design Pins is a group on WeChat where we share design-related spots (and events) in Shanghai — contact me to be added. Shanghai Field Notes What’s this? I like teasing things, and so I’ll just leave this new section as is, and you’ll see what it’s all about next month. Hint: it sort of builds on this newsletter, and involves print. One More Thing <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33341" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/books_read_2025.jpg" alt="" width="1591" height="600" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/books_read_2025.jpg 1591w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/books_read_2025-300x113.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/books_read_2025-1024x386.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/books_read_2025-768x290.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/books_read_2025-1536x579.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1591px) 100vw, 1591px" /> Every year — for 16 years now — I end it by posting a giant list of my favorite media released during that past year, and so <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252F2026%252F01%252F01%252Ffavorite-media-of-2025%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/aQ5E8HtA4QoPnlmQT5Dx2D1oCj_kUlFeyD_K7kdq_Vw=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.jeansnow.net%25252F2026%25252F01%25252F01%25252Ffavorite-media-of-2025%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/aQ5E8HtA4QoPnlmQT5Dx2D1oCj_kUlFeyD_K7kdq_Vw%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw0pOWHm8tA_DsS3l0SrbWQZ">here’s the one I shared for 2025. It includes my top 5 (in alphabetical order) for a multitude of categories, including games, movies, TV, anime, music, comics, and more. Also, I’ve been tracking my reading habit for the past few years — trying to get back into a rhythm of reading books regularly — and this past year ended up being a great year for me, which you can see <a style="color: #261eb2; text-decoration-line: none;" href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252F2026%252F01%252F01%252Fbooks-read-in-2025%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/9lCp4knn98ENXau4-x24HPJ0trdAQmEuOVYgQQ4JkAE=438" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.jeansnow.net%25252F2026%25252F01%25252F01%25252Fbooks-read-in-2025%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019b92c2df38-3dc804f5-f6f6-46a5-b4bb-0ffeef96d89b-000000/9lCp4knn98ENXau4-x24HPJ0trdAQmEuOVYgQQ4JkAE%3D438&source=gmail&ust=1767780236707000&usg=AOvVaw3qgkjl44dkqMGfYyYFvppj">here. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33338" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/favorite_media_2025-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="588" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/favorite_media_2025-scaled.jpg 2560w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/favorite_media_2025-300x69.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/favorite_media_2025-1024x235.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/favorite_media_2025-768x176.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/favorite_media_2025-1536x353.jpg 1536w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/favorite_media_2025-2048x470.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> And so that’s it for this month. I hope you’ll continue to follow along with what I’m up to in 2026, and that this experimentation in being more deliberate about how I frame my creative output this year will be something that results in interesting things to share in this newsletter throughout the rest of the year. 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M31 – January 2026 – Issue 005 Creative Shanghai in Practice 31.2304° N, 121.4737° E
Finally, a decent year of reading! If you’ve followed these annual round-ups from me (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), you’ll know that I’ve been struggling with my annual reading challenge (and as always, this only covers proper books, as I still read tons of comics, bandes-dessinées, content on the web, and magazines), and this year […]
Finally, a decent year of reading! If you’ve followed these annual round-ups from me (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), you’ll know that I’ve been struggling with my annual reading challenge (and as always, this only covers proper books, as I still read tons of comics, bandes-dessinées, content on the web, and magazines), and this year I’m happy to say that I although I didn’t hit my target of 20, I did reach 18, and I’m close to finishing up my 19th. I did have periods (months even) where I barely read anything, and it was really in the past few months that I feel like I found a good reading groove, and I hope that continues in the new year — last week I was thinking of giving a forced push to reach that 20 target, but in the end I felt like it wasn’t a good idea to force myself to read when I’m not necessarily in the mood for it. For 2026 I’m keeping the same target of 20, although I’m already feeling like it will be easily reached, and I think it’s the first time I start a year feeling like that. Below, a list of what I read in 2025, with links to my reviews on Goodreads. Ajax Penumbra (Robin Sloan) Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Sarah Wynn-Williams) Double or Nothing (Kim Sherwood) For Your Eyes Only (Ian Fleming) Foundry (Eliot Peper) Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon) Mondo Tokyo: Dispatches from a Secret Japan (Patrick Macias) People From My Neighborhood (Hiromi Kawakami) Pietr-le-Letton (Simenon) So Many Books: Reading and Publishing in an Age of Abundance (Gabriel Zaid) Strange Pictures (Uketsu) The Almost Perfect Reset: Plan, Execute and Enjoy an Almost Perfect Creative Break in Tokyo (Luis Mendo) The Dream Architects: Adventures in the Video Game Industry (David Polfeldt) The Seven Dials Mystery (Agatha Christie) The Suitcase Clone (Robin Sloan) Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir (Craig Mod) Tokyo Express (Seicho Matsumoto) Yearbook (Seth Rogen)
For the 16th time (following 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), here is my annual look back at my favorite media consumed in a variety of categories, all released in the past year. As always, caveats: this is based on what I took in and […]
For the 16th time (following 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), here is my annual look back at my favorite media consumed in a variety of categories, all released in the past year. As always, caveats: this is based on what I took in and so there’s obviously plenty of things that I didn’t get around to checking out yet, and it’s not a “best of,” but like the title says, a list of “favorites” (i.e. what I personally enjoyed the most). For me it’s a fun exercise in looking back at what I liked during the past year, and hopefully it acts as a good list of recommendations for anyone reading this. For each category I list a top 5 in alphabetical order, and then add in honorable mentions when I want to include more. Even though I read quite a few books this past year (here’s the post for that), I don’t include it as a category as I don’t really read enough of new releases, and this year I’ve added a new category, Board Games, as I’ve been able to play a lot of new releases. Favorite Games This year I really fell in love with the newly released Switch 2, which explains the very heavy presence of Nintendo games in this year’s list. The Switch 2 really is my favorite console, and I love playing old and new games on it (I’m currently thoroughly enjoying playing both Red Dead Redemption and Hitman: World of Assassination on it), both on TV and in handheld mode in bed or laid out on a sofa. Although not really represented here, I do also play a lot of older games on my Steam Deck, and I’m very interested in getting the Steam Machine when it comes out, as the companion to my Switch 2. Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Xbox Series S) Ball x Pit (Switch 2) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Switch 2) Mario Kart World (Switch 2) Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Switch) Honorable Mentions: Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition (Switch 2), Dear me, I was… (Switch 2), Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2), Fast Fusion (Switch 2), Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World (Switch 2), Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Switch 2), South of Midnight (Xbox Series S), Split Fiction (PS5), The Crew Motorfest (PC/Xbox Series S) Favorite Board Games Even though I’ve been big into board games for years, I never played enough new releases to include it as a category in this list, but this past year I found myself picking up quite a few games released in 2025, and so here we go — and the selection is definitely biased towards smaller games, since that’s what I mostly buy, to be able to play at lunch time with colleagues at work. It was in fact a big board gaming year for me, as I ended up playing 111 different board games throughout the year (I had given myself the goal of playing at least 100 different games), and logged 316 play session. Alibis Arkham Travel Guide Ruins Symbiose Tacta Favorite Movies I wasn’t sure if I was going to surpass the count of 175 movies watched last year, but to my surprise I ended up watching 209 movies this past year. I definitely find myself preferring movies over TV shows these days, and that would help explain why the count is so high. As for my favorites, I would say there are many that could have been included in the top 5, but I feel very strongly about the movies I did include. 