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Avril Lavigne’s new single, “Girlfriend” from her new album The Best Damn Thing is already a hit, currently sitting at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. What makes Avril’s newest song unique is that she recorded an alternate version of the song partially sung in Chinese. In order to capitalize on her popularity in (East) Asia, she recorded the chorus of the song in Mandarin, as well as Japanese and five other European languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Hindi was attempted, but alas it proved too difficult for the Canadian singer. The chorus of the Chinese version is a direct translation from the English version of her song, which goes “I don’t like your girlfriend / You need a new one / I want to be your girlfriend / I know that you like me / It’s not a secret / I want to be your girlfriend”.

Sorry, Henry's Brewery & Grill, at 33 Sichuan Zhong Lu (near Yan'an Lu, a block behind Three on the Bund), has us excited. We had a pint (okay, 15 ounces) of a decent draft pale ale for 30 kuai -- and it wasn't a special introductory price, either. They boast "The Best Beers on the Bund," but we think they are selling themselves short. Who else (other than Paulaner) brews their own beer in Shanghai? Where else can you get a pale ale on tap? Or a honey brown? And where else, save for the occasional happy hour special, can you get a similarly well crafted draft beer for 30 kuai? The Best Beers on the Bund? How about The Best Beers in Shanghai? And you can probably throw in Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and a dozen or so other provinces, as well. You can get a free sampler of their five beers -- just ask.

There was a lot of buzz among Shanghaiist's circle of friends about the recent addition to Shanghai's burger scene: ROK-based chain Kraze Burger in Xujiahui. We'd heard good things: cheap food, clean environment, great k-pop music videos and, of course, decent burgers. It wasn't that hopes were necessarily high, it's just that we had hopes. Hopes that Xujiahui would become a burger destination once again--not since the area branch of Rendezvous Cafe closed has the southwestern district laid claim to that title.

This hilarious post is from Danwei (or is it now called "Asianizm"?). Apparently, Adolf Hitler is trying to get an English teaching job for kids that don't read good and want to learn other stuff (bonus points, readers, if you got that reference) in Beijing. The former Fuhrer wrote this: "I am a 117 year old German expat who is looking for a teaching job in das Chaoyang District. Preferably in ein Kindergarten. I have international experience from my previous job where I had the chance to go from London to Moscow." And this is the ad that he replied to, from That's Beijing:

After dozens of tryouts, we have finally selected the DJ for the Shanghaiist Happy Hour, coming up Friday, March 3 at Blue Frog on Tongren Lu. And the winner is ... "The Weasel" ... aka Shanghaiist's own Jeff Jorve (really, his iPod will be spinning all the tracks). Expect an eclectic mix -- and likely several songs with references to ultimate frisbee. To get a better feel for what Jeff-Jorve-the-DJ will be like, check out our top albums of 2005. Here is Jeff's top 20:

This Washington Post article caught our attention because we're a bit unused to hearing about text messaging in a place as backwards as the United States, but evidently, they've finally caught on. Towards the end of this article we found this:

Since Shanghaiist kicked off in July this year, we've inflicted opinion after opinion on you, our faithful readership. Here comes a whole bunch more.

Ever wonder what it takes to get a gig in a rock club in Shanghai? Evidently, all you have to do is walk the city streets carrying a guitar. Oh, it might also help if you are white. To wit:

Shanghaiist is tired of living in a black hole of music. After our brother threatened to blackmail us if we asked him to send music AGAIN, we started thinking about alternatives.