Unless you're heading to the airport, a pocketknife is an essential item to have on you. (After all, isn't that what's made the Swiss Army the world superpower that it is?)

But if you're looking for something more unique than one of their little red folders, or don't want to carry a bulky multi-tool, you may want to pocket one of these collectibles from legendary knife maker since 1889, Case.

They've just released two new limited edition collections – each paying homage to a couple of history’s toughest characters – Johnny Cash and John Wayne. Both collections feature a variety of different styles for a variety of different uses (they're collectible, but made to be used), and each has a blade bearing the silhouette of the man it honors. The handles are natural bone with highly polished stainless steel blades and nickel silver bolsters. Yeah, they’re going make a statement whether you're using it in the field while hunting or fishing, or just to open your mail.

Like other Case knives, these have been hand-crafted in the USA to exacting standards, and are sure to be treasured and handed down from generation to generation.

From $96
www.wrcase.com

OK, I get that Bud Lite had to come out with their own lime-squeezed pseudo-cerveza following the success of Chill from rival Miller. Gotta stay competitive, even if it means messing with a classic formula.

I even get that the lame name for it, Bud Lite Lime, had to come from some decision-by-committee that probably drove the marketing people to the edge of insanity as all their more creative names got shot down. ("It's Bud Lite. It's got lime in it. How about... Bud Lite Lime!") Wouldn't want to risk confusing us unsophisticated beer drinkers with a clever name.

What I am having a hard time getting is what's up with the Lime-Guy they're using in their ads? It looks like Steve Nash and the Green M&M had a love child. ...More

For centuries, guys have known that nothing relieves stress like a good sweat. Sitting in a hot box with the toxins and pressure and tension just pouring out of you. The only downside is there's usually several other guys in that room, sweating their hair-covered asses off too. (I'll leave the visuals for that to you.)

The Far Infrared Sauna from Sunlight Saunas can deliver the relaxation you deserve - without you having to leave the house. Or sit in a room with sweaty naked strangers. Plus it's a swinging kind of status symbol - and a great excuse to get women to undress - that's a throwback to the 70's, during the North American rise of the hot tub. (Yeah, baby!)

Harnessing cutting-edge infrared technology, this indoor sauna radiates a dry heat that's a lot more comfortable than steam, and offers personal prestige and a wealth of health benefits, including: reduced joint pain, lower blood pressure, and a chance to burn 200 to 600 calories in 30 minutes by just sitting there, perspiring. The far infrared increases your body's core temp, resulting in a deeper, more detoxifying ...More

If watching cars race around a track at 200 mph is your idea of excitement, picture a group of rocket-powered aircraft battling each other NASCAR-style as they tear around a 3-D virtual track in the sky.

The Rocket Racing League is the brainchild of Granger Whitelaw – a guy who as team chairman won the Indianapolis 500 twice and still wasn’t getting enough RPM in his life, and Peter Diamandis who won the X-Prize, a world-wide competition for amateur rocket design. The pair parlayed their knowledge of rocketry and racing to form the RRL and are now convinced they're sitting on the next big sport.

Their concept is to take the thrill of an air show, multiply that times 100, and mix in some raw competition with a healthy dose white-knuckle action. (I'm thinking collisions during a race in this league will be a helluva lot more heart-stopping than anything you've seen in auto racing. Not that I'm rooting for that...)

The pilots? They've already signed up a handful of the most bad-ass military combat veterans and civilian test pilots in the world, just to make sure crowds get their money's worth.

The RRL will hold it's first exhibition races this summer, where you can see up to ten racing rockets battle head-to-head on a 5-mile track in the clouds. I hear Tony Stewart is already taking flying lessons.

www.rocketracingleague.com

If you've ever had any kind of serious fun in your life, you've probably thought - or been told - you're going to straight to Hell. Well my fellow sinners, you can now rejoice thanks to the enterprising folks at Reserve a Spot in Hell who have made sure you won't have to wait in long lines filled with lawyers and Fox network executives, or deal with sub-standard living (or dying?) accommodations when you arrive in the seventh circle of down under.