100 Meters Black Bag Highest 2 Lowest Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Nouvelle Vague Honorable Mentions: 28 Years Later, A House of Dynamite, Becoming Led Zeppelin, Fixed, Superman, Wake Up Dead Man Favorite Movies of 1995 The only year-based movie marathon I did this past year was for 1995, and although I’m still not done (I’ve watched 20+ movies), I think this top 5 is a good representation of my favorites from that year. Casino Crimson Tide Fallen Angels Flirt Ghost in the Shell Favorite TV The reason I’m able to watch so many movies is because I’ve definitely been cutting down on the amount of TV shows I watch — at this point I don’t have a lot of patience if something doesn’t really grab me in the first 1-2 episodes, and so this year I found myself dropping a lot of shows that I started watching. But this top 5 is as solid as I’ve seen, and I can’t recommend these shows enough. Alien: Earth Mr. Scorcese Pluribus Severance The Studio Honorable Mentions: American Primeval, Andor, Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, MobLand, Murderbot, Platonic, The Bear, The Beatles Anthology Favorite Anime I think I watched less series this year than the previous, but I definitely thoroughly enjoyed everything listed here — but I decided to include the Mononoke movie here instead of in the movie category. Dan Da Dan Gnosia Lazarus Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2 – The Ashes of Rage The Summer Hikaru Died Favorite Web/Sports The one change this year is the addition of Criterion’s “Closet Picks” series, which I started really enjoying this past year (and I also subscribed to the Criterion Channel). And I continue to be quite obsessed with AEW (for pro wrestling) and F1. AEW Dynamite, Collision, PPVs (Triller TV) Closet Picks (from the Criterion YouTube channel) F1 TV (app/website) Maigomika (YouTube channel) Sam and Victor (YouTube channel) Favorite Songs As with last year, I really am turning into more of a “singles” listener at this point (and playlists) instead of albums, and again, it was so difficult to narrow down my favorite tracks of the year down to 5, so I again cheat and highlight a top 10, and then lots of honorable mentions. They are taken from a smart playlist I have of favorited tracks from 2025 that includes 55 songs. I also made a point to not include more than one track from each artist. “Abyss” (Anika) “All Right” (Villagerrr) “Broke My Heart” (Caribou) “Catch These Fists” (Wet Leg) “Contact” (Rick White) “Forgiving” (Sir Chloe) “La Spirale” (Biche) “Our House” (Toro y Moi) “Sincerely” (Momma) “Wanna Start a Band?” (Sleigh Bells) Honorable Mentions: “Aerial Troubles” (Stereolab), “Believer” (Peel Dream Magazine), “IGA” (Sunbathe), “Jump Out” (Ezra Furman), “Lucky” (Surfbort), “So Far Down” (Sloan), “Surfing Castafiore” (April March), “Take Care” (Tracey),”Touch You” (Georgie & Joe), “What Do I Know” (Deep Sea Diver), “Wisteria Flower” (Shinichiro Yokota) Favorite Albums Although I don’t listen to full albums as much these days (especially new ones), there are still a few standouts that I turned to occasionally. Based on the Best Seller (Sloan) Bunky Becky Birthday Boy (Sleigh Bells) Honey (Caribou) Instant Holograms on Metal Film (Stereolab) Moisturizer (Wet Leg) Honorable Mentions: Again (Rick White), Free Soul (Tetsuro Yafune), Sounds from the Far East – 2025 Edition (Soichi Terada) Favorite Podcasts Two additions in the top 5 this year, first a return to listening to Conan O’Brien’s podcast (I was a listener when it first started, but had dropped it years ago), and then the new gaming podcast, Post Games, which I like because of its strong editorial focus. 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The 2000s Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend Pop Culture Happy Hour Post Games Pure TokyoScope Honorable Mentions: On Margins, The Spy Who, The Stack Favorite Comics No surprise, I continue to be a DC head (I don’t read any Marvel comics). Last year I was all about the new “Absolute” series from DC, but I ended up dropping all of them (and didn’t much enjoy the new ones) except for Absolute Batman. Absolute Batman Batman (2025) DC K.O. Justice League Unlimited Usagi Yojimbo (Ice and Snow, Ten Thousand Plums, The Crow) Honorable Mentions: G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (and all the “Silent” special issues), Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, The Question: All Along the Watchtower, Wonder Woman Favorite BDs There are still a lot of new albums of series I like that came out in 2025 that I haven’t had a chance to read yet, but here are a few that I did read and thoroughly enjoyed — and yes, that includes the new Astérix album, which I think is the best album released since the departure of Uderzo. Astérix en Lusitanie (Astérix, Tome 41) De givre et de feu (Thorgal Saga, Tome 4) La danse du soleil (XIII Trilogy – Jones, Tome 3) Le monde selon Oz (Undertaker, Tome 8) Si les dieux t’abandonnent… (Largo Winch, Tome 25) Favorite Magazines This list is completely different from last year, because I don’t have access to Apple News+ anymore, and so can’t read all of the magazines I used to read (except for Monocle, which I subscribe to directly). The rest are all Japanese, that I read through the Rakuten digital magazine subscription — and it’s a return to titles I used to like when I lived there. And a shout out to the beautiful collection of Here and There, published by Shanghai’s Bananafish Books. Brutus Casa Brutus Here and There Vol 1 – Vol. 13.5 (Bananafish Books edition) Monocle Popeye (the special English language edition)
This is the fourth edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, December 2 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hi everyone, and welcome to the December edition of the M31 newsletter! I’m Jean Snow, and this is where I share monthly updates on what I’m up to here in Shanghai. Let’s get […]
This is the fourth edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, December 2 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hi everyone, and welcome to the December edition of the M31 newsletter! I’m Jean Snow, and this is where I share monthly updates on what I’m up to here in Shanghai. Let’s get to it. What’s M31? It’s a name I used close to two decades ago as my sort of publishing imprint/company label for the activities I was doing while I lived in Tokyo, and I’ve decided to revive it. It’s simply inspired by my birthday of May 31. The logo you see above was designed by Ian Lynam, and is part of a set of 31 logos he created for me back in the late 2000s, which I’ve decided to start re-using for this newsletter. All the activities I organize in Shanghai have dedicated groups in WeChat, where you’ll get the latest updates, and so please contact me to be added to any of them. PauseTalk <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-33319 size-medium alignnone" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PauseTalk_Promo_V100-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PauseTalk_Promo_V100-300x300.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PauseTalk_Promo_V100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PauseTalk_Promo_V100-150x150.jpg 150w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PauseTalk_Promo_V100-768x768.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PauseTalk_Promo_V100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/PauseTalk_Promo_V100.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /> On the PauseTalk side of things, no big updates since last month except that I’ve decided to postpone the upcoming Vol. 100 to sometime in January (instead of December). With a PechaKucha Night planned for early December (see below), and the second-half of December feeling like it might not be the best time to do an event, with many busy during the holidays, I felt like it was best to wait a bit. I’ll settle on a date in the coming weeks, and share it in the usual places (the PauseTalk website and in the WeChat group). You’ll find archives of past events on the PauseTalk website, which includes recaps for each session. PechaKucha Night <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33315" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pkn48.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="666" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pkn48.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pkn48-300x200.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pkn48-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> In November we had our Vol. 48, which was a fun event, held in yet another new space for us (pictured above). Our next PechaKucha Night (Vol. 49) is happening next week, on Thursday, December 11, and it will take place at a lovely space called Haworth. As I’ve already mentioned, this will be the 20th event George and I have produced since re-launching the series in 2023, and we decided to have a theme this time, “Transformation.” Also, I’ll be doing a presentation — something I’ve been doing every December, so it’s turning into a tradition — about “The Movies That Made Me,” in which I talk about my passion for movies, and how various movies influenced me throughout my life. I’m also introducing the “PechaKucha Mix” for the first time in Shanghai — basically, an improv activity in which I create a presentation, and will have someone present it without having seen the slides. This time, our “someone” will be two members of a local improv troupe, so should be lots of fun. And looking even further, we are already circling January 22 for our first PKN of 2026, which will be our Vol. 50, which is a nice milestone to celebrate as well. You can always check our Shanghai page on the official PechaKucha website to see the listings for the latest events. FOTO5 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33316" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/foto5_eyes.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="848" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/foto5_eyes.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/foto5_eyes-300x254.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/foto5_eyes-768x651.