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It’s our last issue. Perhaps not the last one hunting down places no-one else was talking about, in sharing
ever; someone braver, bolder, more that sense of discovery with you. And it sucks that we've lost
willing to run press releases verbatim our forum for doing so. We never even got to tell you about the
may yet pick up our pork-greased wholesale Apple laptop market we found tucked away beneath
And so we
baton. But it’s certainly the last the western reaches of the Nanpu bridge. And, personally, I'm
face the final with us on-board. We really are extremely disappointed to have had only a few weeks in charge.
curtain very sorry – it’s not you, it’s us. None of my bright ideas for how to make the magazine even
We spent so long worrying about more relevant – replacing all the text with emoticons, keeping it
terrorism, and extreme weather, competitive by halving the headcount and producing two issues
and falling bamboo scaffolding that a day – had time to take root.
we forgot to go out and get enough ads. So, while this may yet prove not to be the final call for the
The lack of birdlife here has made our slow death rather less magazine, it’s certainly the current team’s funeral. We figured
dramatic than we might have hoped for – no vultures circling there were two ways we could go out: pretend like nothing was
the office window, only fictional ravens tapping at the front door up (our distribution has never really been strong enough for you
– but it was inevitable all the same. We ran out of new scarves to notice we were gone anyway) or mockingly embrace our
to round-up in our Living section weeks ago. imminent oblivion, with a little help from our friends. The cover
Yes, we’re bitter. Yes, we’re biased. But we do wish we might offer a clue as to which route we chose to go down. What
could have stuck around a little longer. We always took pride in did you expect? We’re SH, remember.

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StreetTalk Antonio Lantero studied in Shanghai

between 2006 and 2007. While he was here, he
spotted a gap in the market. He and his brother
now export coffins from China to Europe. If
you’re after a casket for your shopping basket,
contact him at antoniolantero@gmail.com.
SH: Why coffins?
AL: We were just looking for unusual things to export to Spain. We’d tried it
the other way round – importing caviar from Spain to China – and had some
success. Then someone told us you could get cheap coffins in China and we
came up with a plan.

SH: Are Chinese-made coffins different to European ones?

AL: The size is pretty much the same, although the standard Chinese coffin
is of a lower quality to Europe caskets, perhaps because burial isn’t such a
big thing. It took us a long time to find a reliable producer who could meet
large orders for high quality coffins. Our Chinese partner took us to visit a
huge number of factories around China until we found the right one – it’s
near Guangzhou.

SH: Are you involved in the manufacturing process at all?

AL: We used to come over a lot to check the quality and process. Now we
come over less. But, as with many other businesses, we have to fly over
every time we place an order, to check every single casket meets our
standards.

SH: What are the coffins made from?

AL: We use plywood and Chinese Paulownia wood, which is used overseas
to make wooden surfboards and expensive guitars.

SH: What about sustainability? You must get through a lot of wood!
AL: Paulownia is a very sustainable wood. You can harvest timber after
only a few years of growth, and the tree regenerates from its existing root
systems. Its nickname is the Phoenix tree, which seems kind of fitting in
the context of death.

SH: Who do you sell them to?

AL: We sell all our coffins to big funeral homes. Our policy is to sell to one
funeral home per city so they don’t compete with each other.

SH: What do people say when you tell them what you do?
AL: I don't normally tell people exactly what I do! I just say I import and
export things from China. You can’t tell how people will react. When I do
tell them, some are fascinated and start asking questions; others just stop
the conversation dead! – James Maskell

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Last Week The Bookie

In Reality
Mon 8
67-year-old Yang Xiyun of Xuchang City,
Hunan Province, awoke to find herself inside
a coffin. Her family thought she had died
three days previously, so wrapped her in a
shroud and planned her funeral. They were a
little surprised when, on the morning of the
funeral, Yang awoke and started screaming.
Doctors said that she “had suffered a seizure Life Death
or a stroke”. Careful where you sleep tonight. In its corner In its corner
Finite Final
Tue 9 Nasty, brutish, short
A constant wonder
Long. Real long.
A constant worry
A bitch A cold embrace
An arsonist was the only one killed in an
Not fair The great leveller
apartment fire in Zhabei District. The firestarter
Complicated Unknowable
burst into the apartment and set it ablaze.
Witnesses saw an elderly woman with her hair The Verdict: 1,000,000:1 Life.
on fire, screaming for help from the window. Sure, death always wins. But every day alive is a victory.
Thankfully, the firemen arrived in time to save
her. The arsonist? Hair today, gone tomorrow. HOW TO behave at a funeral by James Creegan
Wed 10 2. Now is not the time to tell the widow
that the deceased owed you money.
A Japanese man’s bizarre quest for love Mention it in the sympathy card, or say it
expired at Pudong airport. The man’s fiancee with flowers.
had told him he must visit 40 countries within
a certain time frame before he could marry
her. Running out of time and having only 3. Forget what you read in Vogue; this
clocked up 39, the man became desperate and is a time when pink is definitely not the
faked a Chinese entry stamp in his passport. new black.
Spotted by an alert official, airport security
No coffin’
escorted him onto a flight back to Japan.
4. Children are often frightened and con-
fused by death. A few balloon animals
1. Funerals can be long, drawn-out af-
Thu 11 fairs. Remember to change your ringtone
can really lighten the mood.

A Shanghai resident was charged with to something appropriately sad.

killing 64 mallards at the Dongtan Nature
Reserve on Chongming Island. (Eagle-eyed
readers may recall that two other men were
arrested a week earlier for poaching wild
birds from the same spot.) The man faces
more than just a tar-and-feathering; hunting
more than 50 wild animals is considered a
major criminal offense under Chinese law.
Snapshot
From Riccardo Arena’s Four
Fri 12 Times a Tree exhibition at
1918 Art-Space, June 2008.
A small group of journalists died from overwork
on Huaihai Lu, Xuhui District. Editorial staff at SH
Magazine had just submitted proofs of the final
edition of their magazine, when their hearts
– weak from too much caffeine and not enough
love – gave out. In lieu of flowers, their families
have asked for cash donations to be made to
the office receptionist before December 31.

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日出龙舌兰
名言

Tequila Sunrise
Sophistry of considerable merit and literary sophistication opined at last
orders in a Shanghai bar. By Morgan Short.