At www.ReserveASpotInHell.com you can pre-book a reservation for yourself, or someone you hate, in the eternal vacation playground of the wicked and immoral, Hades. Think of it as using Satan's travel agency. Reservation kits include a one-way ticket to Hell, a signed confirmation letter from Satan himself on flame-proof paper, and even a helpful travel guide to make sure you get the most out of your eternal stay. VIP All-Access packages are also available for those who are willing to spend a little more of their soul (or simply provide a valid credit card number). This allows you access to such exclusive VIP areas as the Frozen Wasteland, the Lake of Fire and the Bridge of Dead, "where all the hotties get together and kick it."

They also offer group discounts for parties of 10 or more, but no word on discounts for ex-girlfriends or mothers-in-law. And there is a 100% money back guarantee, should you not make it into Hell for any reason. (But something tells me you won't have to worry.)

The company also offers a chance to reserve a spot in Heaven, but really, what sounds like more fun, singing spiritual songs with haloed do-gooders, or playing Halo with bad girls and rock legends for all eternity? I think you know where we stand.

www.reserveaspotinhell.com

The weather is warming up. That means it's time to get grilling back into full swing. And to start off your flame season here's a recipe for some easy baby burgers, with an unusual flavor burst inside.

It's from the folks at Salads of the Sea, and if you've ever mixed a little cheese into your ground beef before throwing it on the fire, you're gonna like this. They've got a seafood cheese spread that might sound a little strange, but makes an interesting, tangy, and surprisingly good, filler for burgers. So grill up a few of these easy-to-make baby burgers this weekend for your first cook-out of the season. Start things off right.

Baby Burgers with Seafood Cheese Filling
(Makes four 2-burger servings)
1 lb ground beef
1 8 oz container Salads of the Sea Seafood Cheese Spread
8 mini hamburger buns (or Hawaiian rolls) ...More

I'm a big flavored and sports water drinker. Have been since I gave up soft drinks a few years ago. And watching the recent commercials where water companies argue over which one has the least added sugar made me take a look at the carb and sugar content of some of these drinks. And a few of them actually have more sugar than some candy bars. Not exactly good for the physique, considering I go through several bottles a day.

But even though nutritionists and doctors say plain water is the healthiest thing you can drink, it's boring. Sometimes you need a little flavor. Which is what Hint water gives you.

Hint is pure water, infused with a small amount of all-natural fruit essence. And nothing else. It comes in nine different flavors, including traditional ones like Lime and Tropical Punch, and a few not so traditional ones like Mango Grapefruit and Peppermint. (Which tastes better than it sounds.)

It has zero fat, zero calories, zero sodium and zero carbs. Just like plain water, but not as monotonous. And, because I'm always looking for healthier mixers, it's great in cocktails too. If you're looking to mix up a few drinks this weekend for you and your carb conscious girl ...More

If you're a fan of MMA, or just want to go to Las Vegas on someone else's dime, check out Spike's After Hours Sweepstakes.

As part of the promotion for the finale of The Ultimate Fighter on June 21st, Spike TV and Burger King will send the winner on a three day, two night trip for them and three buddies to Las Vegas, including airfare, hotel and VIP tickets to the Ultimate Fighter finale. And the "After Hours" after party.

Click here for entry and rules.

When's the last time you saw a baking company call out pro athletes?

The All-Natural Batter Cookie from Dancing Deer Baking Company, released at the start of the major league baseball season, is made with a batter that contains "No artificial ingredients. No performance enhancers.", unlike certain other batters that use enhancers. (I think they're talking to you Barry.)

The Boston-based bakery is staffed with sports fans that believe the term "all-natural" is as much about honesty and fair play as it is about using pure ingredients. So they're donating a nickel from the sale of every one of these clove molasses cookies to the Taylor Hooton Foundation, whose mission is to end the use of steroids of young athletes.

So order a dozen. And send them to the guys named in the Mitchell Report. You get to help a good cause, and they get to experience something natural for a change.

$17.50 for a dozen
www.dancingdeer.com

My post last week talked about product placement in entertainment and what marketers are doing to make sure we see their product. Well, it seems some of those marketers have taken product placement to extremes.

This past weekend, a buddy of mine (no, really, a buddy of mine, I swear), discovered that product placement has started creeping into the last bastion of product-free entertainment - pornography. Here's the example that he forwarded me, complete with his smarmy, lolcats caption that suggests McDonald's was behind the stunt.