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> The latest themes we explored in the FOTO5 group were FAMOUS, EYES (my contribution is pictured above), NATURE (and I did a part 2 as well, as I had traveled to Chengdu), and COOKING. This time, I reacted with a 100WORD comment to one of the photos that had been shared for the EYES theme. — It was a dangerous time to be meeting, considering the current escalation, but his handler had been clear. Contact at this time was essential, as there was an update to the operation that needed to be shared immediately. He was dreading it but was expecting it. It was a burn notice. Despite everything he had done for his country (even if it was an adopted one), and the sacrifices made, trust had been lost, and now this. Looking up, he then noticed the camera. — It was for this photo: <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-33320 alignnone" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764647529697-iDxc7TGG-169x300.jpg" alt="" width="295" height="523" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764647529697-iDxc7TGG-169x300.jpg 169w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764647529697-iDxc7TGG-576x1024.jpg 576w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764647529697-iDxc7TGG-864x1536.jpg 864w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764647529697-iDxc7TGG-1152x2048.jpg 1152w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px" /> If you’re interested in participating in the FOTO5 photo club, contact me so I can add you to the group on WeChat. Shanghai Design Pins <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33321" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764661913605-WZzUxEcw.png" alt="" width="926" height="456" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764661913605-WZzUxEcw.png 926w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764661913605-WZzUxEcw-300x148.png 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764661913605-WZzUxEcw-768x378.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px" /> Here are some of the latest Shanghai Design Pins that were shared in the group since last month. 15th Shanghai Biennale (Hypebeast) — was held in November Barraco (Instagram) — a tiny bar that was made up almost entirely of reclaimed doors and windows (sadly, now closed) Espace Gabrielle Chanel (Designboom) — beautiful new library space for art books at the Shanghai Power Station of Art (pictured above) Miu Miu Literary Club (Vogue) — literary event held recently in Shanghai Suzhou Museum of Contemporary Art in China (Dezeen) — designed by BIG, opening in 2026 (pictured below) The Silent Gaze (The Spaces) — flagship store on Yonguyan Road for fashion brand theboyhasnopatience (TBHNP), designed by Beijing-based FON studio Yuanverse Living Paradigms (ArchDaily) — not in Shanghai, but developed in collaboration between AOMOMO studios and Shanghai Jiao Tong University <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33322" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764662895548-x-WVLHac.jpg" alt="" width="852" height="639" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764662895548-x-WVLHac.jpg 852w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764662895548-x-WVLHac-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/newsletter-cb30b7a5-16b7-421e-89ca-503b8d3a161a-1764662895548-x-WVLHac-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px" /> Shanghai Design Pins is a group on WeChat where we share design-related spots (and events) in Shanghai — contact me to be added. One More Thing <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33317" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/goodman_pop_corner.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="640" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/goodman_pop_corner.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/goodman_pop_corner-300x192.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/goodman_pop_corner-768x492.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> Last Friday night ended up being quite good — after the end-of-day apéro at the studio, I had a burger at Goodman — certainly one of my favorite burgers in town — and then we went to a couple of cocktail bars, ending at Pop Corner, which has a lovely retro atmosphere inside (and is also quite popular, as we tried going first, it was packed, so ended up going again later when it was less crowded). Well, that does it for this December edition of the newsletter. If you’re in town, do come to our upcoming PechaKucha Nights (or even PauseTalk), and here’s hoping for a great start to 2026. For more on me, you can alway have a look at my personal website (where I share the newsletters in case you missed them) — I’ve been blogging since 1998 — or for lighter stuff (and lots of movie reviews) you can follow me on Bluesky.
This is the third edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, November 4 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hello, and welcome to this latest edition of the M31 newsletter. I’m Jean Snow, and read on for the latest on PauseTalk (with Vol. 100 just around the corner), PechaKucha Night (next week!), and […]
This is the third edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, November 4 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hello, and welcome to this latest edition of the M31 newsletter. I’m <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=http%253A%252F%252Fjeansnow.net%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/LxtNFIc1mzcZdbOpAAsyCQDhkeqQZD8E87lnALeAtV4=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fjeansnow.net%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/LxtNFIc1mzcZdbOpAAsyCQDhkeqQZD8E87lnALeAtV4%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231600000&usg=AOvVaw2wEtwlEsDa55j9ykIcK80Q">Jean Snow, and read on for the latest on PauseTalk (with Vol. 100 just around the corner), PechaKucha Night (next week!), and the other fun stuff I’m up to these days. What’s M31? It’s a name I used close to two decades ago as my sort of publishing imprint/company label for the activities I was doing while I lived in Tokyo, and I’ve decided to revive it. It’s simply inspired by my birthday of May 31. The logo you see above was designed by <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fianlynam.com%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/465RKtqIo5LYGxubOVW-154VPrCsJgXRo1ge1dOGPOc=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fianlynam.com%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/465RKtqIo5LYGxubOVW-154VPrCsJgXRo1ge1dOGPOc%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231600000&usg=AOvVaw2W8QMkgEx2cGdprGLQhjPK">Ian Lynam, and is part of a set of 31 logos he created for me back in the late 2000s, which I’ve decided to start re-using for this newsletter. All the activities I organize in Shanghai have dedicated groups in WeChat, where you’ll get the latest updates, and so please contact me to be added to any of them. PauseTalk <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33302" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252Fpost%252F798554266243612672%252Fpausetalk-vol-99%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/362QYGRGja_2vJ4QDlInev3TLc4PySkQICmlPbRNeuY=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpausetalk.org%25252Fpost%25252F798554266243612672%25252Fpausetalk-vol-99%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/362QYGRGja_2vJ4QDlInev3TLc4PySkQICmlPbRNeuY%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231600000&usg=AOvVaw3gFRvuRIlx_OCjBboJheAE">PauseTalk Vol. 99 was held on Thursday, October 23 at <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbananafish-books.com%252Fshop%252Fhongbaoshi%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/Wrva8ZbTc0W-lD1YGs-cp7fbDC7PShoV7BUe8bBU0p4=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbananafish-books.com%25252Fshop%25252Fhongbaoshi%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/Wrva8ZbTc0W-lD1YGs-cp7fbDC7PShoV7BUe8bBU0p4%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231600000&usg=AOvVaw0JZeFUl7pGFJ_vx4-hQm_b">Bananafish Books, and ended up getting the biggest turnout yet for a PauseTalk session in Shanghai, with 20 participants. It was a lively bunch, with of course a long intro roll at the start – that itself ignited a lot of questions and discussion as it was still going. Topics throughout the night ranged from community (why we join them, how to run them), whether language used influences who attends the event more than any cultural influence (i.e. why an event like PauseTalk tends to be expat/foreigner heavy), some takes on fashion in the city, and yes, good ol’ AI, which tends to be a recurring theme, with strong opinions on both sides of the debate on its use. As one of the topics touched on filmmaking, and more specifically, a few in attendance had participated in the recent <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.48hourfilm.com%252Fshanghai%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/bHEIWRMFNnpHPrYI3_T_WsJcmLAG0ce6bpMN8FIUgpM=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.48hourfilm.com%25252Fshanghai%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/bHEIWRMFNnpHPrYI3_T_WsJcmLAG0ce6bpMN8FIUgpM%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231600000&usg=AOvVaw0g4XVsLM8WSlSZNhOQUr_M">48-hour Film Project, we capped it off with an impromptu viewing of the short they had produced (“The Greatest Show-Off”), which ended up winning the top prize. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33303" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> What’s next? As I had shared last time, I am still planning on producing a zine to commemorate the upcoming Vol. 100, and the collecting of material for that (for those who would like to contribute a page) is likely to mostly happen in the WeChat group we have – but if you’ve ever attended a PauseTalk in the past (either in Tokyo or Shanghai) and would like to contribute something, do get in touch. As for the next session, PauseTalk Vol. 100, that will normally happen sometime in December, and I’ll share the details here when they get confirmed. I would like to do something special for it (on top of the zine), so we’ll see what I come up with. In the meantime, the best way to stay updated is via the WeChat group (contact me to be added). You’ll find archives of past events on the <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/en9ygRbSO-zrdb3CrzKCTcGCjZFycbhE_J03HHjNoo4=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpausetalk.org%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/en9ygRbSO-zrdb3CrzKCTcGCjZFycbhE_J03HHjNoo4%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw1MAXAcFkgprZKbjHlpkHbM">PauseTalk website, which includes recaps for each session. PechaKucha Night <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33304" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/4.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="1392" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/4.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/4-216x300.jpg 216w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/4-736x1024.jpg 736w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/4-768x1069.