Around Shanghai: Minhang collapse kills one, gay bathhouses and fans mourn Jackson

A building in the Minhang district tottered over and collapsed after the riverbed it was built right next to rose. Surprisingy, it stayed almost completely intact. Sadly, one worker died. [ESWN]
Things you probably won't see in the print version: CityWeekend visits a gay bathhouse to help hand out free condoms. [CityWeekend]
Shanghai mourned the death of Michael Jackson with tributes at Shelter and a memorial event at People's Square. [EastDay]
Oh look, a piece of Brooklyn graffiti was found on the corner of Tongren Lu and Yan'an Lu. [56minus1]
The podunk version of the Natural History Museum will be no more! A new one is being built in Jing'an Sculpture Park that will open in 2012 and replace the old facility. [Shanghai Daily
Shanghai's moneyed folk have embraced the one sport that only moneyed folk would ever want to play: polo. [BBC]

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