Last words of famous people #1: the single gentleman on the long, thin barstool, denied the few
pleasures he set out for, stubbing out his cheap cigarette and going
“I am dying. I haven’t drunk champagne for a long time.”
home to pass out alone again to the cold glow of a rotating DVD
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, writer, d. July 1, 1904
logo.
There are no prizes for those left behind. No prizes for us at
All the attractive people have mysteriously left, vacated the bar
all. If we could leave, we would have – to go home with someone
furtively and without warning, taking with them the cheery atmo-
brand new and roll the dice against our sexual impotency.
sphere and all threat of sex.
But for those that remain, our candor and simplicity has not
It’s last call at the bar, and only the dregs remain on the dance
found us favor this night. Middle-aged and middle-managed, we
floor, along with the dregs congealing in the bottoms of glasses
bring our mouths down to the glass to drink like monkeys. We are
left on tables around the bar. We take inventory of our friends and
all ungainfully employed in positions without distinction. We’ve
stock of our possessions. Either could be source for one more last
dazzled with our total lack of imagination.
round before the tired and down-trodden wait-staff stop pretend-
ing to ignore us and finally kick us out.
Final shots are being poured out and slammed down onto the
Last words of famous people #3:
bar with the distinction of gun shots, and we’re all undertaking “Is everybody happy? I want everybody to be happy. I know
boozy autopsies of our wallets to see if we’ve enough left for a I’m happy.”
little more wishful drinking. Songs are repeating on the stereo from Ethel Barrymore, actress, d. June 18, 1959
the start of the night and the shitty DJ is stringing up his laptop.
After a night and a lifetime of minor happiness and minor sorrows
Last words of famous people #2: staggered and spaced out with long periods of boredom and frus-
tration, death comes to everyone, this is true. But why wallow in
“Friends applaud, the comedy is finished.”
self-pity when there are so many good bars around to wallow in?
Ludwig van Beethoven, composer, d. March 26, 1827
There are pints of finery to be drunk off mahogany surfaces all over
the city, but the house lights are on now, and the barman is mop-
“Lesbians, lesbians everywhere and not a drop to drink!,” laments
ping up. Spotlights are on the last of the silly dancers, and all the

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singles are staggering to the door, dropping their coats in a bleary-eyed
daze. Outfits rumpled and makeup smeared, we all find ourself looking at
each other in a bar no-one has the right hair for. What were we thinking,
anyway?
Last words of famous people # 4:
“Codeine... bourbon.”
Tallulah Bankhead, actress, d. December 12, 1968
And what would be the best way to die in Shanghai? Or anywhere, re-
ally. A fiery and righteous nuclear blast of course, although who knows
how likely that would be. It’s best to go out delivered into the pain of
strangers, I always say. Something universal, showy, and catastrophic
– earthquake, typhoon, flood, or tsunami. Being rudely run down by bus
or automobile is a scary thought, and is all the more probable, as is a bit
of bad luck with a subway platform.
Best to avoid something like that. Dying in the company of others is
preferable, although there is something to be said for snuffing it privately
and foolishly – electrocution by faulty wiring, or choking on a bit of baozi
alone in your apartment with the PlayStation on.
Last words of famous people #5
“The earth is suffocating... Swear to make them cut me open, so that
I won’t be buried alive.”
Frederic Chopin, composer, d. October 16, 1849
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God, the gaudiness of a bar with its lights on is overwhelming. The sur-
roundings we’ve become accustomed to over the course of the evening
are recast to maximize awkwardness and inelegance. This is the true
expression of the bar’s actual rancor and acrimony towards its clientele.
One begins to feel like the center of a devious and mean-spirited scam.
A once lush and fertile mating ground is revealed as a barren wasteland,
sparsely populated by panting and wheezing wildebeests, searching
wearily for a corner to sleep and never wake up in.
Was it like this the whole night? With the off-black paint peeling from
the wall, stuffing coming out of the dirty couch cushions, and so much red
plastic everywhere?
Well, here we all are, all lit up and skittish, as if someone has just
opened the fridge on us and ruined our secret party. With red and blotchy
faces we challenge others to guess our ages. Our only scars are the natu-
ral lines of ageing. Wasted down, hollowed out, and aimless, we pull in
the pints to obscure their faces.
Last words of famous people #5
“All my possessions for a moment of time.”
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, d. 1603
For the last drink of the night, it’s always a good idea to go with the
biggest production you can think of. Thus the barman places my daiquiri
on the counter and turns to take my payment. I give him the big notes
on top covering the little ones, to communicate the theme of hidden
value. Even though he wants to go home, he’s taken special care to get
this daiquiri just right, and I pause to appreciate his craftsmanship. Rolling
the drink in my fingertips, the pineapple wedges and orange slices blur
like a pinwheel, and I stick my nose in the crackling coolness hovering on
top. There’s a parasol too, pitched into the ice for shade. Wonderful. All
it needs is a little mariachi band to sit on the rim of the glass and take
requests.
Cheers to the revolution. It was glorious.
Last words of famous people #6
“God will pardon me, that’s his line of work.”
Heinrich Heine, poet, d. February 15, 1856
Yes, God will indeed pardon us all and bless our little hearts here in
Shanghai. And even the most venerable and righteous hangovers are
temporary – even sicknesses of Victorian proportions pass. We must all
prepare ourselves for our imminent successes and backlashes.
Yes, our fingers spend more time poised over keyboards than they
do clutching free martinis, and our fists are wrapped around beer mugs
when they’re not wearing down cell-phones… but our instincts are infal-
lible and pure. Stay out of the fire and avoid predators; make sure you’ve
got enough food to get to the next day; procreate as best you can, when
you can, and don’t be choosy. Always maintain a demeanour of baffled
gratitude, be nice to the poor, and learn some Chinese.
And remember. The Kedi never closes. Not ever.
Last words of famous people # 7
“Why not? Yeah.”
Timothy Leary, d. May 31, 1996
Directions
To find your own epiphanies at any one of innumerable establishments
around town, see this week’s Nightlife listings. ■
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Get Rich
or Die
Trying
Things to do in Shanghai before you
die. By SH Friends & Family.

Tickle a taxi driver Save a life 非富即亡

There was a young lady from Anhui, who fell to her death today. 死亡之歌
The number one cause of ayi fatalities? Open windows. Rarely
does a day go by without the papers reporting another install-
ment in this ongoing tragedy. The number of stories increases in
each story: Monday is the day for tenth floor mishaps. By Friday,
they have to fall out of a passing jet to make the headlines.
Keep yours safe – attach a safety net below your washing lines.
If you get vertigo just looking down, ask your ayi to help.