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> October was finally a break for us, following the two PechaKucha Nights we produced in September (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fevents%252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-46%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/hWEC9UIlWp5UzNq-CwFti_GkQyL5ALiZgNPXJk2VtRg=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fevents%25252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-46%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/hWEC9UIlWp5UzNq-CwFti_GkQyL5ALiZgNPXJk2VtRg%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw2qtFTd4EQirxeSbtmB_Mgf">Vol. 46 and <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fevents%252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-47%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/ddzBf2KUZY6Yb_N9vV3RRl5BCLsToeQXK9MN1VZqRhU=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fevents%25252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-47%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/ddzBf2KUZY6Yb_N9vV3RRl5BCLsToeQXK9MN1VZqRhU%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw2Dt6GtBef3GWVDWx5cjbcX">Vol. 47), and our <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fevents%252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-48%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/Uv5ksC8_LD2Ee5Stcp6zhvrkJlOGfAeQTiAEtmRBVEI=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fevents%25252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-48%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/Uv5ksC8_LD2Ee5Stcp6zhvrkJlOGfAeQTiAEtmRBVEI%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw1lFPbwtoOkZzKxCz_zNbUQ">Vol. 48 is still set to happen on Thursday, November 13, this time at another new venue for us, Art Library in Jing’an (4th floor of the 889 Center on 889 Wanhangfu Road). After that, we’re already circling December 11 for our Vol. 49, with venue to be confirmed. You can always check our <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fcommunities%252Fshanghai%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/qz2PI7-ZysWxW2RTr7s5Fhk3rx0pB2FKuhopPQn8MgU=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fcommunities%25252Fshanghai%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/qz2PI7-ZysWxW2RTr7s5Fhk3rx0pB2FKuhopPQn8MgU%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw2xLUypoSFgryp_fiqth5hP">Shanghai page on the official PechaKucha website to see the listings for the latest events. FOTO5 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33305" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/5.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="866" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/5.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/5-300x260.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/5-768x665.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> The latest themes that we explored for FOTO5 were <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m4rjd6b2ic2a%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/HKVlsDfL7iyourF_-uY_nxda9KRtiY7EarU05lkjtgM=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m4rjd6b2ic2a%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/HKVlsDfL7iyourF_-uY_nxda9KRtiY7EarU05lkjtgM%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw2usNG3HIiBb3320IcXkyK4">ADVERTISING, <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m42rlv2ri22h%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/mV_eyYAboNN7J7S5G3BIdtYmL38O6BglGegAFVAeyFY=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m42rlv2ri22h%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/mV_eyYAboNN7J7S5G3BIdtYmL38O6BglGegAFVAeyFY%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw0jbp9VZQJ1DLvHkGqniJF3">SQUARES (pictured above), <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m4dpqlz6322j%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/eod6cXgJU7jgpQzqI7WmmtJGQ-m-c-iIZIbfpi8gv0M=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m4dpqlz6322j%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/eod6cXgJU7jgpQzqI7WmmtJGQ-m-c-iIZIbfpi8gv0M%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw0qL7zcudqrhDueqhD6ciru">LINES — and I did a little impromptu set one night on my way <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m3frann3is2w%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/5WDKSrhJCtWNR2k48DqN2-YKEPThiYMfJhf-PfCLoDE=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m3frann3is2w%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/5WDKSrhJCtWNR2k48DqN2-YKEPThiYMfJhf-PfCLoDE%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw1g4TWkRUhCvwvtgquVLg-3">BACK HOME. Also, following a suggestion made by one of the group’s participants (Bora), I’m now inviting anyone to respond to a particular photo from the previous week’s set with a story/commentary/dream/ whatever of 100 words or less. As an example, I wrote the following for a photo that had been shared by someone (Michael) during the SQUARES week. Get up. Go to work. Ride the subway. Line 1. Or is that 8. I can’t keep track anymore. I just know I need to go. Go to work. Time is king. I need to optimize the time I take to go to work. The clock guides me. All’s good, I’m on time. Time will not best me, I will best it. Go to work. I’ve arrived. On time. It was for the following photo: <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-33306 alignnone" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6.jpg" alt="" width="283" height="283" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6.jpg 1280w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6-300x300.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6-150x150.jpg 150w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6-768x768.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px" /> If you’re interested in participating in the FOTO5 photo club, contact me so I can add you to the group on WeChat. Shanghai Design Pins <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33307" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/7.png" alt="" width="932" height="460" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/7.png 932w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/7-300x148.png 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/7-768x379.png 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px" /> Here are some of the latest Shanghai Design Pins that were shared in the group. Captain George Flavor Museum (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.bloomberg.com%252Fnews%252Farticles%252F2025-10-23%252Fwhy-shanghai-is-the-world-s-most-compelling-coffee-city-right-now%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/B2oEy6bWl99jB3q95ol5Syp13IyAkXBGrDOv2WEtMg8=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.bloomberg.com%25252Fnews%25252Farticles%25252F2025-10-23%25252Fwhy-shanghai-is-the-world-s-most-compelling-coffee-city-right-now%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/B2oEy6bWl99jB3q95ol5Syp13IyAkXBGrDOv2WEtMg8%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw3WJNzyLdUWPcHj2MMhDU13">Bloomberg) — a coffee shop that just won the World Brewers Cup championship China Wine Club (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.businessinsider.com%252Fmoved-to-shanghai-china-opened-restaurants-bars-importing-chinese-wines-2025-10%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/4HZ1ny_ReWGF8u-CGMJwqUa9m_dJ0NEQ5CEia_jhG_g=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.businessinsider.com%25252Fmoved-to-shanghai-china-opened-restaurants-bars-importing-chinese-wines-2025-10%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/4HZ1ny_ReWGF8u-CGMJwqUa9m_dJ0NEQ5CEia_jhG_g%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw3swNPgEBwfizYtNxYt3r_e">Business Insider) — a piece on Camden Hauge, who run a few great restaurants/bars in the city (Egg, Lucky Mart), and also promotes China wine (she was also a presenter at one of our PechaKucha Nights in Shanghai) Dezeen Awards China (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.dezeen.com%252F2025%252F10%252F24%252Fdezeen-awards-china-2025-winners-party-shanghai%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/xPyc5l8B4fkF6wt7XDMY_54s1K2intoGNfOozj-asD0=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.dezeen.com%25252F2025%25252F10%25252F24%25252Fdezeen-awards-china-2025-winners-party-shanghai%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/xPyc5l8B4fkF6wt7XDMY_54s1K2intoGNfOozj-asD0%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw0zFLEsCuBM5W4gvEQlQiy4">Dezeen) — the ceremony was recently held in Shanghai, with the “Architecture Project of the Year” going to the Shunde Yunlu Wetland Museum Moreprk Skyline (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.designboom.com%252Farchitecture%252Fcurved-urban-skatepark-floating-glass-volume-shanghai-skyline-aan-architects-moreprk-skyline-10-19-2025%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/UeDskHUMMXZKAA_4GUn_TgiL79u-b2jdsKTyWRtHsNI=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.designboom.com%25252Farchitecture%25252Fcurved-urban-skatepark-floating-glass-volume-shanghai-skyline-aan-architects-moreprk-skyline-10-19-2025%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/UeDskHUMMXZKAA_4GUn_TgiL79u-b2jdsKTyWRtHsNI%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw3IPWMOTHCjnmp3OcGWM4lT">Designboom) — an interior skatepark designed by AAN Architects, and located in the complex where the studio I work at is located (pictured above) Nikon Shanghai (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.archdaily.com%252F1034868%252Fnikon-shanghai-flagship-store-lukstudio%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/l1OqTElRcUCWKMtbsxshBv7QuQ55A3sXzwM9-XtxRyI=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.archdaily.com%25252F1034868%25252Fnikon-shanghai-flagship-store-lukstudio%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/l1OqTElRcUCWKMtbsxshBv7QuQ55A3sXzwM9-XtxRyI%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw0Gli48g_ks1I9cnh7NOMvu">ArchDaily) — this flagship store was recently renovated by LUKSTUDIO (pictured below) Twin Lane-Houses (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.dezeen.com%252Fawards%252F2025%252Fshortlists%252Ftwin-lane-houses%252F%26slug=m31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/vbbWIC9koCE_zSKcfn2ibMZ50y3bkaaaur1XNs2AVw8=429" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.dezeen.com%25252Fawards%25252F2025%25252Fshortlists%25252Ftwin-lane-houses%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/0100019a4cd0cafc-aee25e7b-78a7-4f17-99b5-273f7d074da6-000000/vbbWIC9koCE_zSKcfn2ibMZ50y3bkaaaur1XNs2AVw8%3D429&source=gmail&ust=1762329231601000&usg=AOvVaw2idJtYlKo2n4f7Dklcka1K">Dezeen) — the only Shanghai-based project shortlisted for the <a 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That’s it for this month — as we are now transitioning into my favorite season (fall) with the weather getting more cool and comfortable, here’s looking forward to the next few weeks of events, and hopefully work on the PauseTalk zine (I really need to get started on that). 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PauseTalk Vol. 99 was held on Thursday, October 23 at Bananafish Books, and ended up getting the biggest turnout yet for a PauseTalk session in Shanghai, with 20 participants. It was a lively bunch, with of course a long intro roll at the start – that itself ignited a lot of questions and discussion as it was still going. […]
