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  • PechaKucha Night in February

    PechaKucha Night in February

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    Our next PechaKucha Night in Shanghai, Vol. 42, is happening next month, and we’re kicking off the year by celebrating the city of Shanghai. It takes place on Thursday, February 13 at Skyline Tower, the same great venue where we held our December event. Scan the QR code for tickets.

  • Books Read in 2024

    Books Read in 2024

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    I re-read my post from last year (following 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022), and it starts with me saying how I was failing miserably at my reading targets, and wow, this year ended up being even worse. I only managed to finish reading 4 books in 2024, down from 7 in 2023, and of course way below my set…

  • Favorite Media of 2024

    Favorite Media of 2024

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    It’s my 15th anniversary of doing these annual wrap-up posts (following 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024), and yes, I still really enjoying creating them. For me, it’s not just about looking through what I consumed during the year and figuring out what was my favorite…

  • PauseTalk in January

    PauseTalk in January

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    The first PauseTalk of 2025 in Shanghai, our Vol. 94, will take place on Thursday, January 23 at Bananafish New HQ (7 Hongbaoshi Road), with a start time of 19:30. As always, no entry fee, and you are free to bring your own drinks and snacks. Here’s the Facebook event page, and more updates will be share via our WeChat group (contact me to be…

  • PauseTalk Vol. 93

    PauseTalk Vol. 93

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    PauseTalk Vol. 93 was held on Thursday, December 12 at Bananafish New HQ, with a group that was ready to talk and drink (well, I might have done most of the drinking). As always, a great evening of discussion that touched at various points on freelance vs. corporate, doing business in China, online shopping, late…

  • This Week’s PKN Vol. 41

    This Week’s PKN Vol. 41

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    This week sees our final PechaKucha Night of the year — it also marks the 7th event we’ve produced this year, compared to the 5 we did last year (and so yes, we’ve done 12 PKNs since relaunching the series in Shanghai in March of 2023). For this event, our Vol. 41, we’ve got a…

  • PauseTalk in December

    PauseTalk in December

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    The next PauseTalk in Shanghai (Vol. 93) is set for Thursday, December 12, again at Bananafish New HQ. As usual, we’ll start the discussion at 19:30, and please note that there is no entry fee, and you are free to bring drinks and/or snacks. Here’s the Facebook event page, and as a lot of updates are shared via WeChat, get in touch…

  • Thrillin’ and Chillin’ in October 2024

    Thrillin’ and Chillin’ in October 2024

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    Since I knew I’d be away for most of the month (on a trip to my hometown) I figured I wouldn’t be doing the annual horror marathon I’ve been doing in October for the past few years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023), and so didn’t start the regular thread I do on X — one thing…