Give Pudong a chance

Maybe you’ve spied Pudong before. Astride a Puxi Bund
balcony, you were slurping cocktails and struggling to conver-
sate tit-for-tat with some calcium-deprived twit with a fuzzy
pocketbook and no ass. You gazed across the mucky tide of the
Did you ever wonder why the ever elusive, eternally irritated,
Huangpu, the glittering skyline pricking your eyes like some de-
occasionally flatulent taxi driver is ensconced in clear plas-
partment store display of electric shavers. Or maybe all that bur-
tic? They gallivant around town like the Pope in his Mobile,
nished steel reminded you of a southern rapper’s grills; a phony
untouchable, immutable, and remarkably rude; the only deity in
platinum carapace to conceal the greed-blackened stumps be-
this godless, congested land. But that plexi-shield is their only
neath. Global warming is real. The ocean will have us all. Along
protection from mere mortality, and simply by reaching round
with Dubai, Pudong will be the first to go. So before the oceans
it you can return this pompous parvenu swiftly to earth. So the
drink deep of its endless pancake expanse, visit Pudong on foot.
next time he shouts “bu xing!” with that just-licked-an-ashtray
Dwarf yourself at the base of any sun-blotting skyscraper; your
rasp, stick a finger in his armpit and give it a little twitch. He'll
peon pilgrimage to some godless shrine of the almighty buck.
never be the same again.
Emasculate yourself amidst the shrieks of powdered brides and
the shrill orders of wedding photographers in the plastic city
Learn some Shanghainese parks. Taste the infinity of man’s folly. Choke on it.
No, that’s not a domestic row. Closing the windows won’t help,
turning up the TV is not an appropriate response. The young Walk on the grass
woman you can hear wailing outside your window is scream-
But only on one foot. Hopping is allowed in all of the city’s
ing “za fu”, because your house is on fire. Run, now. If, on the
parks. Remember the cardinal rule: left foot Puxi, right foot
other hand, the thought of being carried down the stairs over a
Pudong. And don’t let anyone in uniform see you.
fireman’s shoulder gets you all tingly, “jiu ou ni qing nin” means
“save me, young man”.

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Save another life Solve a mystery

Careful with this one – it’s ille- In Readings on Color, Alex Byrne and David R. Hilbert argue that “purple is not
gal inside the Inner Ring Road. really a color because there is no such thing as a purple spectral light. Purple
But think of all the lives you things are really red and blue.” Perhaps they’re right. A similar argument
could save, just by attaching a could be mounted against pink – a combination of white and red. But if so, if
whoopee cushion to the seat neither of them are truly independent colors, how is it that purple and pink
of an electric scooter. Any time have taken command of all the lighting in the tiny store-fronts of Wuzhong
a rider of one of these “silent Lu? Three possibilities spring to mind:
killers” hits a bump or turns a 1. The appeasement of Purple and Pink by Red and Yellow at the 1938 Color
corner, you’ll be giving women, Conference in Munich opened the door for Purple and Pink’s monopoly on
children, and the out-of-shape handy late-night retreats.
a reasonable chance of avoid- 2. The failure of the UN to pass Color Resolution 1441 in 2006 allowed Purple
ing them. and Pink to unilaterally invade and conquer Wuzhong Lu.
3. What many call “globalization” is in fact “Pink/Purple-ization”.
Invent an urban Through its global control of world markets, Purple and Pink gain access to
myth local color markets and supplant local colors, such as the much-loved Burnt
Orange and School Bus Yellow.
People will tell you that starting a family is a surefire way of ensuring you live It’s hard to say exactly what the cause is for such rampant color colonisation
forever. Nonsense. Think how how much trouble you have getting laid. Now of an entire street, but it’s clearly a matter that warrants further investigation.
picture the biological process that will meld half your face with half of some-
one else’s – what chance do you think your kid has of continuing your legacy? Think big
A believable urban myth, on the other hand, can outlive generation
after generation. Case in point: the “No Dogs or Chinese” sign. Never existed. Each day, some madcap European politician is craftily tying the figurative
Complete fabrication, but taught for years in Chinese schools, and laughed at shoelaces of the Chinese people together, or >> coyly pulling away their col-
smugly by 21st century-foreigners who should know better. Confusion seems lective plastic stool, causing them to fall on their rhetorical ass once again.
to stem from the fact that, for a brief period in the early 1900s, there were So here at SH, we challenge each and every one >> of you to do this: Hurt the
indeed signs at either end of the Bund that read “No Gods for Chinese”. Next feelings of another, entire nation of people.
time someone dredges up the old legend, be sure to correct them.

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Open a restaurant on Dagu Lu

Seven years ago, the small strip between Chengdu and
Yan’an Lu was set aside by the UN for wish list fulfillment.
It’s one of only three similar spots worldwide. (The others
are both on Pacific islands threatened by rising sea levels.)
Super-short leases are offered to people who always
dreamt of running a restaurant, but kept putting it off
because they couldn’t make it economically viable. In this
enchanted space, financial planning is not required, and
reservations can only be made up to a week in advance.

Be born again
If you follow up this option, here’s some stats. Three
out of ten babies prefer the maternity wards at Ruijin Lu
Hospital because the fried dumplings over the road rock
and their dietary development can then bypass that ques-
tionable baby formula. And no, you don’t need teeth to
eat dumplings. However, five out of ten babies kick their
moms in the direction of Huashan Lu Hospital because
it’s got the largest number of brass plaques outside any
building in the city... which means everything in a town of
shiny surfaces. The other two out of ten? Home births usu-
ally, with the odd tot popping out in a taxi on its way to
Huashan Lu. Neither is recommended, although the latter
guarantees you the front page in the next day’s paper.

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Eat a live horse

Pygmy horse that is. Any-
thing larger and the risk of a
fatal back-heel is just too high.
(Although we hear repeated
rumors of a mom-and-pop
operation out in Hongqiao that
stuns shire horses before they
send them out to the table.)
Specialist restaurants (see
SHMag.cn for details) bring them
in from remote Japanese islands
and avoid import tax by riding
them through customs. Good in
winter, this one – the cold makes
the horsehairs stand on end, making them easier to pick off.

Circumvent the plastic bag ban

It’s not publicized nearly enough, but there’s a reason why FamilyMart
have started selling adult toys. A subclause in the recently-enacted
law banning shops from giving out free plastic carrier bags, states
that such items are exempt. Legislators concluded that, in certain
circumstances, consumer privacy outweighs environmental consider-
ations. You have to ask the merchant to apply the exemption, and it
only kicks in for dildos longer than eight inches bought before midday.
If they deny stocking them, or try to fob you off with a cock ring,
demand to see a manager – every store is legally obliged to carry at
least three different colors.

Wander around Tianzifang

If you’re thinking “what’s Tianzifang?”, don’t worry – you’re not the
only one. We’re amazed that this charming area of preserved “long
tang” (old Shanghainese houses) by Taikang Lu has remained a secret
for so long. Wandering down the labyrinthine alleyways, past old men
cutting keys or reclining on authentic wicker chairs, is like taking a
step back into China’s rich past. (Some of the photos on sale at the
grass-roots studios that have sprung up here cleverly juxtapose the
very same crumbling old buildings with gleaming new skyscrapers,
though it’s a shame the photographers can only afford black and white
film.) And, when you’re done strolling through the sprawling lanes,
you’ll find that the area is home to some of the city’s least-known
cafes and restaurants, many of them with delightful outdoor seating
areas, serving Western food that’s remarkably like home. All this, and
yet it’s blissfully quiet – even (whisper it) at weekends.<