PauseTalk Vol. 99 was held on Thursday, October 23 at Bananafish Books, and ended up getting the biggest turnout yet for a PauseTalk session in Shanghai, with 20 participants. It was a lively bunch, with of course a long intro roll at the start – that itself ignited a lot of questions and discussion as it was still going. Topics throughout the night ranged from community (why we join them, how to run them), whether language used influences who attends the event more than any cultural influence (i.e. why an event like PauseTalk tends to be expat heavy), some takes on fashion in the city, and yes, good ol’ AI, which tends to be a recurring theme, with strong opinions on both sides of the debate on its use. As one of the topics touched on filmmaking, and more specifically, a few in attendance had participated in the recent 48-hour Film Project, we capped it off with an impromptu viewing of the short they had produced (“The Greatest Show-Off”), which ended up winning the top prize. Below, the list of participants: Alberto Sanseverino (Creative Director) Ano (AIGC Creator) Bill Glennie (Would-be Actor) Candy (Trade Assistant) Cliff Chiu (Game Designer) Dorothy Foo (Filmmaker/IP Creator) Gemma Li (Filmmaker/Director) George Hubert (The Man) Gordon Wang (AI & Digital) Jean Snow (Game Developer) Juliette Xue (E-commerce Marketing) Kat (Brand & Community) Kuan Tong (Voice Actor) Maria Razzhivina (Robot Lover) Mason (AIGC Creator) Olga (Marketing & Communications) Paul Copeland (Filmmaker) Tessie Wang (Pending New Role) Yegor (Phsyics Teacher) Yumeng Gai (Sculpter & Designer) What’s next? As I had shared last time, I am still planning on producing a zine to commemorate the upcoming Vol. 100, and the collecting of material for that (for those who would like to contribute a page) is likely to mostly happen in the WeChat group we have – but if you’ve ever attended a PauseTalk in the past (either in Tokyo or Shanghai) and would like to contribute something, do get in touch. As for the next session, PauseTalk Vol. 100, that will normally happen sometime in December, and I’ll share the details here when they get confirmed. I would like to do something special for it (on top of the zine), so we’ll see what I come up with. In the meantime, the best way to stay updated is via the WeChat group (contact me to be added). <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33296" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2906.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2906.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2906-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2906-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33297" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2910.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2910.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2910-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2910-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33298" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2915.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="750" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2915.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2915-300x225.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_2915-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />
This is the second edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Monday, October 6 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hi, this is Jean Snow, and welcome to this second edition of my M31 newsletter — which I’m creatively titling “October 2025.” I’ll be sharing the […]
This is the second edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Monday, October 6 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hi, this is <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252F%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/dgsZnRnp8Qmg6m1lJ6cvicHvvJxfjiZvmOhSAGU2pzE=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.jeansnow.net%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/dgsZnRnp8Qmg6m1lJ6cvicHvvJxfjiZvmOhSAGU2pzE%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw06EOjVh0kRroaNN3bTiG--">Jean Snow, and welcome to this second edition of my M31 newsletter — which I’m creatively titling “October 2025.” I’ll be sharing the latest on all my activities, like I did last time — and I think there’s plenty new to share. In recent weeks I enjoyed visits to both Tokyo and my hometown of Moncton, New Brunswick in Canada, which both helped re-energize me. What’s M31? It’s a name I used close to two decades ago as my sort of publishing imprint/company label for the activities I was doing while I lived in Tokyo, and I’ve decided to revive it. It’s simply inspired by my birthday of May 31. The logo you see above was designed by <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fianlynam.com%252F%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/629T7J7DtLmLKDYXSp8Z40TRVnJwJWxdPfREvQu3r14=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fianlynam.com%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/629T7J7DtLmLKDYXSp8Z40TRVnJwJWxdPfREvQu3r14%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw3hD_C-05KChgR28lxTEtcJ">Ian Lynam, and is part of a set of 31 logos he created for me back in the late 2000s, which I’ve decided to start re-using for this newsletter. All the activities I organize in Shanghai have dedicated groups in WeChat, where you’ll get the latest updates, and so please contact me to be added to any of them. PauseTalk <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33286" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pausetalk_98_99-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1457" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pausetalk_98_99-scaled.jpg 2560w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pausetalk_98_99-300x171.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pausetalk_98_99-1024x583.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pausetalk_98_99-768x437.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pausetalk_98_99-1536x874.jpg 1536w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pausetalk_98_99-2048x1165.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /> Following a very enjoyable <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252Fpost%252F793182427380121600%252Fpausetalk-vol-98%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/Yyq06SPC7eYZxQuQfr0zxWDSgaiM3u-S1u5JrP0wxJY=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpausetalk.org%25252Fpost%25252F793182427380121600%25252Fpausetalk-vol-98%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/Yyq06SPC7eYZxQuQfr0zxWDSgaiM3u-S1u5JrP0wxJY%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw2lGgE4eT7qACgbB39eLiX4">Vol. 98 at the end of August — which for the first time (I think) was attended solely by women (pictured above left) — I’m now readying the upcoming <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252Fpost%252F796652956290367488%252Fpausetalk-in-october%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/mjmdYf6W8fQxYh-ba01nBKvWhprCnLRyYOcU9X389Ug=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpausetalk.org%25252Fpost%25252F796652956290367488%25252Fpausetalk-in-october%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/mjmdYf6W8fQxYh-ba01nBKvWhprCnLRyYOcU9X389Ug%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw3F4EjzQIrB6hMXtAeEzpZB">Vol. 99, which will take place on Thursday, October 23 at <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbananafish-books.com%252Fshop%252Fhongbaoshi%252F%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/nxOkSVVvWuRM4_Cv15f6Gf-LnWEkFVbvrVhSeMLXvJg=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbananafish-books.com%25252Fshop%25252Fhongbaoshi%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/nxOkSVVvWuRM4_Cv15f6Gf-LnWEkFVbvrVhSeMLXvJg%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw3nyi2WM-zKToGAoqYM1a2V">Bananafish Books. Based on the color scheme for the promo image, I’ll refer to it as the “Halloween” edition (let’s hope someone brings some treats — although tricks are welcome as well). Also, as I mentioned in the previous newsletter, Vol. 100 is also just around the corner, likely to happen in December, and at the last event I talked a bit about what I’d like to do to commemorate the milestone. I want to make a zine, something that I will actually print out copies of, to be handed out to attendees. As for the content of the zine, I’d like to invite anyone who has attended a PauseTalk in the past to contribute a page — and this page can be made up of anything, whether imagery, photography, graphics, texts, etc. I’ll start working on this in the coming weeks, and will share more updates on the <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/KIZ8qDiCZys-8jjw9V_N7Xp73RyOO-YzfbFZbXJ5jyU=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpausetalk.org%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/KIZ8qDiCZys-8jjw9V_N7Xp73RyOO-YzfbFZbXJ5jyU%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw2F9biNxZUrgnyXBaAcA2st">PauseTalk website (and on <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/WkMcQVf9BnMnCClzxqagX7MhwoqhLmFB6nLmDAt6azs=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.jeansnow.net%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/WkMcQVf9BnMnCClzxqagX7MhwoqhLmFB6nLmDAt6azs%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw3-IA4k5Xt9RWx3ivGBUm8k">my blog). You’ll find archives of past events on the <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252F%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/O_lYb2FnRhwtcLMVMLPmxeSEzltXPSwN6r8xjVTSEHo=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpausetalk.org%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/O_lYb2FnRhwtcLMVMLPmxeSEzltXPSwN6r8xjVTSEHo%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398531000&usg=AOvVaw3br66hx5Jaq6RGaQz4yFAk">PauseTalk website, which includes recaps for each session. PechaKucha Night <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33287" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bafkreiaenuw2pephutiqvmzgkyvo2lzg4dbl55j5gzz4b2nklskak343le.