Whether McDonald’s actually paid to have a Big Mac (insert "special sauce" joke here), featured in "Rhode Island Raunch" (my buddy's "indie porno of the year"), I can't say for sure – but I wouldn't be surprised. Marketers are constantly looking for the next big thing, whether it's clickable objects within online videos, or completely ridiculous porno product placement.

My only hope is that Hummer doesn't get any crazy ideas. And more importantly, that the Burger King keeps his Whopper out of it.

The guys over at Attus Apparel have done it again. Recently added to their line of unconventional polos for nonconformist guys, is The Polisher.

This slightly distressed, 100% cotton pique knit celebrates working single moms - and girls just trying to "put themselves through law school" - with the embroidered silhouette of an "exotic dancer" working her favorite prop, the pole.

Show your support for these enterprising young women by wearing it playing golf, around campus, or to your favorite shake shack. It's Champagne Room compliant.

Comes in Pitch Black, Man Pink and Panty White
$54
www.attusapparel.com

A lot of us want to help out the environment. But in all honesty, we only really want to do it if it's convenient for us. (See this week's poll's running results in the right sidebar.) It ain't easy being green, especially if it takes any real effort.

I was on a Delta flight last month and, with another crappy movie on the screen and my iPod battery drained, I was reading a copy of their Sky magazine. An article inside titled "The Power of One" listed simple things a single person can do that can make a big impact on the environment and our natural resources.

Figuring you'd want the easiest ways possible to stop beating down the planet, here are 12 things you can do that require a minimal amount of effort. And the result of that small change.

1. Put on a Sweater.
Action: Instead of raising the thermostat, put on another layer.
Result: If every home in the US dropped the thermostat 1 degree in the winter months, 230 million gallons of crude oil would be saved.
So What?: That's the same amount of oil we import from Iraq every year.

2. Shower Faster.
Action: Spend one minute less showering every day.
Result: If 40 million people did this, it would save 40 trillion gallons of water.
So What?: That's the total rain and snow fall over the entire continental US.

3. Work From Home. Just Once a Year.
Action: Telecommute just once a year instead of driving to work.
Result: If everyone from a metro area like Atlanta did it, it would save $50 million in gas.
So What?: $50 million in our ...More

If you want to experience the outdoors - but don't want to trample all over Mother Nature - you'll want to do it in a shoe that's rugged enough to handle the abuse and elements, but is made with eco-friendly materials that don't destroy the landscape you're hiking, biking or wading through. The Jenner (top) and Lodi, from performance footwear maker Ahnu, will let you do that.

Made using materials like recycled polyester and charred bamboo for eco-friendliness and natural anti-microbial and wicking properties, the sandal-like Jenner and all-terrain Lodi are lightweight, rugged and are built to handle abuse.

Both have shock dispersal plates in the forefoot for stone bruising protection, integrated arch supports, and high density posts in the heel for the extra stability you'll need when traversing rocky and uneven terrain. They also have a hydrophobic mesh upper for when you encounter water, and mono-filament mesh panels to let your dogs breathe while keeping debris out. And the single-pull lace lock system lets you adjust the fit quick, and makes it impossible for ...More

Well ladies, it seems just as many guys like your lower back-decorating tramp stamp as don't like it. In last week's poll, 35.5% of the guys responding said they think a little ink adds some sexiness, while 1% more (36.6%), felt you looked just fine the way your mama made you. So if you're considering getting a butterfly on your lower back, figure you've got a 50-50 shot he'll either like it or hate it.

Surprisingly, (or not), almost a quarter of us seem to like an extra hole here and there. Having a piercing or two, in a place other than the ear, (and I'm guessing one of those places would be the tongue), scored a respectable 23%. And for the 5% of you who like your ladies full-on freaky? More power to you, brothers. There's some conventions coming up you should know about.

Unless you've been stuck in a landfill all month, you've heard tomorrow is Earth Day and this week is Earth Week. So for this week's poll I want to know just how green you really are. Do you lean more towards the tree-hugging, granola-eating, drum-circle-joining crowd? Or more toward the SUV-driving, landfill-filling, carbon-spewing population? Take the poll to the right.

