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items: M31 Newsletter 004
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items: PauseTalk Vol. 99
items: M31 Newsletter 002
items: PauseTalk in October
items: PauseTalk Vol. 98
items: M31 Newsletter 001: It Begins
items: Launching a Newsletter
items: Social Media Update
items: PauseTalk in August

M31 Newsletter 004
type: item
creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-12-02T09:16:10Z
subject: Newsletter
subject: bluesky
subject: foto5
subject: m31
subject: newsletter
subject: PauseTalk
subject: PechaKucha Night
subject: Shanghai design pins
subject: wechat
description: 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 […]
encoded: 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 fetchpriority="high" 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="(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 …

M31 Newsletter 003
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creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-11-04T08:01:44Z
subject: Newsletter
subject: bluesky
subject: foto5
subject: m31
subject: newsletter
subject: PauseTalk
subject: PechaKucha
subject: PechaKucha Night
subject: Shanghai design pins
subject: wechat
description: 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 […]
encoded: 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 p…

PauseTalk Vol. 99
type: item
creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-10-27T10:34:36Z
subject: PauseTalk
subject: 48-hour film project
subject: bananafish books
subject: wechat
description: 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. […]
encoded: 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 fo…

M31 Newsletter 002
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creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-10-06T12:06:17Z
subject: Newsletter
subject: bluesky
subject: foto5
subject: m31
subject: newsletter
subject: PauseTalk
subject: PechaKucha Night
subject: Shanghai design pins
subject: wechat
description: 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 […]
encoded: 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…

PauseTalk in October
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creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-10-06T10:46:18Z
subject: PauseTalk
description: 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).
encoded: 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
type: item
creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-08-29T03:26:35Z
subject: PauseTalk
subject: bananafish books
subject: Zine
description: 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, […]
encoded: 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).

M31 Newsletter 001: It Begins
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creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-08-27T07:35:39Z
subject: Newsletter
subject: foto5
subject: m31
subject: newsletter
subject: PauseTalk
subject: PechaKucha Night
subject: Shanghai design pins
subject: wechat
description: 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 […]
encoded: 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=175636273500…

Launching a Newsletter
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creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-08-21T07:57:19Z
subject: Personal
subject: foto5
subject: newsletter
subject: PauseTalk
subject: PechaKucha Night
subject: pkn
subject: rumicat
subject: shanghai
subject: Shanghai design pins
description: Just a heads-up that I’m about to launch something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now, and that’s to start a monthly newsletter that will include updates on all my activities in Shanghai (PauseTalk, PKN, etc.) — so for example, I’ll include the latest spots that were shared in the Shanghai Design Pins 📍 group, […]
encoded: Just a heads-up that I’m about to launch something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now, and that’s to start a monthly newsletter that will include updates on all my activities in Shanghai (PauseTalk, PKN, etc.) — so for example, I’ll include the latest spots that were shared in the Shanghai Design Pins group, upcoming plans for PauseTalk or PKN, etc. If interested, I’m calling it M31, and you can subscribe here. I’ll launch the first edition in a week or so. As for the image you see in this post, Rumicat is the service I’m using.

Social Media Update
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creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-08-07T03:43:26Z
subject: Personal
subject: bluesky
subject: Facebook
subject: Instagram
subject: newsletter
subject: PauseTalk
subject: PechaKucha Night
subject: social media
subject: Twitter
subject: wechat
subject: x
description: If you follow me via my social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and/or X, you may have noticed (or maybe not, who knows with the way the algorithm goes these days) that I haven’t been posting much these days. I’m sure I’m not alone in hitting social media fatigue, but add to that recently reading […]
encoded: If you follow me via my social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and/or X, you may have noticed (or maybe not, who knows with the way the algorithm goes these days) that I haven’t been posting much these days. I’m sure I’m not alone in hitting social media fatigue, but add to that recently reading the book Careless People about the way FB is run, and it all has me feeling pretty tired of using those spaces (and anything related to Meta, for that matter). I stopped posting to X months ago, and so my social activity these days is pretty much limited to WeChat (the de facto communication app in China — @jeansnow_shanghai), and Bluesky (‪@jeansnow.bsky.social‬), where I post the kinds of things that I was sharing on X/Twitter. I also post about my events here on my blog of course, and I am thinking of starting a newsletter to gather monthly updates for all my activity here in Shanghai, which includes PauseTalk, PechaKucha Night, FOTO5, Shanghai Design Pins , and more — I’ve been thinking about doing this for ages, but I think it’s finally time to do it, as I get off the traditional social sites. So yeah, I can’t say that I’ll completely stop checking those accounts — I’ve already decided to stop creating new event pages for <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj xzsf02u x1s688f" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://www.facebook.com/pausetalk?__cft__[0]=AZVO4vsNjXK3COk2osBrXLTwfl4ZVhDQD3zm8mhmIb7FdWWXdNcFHh03J7QrDdlfQ6Rs8Qio47uJiK8wAI3hIvCsHAPg9sgWDUhcVL0QUIPjtyHWeTrj57bQ1LAwt5mpdu0&__tn__=-]K*F">PauseTalk on FB, but I may continue to do so for <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1n…

PauseTalk in August
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creator: Jean Snow
date: 2025-07-31T04:55:35Z
subject: PauseTalk
description: I’m happy to confirm that PauseTalk Vol. 98 will indeed take place at the end of August, more specifically on Thursday, August 28. As always, it will take place at Bananafish Books, with the regular start time of 19:30 (and yes, no entry free, and you are free to bring drinks/snacks). I’ve decided to stop […]
encoded: I’m happy to confirm that PauseTalk Vol. 98 will indeed take place at the end of August, more specifically on Thursday, August 28. As always, it will take place at Bananafish Books, with the regular start time of 19:30 (and yes, no entry free, and you are free to bring drinks/snacks). I’ve decided to stop creating Facebook event pages, as I don’t think they are particularly useful when it comes to organizing events here in Shanghai, and so to stay updated more regularly you are encouraged to join the PauseTalk group on WeChat (contact me to be added). Also, as you have probably noticed, I like to have fun with colors with my promo images, so let’s call Vol. 98 the “chocolate” edition.