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="1331" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bafkreiaenuw2pephutiqvmzgkyvo2lzg4dbl55j5gzz4b2nklskak343le.jpg 2000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bafkreiaenuw2pephutiqvmzgkyvo2lzg4dbl55j5gzz4b2nklskak343le-300x200.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bafkreiaenuw2pephutiqvmzgkyvo2lzg4dbl55j5gzz4b2nklskak343le-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bafkreiaenuw2pephutiqvmzgkyvo2lzg4dbl55j5gzz4b2nklskak343le-768x511.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/bafkreiaenuw2pephutiqvmzgkyvo2lzg4dbl55j5gzz4b2nklskak343le-1536x1022.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /> We had a very busy September, with two PechaKucha Night events taking place, a first for the series in Shanghai. First, our <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fevents%252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-46%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/Kd87IRuEPxGrtXXh17bU09iibxcd7aPZf5_SnEygi5E=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fevents%25252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-46%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/Kd87IRuEPxGrtXXh17bU09iibxcd7aPZf5_SnEygi5E%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw1RDfAXlboGathU1D6Q5IaP">Vol. 46 was held on Thursday, September 11 at Skyline Tower. I was unable to attend — and do my regular hosting duties — as it took place during my visit back home to Canada, but from all the feedback I got after the event, it was another terrific night of creative sharing. Then, we followed that up with our <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fevents%252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-47%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/y-J1GyfYAK_t0_3c56UoWuHJ11vGNhnRFwkbSZrsgY0=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fevents%25252Fpechakucha-night-shanghai-vol-47%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/y-J1GyfYAK_t0_3c56UoWuHJ11vGNhnRFwkbSZrsgY0%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw2K9oRGfJIXVDFSen62F-pe">Vol. 47 (pictured above) on Tuesday, September 23 at the Shanghai West Bund Art Centre, as part of the S-Tron conference. This is the second year we are invited by S-Tron to organize a PechaKucha Night during their event, and it’s nice in that it allows us to offer free entry to the event. What’s next? Our Vol. 48 is set for November 13, and we then have two big milestones for the series coming up. Our Vol. 49 (likely to be held in December) will be the 20th event George Lobo (my co-organizer) and I have produced since relaunching the series in 2023 (with Vol. 30), and then of course it will be our Vol. 50, which will happen in early 2026. You can always check our <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fcommunities%252Fshanghai%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/GSHZy4vARPBEoRzQbejUgEegX25eT18AptvA-lZwswg=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.pechakucha.com%25252Fcommunities%25252Fshanghai%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/GSHZy4vARPBEoRzQbejUgEegX25eT18AptvA-lZwswg%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw0hNip0URdNM5DUiJ2xJt7O">Shanghai page on the official PechaKucha website to see the listings for the latest events. FOTO5 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33288" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/foto5_paint.jpg" alt="" width="2000" height="526" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/foto5_paint.jpg 2000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/foto5_paint-300x79.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/foto5_paint-1024x269.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/foto5_paint-768x202.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/foto5_paint-1536x404.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /> Since the last edition of this newsletter, I launched the following themes: <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3lxwvaq2xas2a%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/0ARyNc22BO89J6whL_Byn9jzqQ8ts9xev9VbrDcU2vo=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3lxwvaq2xas2a%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/0ARyNc22BO89J6whL_Byn9jzqQ8ts9xev9VbrDcU2vo%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw3dz64U0nFAeWTUZpKQqwdi">CHAOS, <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3lyukr7udac2o%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/dWyHoUxycQZs_7PG7mtlxwhXs3Oz2uTAiAWYtaEfNyI=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3lyukr7udac2o%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/dWyHoUxycQZs_7PG7mtlxwhXs3Oz2uTAiAWYtaEfNyI%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw0KMY86GyhRHKTpNXR-dUTN">OUT OF PLACE, <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m2jhmwmyqk2t%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/ByfhOZgT-53Xc4mFFaK-4uIc9mDCyJ3ynz_qqbvNJ4Y=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m2jhmwmyqk2t%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/ByfhOZgT-53Xc4mFFaK-4uIc9mDCyJ3ynz_qqbvNJ4Y%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw1Sk7K2-kizusYuGvLWa1cH">PATHS, <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3lzg4husbws2e%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/E6a3oXHgu7CGpbJ_i-nzeBNnv--se0gA3T35d0mK42M=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3lzg4husbws2e%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/E6a3oXHgu7CGpbJ_i-nzeBNnv--se0gA3T35d0mK42M%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw2_EaHx1oCmEysAFY_uhmus">PAINT, and <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%252Fpost%252F3m2imj2wtu223%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/abRd36J4jbc2qUSvV6rv5nXXUk9A2JdcYPz4G5SRJ84=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%25252Fpost%25252F3m2imj2wtu223%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/abRd36J4jbc2qUSvV6rv5nXXUk9A2JdcYPz4G5SRJ84%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw0YeduXujEv9s4qDQRk3y_d">TAPE (all links are to the posts I share on Bluesky). Pictured above, my contributions for the theme PAINT, which we did the week of September 22-28. For the OUT OF PLACE and PATHS sets, I shot them in Canada during my recent visit back home. If you’re interested in participating in the FOTO5 photo club, contact me so I can add you to the group on WeChat. Shanghai Design Pins <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33289" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lego_nike_playground.jpg" alt="" width="1177" height="874" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lego_nike_playground.jpg 1177w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lego_nike_playground-300x223.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lego_nike_playground-1024x760.jpg 1024w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/lego_nike_playground-768x570.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1177px) 100vw, 1177px" /> Here are some of the latest Shanghai Design Pins that were shared in the group. Cheruby House (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.theartnewspaper.com%252F2025%252F09%252F23%252Fshanghai-residency-and-exhibition-space-to-launch-during-november-art-week%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/-Vd6w_XDYY_Y_-nHabPRV909JjjR9-bPpRx69K9VCB0=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.theartnewspaper.com%25252F2025%25252F09%25252F23%25252Fshanghai-residency-and-exhibition-space-to-launch-during-november-art-week%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/-Vd6w_XDYY_Y_-nHabPRV909JjjR9-bPpRx69K9VCB0%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw2tV59AOpPxSiWeKNaBmTTs">The Art Newspaper) — new artist residency and exhibition space (opens on November 8) China International Furniture Fair (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fdesignwanted.com%252Fciff-shanghai-2025-design-faster-bolder%252F%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/sSv8NGq9OeNV2KJMnDRNet9IOaueSjOsL_kKfW0a5D8=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fdesignwanted.com%25252Fciff-shanghai-2025-design-faster-bolder%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/sSv8NGq9OeNV2KJMnDRNet9IOaueSjOsL_kKfW0a5D8%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw1hOmPHsJ-b25Twb0mLLWnu">DesignWanted) — took place on September 9-12 Le Bec (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fmp.weixin.qq.com%252Fs%252FvOpFYFQQ8v6M14ezuVJNOA%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/Wjd1RoUgTY48qmFipubP6Gsw37SY9OTaJhtsl9KZ4wQ=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fmp.weixin.qq.com%25252Fs%25252FvOpFYFQQ8v6M14ezuVJNOA%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/Wjd1RoUgTY48qmFipubP6Gsw37SY9OTaJhtsl9KZ4wQ%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw2GOIK3Qd_HMDr6Aj8LhBg5">Nomfluence) — A new outpost for a restaurant in the Bund housed in a beautiful building Playground by Lego & Nike (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.famouscampaigns.com%252F2025%252F09%252Flego-and-nike-build-a-new-kind-of-playground-in-shanghai%252F%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/ToKuzOAnUb1FgoR-oRaAssvNOyBCclpwvf33IQWTvUQ=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.famouscampaigns.com%25252F2025%25252F09%25252Flego-and-nike-build-a-new-kind-of-playground-in-shanghai%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/ToKuzOAnUb1FgoR-oRaAssvNOyBCclpwvf33IQWTvUQ%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw0p2phUKIuc2QN1nmMLr-9j">Famous Campaigns) — visually attractive collaboration project done at a Shanghai primary school (pictured above) The 1933 Old Millfun (Dezeen via <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.instagram.com%252Freel%252FDNs3Bszs_3A%252F%253Figsh%253DMXBjMjQ5c3d2am1sbw%25253D%25253D%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/9ravZIj6aF3icvFO737FX9eneuu5mo6MT4OoVZsjJ5U=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.instagram.com%25252Freel%25252FDNs3Bszs_3A%25252F%25253Figsh%25253DMXBjMjQ5c3d2am1sbw%2525253D%2525253D%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/9ravZIj6aF3icvFO737FX9eneuu5mo6MT4OoVZsjJ5U%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw0Q_dNDjkHVqVJNn670LZCh">Instagram) — beautiful architecture, initially a slaughterhouse and now a collection of shops and restaurants Shanghai Design Pins is a group on WeChat where we share design-related spots (and events) in Shanghai — contact me to be added. One More Thing Most Friday nights we organize a casual “happy hour” at the studio (I work at Ubisoft’s Shanghai studio), and that occasionally then expands to other spots in the city. Two weeks ago, after the studio drinks, some of us ended up hitting two spots in the Jing’an area: Bar Blanc, a cocktail bar I’d been curious about, and we then wandered to a nearby bar (also with a nice cocktail selection) called Zaishu Zaiye. Pictured below from top left and then clockwise: the traditional “happy hour” spot at the studio, the scene at Bar Blanc, our cocktails at Zaishu Zaiye, the entrance to Zaishu Zaiye. