• A growing number of Chinese women - especially in cities like Shanghai - are exercising to a controversial new fitness routine. Hint as to what it is: you need four inch heels and a pole to get started. [New York Times]
• You know the recently completed Metro Line 7? Apparently, it's got some great shopping along it. [Cityweekend]
• A new Indian place is opening on Thursday in that Luwan food area that's also home to Mesa/Manifesto and Taco Loco. Its name is Dera and it has the most expensive Naan in town, apparently. [SmartShanghai]

Oh boy, yet another new subway line is opening! Line seven, which will run north-south with transfer stops at Jing'an Temple and Changshu Road stations, is going to start it's first trial runs beginning at 9AM on Saturday. After last month's delayed opening, we've been itching to give this one a go. more ›

Aw shucks. Metro Line 7, which was supposed to open sometime this month, will likely have its debut delayed since seven out of the line's 28 stations are still under construction. Metro officials said yesterday that they couldn't “rush to a completion,” but promised that it would be running by Expo time. Line 7 will go from Pudong to Baoshan District and is expected to carry about one million passengers a year. more ›