In a plea to China to stop the importation of seal meat and oil obtained from the annual seal-hunt in Canada, Pamela Anderson has taken it upon herself to send a personal letter to Xu Shaoshi, China's minister of land and resources. In it, she invites him to visit her in Canada and witness the animal cruelty she has been donning tight t-shirts and tweeting up a storm to prevent. From AFP: more ›

• By now you're thinking Shanghaiist's obsessions with Super Voice Girls is a little embarrassing for someone our age, and we'd tend to agree with you. But indulge us once more, this time we have proof these girls are real stars -- because they now have legal troubles to the tune of half million yuan for the October 9 concert in Beijing. Some music composers' association believes that these girls can't just offer up other peoples' songs without coughing up some royalties.
• Labor rights is a big issue in China. Our hearts used to go out to all those poor Latin dance teachers making a pittance, with their only solace in life coming from that ability gyrate their hips in close contact with often attractive members of the opposite sex in what is arguably the most aestheticized form of foreplay on earth. But things are looking up now that the Shanghai city government has released "guidelines" for their wages (in Chinese), along with those for Chinese chess, breakdance teachers, and a couple other professions. The highest they should get? About 110 RMB per hour. aAd the lowest? 30 RMB per hour. And another thing: the article calls the Latin dance teachers "aerobic Latin dance teachers". We're guessing anaerobic Latin dance teachers get paid more, and that whatever they do is truly, as they say, better than sex.
• Pamela Anderson is back. Her topless anti-fur ads placed at bus stops that raised a ruckus last year are now going to be sold on phone cards. Read what she has to say about the campaign, and realize just how stupid the voice of conscience can sound.