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33290" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/friday_nights.jpg" alt="" width="1544" height="2034" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/friday_nights.jpg 1544w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/friday_nights-228x300.jpg 228w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/friday_nights-777x1024.jpg 777w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/friday_nights-768x1012.jpg 768w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/friday_nights-1166x1536.jpg 1166w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1544px) 100vw, 1544px" /> And that’s it for this month. I was initially planning on sending these out at the start of every month, but since the start of October is China’s “Golden Week” holiday, I decided to hold off a week. For more on me, you can alway have a look at my <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252F%26slug=m31/2/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/zZ4ett50BtKBiWcp9BcUUWSiEIqE7PadM0zyiDRY2NI=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.jeansnow.net%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/2/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/zZ4ett50BtKBiWcp9BcUUWSiEIqE7PadM0zyiDRY2NI%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw3QuvkFyPzNSgAjsGNgeeAv">personal website (where I shared <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252F2025%252F08%252F27%252Fm31-newsletter-001-it-begins%252F%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/LAN-1WlU-YYjBUOV6lUflS0UNQs4DDVBDKSY6Zq4Qvs=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.jeansnow.net%25252F2025%25252F08%25252F27%25252Fm31-newsletter-001-it-begins%25252F%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/LAN-1WlU-YYjBUOV6lUflS0UNQs4DDVBDKSY6Zq4Qvs%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw17R9RD_iNDKSpxuReY5j4d">last month’s newsletter, in case you missed it) — I’ve been blogging since 1998 — or for lighter stuff (and lots of movie reviews) you can follow me on <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rumicat.com%2Fl%3Fu=https%253A%252F%252Fbsky.app%252Fprofile%252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%26slug=m31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/e4Ih5TypjiWPqQmws1pAgFketKIP_2EaI7mDQJd-OFc=425" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rumicat.com%252Fl%253Fu%3Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fbsky.app%25252Fprofile%25252Fjeansnow.bsky.social%2526slug%3Dm31/1/01000199b9622646-45388d1f-d31c-43a5-b298-be528dd6bd36-000000/e4Ih5TypjiWPqQmws1pAgFketKIP_2EaI7mDQJd-OFc%3D425&source=gmail&ust=1759838398532000&usg=AOvVaw0qgv8oHxkO0hJOUlN9jru_">Bluesky.
The next PauseTalk, Vol. 99, will take place at Bananafish Books, this time on Thursday, October 23. As always, the official start will be at 19:30, there is no entry fee, and you are free to bring drinks/snacks. For more detailed updates, you can join our group on WeChat (contact me to be added).
PauseTalk Vol. 98 took place on Thursday, August 28 at Bananafish Books, and although we were fewer this time, I still had a wonderful time conversing with the group, touching on everything from leaving the city (or the country), to the draw of corporate culture (some of the benefits) vs. the freedom of entrepreneurship, the mind constantly at work, […]
PauseTalk Vol. 98 took place on Thursday, August 28 at Bananafish Books, and although we were fewer this time, I still had a wonderful time conversing with the group, touching on everything from leaving the city (or the country), to the draw of corporate culture (some of the benefits) vs. the freedom of entrepreneurship, the mind constantly at work, New Zealand (and the pace of life), and everything in between. I do believe it might also have been the first edition with all participants being women (well, other than me). Big thanks also to Olga for keeping me and my wine company as we waited for others to arrive –and for bringing chocolates for the “chocolate” edition (per the promo image for the event). Below, the list of participants: Candy (Trade Assistant) Eliza Flow (Graphic Design Manager) Jean Snow (Game Developer) Olga (Marketing & Communications) Simbi Ladipo (Product Designer) Xenia Sidorenko (Textile Recycling Queen) Also, I shared some of my plans for the upcoming Vol. 100 – which also mark 20 years of producing the series, and is likely to happen in December – and that’s to produce a commemorative zine. The idea so far is to invite anyone who has attended at least one edition of PauseTalk in the past to contribute one page (or spread). I don’t have a theme in mind, I want to keep it open, but it could be something that relates to what they experienced or got out of attending PauseTalk. I’ll share more details on the project soon, but I expect most of the organization to happen through the WeChat group. What’s next? PauseTalk Vol. 99 should normally happen sometime in October, with the Vol. 100 in December. To stay updated, the best way is to join the WeChat group (contact me to be added).
This is the first edition of my new monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Wednesday, August 27 — you can subscribe here. Hi, I’m Jean Snow, and I’d like to welcome you to the first edition of my monthly M31 newsletter, in which I plan on sharing the latest updates in regards to all of my […]
This is the first edition of my new monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Wednesday, August 27 — you can subscribe here. Hi, I’m <a href="http://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fwww.jeansnow.net%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/cSu513xzaC1lkfwUFhCLAv5TEhtLLBO96BeSqJLh3n4=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/http:%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/cSu513xzaC1lkfwUFhCLAv5TEhtLLBO96BeSqJLh3n4%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw2m_Uy6tpvDwioN1XieGeci">Jean Snow, and I’d like to welcome you to the first edition of my monthly M31 newsletter, in which I plan on sharing the latest updates in regards to all of my events and initiatives I currently run in Shanghai. This will include my bi-monthly <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpausetalk.org%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/Twyhz65FSFSgCvJLf52tqlXvLMEU7-GFHKY6969mc04=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/Twyhz65FSFSgCvJLf52tqlXvLMEU7-GFHKY6969mc04%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw2WKQRh4ScbojYZC71_auuN">PauseTalk talk series, the <a href="http://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fwww.jeansnow.net%2Fpechakucha-night%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/H625OSm3ve59_7BuZ03oXK0OPxSo4Rx3uUQuOv4wUOE=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/http:%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252Fpechakucha-night%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/H625OSm3ve59_7BuZ03oXK0OPxSo4Rx3uUQuOv4wUOE%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw1vmBunV8xzcGpQUyAz2mBF">PechaKucha Night series I organize with George Lobo, my FOTO5 photo club, and the Shanghai Design Pins group — and whatever else I end up cooking up. What’s M31? It’s a name I used decades ago as my sort of publishing imprint/company label for the activities I was doing while I lived in Tokyo, and I’ve decided to revive it. It’s simply inspired by my birthday of May 31. All of the activities mentioned above have dedicated groups in WeChat, where you’ll get the latest updates, and so please contact me to be added to any of them. PauseTalk <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33272" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pt.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="561" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pt.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pt-300x168.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pt-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> PauseTalk is a talk event I’ve been running for what is coming up on 20 years now, first in Tokyo, and now in Shanghai. It’s an event open to everyone, where I, as the MC, moderate a discussion that is based on who shows up, but generally touches on the idea of being creatives in the city. The next one, Vol. 98, will be held on Thursday, August 28, at <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fbananafish-books.com%2Fshop%2Fhongbaoshi%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/6VoNomPzwV8zbylAH8CXVLmjkdcdFxSIm3AnsDubKKA=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fbananafish-books.com%252Fshop%252Fhongbaoshi%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/6VoNomPzwV8zbylAH8CXVLmjkdcdFxSIm3AnsDubKKA%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw3rVgq1Bgcfa9cARbheFxH7">Bananafish Books (7 Hongbaoshi Road). We start at 19:30, there is no entry charge, and you are free to bring drinks and snacks — I usually bring a bottle of wine. The “official” moderated session usually lasts around 90 minutes to 2 hours, and some tend to stay to chat more. Right now I’m looking at holding Vol. 100 in December, to mark the end of the year and celebrate the milestone. You’ll find archives of past events on the <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fpausetalk.org%2F/2/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/TgJPpJsYtkRQeTd615FDkpjzR3rYvTQyVAhBb_Olzwk=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fpausetalk.org%252F/2/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/TgJPpJsYtkRQeTd615FDkpjzR3rYvTQyVAhBb_Olzwk%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw2vUJ3ZpFEXN8tQhQHlj6Wg">PauseTalk website, which includes recaps for each session. PechaKucha Night <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33271" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pk.