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Adam and I were discussing children this morning over our coffee before going for our Saturday swim.
Megan: We definitely have to adopt.
Adam: Yes, agreed.
Megan: And I think that maybe once we start, I would like to have three, four, maybe even five kids, like my family.
Adam: I think two is good.
Megan: But what if [...]

FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST
By Megan Shank
Recently, I read with interest an article in the International Herald Tribune regarding the groundbreaking of the environmentally sustainable town, Dongtan, slated for construction just outside of Shanghai. I’d been following news of the town since plans for it were first published a few years ago. But what was most [...]

July 20, 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention convenes for a second day. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a group of early feminists demand women’s right to vote in the United States.
July 20, 1969: Man walks on the moon.
July 20, 1979: A moonstruck feminist is born via caesarian section. She makes her lift off before her [...]

I think alcoholic behavior has become completely acceptable in the Western world — whether among college kids or among NYC journalists, both of whom I once shared long hard nights of drinking — but the question remains: what are we giving up to live this way? And beyond the Western world, whether it’s the [...]

Bush commutes Libby’s prison sentence
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush commuted Monday the prison term of former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, facing 30 months in prison after a federal court convicted him of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.
A commutation is distinct from a pardon, which is a complete eradication of [...]

TO COMPLEMENT A STORY BY THE AMERICAN NEWSWEEK THAT WE TRANSLATED FOR OUR JULY PUBLICATION, WE HIRED A WRITER TO DO A LOCAL STORY ON TRANSGENDER ISSUES. SHANGHAIIST ALSO WROTE SOMETHING ABOUT TRANSGENDER TODAY FOLLOWING A BIT OF NEWS FROM SHENZHEN. I EDITED AND TRANSLATED OUR STORY.

Society
When He or She Becomes She or He
By Gubo [...]

I’m a walker and a biker. Occasionally, I take a subway or a bus. Even more rarely a cab. Every morning I walk or bike to work. It is often pleasant. I enjoy the exercise and the satisfaction that I’m being more environmentally friendly on my commute. Today, however, a Mercedes almost ran over me [...]

This one by BusinessWeek. But what is it saying? And who are the sources? Really shoddy journalism. I mean is it meant to speak about the book, and they use the promotion guy Michael to back up the author’s premise? I know Michael, and he has more to say on the scene than this — [...]

I WORKED WITH WRITER LAUREN HILGERS ON THIS STORY. SHE DID A BANG-UP JOB. ADDITIONALLY, I CREATED A COOL GMAIL MAP TO PARTNER WITH THE STORY. I’LL PUT THAT UP WITH THE INFO BOX LATER. HERE IS THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE STORY, WHICH RAN IN JUNE.
Business
Bluer Skies for Green Investors
By Lauren Hilgers [...]

I’D WORKED WITH THE WRITERS TO SHAPE THIS STORY FOR A MONTH OR TWO BEFORE WE FIGURED OUT IT WOULD MAKE A BETTER GOOD LIFE PIECE THAN PERISCOPE PIECE, AND WE CHANGED IT ACCORDINGLY. IT RAN IN THE JUNE EDITION.
Polo Picks Up
Giddy-up! The rider drives his foot into the horse’s belly and raises his [...]

THIS WAS A PIECE I WORKED WITH TWO WRITERS ON — SUMMER BLOCK IN SH, PHOEBE XIA IN BJ. THEY WROTE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, SO I ALSO HELPED TRANSLATE, ETC. RAN IN JUNE EDITION.
Business
Partying Like It’s Their Business
On a Saturday afternoon at Beijing’s China Grand Hotel L’evenement’s chairman assistant, Yang Nan, is marshalling an [...]

SHORT INTRO I WROTE FOR A JUNE PHOTO ESSAY BY THE TALENTED DON YAP OF THIS COOL SCULPTURE EXHIBIT OUT AT SHANGHAI SCULPTURE SPACE. IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN OUT THERE, GO CHECK IT OUT. THEY’VE GOT A GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN CAFE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE A KICKIN’ COFFEE AFTERWARDS.
Sculpting the City
Cities inspire creativity, and creativity [...]

EDITED and TRANSLATED FOR JUNE EDITION.
Society
We Are “Friends”
Ge Chunyan is part of the first wave of “researchers” of the American show Friends. She likes to observe what the main characters eat. Joey enjoys sandwiches, and Ge Chunyan can name every jam that Monica stores in the fridge. During her last semester at Chongqing University, Ge [...]

WRITTEN FOR NEWSWEEK SELECT JUNE PERISCOPE
Periscope
Bringing Design to China’s Blingtown
Shanghai is no stranger to name brands, but the people behind the trademark 13-year-old London design show 100% Design say China’s blingtown hasn’t yet completely grasped the difference between luxury and layout. “Not all things that are expensive are design and not all things that [...]

From the office of Lehman, Lee and Xu by Adam: http://www.llxpod.com/index.php?id=63

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I’ve quit drinking. I’ve no talent for it.

Ex-White House aide Libby sentenced to 2.5 years: AP
By Katherine Hunt
Last Update: 12:08 PM ET Jun 5, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for his role in obstructing the CIA leak investigation, according [...]

THIS WAS MY FIRST POST FOR THE HUFFINGTON POST, WHICH I’VE JUST SENT IN. CHECK WWW.HUFFINGTONPOST.COM LATER TO SEE IT. CHEERS! MEG
Tucked within the traditional Shanghai lane where I reside, a Sunday is in full swing. Alley cats creep along tiled roofs searching for the perfect spot of sun, the elderly resident opera fans tap [...]