Summer's Last Gasps

As I've been busy trying to wring every last drop of fun out of this woefully disappointing summer (read: wrapping up the 5th season of "The Wire," nursing a sore back, and overdosing on Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise,) I've been neglecting the Zero people on the Internet that read this. So, here's a bunch of things that other people have found interesting and actually did the legwork for, and my links to those things:

• Design your own costume for Little Big Planet's mascot "Sackboy," win something in the process.



• While I'm not the world's biggest Mountain Goats fan, I've got to say that this SMB inspired EP definitely piqued my curiosity.



• Because I'm feelin a little bit country today...



• ...and a little bit (not so) Rock and/or Roll.



• Update to last year's "Drugs on a Plane" story



• Finally, how about sending off the summer in style, with this sweet-ass portable grill?

You want a toe? I can get you a toe!

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the best movie ever made (A.K.A. The Big Lebowski), I've included some links to things that might interest an Achiever, such as yourself. I'm sure you've got nothing better to do anyway, right?

I mean, you don't go out looking for a job dressed like that do you? On a weekday?

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22694342/the_decade_of_the_dude

(article links to several interviews and what have you)

And who could forget the new 10th Anniversary Collectors DVD. It's not in HD, unfortunately, but you'll be throwin rocks if you pick this sucker up when it comes out next week.

iCheck

I got an iPhone, this is being posted from it. That's why the first world is the best world.

Two tickets to Awesome, TX plz!

My mind has been blown this morning. Apparently they're having some festival in November in Austin with a lineup that puts everything since SXSW (Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Burning Man, et al) to shame. It's a perfect mixture of new bands and defunct outfits that were just too damn good to be forgotten, including a...wait for it...Dead Milkmen reunion show! OMFG, ME WANTEE!

The full lineup can be found here.

So, in summary:


Click to engorge

The shirts off our backs

While most people the world over have been more than happy spending the last week succumbing to the virulent, quad-annual pandemic known as "Olympic Fever," we at Magic Wondershow Entertainment have been sequestered in our secret underground lair, feverishly working on a cure! The result? The MWS "Beijing 2008" Tee-shirt.

Click to buy me!

Over the past two weeks, we've filled numerous orders for like minded individuals who want to let China know just where they can stick that Olympic torch!

Due to their notorious information-filtering techniques, there is now an entire generation of Chinese who lack access to the details of one of the most important events in their country's recent history, with this limited edition shirt (seriously, we've only got like 10 of them left!) you can let them know that not everyone has forgotten it. If you haven't already, show your support by ordering one of these confrontationally awesome shirts here!

A repost from El Presidente's Blog

Episode 1 of El Presidente is now entering its final phase, and we here on the crew couldn’t be happier. Yeah, we know that it’s been a long time since we started this project and owe it to everyone who has been involved in it over the past 2+ years to make the show (and site, merch, etc.) as excellent as humanly possible. The new official website should be up soon and we’ll be contacting our buddies in other states to send out street-team kits. There’ll be another update soon, when this happens. This will be a regular-timed update, not a Puta-Negran-timed one, I swear.

In the meantime, keep yourselves busy by checking out some of these awesome movies:


Wordplay



Fearless



The Monster Squad



WALL-E