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="630" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pk.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pk-300x189.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pk-768x484.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> I’ve been involved with the <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.pechakucha.com%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/OaJTKDBeb2hoJ5mY_ZmhmHI_wTbGiD9_1XC4JyZ5rjM=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/OaJTKDBeb2hoJ5mY_ZmhmHI_wTbGiD9_1XC4JyZ5rjM%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw0819BKrvjnvpTVbofTwfVZ">PechaKucha organization since 2009, and for years worked closely with founders Astrid Klein and Mark Astrid on running the worldwide organization, as well as producing the Tokyo series, and special one-off editions. Since 2023, I’ve been organizing <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.pechakucha.com%2Fcommunities%2Fshanghai/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/H8DY3_RkGN9Gc_GUwwEw8BP-KK9iiNruIVrrW-FitN0=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fcommunities%252Fshanghai/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/H8DY3_RkGN9Gc_GUwwEw8BP-KK9iiNruIVrrW-FitN0%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw0QVnC3wji09yX3a_xWZrhG">the series in Shanghai with George Lobo, starting with Vol. 30. We currently produce events mostly on a bi-monthly basis, with extra volumes here and there. Although not yet announced publicly, our next event, Vol. 46, will be held on September 11. You can always check our <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.pechakucha.com%2Fcommunities%2Fshanghai/2/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/dDTmtQ29xMjb5yzhn2Yieaz6hgcETgbxr4zaad4bkhk=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.pechakucha.com%252Fcommunities%252Fshanghai/2/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/dDTmtQ29xMjb5yzhn2Yieaz6hgcETgbxr4zaad4bkhk%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw3L-xz7WH5KlBU6okveSLn5">Shanghai page on the official PechaKucha website to see the listings for the latest events. FOTO5 <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33273" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unnamed.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="540" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unnamed.jpg 960w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unnamed-300x169.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unnamed-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /> FOTO5 is a photo club I launched earlier this year, with the idea of sharing 5 photos on a particular theme each week. The reason to start it was that I felt like I was no longer being creative with photography anymore, and so wanted to give myself some sort of weekly goal — and I figured it would be even more fun to create a community around it, to see what others would share on the theme. We’ve done 20+ themes so far, and the example you see here is taken from a presentation I did about FOTO5 at a recent PechaKucha Night (the FOTO5 I did for the theme “movement”). If you’re interested in participating, contact me so I can add you to the group on WeChat. Shanghai Design Pins <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33270" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pins.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="682" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pins.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pins-300x205.jpg 300w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pins-768x524.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> Shanghai Design Pins is a group I also created on WeChat earlier this year as a place to share design-related spots (and events) in Shanghai. The idea is for everyone to share spots (or pins) they uncover, and so it makes for a growing collection of city highlights that I began sharing on <a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.jeansnow.net%2Fshanghai-design-pins%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/v8udCFavcXp1f6KFkr1LxUMxXSgr93QBnlPNj2dO4Ss=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.jeansnow.net%252Fshanghai-design-pins%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/v8udCFavcXp1f6KFkr1LxUMxXSgr93QBnlPNj2dO4Ss%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw1RHZH-PgmVwaE4t-01I8CK">this page on my personal website (although I haven’t updated it in a while). Now that I have this newsletter, I’ll start sharing a few recent spots each month here as well. 1413 magazine (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.1413magazine.com/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/V51SWSAW1VlDta5TcXz5OexrBmGYXCoKWDfKT-GQEQE=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.1413magazine.com/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/V51SWSAW1VlDta5TcXz5OexrBmGYXCoKWDfKT-GQEQE%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw18mQHccQl704wVaCUoGYos">official website) — a magazine produced in China/NYC about Chinese culture Bizy Boy (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fsuperfuture.com%2F2025%2F07%2Fnew-restaurants-bars%2Fshanghai-bizy-boy-restaurant-opening%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/vii7HQxuzw8QG6CZgXCpKsveiFpMIQr4WKa_vxxfKig=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fsuperfuture.com%252F2025%252F07%252Fnew-restaurants-bars%252Fshanghai-bizy-boy-restaurant-opening%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/vii7HQxuzw8QG6CZgXCpKsveiFpMIQr4WKa_vxxfKig%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw0XGRUBQhqxcJnEPbIhWn-R">Superfuture) — new restaurant in Jing’an “Graphic Design in Japan” exhibition (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fmp.weixin.qq.com%2Fs%2F7rZLO5aZymS5y2cDMsU6oQ/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/EPKSyTqReaQLYAxUvd99E1hEJ05kBIBBE9fGf2qLs_s=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fmp.weixin.qq.com%252Fs%252F7rZLO5aZymS5y2cDMsU6oQ/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/EPKSyTqReaQLYAxUvd99E1hEJ05kBIBBE9fGf2qLs_s%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw12gvFjn7pIXPX5sjZ3vAwR">Bananafish Books) — ended last week Pas Normal Studios (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fhypebeast.com%2F2025%2F8%2Fpas-normal-studios-first-shanghai-flagship-store-info/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/1adRddkNapqGN7ed25K5zzzUa1ztGyY64w1ERvMhluY=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fhypebeast.com%252F2025%252F8%252Fpas-normal-studios-first-shanghai-flagship-store-info/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/1adRddkNapqGN7ed25K5zzzUa1ztGyY64w1ERvMhluY%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw2TErPRGvhsh-HIS3W3u69t">Hypebeast) — new shop about cycling culture (grand opening on September 19) Rockbund Art Museum (<a href="https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.rockbundartmuseum.org%2F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/6ok6CVmY-Luk0p85guasxZ7AUF1Nggkg4kCw7SKlg74=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/https:%252F%252Fwww.rockbundartmuseum.org%252F/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/6ok6CVmY-Luk0p85guasxZ7AUF1Nggkg4kCw7SKlg74%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735000000&usg=AOvVaw0ORfnrqgr2ElPLjl618514">official website) — was brought up from sharing an article about the effect going free has had on the establishment Shanghai Design Pins is a group on WeChat — contact me to be added. One More Thing I’ll use this section in each newsletter to share something I’m particularly interested at the moment, or that I happily experienced recently. For this edition, I’d like to highlight some shots taken with the <a href="http://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/http:%2F%2Fmood.camera/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/1YcFnCo7iOcHX0mNVVY-RZS2qwmTN06u-qa3LGG8LVw=420" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://links.mail.rumicat.com/CL0/http:%252F%252Fmood.camera/1/01000198ea16bcc3-4c25cb3b-5de3-4f2f-b10d-3368bd845018-000000/1YcFnCo7iOcHX0mNVVY-RZS2qwmTN06u-qa3LGG8LVw%3D420&source=gmail&ust=1756362735001000&usg=AOvVaw3z4VjIVKQWq2ts95HJ7f3d">mood.camera app, which I’ve been experimenting with — it replicates old film stocks, but in a way where there’s no post-processing of shots, so you first decide the stock, and then snap away. The following photos were taking during a random walk at night with my dog, and I really like the warmth. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33269" src="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mood.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="1332" srcset="http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mood.jpg 1000w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mood-225x300.jpg 225w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mood-769x1024.jpg 769w, http://www.jeansnow.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mood-768x1023.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> And that’s it for this month, and the inaugural edition of this newsletter. It may evolve over time, as I come up with things I think would be interesting to share in this format — but it should continue to be focused on the activities and initiatives that I’m currently doing in Shanghai, where I live. 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