If you've ever been woken up in the middle of the night thinking, "I could really go for a beef and bean burrito right now", but were too lazy to get out of bed to heat one up, you need an iWave Cube.

A portable 600 watt microwave, the iWave was designed to bring the heat to any place where space is at a premium. Taking up less than a cubic foot of space at just 10" x 10.5" x 12" and weighing in at only 12 lbs, use it in the bathroom to heat towels for a better shave, in the bedroom to warm up heating pads after a workout, or on your desk to heat stale office coffee.

The built-in handle makes it perfect for tailgate parties, dorm rooms, picnics or pool parties - wherever you can find a standard outlet. Add a mini fridge and anywhere becomes a satellite kitchen.

$129.95 in Black or Silver
Available at SharperImage.com

Right after "Sense of Humor", "A Huge Wallet" and "Six-Pack Abs", women rank "Nice Ass" as the most important attribute they look for in a man. So what if your ass is flatter than the waiting room at a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon's office? You could do squats till your knees give out. Or - and you should be bitch-slapped for even thinking this - just stuff your boxer briefs.

But now, thanks to the miracle of modern sewing, there's Flashback. Created by designer Andrew Christian, these cotton and spandex briefs have no embarrassing padding or cups. (Not that considering any kind of ass-enhancing underwear isn't embarrassing on its own.) Rather, right back there in the back end region, an "invisible lifting support" is built into the seams. That's designer-speak for "Two. Really. Tight. Elastic. Bands. Pulling. Your. Ass. Up." At the expense of ball comfort.

But on the bright side, your ass will gain 1/2" to 1" of chick-attracting roundness. Thank God breathing is less important than having buns of steel.

$29.00 per pair.
www.andrewchristian.com

Everywhere you look, the housing market is crumbling, foreclosures are increasing, gas prices and other expenses are rising, and people are looking for a way to live cheaper, without having to move into their cars.

There are a couple of creative things enterprising people are doing where they actually live for free, without paying rent or a high mortgage payment. At all. And I'm not talking squatting in some abandoned building. They're living in beautiful homes. In many cases, homes they could never hope to afford.

What they're doing is filling a need. Taking advantage of the slim silver lining in a very black cloud. Predatory? Maybe. But the way the situation is lately, it's become survival of the fittest. And right now the fittest are living in luxury, without spending a dime.

There are a few catches. You have to be flexible. Very flexible. And willing to move if the situation in the house you're in changes. Even though some people have stayed in homes 8 to 10 years and sometimes much longer, in many cases the stay can be just a few months. Which is why this is an alternative best left to the single and unencumbered.

So how do you ditch your landlord or mortgage company and live the free and easy life? Here are three ways:


1. Foreclosures Suck For the Owner and the Bank. Not For You.
Because the foreclosure rate is so high - and many homeowners chosen to cut and run rather than deal with the humiliation of legal proceedings - there are many houses that have been left unoccupied. What happens to a home that is left without anyone living in it? It deteriorates. Quickly.

Realtors and banks can't ...More

They're sleek. They're funky. They look like a horde of invading space creatures. But these colorful, organic forms from Danish company Scandyna are actually high-end speakers.

Scandyna has been making speakers for over 40 years, and they specialize in creating products loaded with technical innovations aimed at reproducing superb sound quality, while also enhancing visual pleasure with their designs.

These aren't cheap, novelty speakers, made to look unusual for the sake of marketing. (Actually, they start at around $200, and can cost upwards of $800 a pair.) They're designed specifically to create precise acoustical justification. The three connected spheres of Minipod (the white speaker in the middle of the picture), may make it look like the offspring of the Michelin Man, but the design allows them to form ...More

When you want to learn how to cook some fall-off-the-bone chicken, or a killer stir fry, who's the first person you should turn to? Exactly. Gansta rapper, Coolio.

Screw those other "chefs", with their proper "techniques" and fancy cooking "skills". On "Cookin With Coolio" on MyDamnChannel.com Coolio and his ever-present Sauce Girls are keepin it real in the kitchen, y'all. Regular avocados just don't cut it here. He'll show you how to throw down a Cool-A-Cado. And how to represent with his Tricked Out Westside Tilapia.