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LIVING

Planning a head
Jake Newby gets stoned.
默哀者
白杰去见马克思

The Stack The South Beauty The Bud The Medusa

With the current financial crisis and
global commodity prices falling, there’s
never been a better time to buy
yourself a tomb. Make sure you leave
in style with this miniature temple
celebrating the wonder that was you.
Price: ¥150,000-200,000
From: Jiutian Lingyuan
Just because you’re dead doesn’t
mean you should lose face.
This eye-catching Beijing opera
mask-inspired stone will ensure you
remain a star long after the final
curtain.
Price: ¥8,000
From: Yang Yi Gardens Engineering
This stylish flower-emblazoned design
is a classic. Another bonus in today’s
fast-paced society is that, with perma-
nent stone flowers in place, it saves
grieving relatives the trouble of laying
fresh plants on your grave every week.
Price: ¥8,000
From: Huawang Stone Merchants
Headstones are so passé. These
days, you’re nothing without a life-
size statue. Strike a pose and have
the good people at Yang Yi Gardens
carve your likeness out of rock.
Price: ¥10,000
From: Yang Yi Gardens Engineering

Don’t Lose the Plot The Details

The Eternal Love
Don’t be thrown by the com-
pany name. In addition to bridges
and railings, Dishan Xiumei Rail
Manufacturing do a nice sideline in
tombstones. Heart-shaped, circular,
or classic rectangle – all these
shapes and more are available in a
Finding that perfect bit of land can be tricky. Luckily, many tomb Dishan Xiumei Rail Manufacturing,
merchants also operate their own graveyards out in the suburbs. Bldg 1, Lane 508, Xinyuan Lu, near Xinye
Here are three of the best: Lu, 6921 3987, or dsxm0209.cn.alibaba.
com.
Set beside the Wusong River, Jiutian Lingyuan (Ninth Heaven
新园路508弄1号楼，近新业路
Cemetery) boasts 100,000 tranquil meters, while its proximity to
Fu Shou Yuan, 7270 Waiqingsong Gong
the Huning expressway offers easy access for next of kin. Plots
Lu, near G318, 3982 0026 or
start at ¥6,999 for a roadside tomb, and run to ¥113,799 for a
www.shfsy.com.
three-grave site in area two of Paradise Park.
外青松公路7270号，近318国道
Fu Shou Yuan (Long Fortune Garden), founded in 1994, is a Huawang Stone Merchants, No. 311,
leafy green area filled with lily ponds, pagodas, and giant stone Lianjian Cun, near Beisong Gong Lu, Che-
elephants. As the website asks: Is this a graveyard or a garden?
dun, 5767 6159 or www.sh-huawang.cn.
Either way, they also offer a convenient online shopping site so 车墩镇联建村311号，近北松公路
you can buy your tombstone at the click of a mouse. Prices begin
Jiutian Lingyuan, 101 Sinan Lu, near
at a surprisingly cheap ¥5,000, and go up to ¥20,000. Jianguo Zhong Lu, 5465 4579 or
Zhizun Yuan (Honour Garden) is a 110,000 meter site located www.jtly9.com.
just outside Zhujiajiao. 思南路101号，近建国中路

wide selection of stone types, all at Tree-lined graveyards Ying Yi Gardens Engineering, 7510
affordable prices. are interwoven with Waiqingsong Gong Lu, near Lianqing Lu,
streams and man- 6920 8375 or www.yangyi.com.cn.
Price: ¥600-700 made waterfalls, while 外青松公路7510号, 近莲青路
From: Dishan Xiumei Rail a pond-side cafe pro- Zhizun Yuan, 1128 Zhufeng Gong Lu,
Manufacturing< vides a pleasant spot near Huqingping Gong Lu, 5896 0182 or
for quiet contempla- www.sh-lingyuan.cn/honourgarden.
tion. Plots of land in 朱枫公路1128号, 近沪青平公路
such classy surrounds
come at price though,
ranging from ¥40,000-
60,000.

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OPEN STORE Twenty One A: 1375 Huaihai

Opens: January 1, officially.
But in-the-know buyers
(mainly Japanese suits)
have already been snoop-
ing around.
What: A boutique discount
space from the people that
brought you SH. Part of the
unrenovated Qihua Tower
Complex, an easily-missed
French Concession gem,
modeled after a South Lon-
don public toilet. Security is
lax, and the cafe at the base is just terrible. Nice glass elevator, though.
Look: Eclectic. The sales room (there’s no rack) is delicate, Asian, and femi-
nine; the pricier main space is more Western and manly. (It certainly smells
that way.) The balcony offers a smoky, private space for you to decide what
to buy (or to call your boyfriend). Management have thoughtfully kept
the original fittings – traditional fluorescent lighting, dirty beige window
blinds – and evidence of the store’s previous incarnation still lingers: empty
Element Fresh cartons, a pile of discarded press invites. A recent Roots &
Shoots eco-audit praised the selection of drinking mugs.
Buy: Job lot of computers (¥1,000 ono); temperamental Haier AC unit
(¥250 – more if you want showing how it works); Managing Editor (will
work for food – any offers to ricstockfis (at) gmail.com). Everything must
go.
People: Out-of-work journos who’ve defaulted on their rent; an immortal
ayi washing squid in the sink; an errant Slovakian diplomat wondering
which floor his embassy is on.
Hours: 9.30am-5.30pm. But sales staff don’t show up until midday.
21A Qihua Tower, 1375 Huaihai Lu, near Fuxing Lu, 6433 6111
淮海中路1375号，启华大厦21层A座

I With the global economy in turmoil prepare

WANT yourself for the worst with this acoustic guitar

– you never know when you’ll find yourself on the

IT streets needing to busk for money. Perfect for the

recently redundant!
Acous- Price: ¥580
Where: Chang-
tic sheng Funeral

Guitar Goods Factory, 259

Jiangyin Jie, near
Lujiabang Lu, 6367
8915.
江阴街259号，近陆
家浜路

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DINING

Burn!
Christopher St. Cavish pays his respects.
嗨！
自己动手，丰衣足食

B
urn paper money and your ancestors will have a little scratch for the great Alldays in the sky. Burn a paper car
and they won’t have to keep riding the crowded, celestial public transportation network. Hell, the government
has even had to crack down on entrepreneurs selling paper DVDs and paper Viagra in recent years. (Terrifying,
really. One would hope erectile dysfunction is strictly a problem of the tainted flesh, not a fault attached to the soul.)
But there’s no shengjian bao in the afterlife. Or MSG. Or tender, young piglets. No one is sending up things that people
really want but are too dead to tell you: food. So then, the SH reference page of DIY funeral items for that special dead
someone (or magazine) in your life. It’s simple to use: photocopy, cut along the dotted lines, and burn. Try and guess
‘em all! (Answer key below.)
sea cucumber; shark fin; shengjian bao; soybeans; sunflower seeds; yangrou chuan; watermelon)
(Abalone; bok choy; chicken feet; chopsticks; Coca Cola; Double Happiness cigarettes; Erguo Tou baijiu; hairy crab; MSG; a pig;

