It's not as if Meiguo hasn't been dogged enough for lackluster Expo efforts. But these pavilion plans were too saccharine to go unmentioned:

USA Pavilion is going to feature a show, "The Garden," about a 10-year-old girl who inspires her neighbors to turn a vacant lot (yes we can!) into an urban oasis.

Because in America little girls are always inspiring their neighbors to do stuff like that. 

No dialogue, but there will be "4-D" effects: vibrating seats, misting and lightning. Oooh. Aaah. 

Checkout the press release here.

The new terminal at Hongqiao Airport opened Tuesday. And all you have to do is find it:

 Thousands of passengers went to the wrong gates yesterday, Shanghai Daily reported. The new terminal building is 15 minutes away via shuttle bus from the old one. About eight percent of passengers missed their flights (usually only one percent do). Ah, as if flying weren't awful enough.

Last year the airport handled 25 million passengers. The 15.3 billion RMB ($2.2 Billion USD) expansion will raise the airport's capacity to 40 million. And with direction connections to railway and subway systems, daily capacity will be 1.1 million, government officials said (according to Business Week).

Urbanatomy wants:

1. Photographers

2. Indie music writer

3. Shanghai DJ scene writer 

Photographers must have their own cameras and commit to covering at least one event per week.

We want writers who can contribute weekly articles that are fun to read and well reported. Knowledge and interest of local music happenings a must.

No pay. But we do offer instant fame and glory on this here website, plus a helping of booze, movie tickets, events passes and other assorted free shizz.

Come. Collect swag. Build your byline.

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On Wednesday (ignore the poster) the 31st of March Lazy Susan Productions unveil the first public screening of The People's Republic of Chinatown: A Showman's Quest to Revive Burlesque in Shanghai, a documentary chronicling the trials and tribulations of Norman Gosney's struggle to raise the curtain on the first burlesque club in the People Republic of China.

Find out why Chinatown Charlie is more like Heinrich Himmler than Hitler, Johnny Sideways believes Norman and Amelia were wise to get out of New York before the Mayan meltdown commences and Reina Sunshine couldn't wait to get out of Uzbekistan. Not convinced? Check out the trailer right here.

The People's Republic of Chinatown, Wed 31st Mar at Chinatown, 471 Zhapu Lu, by Wujin Lu; Doors 7.30,  film 8.30; tickets RMB50 from This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

To win 4 tickets to the show and a bottle of wine to enjoy as you watch it, simply have a stab at the following question:

What reason does Chinatown Charlie give for his stretch at Her Majesties pleasure pre-joining the Chinatown team?

A) Streaking at an England rugby game

B) Mugging an old lady

C) An error

Answers to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before the Sunday the 28th of March

Turns out, Jane can come too! 

Shanghai Dolls, a club for expat ladies, published their first newsletter this week. And it's way more interesting than the drivel we post here:

One of the Dolls found a local masseur - "Alex" - who gives a two-hour massage followed by a, um, hand job (where are the cute euphemisms for that one?).

Writer Julia Taylor, didn't give it a go. And judging from the comments section, they're having trouble finding a Doll to cowgirl up for a first-person review.

Full text plus Alex's phone number here.