Note: His chicken recipe calls for a "dime-bag of black pepper", so you may have to call in your dealer. Shaka-Zulu!

www.mydamnchannel.com

Working in a cube is a drag. So with companies downsizing and unemployment on the rise, why not ditch life as just another replaceable cog in a faceless corporate machine? Instead, go the entrepreneurial route, and become the next big Internet billionaire. If kids barely out of their teens can do it, how hard could it be? Here's what you'll need to go from pushing paper, to the Forbes 500.

1. A Concept.
Don't worry about being too specific. As long as you mention that your company does something "social", like social media (Facebook, Twitter), or social bookmarking (Digg, Reddit), people will love it. Even more so if you include the term "user-generated". Note: A variation of something already successful is always a safe bet, so feel free to use TechCrunch as an idea generator.

2. Venture Capital.
Don't worry if your concept seems too expensive to pull off. You're not actually going to use (read: risk), your own money. ...More

Housing is tanking, gas prices are higher than Cheech and Chong, and people much smarter than me are starting to utter the "R" word. It's no secret the economy is lamer than HBO since The Wire ended, and guys are looking to trim their spending anywhere they can. Which means cutting back on eating out, rather than give up MLB season pass.

So to save you from endless nights of Ramen noodles and Easy Mac, I turned to Jaci Rae, known as The Queen of More Green. Her book, 5 Meals for $5, is loaded with recipes like B-B-Q Ham Sandwiches w/Homemade B-B-Q Sauce and Mexican Beef Enchilada Lasagna, that cost, on average, under $1.60 per serving. With many costing under $1. Including a salad. (Suck on that, Dollar Menu McNuggets.)

In the coming weeks, Jaci will be developing recipes just for us bachelors who want to make a batch of $5 meals, freeze the leftovers, and eat like a king for a month. (Then, like idiots, go out and blow the savings on 3-for-1 dances at the Pole Palace.)

Here's the first of her recipes, which will always include the average cost per ingredient, cost per serving, and total cost to feed five people. (Keep in mind prices vary depending on where you live and shop.) So put the Cup O'Noodles down, and eat something just as cheap, that actually requires a knife and fork.

Chuck Roast
Average total cost for five people: $4.78
Average cost of meal per person: $0.96 ...More

They had a hell of a time just trying to get to White Castle, and now they're locked up in our infamous military prison in Cuba.

On April 25th, Harold and Kumar will attempt to escape from Guanatamo Bay in their appropriately titled movie, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. And in honor of their bold political statement, and apparent impending run at the White House, I've got five big prize packs to throw around. ...More

When I'm mixing a drink I want as little messing with the taste, or watering it down, as possible. But when making a vodka drink that requires a little fizz, you have no choice but to add soda or tonic. Which can alter the taste, and dilute the flavor.

O2 Sparkling Vodka makes it possible to mix full-strength drinks with a carbonated buzz, without having to add anything to the mix. After two years of development, International English Distillers came up with a straight up, 80 proof, whole grain vodka that's filtered and distilled three times in 100 year-old copper pots before being infused with bubbles.

Pour an ounce or two in a glass, add some juice (or don't), and you'll have a drink with a light fizz that's got full-on flavor and nothing else in there interfering. A bunch of us did a tasting one night and mixed O2 with orange juice, blueberry juice, Red Bull, and anything else we found in the fridge to see how it would mix. And everything mixed well. Too well.

The big question is how long the bubbles last after the bottle is opened. The answer is I don't know. We burned through the whole bottle in one sitting.

Available in Premium (80 proof) and Super Premium (94 proof)
www.sparklingvodka.com

The weather's getting warmer, and that means more outdoor activities, like mountain biking, camping, riding out hurricanes, watching the search for lost hikers on the news...

Whenever I see those searches I'm thinking: "Where's this idiot's compass? Didn't he figure a flashlight might come in handy when he set out into the woods?" I've never hiked in the woods and even I know that. So here's a quick tip from Captain Obvious: If you're planning on spending any time away from civilization or in the path of a hurricane, make sure you've got some safety gear, something that tells you what direction you're going in, and something to light up your way at night. And that's at the very least.

Here are a couple of products from Life+Gear you might want to keep in your backpack or glove compartment. Just to keep you from being the lead story on the evening news.