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MSG

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DINING
Heat
666
★★★★★
82 Fujian Zhong Lu, near Guangdong Lu, 6328 9772
福建中路82号，近广东路
W e've been to hell, and it was closed.
Pizzas named after the seven deadly
sins, cut-out coffins on the boxes “for
your remains”, and staff wearing devil horns
didn’t really strike a chord with anyone. The Devil
shuttered. He says he’s still open but doesn’t
answer the phone. He’s probably just thinking up a
new idea. The Saleya chain was his and that struck
gold. Maybe he’ll do something like that again.
Hell isn’t a crappy pizza place in Pudong,
though. It’s a bad dinner date. Here are three true
stories.
The Onion. I’d fallen in love with her in Italy
three years earlier. Obsessed over her after she
stopped calling when she went home to Canada.
Sent her presents. Tracked them via FedEx, and
stared at the digitized beauty of her signature.
After three years’ silence, she suggested meeting
in Paris. Of course I went. She started crying over
dinner – not from eating onions, but from the
affront I had shown in eating them when I knew
that she didn’t like them (I didn’t know) and
when she wanted to kiss me later (she didn’t any
more). We slept in separate beds. I caught the first
Price guide
¥ Less than ¥50 ¥¥¥¥ ¥250-¥399
¥¥ ¥50-¥149 ¥¥¥¥¥ ¥400 and up
¥¥¥ ¥150-¥249
Price per person, including one drink, appetizer, main course, and
dessert. Prices do not include bottles of wine unless stated.
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REVIEWS
P
eople don’t talk enough about the Head towards insistent whispers of “hashish...
practicalities of Hell. One: It’s fairly close to hashish... hashish”, walk past the wholesale beauty
Exit 9 of the People’s Square Metro Station. supply shops (Hell is a world without makeup),
and you’ll see it on the corner of Guangdong
Lu. It’s next to the offices of City Weekend. It’s
grungier than you might expect, and unassuming.
It’s also a Cafe, Bar & Restaurant. Two: Cash only.
Three: The cold duck leg marinated in soy sauce
is good. Four: There are no sheep. Lamb on a
menu in Hell is like beef on a menu in Delhi; it’s
stand-in for another gamy animal. Water buffalo
maybe, or dog. Covered in gloopy, brown sauce
and mixed with spring onions, it’s still good. Be
careful of the bone shards. Five: There’s no heater
in winter. Dress warm. Six: There’s a cartoon hairy
crab in the window. It’s a trick. If there’s anything
scurrying around the kitchen with eight legs and
disproportionate amounts of hair, it’s not big
enough to truss and steam. Seven: Immigration and
the Soul Check must be on the second floor. The
first floor is more of a transit lounge, where tourists
pop in for inexpensive plates of fried rice covered
in fried eggs. Eight: They close at nine. Daily, 9am-
9pm. No cards. ¥
Eurostar home and never heard from her again.
The Jacket. I borrowed a friend’s suit – tight
jacket, flared trousers – to try to look the part at
a super-smart French bistro. In northern England.
Hell Pizza
★★★★★
1025 Meihua Lu, near Yinxiao Lu, 400 882 8852
梅花路1025号, 近银霄路
The room was warm, the conversation stilted. My
understanding of etiquette was so embryonic that I
thought it rude to stand up to remove one’s jacket.
So I lifted the tail over the back of the chair. And
realized my arms were pinned so tightly to my side
that I was going to have to stand up and physically
shake the chair off. Years later, I told this to the
Canadian girl as an example of how I’d grown out
of such awkwardness.
The Psycho. The paracetamol she took at dinner
was strange. Half a bottle, to stave off hunger at
a distinguished London restaurant. “I’ve done it
before.” But it was only when we got back to her
place that things got truly weird. “I don’t want my
housemates to think I’ve only just met you,” she
said. “I’ve only just moved in; they’ll think I’m easy.
Just go along with whatever I say.” The living room
was bright, filled with laughter, and normality.
“This is my cousin,” she told them. “We’re going
downstairs to lie down.”
Ratings Our policy
★ Forget it Reviews are based on actual visits to the establishments listed, without the knowledge of the restaurants. They are included at
★★ Only if you're stuck in the neighborhood the discretion of the editors, and are not paid for by the individual restaurants.
★★★ A pleasant dining experience
Opinions expressed here are those of SH and our experienced team of reviewers. Menus, hours, and prices change and should be
★★★★ More than just great food—tell your friends
confirmed. New restaurants are not reviewed within one month of opening.
★★★★★ Not to be missed
Reviews are written from a typical diner’s perspective, and encompass more than just food; ratings are also based on service,
atmosphere and overall enjoyment. Ratings are relative and awarded based on the type of restaurant.
2008.12.30 1:07:36 PM
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OPEN DOOR Heavenkura

Opened: Soft opening November 16; Grand opening March 3.
What: Another Japanese all-you-can-eat teppanyaki joint pops up in the
already-crowded Cloud Six. This one has a catch: it’s members only.
Look: Modern smoky, but friendly and relaxed. Best with a couple of friends
who died young – you don’t want to bring the whole family, and, anyhow, the
exclusive door policy won’t let you. Membership is for singles only; no family
packages available. There’s pending plans to allow members of Volar in on
the last Thursdays of the month.
Food: Most of the ingredients are imported. The margarine is from a boutique
producer in Canada; in place of salt, the chefs use dried angel tears. The real
difference at Heavenkura, though, is in the pure gold griddles all the luxe
ingredients are cooked on. Try the “24 Karat” snow beef (pictured) or the
house’s special of perfectly seasoned lobster. In the first, the tangy onions
complement the rich beef, cooked to melt-in-your-mouth tenderness by the
well-trained chefs; the lobster, meanwhile, is cooked to perfection and comes
beautifully presented on a plate. Don’t miss the perfectly layered green tea
tiramisu, which blends fresh mascarpone and a dusting of cocoa.
Bill: ¥700 per person and up, including free flow beer, sake, and soft drinks.
Add to that the annual ¥44,400 membership fee and a 15 percent service
charge.
Hours: Daily, 11am-2am.
Shop 32, Cloud 6, Heaven, near Hongqiao Lu, 6237 5882
天堂第六阶层第32店，近虹桥路

NEW & NOTED with Christopher St. Cavish

Thanks, SH. It’s been nice. Sorry it ended this way.

Thanks even more to you, the reader. I hope I’ve

put you on to a few good things to eat in Shanghai
and steered you clear of a few bad ones. You’ve
certainly done that for me.

I’ll still be in Shanghai, eating my way around town

and maybe even writing about it. But this whole
anonymity thing is overrated. One of the perks of
reviewing restaurants in China is that no one cares.
I’ve sat at numerous dining tables with a notepad
at my side and way too many dishes in front of
me, asking the waitstaff questions long lists of
questions. The few times I’ve been busted, nothing
changed. Mediocre restaurants didn’t magically
transform into 5-star secrets. There’s no VIP chef
whom they unchain to cook for important people.
So I’m revealing my identity. That’s me on the right
at a community-supported farm in Peru. If you see
me around town, come up and say hello.

Otherwise, get in touch: stcavish (at) gmail.com

is the way.

