°our cities: AustinChicagoLondonLos AngelesNew York CitySan FranciscoShanghaiTorontoWashington DCHero laowai puts his body on the line, makes a stand against cars in the bike lane              featuredHong Kong tops 2014 GOOD City Index amid pro-democracy protestsSchools close in Heilongjiang as over 8,000 teachers go on strikeLook: Contestants space-out for hours to win iPhone 6 in ChengduPhotos: Shanghai International Beer Festival, Fall 2014Thursday November 20, 2014Thursday, November 20, 2014Q&A with Bill Callahan, playing this Sunday @ Shanghai Symphony OrchestraAhead of his show on November 23, Callahan tells Shanghaiist about his offbeat new disc, Have Fun with God, what made his Smog alter-ego dissipate, and more. more ›Arts & EntertainmentKatie NelsonWatch: Shandong man weds cancer-stricken bride in hospital wardAfter registering for marriage on November 5, 24-year-old Yu Haining and his 25-year-old cancer-stricken girlfriend, Fan Huixiang, held a wedding ceremony in her hospital ward on Monday, winning crowds of witnesses' good wishes and a lot of teary eyes.more ›NewsShanghaiist11 kindergarteners killed after school bus collides with lorry carrying sandEleven young students were killed and three more injured after a minibus taking them to school was crushed by a lorry carrying sand in Shandong province.more ›NewsKatie NelsonLook: Qingdao motorist uses live chicken to reserve perfect parking spaceFinding a parking space in overcrowded Chinese cities can be a real pain, but like most problems in life, one can work it out with a little foresight, ingenuity, and a live chicken.more ›NewsShanghaiistThanksgiving is here! This is where you get your roast turkey, Christmas goose, advent calendar, and more!It’s that time of year again… the holiday season! The warmth of cinnamon, silver bells, and everything delicately scented with pine brings thoughts of holidays past and future.  Santa’s helpers at Epermarket have been hard at work to bring all your holiday needs to your doorstep! more ›FoodKenneth Tan[JOBS] Full-time English teacher wanted for immediate placementEstablished English-language school for kids with 10 locations around Shanghai seeks full-time English teachers for IMMEDIATE placement.more ›OtherKenneth TanWednesday, November 19, 2014Creepy psycho kills wife, shares photos of her corpse on WeChatA man in his early 20s stood trial on charges of intentional homicide on Monday in Anhui province after he killed his wife with a pair of scissors and a hammer in her car then shared photos of her corpse on his WeChat Moments as proof to his friends and relatives.more ›NewsShanghaiistLook: Daredevil climbers release more sweat-inducing selfies from top of Hong Kong skyscrapersYet another group of Russian daredevils have scaled one of Hong Kong's tallest skyscrapers to capture these images with a selfie stick dangling out some 360 meters above ground. more ›NewsKatie NelsonInspiring teen insists on going back to school i