Their 6-in-1 Personal Safety Device (left in the pic) packs a bunch of essential gear into a small, battery-less, crank-powered package. Thirty seconds of cranking will power the 5 LED flashlight for over an hour. Hopefully long enough to ...More

Leave it to two degenerate gamblers to take the guy tradition of one-upsmanship and turn it into high-stakes televised pissing contest.

I Bet You, premiering tonight at 9:30pm on MOJO HD, follows the exploits of friends, championship poker pros, and Gamblers Anonymous poster children Phil "The Unabomber" Laak and Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari, two guys with pockets full of cash, who will bet against each other on virtually anything they encounter.

How many guys do you know who'll bet several hundred dollars a pop on who is a better runway model or ballet dancer, who can write a better song with help from Frank Stallone (that's a no-win situation right there), win a sumo match, drive a Formula One race car the fastest, or who has the sperm with most fertility potential? And there's the $20,000 throw down on a one-time, no whining allowed, coin toss.

Makes your "I can catch more olives in my mouth than you" deal at the bar look pretty lame.

www.mojohd.com

What the hell happened to Buick? Back in the day - and I'm talking waaay back in the day - Buick sat up there with Cadillac as a highly desired luxury car. Long, sleek, elegant lines. High-end styling. Superior ride. Then somewhere along the way it devolved into the go-to car for your grandfather to take grandma to bingo.

Gramps' canary yellow Skylark may have been a huge hit at the retirement community, but Buick hasn't been getting guys' engines revving for decades. Telling your buddies, "I'm thinking of buying a Buick" doesn't evoke jealousy, it gets the same reaction as telling them, "I'm thinking of ordering a Cosmo. They're delicious."

So when GM invited me to attend a Buick lunch last month, right before the New York Auto Show, I declined. I figured spending a few hours hearing all about the latest Lucerne (tag line: "For People Who'd Rather Not Draw Attention to Themselves"), wasn't worth the free piece of grilled chicken. But I got hungry, so I went anyway.

Turns out the people at Buick might be just as bored with the cars, and as distressed the nameplate has lost it's luxury luster, as the rest of us. Because it looks like they are finally doing something about it.

Here are two of Buick's latest concepts, the re-imagined Riviera (top), and the drop-top Velite. Both of which are designed to showcase Buick's new global design direction, shake off the "old fuddy-duddy" feel and inject some much needed excitement back into the brand.

Each of the new concepts exhibits the classic Buick design cues: the waterfall grill, three porthole vents on each side, and a boat-tail back end, but adds a whole new level of styling around them.



The front-wheel drive Riviera (which I was told has a good chance of going into production fairly close to the concept version), was unveiled at China’s Auto Shanghai last year. It brings back the long, sweeping lines of the original Buicks, but with a more modern, almost futuristic feel. The designers told me the look they were going for was ...More

About three months ago digital entertainment site Cinsay.com launched with the goal of changing the way we view movies and other programming online. They wanted us, the viewing public, to not only watch the movies and shows, but be able to interact with other people watching too, and with the products and services that were part of the video.

It's the latest salvo in the search for the Holy Grail mashup of online entertainment: top-quality, free (or nearly free), online entertainment that can draw a legitimate audience; social networking features that allow for real-time fan interaction and the potential for viral distribution; and a way to monetize the whole production without ads or product placement that's obtrusive and annoying.

Is Cinsay.com the next step toward the future of interactive entertainment? Let's take a look at what they've got, and you decide.

Requirement 1: Top-quality, free (or nearly free), online entertainment that can draw a legitimate audience.
Briggs Digital Media, Cinsay.com's owner and production company, has recruited big-name Hollywood talent, and is spending big-budget Hollywood money, to create big-time Hollywood productions for online consumption. These ...More

File this under Guy With Too Much Time on His Hands, And Way Too Many Wire Hangers in His Closet.

After I pick up my dry-cleaning, I usually just toss the wire hangars. But artist David Mach turns his into works of art. Like the menacing Coathanger Gorilla (pictured), made from thousands of hangars that are bent, shaped, and welded together to create this giant sculpture.

Mach has also made hangar representations of a hooker, a portrait of his brother and an astronaut, among others.

To make one of his sculptures, Mach first creates a plastic mold of his subject, bends the standard metal hangars around it, removes the mold and then plates the hangars with silver nickel for durability and shine. Making something incredible from something disposable. And making me feel guilty every time I throw mine away.

