Want to see what the poor Danish people will see at the original spot of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen Harbour while she's on loan to Shanghai for the Expo? Visit MermaidExchange.com. That's right, folks! We got the mermaid, and all they got was this lousy video by Ai Weiwei! With all due respects to Ai -- did they seriously need a superstar artist to come up with this? more ›

The Little Mermaid will now be calling Shanghai home for the next few months -- we all knew that. And what's taking over her empty space back in Copenhagen? Not the 'modern Chinese interpretation' that they promised us before (that would have been one to watch!), but a video installation by Ai Weiwei that will include a live broadcast of the mermaid on holiday in Shanghai and admired by hordes of curious Chinese people.
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• Copenhagen's iconic Little Mermaid statue is now bound for Shanghai, where she will grace the Danish pavilion at the World Expo for the entire six months. Most interestingly, when the statue leaves, it will be replaced by a video installation created by none other than... Ai Weiwei. [Shanghai Daily]
• Xing Zhao interviews one Shanghai designer who specializes in turning delicious vintage finds into new pieces of art. [CNNGo]
• Another one bites the dust: Des Lys, which was on Xinle Lu for a good five years, is now shutting down (future unknown). They'll be holding a closing party on Monday that'll feature sangria, punch, white and red wines and some snacks as well. [SmartShanghai]

• An extremely rare Chinese map of the entire world, which was made in 1602, is now on display at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. It's pretty awesome. [Guardian]
• In the latest sign of new openness about homosexuality here, state media all over China (not just internet media) covered Zeng Ge and Xiao Pan's gay wedding on their front pages. [AFP]
• Kevin Spacey is about to become the biggest Hollywood actor to star in a 100% Chinese movie. Luckily, it seems like he won't have to learn a lot of Chinese to do it. [Hollywood Reporter]

Any fan of electronic music in China has heard of Antidote. Headed by DJ Ozone, aka Michael Ohlsson, Antidote is a crew of electronic musicians and DJs based in Shanghai. This Thursday April 17th at The Shelter, they're introducing a new party-as-concept: City Sound Sessions. Michael explains. more ›

A last-minute add to the program over at JZ, the Copenhagen-based group called Jazz Kamikaze who have been getting rave reviews will be playing this thursday night at JZ Club. In fact, when Shanghaiist was in Copenhagen last February, we didn't hear the band but got to jam a bit with some of the players in it. They were great, very creative and vibrant musicians. And killer players! So we're expecting a great show from them. more ›