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chart the week ahead

Christmas
Lights, carols, and a great big sack. This
year it’s only the geese that are getting
fat, as Christmas goes minimal. Featuring
appearances from Santa Chino, DJ elf nomo,
and the Gluhwein-drunk Monk. Set your
alarms early to catch an all-day set from
Scrooge McDuck – winner of last year’s DMC
Scratch the Presents contest.

Flatliners
An ongoing theatrical performance (verging on
farce) of the Brat Pack film that first made Keifer
Sutherland cool. Performed by amateur actors (for-
merly media workers), the show is ongoing at the
Huaihai Lu Theater until the end of the month.

Bright lights at
tunnel’s end
Exciting – if somewhat haunting
– new installation art that seem-
ingly draws its inspiration from the
experience of exiting The Shelter
far too late for your own good. Ex-
act date to be confirmed. For more
info, see page .

What can we say? We could tell you about all the great stuff that will continue to happen in this fair city after we’re gone.
Or we could tug at your heartstrings. This is what the next week looks like for us: first we get the Christmas sack, then it’s
all over, save for a bright light at the end of a tunnel. And for once, it ain’t at The Shelter. We’re going to miss you guys.

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MUSIC
Email event news to music@asia-city.com.cn
EXIT SONGS
Andy Best, of local music blog
Kungfuology.com/andybest
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
“Death can make life seem Absurd,
with the big ‘A’. I can imagine sombre
funeral-goers sitting on cold benches
as that opening funky bassline
inappropriately kicks in and then the
punchy keyboard and finally Jackson’s
breathless vocal. Marvellous.”
B6, solo DJ and one-half of I-GO
B6 – Fiction City
“The track is about Shanghai, featuring
Mianmian (the writer)’s voice. It’s
beautiful, romantic, and sad, but not
too sad. And it’s groovy and dance-
able. Let’s give SH a funky funeral and
wish all the people involved a happy
future.”
Sam Debell, Unity Recordings
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – Soul Fire
“I just think it’s amazing how this
song can make you feel – melancholy
and funky at the same time. That’s
how I want people to feel when I go!
Long live Scratch!”
Abe Deyo, local music promoter
Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
“I’d have it played on a continuous
loop so that everyone would have the
song stuck in their head. Yes, I am
evil.”
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DJ DSK, Unity Recordings
James Brown – People Get Up and
Drive Your Funky Soul
“I’d have to have a song by James
Brown, as for me he is the ultimate!
I would have to go for People Get Up
and Drive Your Funky Soul. If you don’t
know this one, go and listen to it now
– pure class! James Brown R.I.P.”
DJ Siesta, founder of d’n’b collective
Phreaktion
Johnny Nash – I Can See Clearly Now
“No fancy reasons, other than not
wanting the funeral to be so morbid.
The song has a comforting parting
message too.”
Archie Hamilton, MD of Split Works
Simon and Garfunkel - Sound of
Silence
“Not only one of the most beautiful
pieces of music of all time, but I like
the idea of silence at the end, empti-
ness, nothing...”
Kallman & Gosney, founders of
new cabaret-burlesque nightclub,
Chinatown
Miss Amelia: The Clash – Should I
Stay or Should I Go
“Because if I go there will be trouble,
but if I stay there will be double.”
Norman Gosney: Charlie Penrose
– The Laughing Policeman
“Three reasons. One, it’s a childhood
favorite. Two, it’s massively inappro-
priate. Three, it’s guaranteed to make
you laugh. That’s my kind of funeral.”
Sean Leow, CEO and co-founder of
Neocha.com
Talking Heads – This is the Place
(Naive Melody)
“This song invariably puts me in a
good mood and that’s exactly how I
would want my friends and family to
be feeling at my funeral.”
Patrick Liu, Bonbon Beach Honey
Contest Judge
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
“Because I’m easy come, easy go.”
Leonardo Messias, FREEtheWAX
Tea Leaf Dancers – Flying Lotus
“It’s one of the most beautiful things
I’ve heard in a long time and it would
make my funeral attendees want
to join me in my coffin instead of
dancing on it. Sadness, longing, and
warm beauty all in one, from here to
eternity, over time and space.”
Michael, founder of DJ collective
Antidote
Aphex Twin – On
“It’s a perfect blend of angst and love,
of destruction and re-birth. It also
sounds a bit twisted and might scare
a few people, so I can have a last
chuckle. But I suppose it’s lazy and
cheap of me to pick an instrumental.”
Mr Stokes, Bananas DJ
House of Pain – Shamrocks and
Shenanigans
“While a gaggle of DJs moan and sob,
lamenting the fact that they can’t
bite my sh*t anymore, and willowy
Shanghainese women weep and
wring their slender wrists, enveloped
in the cloying odor of ten thousand
white lilies.”
Dan Shapiro, lead singer and guitar-
ist for The Rogue Transmission
Black Sabbath – Children of the Grave
“Maybe they could perform it live
at my funeral since those dudes will
never die. It’s a badass heavy song
that’s eerie, dark, and death-appropri-
ate. The lyrics are also really tight;
they’re dark and damaged but also
quite hopeful about a doomed young
generation spreading love in spite of
hate and violence. Sh*t, can Ozzy just
give my eulogy?”
Nick Smith, Artistic Director of the
International Festival Chorus
John Ireland – Sea Fever
“It’s a song about living life to the
full and acceptance of death as a
natural part of that. I don’t have a
specific performing artist in mind – I’d
get a friend to perform it live at my
funeral.”
Xiao You, lead singer of Pinkberry
Metallica – Fade to Black
“It’s just a very sad song. When I
heard about SH closing, this was the
song I thought of. It’s such a pity; I just
didn’t know what to say”.
Zhang Haisheng, owner of Yuyin-
tang
The Velvet Underground & Nico
– Sunday Morning
“It has a very peaceful and sad atmos-
phere – the end of all pains.”
12/16/08 3:07:51 PM

