CNReviews has an interesting translation of an article on JFDaily about Shanghai's "seven social classes." Of points to note: it seems that while there's only one "poverty" class, there are three dedicated to the levels of "very wealthy." Apparently the millionaires of Shanghai act differently from the billionaires, who then act differently from the "reserved wealthy." The biggest surprise for me: who knew China had been rich long enough to have "old money" already? more ›

We're betting it'll be one of the silliest, and thus funnest, dumb action movies since Terminator Salvation, and we look forward to spend hours making jokes at its expense for weeks to come. Before that though, we figure we'd give you a reminder on the details. more ›

Chinasmack and CNReviews (and us!) are organizing a movie night to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (dun dun dun) especially for all blog readers around Shanghai. While normal ticket prices are around 80 to 100RMB, Fauna of Chinasmack has managed to negotiate it down to 65 RMB including free small popcorn and drink. more ›