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Gothamist is awaiting the presence of cops at all Starbucks locations, because cops ejected one customer who refused to use their lingo during her bagel order, SFist asked about the practicality of the SF-to-LA high-speed rail and Seattlest urged President Obama to stay a while and have some fun, then got some fashion advice from Mad Men's assistant costume designer... and more! more ›

• After having a read about the stats of disposable chopsticks...We decided that it was a moral imperative to take your own chopsticks out to eat.
• We got excited about Ricky Gervais bringing 'The Office' to China and discussed the influx of foreign television being remade for a Chinese audience.
• We were miffed when we found out that 51.25% of sold property in Shanghai remains vacant. Way to drive up rents, rich people!

• We announced the details of our July 4 celebration at the Boxing Cat Brewery! Want to enter a drinking relay for charity? Want to take part in a pie-eating contest? Want to win stuff in a costume contest? Then read up here!
• We went to the Expo on one of its busiest days: Over half a million during the first day of the Dragon Boat festival... and we got pictures.
• We checked out the new Southern Barbarian restaurant in Lujiazui District, and found it tasty and pretty!

★ We uncovered China's bizarre censorship of Iron Man 2. more ›

★ We mourned the death of a man murdered by friends who inserted an eel up his ass. more ›

★ We were disappointed by the opening of the Obama Club, and amused by what their Las Vegas designer had to say. more ›

• We taught you how to get your Expo tickets by phone and in person.
• We went to the Shanghai Zoo and uncovered all sorts of horrid stuff: dogs being mistreated in filthy cages, elephants being forced to perform tirelessly, and visitors behaving like ruffians.
• We talked to some good folks bringing Britpop to China this week: Liverpool band Puressence and Mani, previously of the Stone Roses.

• We walked you through zones A, B and C of the Expo site.
• We got our green on at Shanghai's offshore wind farm.
• We discovered Taiwan's answer to Susan Boyle.

• We chatted with author Mo Zhi Hong at Shanghai Lit Fet about hybrid identities, why China's a cool topic and his award-winning new book.
• We also caught up with Tash Aw - who's been called the "voice of Malaysia" - at the same event
• We bought some "baby oil" after seeing its baby mascot, who made us think it was made of babies.

• We know what to call Chinese yuppies now - in Chinese!
• We reduced our carbon footprint - and without trying, thanks to something called "outsourced emissions."
• We wanted to go see Robert Dessiax, but the HIV travel ban prevented him from entering the country.

• We spotted US missionary Robert Park coming back from North Korea. Speaking of which, what's up with that country anyway?
• We told you not to watch Confucius - it's long and tedious and very, very boring.
• We found a great Chinese contemporary art wiki, an amazing burger deal and some ridiculous videos of Shanghai kids clubbing.

We counted you as part of the Chinese census, expat reader.
We checked out what Julie's Food Experience, a Canadian restaurant in town, was all aboot.
We went crazy sexting just in case it gets banned, which it seems like it will.

• We mulled the irresistible appeal of rebel-with-or-without-a-cause Han Han.
• We shed a tear over the multiple restaurant/venue closings that are coming way too soon.
• We ogled the November winners of the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion's ongoing photo contest.
• We overdosed on sugar to bring you a chocolate-themed double Threesday.
• We lead you to an in-depth tour of logon's ambitious 800SHOW project.
• We reviewed Shanghai Repertory Theater's A Christmas Carol.
• We raised an eyebrow at high-fashion coolie hats.
• We broke down the first week of Copenhagen's climate conference.
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• We chatted with jazz singer Coco Zhao about his role in M. Butterfly.
• We beautified ourselves at the Barbie Spa on top of Huai Hai Lu's six-story Barbie flagship store.
• We dunked our faces into hotpot at Three Travellers [sic]. Well, not literally. That would hurt.

• We went to the Jimmy Choo launch at H&M's flagship Huaihai Lu store.
• We read up on a physics professor in Kunming who's gung-ho about UFOs.
• We oohed and ahhed at the antics of a really great jump rope team in Shanghai.

• We rounded up all the news about the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions you need to know.
• We giggled at a bunch of tricky, enterprising panda cub escape artists.
• We revealed U.S. President Barack Obama's itinerary in China, before talking about the hopes surrounding his trip here, the disappointment we'll probably feel about his town hall and other Obama-themed stuff.

• We documented our Halloween celebration with pictures, more pictures and even a video!
• We went to Origin on Taikang Lu and found their sandwiches and salads refreshing and delicious.
• Then we headed over to three different places to get some soup for comforting our flu-ridden bodies.