FIVE EASY
PLACES
Didn’t think we’d leave you to
fend entirely for yourself, did
you? Here’s a cut-out-and-keep
guide to the most interest-
ing film screening venues in
Shanghai.
Fu Mao Lian Xi
Small art house cafe, styled after
‘30s Shanghai, shows films on Tues-
days, Thursdays, and Sundays.
No.169, Lane 42 Changle Lu, near
Maoming Nan Lu, 6467 1258
长乐路42弄169号, 近茂名南路
Listings: tinyurl.com/6ak8le
DISC JUNKIES
We want you to remember us
well into the future, and we
figured the best way was to buy
you more time in bed. Friends in
town wanting to stock up their
movie collection? Give them
a copy of this handy reference
guide before you go to sleep,
and you won’t need to see
them til sundown tomorrow.
Big Movie
Compact, well-lit, and well-stocked,
with helpful staff and a particularly
good crime/thriller aisle.
Prices: ¥7 for D5 quality, ¥12 for D9
quality, ¥8 per disk in a box set
Where: 20 Baoqing Lu, near Fuxing
Xi Lu, 6431 1612
宝庆路20号，近复兴西路
Ka Di
One of the biggest of the bunch,
with a huge collection organized by
genre and release date, and a whole
floor of music upstairs.
Prices: ¥7 for D5 quality, ¥12 for D9
quality, ¥7 per disk in a box set
Where: 562 Fengyang Lu, near
Chengdu Bei Lu, 5465 2304
凤阳路562号，近成都北路
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Image Tunnel
One of Shanghai's smallest screen-
ing spaces, this third floor spot has
films and lectures most weekends.
1-4/F, Bldg 19, 50 Moganshan Lu,
near Nan Suzhou He Lu, 6277 8270
莫干山路50号19号楼1-4楼, 近南苏州
河路
Listings: www.imagetunnel.com
MoCA
Independent Chinese and foreign
films are usually shown on the third
Saturday of every month.
3/F, 231 Nanjing Xi Lu, near
Huangpi Bei Lu, 6327 0856
南京西路231号3楼上海当代艺术馆, 近
黄陂北路
Listings: www.mocashanghai.org
Le Ka De
It’s hard to beat the triple-whammy
of stores on Dagu Lu. Le Ka De, with
helpful staff and a wide range, is
arguably the best of the bunch.
Prices: ¥7 for D5 quality, ¥12 for D9
quality, ¥7 per disk in a box set
Where: 378 Dagu Lu, near Chengdu
Bei Lu, 6340 0451
大沽路378号，近成都北路
Your Best Choice
Another highlight on Dagu Lu, this
is particularly good for all the classic
movies you claim you’ve watched but
actually never got round to.
Prices: ¥7 for D5 quality, ¥12 for D9
quality, ¥7 per disk in a box set
Where: 391 Dagu Lu, near Chengdu
Bei Lu
大沽路380号，近成都北路
Photos from Dill Pixels’ Flickr photostream (http://tinyurl.com/59yzy9)
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FILM
Email event news to film@asia-city.com.cn
Mecooon (Downstream Garage)
Their film festival earlier this year
was cancelled due to permit issues,
but this independent film house still
has regular screenings.
3/F, 200 Longcao Lu, near Caobao
Lu, 6408 9520
龙漕路200号3楼, 近漕宝路
Listings: www.mecooon.org
Projection 216
Classic and recently released films
are shown at weekends in this cozy
second-floor lounge.
Room 216, Lane 210 Taikang Lu,
near Ruijin Lu, 5465 6616
泰康路210弄216室, 近瑞金路
Listings: www.projection216.com
Movie Star
Or, as you may know it, Even Better
Than Movie World. It's a bold claim,
but not an entirely inaccurate one
– confusing cataloguing notwith-
standing.
Prices: ¥7 for D5 quality, ¥12 for D9
quality, ¥7 per disk in a box set
Where: 409 Dagu Lu, near Chengdu
Bei Lu, 6327 0979
大沽路409号，近成都北路
Broadway
Knowledgeable staff, daily new ar-
rivals, and a great selection of classic
movies.
Prices: ¥7 for D5 quality, ¥12 for D9
quality, ¥7 per disk in a box set
Where: 714 Weihai Lu, near Shaanxi
Bei Lu, 6267 8666
威海路714号, 近陕西北路
897 Kangding Lu
Slightly haphazard arrangement but
worth a visit for owner Mr Wang’s
recommendations – from obscure
indie films to old classics.
Prices: ¥7 for D5 quality, ¥10 for D9
quality, ¥8 per disk in a box set
Where: 897 Kangding Lu, near Yan-
ping Lu, 5213 2127
康定路897号，近延平路
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ART
Email event news to arts@asia-city.com.cn

Detail from Some Day No.33 by Wang Ningde, part of Exquisite Corpse:
China Surreal. Free. Until Jan 31. Tue-Sun, 10.30am-6.30pm. m97 Gallery,
2/F Moganshan Lu, near Changhua Lu, 6266 1597.

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ART
Email event news to art@asia-city.com.cn

Detail from Fly by Yoko Ono. Photo by Thomas House.

Free. Until Dec 22. Tue-Sun, 10am-6pm. Ke Art Center, 613 Kaixuan Lu,
near Yan’an Xi Lu, 6131 3080.

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NIGHTLIFE
Email event news to nightlife@asia-city.com.cn

It’s our last week on earth. We

figure that’s as good a time as any
to drink ourselves to death, party
OPEN BAR Our House
like there’s no tomorrow, and even
go to Mao. Tom Mangione talks you
through what’s happening between
now and when the disco fever
finally kills us off.

friday dec 19
Disco Disco
DJ Thomas Paninaro memorializes
the fallen classics of a forgotten age.
Don your giant wigs, polyester bell
bottoms, and giant plastic high heels
to pay your respects. Free. 10pm-3am.
Volar, 99 Yandang Lu, near Nanchang
Lu, 134 8223 9390.
Hi-Tec Afterparty
In the waning hours of your party
time, DJs Afro-J and Plot Device, plus
special guests give you a dose of mini-
mal and progressive techno to finish
you off for good. Free. 2am-the end.
Anar, 137 Xingfu Lu, near Fahuazhen
Lu, 6280 9326.
Pervert
The dress code for this party is “fetish
or naked”. DJ Plasticdoll wails electro,
as MAO encourages you to indulge
to the point of no return. Fellas ¥100,
¥60 with fetish clothes. Ladies free.
10pm-the end. MAO, 46 Yueyang Lu,
near Dongping Lu, 138 1609 5660.
Santo Chino
DJ Santo Chino leads a procession of
disco dirges. Free. 11pm-the end. The
Glamour Bar, 6/F, 5 Zhongshan Dong
Yi Lu, near Guangdong Lu, 6350 9988.
Opened: Sometime after September’s banking collapse.
What: A much cheaper drinking alternative in these days of credit being
crunched and staff (ok, us) being cut. It’s called Our House and it’s part of a
loosely connected chain springing up all over the city, in people’s apartments ac-
tually. We’d like to see it as some kind of small-scale social revolution, temporary
autonomous zones taking hospitality back to basics. But it’s not. It’s born purely
out of necessity and bitterness. We never liked the Bund anyway.
Look: Terrible mess, it must be said. It never really recovered from the soft
opening’s hard afterpartying and, after two more months, the ayi has boycotted
the place. Let’s say it has a raw edge, kind of like the puked-up carrots in the
bathroom.
Drinks: Whatever you’re bringing. Don’t expect the hosts to lay on a spread.
Times are hard, remember. So if you want to drink, bring your own, and prefer-
ably some for us. For RMB per ml drinking value, choose baijiu.
Music: Our House, by Madness; Ghost Town, by the Specials; How Can A Poor
Man Stand Such Times And Live?, by Bruce Springsteen; Ain’t Nothing Going On
But The Rent, by Glen Guthrie; Ghetto Story, by Babycham. Don’t you dare try
putting any uplifting house on the stereo.
Bill: As low as we can keep it. If you want the heater switched on, put some
kuai in the jar.
Hours: Let yourself out.
Venues around town. Subject to last-minute change – we’ve already lost our deposit.
地点城市周边可见

