The 2011 Rugby World Cup is here. Well, it's not here here, but for the whole duration, from Sep 9 to Oct 23, it will be screened live from Middle Earth New Zealand at plenty of places around Shanghai (some listed below, but see more here.) And great news for fashionistas this Saturday midnight - Vogue's Fashion Night Out is in Shanghai for the first time! And if you can bust a move, head on over to the Freshest Kids Dance Battle on Sunday. And if that's not enough, head over to our calendar for more! more ›

Tis the weekend for some sweaty contact sport action with the Shanghai Sevens and finally a proper mixed martial arts fight in the form of RUFF! Also, check out one of the world's best beatboxers at Zeal, a Creative Party at Kin, or improv comedy at AT Bar. And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for much, much more. more ›

Eight Asian teams competed in last weekend's Shanghai Sevens International Rugby Tournament as rugby continues to make the case that it should be added as an Olympic sport. In the end, South Korea was victorious over Japan in the finals, with China's Hong Kong, Taipei and Mainland teams coming in 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively. more ›

• Just as a reminder, A Nice Set, the artistic placemat exhibition, starts tomorrow at 7pm! We'll be there, snapping pics of the artists and the Neocha Edge people! Check our calendar for more details. [Neocha Edge]
• Also happening this weekend is the Shanghai Sevens, Shanghai's first major international rugby sevens competition. We could care less about the rugby, but we'll be hollerin' at the rugby players all weekend. [Ultimate Rugby Sevens]
• Meanwhile, if you love pie (and who doesn't?), you could always head out to Kommune Cafe tonight to eat FREE ones, made by the delectable Shanghai Pie Company, tonight. You can even join the competition to eat as many pies as you can in 10 minutes. Scarf it up! [Urbanatomy]