The lovely Shanghai Literary Festival is in full swing and the city is being cultured by the hordes. Culture is raining down upon us every weekend at the Glamour Bar and I think they're providing some Tuesday culture in there as well. Now, as you look through the program--sifting through the Booker Prize winners, a sex academic, some children's stuff, a noteworthy journalist here, a promising new author there--you might notice one of the guests, Elvis McGonagall (nee Richard Smith), as someone who stands out from the pack a bit.