ShiT DiSCO
The art-school-born dance rock outfit,
ShiT DiSCO, lay their instruments to
rest and gather around the turntables
with bowed heads and groove induc-
ing requiems. ¥150 for guys, ¥100 for
girls, including an open bar. After 2am,
¥100. 8.30pm-4am. bonbon, 2/F,
1229-1331 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near
Baoqing Lu, 133 2193 9299.
Uprooted Sunshine’s Christmas
Party
Rude Star Hi-Fi’s dancehall grooves
help the Uprooted Sunshine Sound-
system kill ‘em softly. Bass buries the
crowd in Shanghai’s electro crypt. ¥40.
9pm-the end. The Shelter, 5 Yongfu
Lu, near Wuyuan Lu, 6437 0400.
saturday dec 20
Alan Shanyinde
Picture funk music as a bucketful of
breaks and beats. DJ Alan Shanyinde
kicks the bucket. Free. 11pm-the end.
Glamour Bar, 6/F, 5 Zhongshan Dong
Yi Lu, near Guangdong Lu, 6350 9988.

Tongue in Cheek Winter Solstice A Very Shanghai Christmas

DJs Trix and el nomo resurrect all the
tunes the radio played to death. ¥100,
including an open bar. 10pm-2am.
Mural, 697 Yongjia Lu, near Hengshan
Lu, 6433 5023.
Tonight is the longest night of the
year. Bartenders dress in Santa outfits.
¥25 Winter Solstice cocktails and free
XXXmas shooters distract you from the
encroaching darkness. Free. 9pm-the
end. I Love Shanghai Lounge, 2-3/F,
1788 Xinzha Lu, near Jiaozhou Lu,
5228 6899.
Shanghaiist hosts its annual Christmas
party with Santa Claus, DJ el nomo,
and American Craft Beers, while the
new Cotton's fires up its space heaters
and fireplaces to keep you warm in
the dead of winter. ¥50, including one
free beer. 8pm-the end. Cotton’s 2,
294 Xinhua Lu, near Fanyu Lu, 6282
6897.

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If this ever-changing world in which
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Muse 3 at Park 97, Fuxing Park, 2A
Gaolan Lu, near Sinan Lu, 5383 2328.
Cobra Bites Back
Hollywood's DJ Cobra spits his deadly
brand of hip hop all over the booty
bouncers at Bling. ¥100. 10pm-the end.
Bling, 2/F, 66 Danshui Lu, near Jinling
Lu, 5382 8875.
Digital Birthday Love
STD’s R3 celebrates his birthday with
his own electro set and help from his
friends SS, tootekool, LON, and Blaise.
Congrats, R – it’s a birthday to die for.
Free. 9pm-the end. LOgO, 13 Xingfu Lu,
near Fahuazhen Lu, 6281 5646.
House Nation 2 feat. DJ Yummy
Japanese diva DJ Yummy’s house
sweeps the gravest dispositions away
until mourning. ¥100. 9pm-the end. Sky
Club, The New Factories, 1/F, 74 Yuyao
Lu, near Xikang Lu, 6255 5626.
Strange Fruit of Bed-Rock
Miniless is back with DJs Hot & Cold, 8
Eye Spy, LAVA|OX|SEA, and Boojii. Die
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¥50 (¥40 for students). 9pm-the end.
Yuyintang, 1731 Yanan Xi Lu, near
Kaixuan Lu, 5237 8662.
Sweatshop Christmas Ball
DJs Siesta, Viceroy, Abruzzi Spur, D Man,
and MC Didje work the d’n’b grave-
yard shift. ¥30. 10.30pm-the end. The
Shelter, 5 Yongfu Lu, near Wuyuan Lu,
6437 0400.
sunday dec 21
Jam Sessions
MC John performs various rites as the
open mic passes away. Free. 9pm-the
end. LOgO, 13 Xingfu Lu, near Fahua-
zhen Lu, 6281 5646.
West Coast Chill Out
Resident DJs play all of your favorite
West Coast hip hop jams. R.I.P. Tupac.
Free. 6pm-the end. Candy Club, Red
Town, 570 Huaihai Xi Lu, near Hongqiao
Lu, 138 1775 8880.
monday dec 22
mon:day
Minimal techno, executed perfectly.
Free. 10pm-the end. LOgO, 13 Xingfu
Lu, near Fahuazhen Lu, 6281 5646.
tuesday dec 23
Monster Mash!
bonbon hopes that their resident DJs
mix mashing hip hop, techno, and rock
will take you to a better place. ¥100 for
guys, ¥50 for girls, including an open
bar. 8.30pm-3am. bonbon, 2/F, 1229-
1331 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Baoqing
Lu, 133 2193 9299.
wednesday dec 24
Ladies Night Christmas Edition
Free margaritas for gals ‘til midnight. A
set menu of traditional Western comfort
food with a side of New Orleans gumbo
and nachos. It's enough to make you go
belly-up. ¥198. 6pm-the end. Zapata’s,
5 Hengshan Lu, near Dongping Lu, 6474
6628.
Red Hot Kiss-Mas Party
M2 gets decked out with red, Santa-fied
models, and Christmas gifts for a party
that promises to be anything but grim.
Reapers of the holiday spirit welcome!
Price TBD. 9pm-the end. M2, 5/F, Plaza
66, 1266 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Shaanxi
Bei Lu, 6288 6222.
X-Mas Eve Party
The good people at Muse throw a
holiday carnival sponsored by Johnny
Walker. Prepare to meet your maker (of
whiskey). ¥TBD. 9pm-the end. Muse,
The New Factories, 68 Yuyao Lu, near
Xikang Lu, 6288 6222.
thursday dec 25
A Very Mod Christmas
DJs Danny Rogue and Sacco join up
with local indie-rockers Hardqueen, to
rock Christmas to death. Free. 10pm-the
end. LOgO, 13 Xingfu Lu, near Fahua-
zhen Lu, 6281 5646.

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There are also exciting Lucky Draws
25 Tuesdays Overlook the sky of whole Pudong area 18:00~23:00
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drinks are only ¥25 (house pours, house setting and enjoy abundant Christmas From RMB 1088 /net per person Tel: 86-21-63262227
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Burger Burger... which valued RMB 689 net per person, November 20, 2008.
Every Monday from 4 pm-late all Blue and RMB 349 net per child, inclusive of Date: December 24, 2008 18:30
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Buy any Blue Frog burger from our regular Reservation: 5050 4888 Ballroom
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Frunch!
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Sun, 10am-4pm. • Glüh Wein
Celebrate with a magnificent buffet • Tiny Dish of Chef’s Sincerity
Blue Frog After Dark
dinner and enjoy a variety of talented • Seared Scallop with Cream Cheese
Our kitchen is open late everyday.
entertainment throughout the evening. Vegetable Brunoise Quenelle and Citrus

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