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Megan Shank is an editor, writer and translator living in Shanghai, China.

Archive for September, 2007

It’s Not Disneyland, Kids

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

SHORT LAST-MINUTE ART PIECE I WROTE FOR THE SEPTEMBER EDITION. THIS PLACE IS WICKED COOL.
Arts
It’s Not Disneyland, Kids
By Megan Shank
Shanghai
Does your family ever wake up on a Saturday morning and feel at a loss of what to do for the day? You could go shopping, visit the park, or stay at home and watch television. [...]

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Television’s Sino-American Alliance

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

ONE OF THE PIECES I WROTE FOR SEPTEMBER. WILL PUT UP THAT ISSUE’S CONTENT SLOWLY SINCE WE’RE ALREADY ON DEADLINE AGAIN.
Society
Television’s Sino-American Alliance
by Megan Shank
Fun is not something people always associate with language learning, but the science fiction series Firefly, written and directed by Joss Whedon, is changing all that for its Western audience. [...]

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Shinzo Abe Resigns

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

That’s not going to look very good on his resume, is it?
He’s such a jerk, but his wife was so Jackie O…

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Suicide

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

On Saturday morning, I jumped into a cab at 9am to make it on time to meet my friend at a swimming pool in Pudong. Normally, 9 out of 10 times, I take the subway or ride my bike, but I was running a little late and at the last minute hailed down a white [...]

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SAEN Travel Piece Up

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

For the San Antonio Express News: 8/31/2007
Cultural diversity shines through in Malaysian city
Megan Shank
Special to the Express-News
MELAKA, Malaysia — A lapsed Catholic, the last place I expected to find myself on my recent holiday to Malaysia was at an Ash Wednesday Mass. I didn’t make my way there because I had experienced some call [...]

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