Blogging since 1998, organizing creative events since the 2000s -- currently based in Shanghai
After I shared my list of movies watched from 1995, it made me realize that I had forgotten to share the horror marathon I did last October. It s indeed the 8th time I ve done something like this in October (following 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024). I also re-subscribed to Shudder for the month, which lead [ ]
And that s it for my 1995 movie marathon (following 1967, 1968, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994). Even though my initial list of things to potentially watch was at around 50-60, and I was planning on watching at least 30 or more, I ve [ ]
This is the fifth edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. M31 January 2026 Issue 005 Creative Shanghai in Practice 31.2304° N, 121.4737° E Quite a few years ago, when I would start a new year, I used to announce via a [ ]
Finally, a decent year of reading! If you ve followed these annual round-ups from me (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), you ll know that I ve been struggling with my annual reading challenge (and as always, this only covers proper books, as I still read tons of comics, bandes-dessinées, content on the web, and magazines), and this year [ ]
For the 16th time (following 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), here is my annual look back at my favorite media consumed in a variety of categories, all released in the past year. As always, caveats: this is based on what I took in and [ ]
This is the fourth edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, December 2 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hi everyone, and welcome to the December edition of the M31 newsletter! I m Jean Snow, and this is where I share monthly updates on what I m up to here in Shanghai. Let s get [ ]
This is the third edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Tuesday, November 4 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hello, and welcome to this latest edition of the M31 newsletter. I m Jean Snow, and read on for the latest on PauseTalk (with Vol. 100 just around the corner), PechaKucha Night (next week!), and [ ]
PauseTalk Vol. 99 was held on Thursday, October 23 at Bananafish Books, and ended up getting the biggest turnout yet for a PauseTalk session in Shanghai, with 20 participants. It was a lively bunch, with of course a long intro roll at the start – that itself ignited a lot of questions and discussion as it was still going. [ ]
This is the second edition of my monthly newsletter, M31, that was sent out on Monday, October 6 — you can subscribe here. and read the first edition here. Hi, this is Jean Snow, and welcome to this second edition of my M31 newsletter which I m creatively titling October 2025. I ll be sharing the [ ]
The next PauseTalk, Vol. 99, will take place at Bananafish Books, this time on Thursday, October 23. As always, the official start will be at 19:30, there is no entry fee, and you are free to bring drinks/snacks. For more detailed updates, you can join our group on WeChat (contact me to be added).