There's some good stories and blog entries floating around the Shanghai internet space. One of my favourite websites is Shanghaiist, which is a nice webzine that is fairly entertaining, and has recently taken on a more serious bent with the addition of a new contributor. I find it difficult to engage with Shanghai as a city - the language barrier in this cases poses an obstacle moreso like a cone of silence rather than a whistle-toting, Eric Estrada-impersonating Shanghai traffic cop that smashes your eardrums upon considering walking a red light. That's a nice change for this expat. Other local rags well, don't cut the mustard in this respect.

There's heaps of other Shanghai-based expat websites that I like to glean each or every odd day. The Shanghai Diaries is a long-time fave, but the author is really busy with his new venture, so at least I can still get my Washburn fix. Sinosplice and Micah's blog are interesting to read, especially as they both are further immersed in Shanghai's culture than what I am. All these sites give me some kind of clue on what is going on in Shanghai, or at least another viewpoint on what I see and hear from my daily life here.

There's a number of other sites I look at, probably more than what I should. But I find it interesting nonetheless. Here's some I tend to look at...
Dan Washburn's Shanghai Diaries
Shanghaiist
Sinosplice
Micah's Blog
Wangjianshuo's Blog
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