You can see more of David Mach's art (including his sculptures made out of matchsticks) at davidmach.com, or for even better pics and an interview with the artist, go to inventorspot.com.

Back in October of last year, I posted a review of the OtterBox Defender series cases for the iPhone. Now you have the chance to win that very case that passed through our rigorous testing. (Which consisted of putting an iPhone in it, tapping on the plastic and nodding. I wasn't going to risk damaging my iPhone by dropping it off a table, or throwing it against a wall. I'll leave that stuff to Consumer Reports.)

This all-black OtterBox Defender (not black and yellow like the one pictured), comes with the original box and bubble wrap, and is in brand-new condition. If I didn't tell you I took it out and tested it, you'd never know.

They retail for $49.95 and one lucky reader will win this one. I'll pick someone at random this Thursday, April 10.

Click here to enter your email addy for a chance to win.

See? You always knew it was art. The Christiania Arts Foundation (CAF) is holding the second installment of their NEW CLASSIC NUDE Art Competition in Miami, to "identify and expose today’s version of the classic nude." So bring a date and you get to look at hundreds of nude paintings and photos, and prove to her that you do like to experience culture. Everybody wins.

Christiania, makers of premium vodka and now patron of the arts, will hold competitions four times a year (which is four times as much culture as you're used to), in major cities around the country. The winning works will be displayed on billboards in each city. (I'll pause while you imagine the effects of a 40-foot nude on a billboard in a major city.)

You can see the past winners and submissions from the New York show, as well as the current competition, at www.christiNaked.com

Looks like Detroit and Japan have their work cut out for them. When I asked what drives you guys to buy a car - exterior styling, interior comfort, power, fuel economy or safety - I figured either how the car looked or how comfortable it was inside would be the top choice. But there were no clear winners. It was pretty much a three-way tie for first between those two and fuel economy, with "Pure horsepower" just a few percentage points behind. As for "Safety"? Well, apparently that's not as big a concern. (Sorry Volvo.)

So, if the Big Three and the Japanese automakers want a sure-fire winner, they need to design us a hot looking car, throw a lot toys inside, add great comfort, and make sure it gets high milage - yet has some balls when we need it. That shouldn't be too hard. Should it?

For this week's poll: my buddies and I have been arguing over whether or not the long trend of women getting tattoos - with more and more chicks opting for full arm tattoos, rather than just the tramp stamp on their lower back - is sexy, or just bad. So what I want to know is: Do you like a lady with a little ink, or if you like your women untouched by the needle? Or, if a little color is too much, do piercings do it for you - some extra bling on her naughty bits? As always, the poll box is on the right.

I'm not talking about that kind of strip, where a single mom "putting herself through law school" peels off her threadbare lime-green lingerie to Motlëy Crüe's "Girls, Girls, Girls" and then hits you up for $20. I'm talking about the kind of strip that's seared over a hot grill to such perfection that it melts in your mouth.

With locations in Las Vegas (in the new Planet Hollywood Hotel Casino), New York, Houston, New Jersey, two in Puerto Rico, and three in Florida (Naples, Palm Beach Gardens, and Key West), Strip House is the new vision of an old-school steak house. A guy's steak house. The type of place you'd expect to see Frank and Dino hanging out. The type of place that puts together a special Bachelor Menu for you and the boys to feast on.

From the hundreds of vintage black and white photos of burlesque girls, to the red velvet-flocked wallpaper with matching napkins (look closely at the design, you can see it on their site, and tell me it's not genius), Strip House is the place for guys to go have a few drinks - and a few top-of-the-line steaks - in style.

Their Bachelor Menu is available in every location except New York, and it can be served to you and your boys in a private room (complete with flat screen TV), so the other guests don't infringe on your party. Unless they're hot, and invited.

The menu starts off with the Seafood Plateau, an enormous tray packed with huge chilled shrimp, raw clams and oysters, tuna tartar, lobster chick, king crab legs, ...More

First of all, yes, I am writing about a razor. Ridiculous, I know. But they sent me one to try, and as is my job, I tried it. And a couple of things made it post-worthy.

The Gillette Fusion Phenom is the latest in the "let's keep adding more blades" contest between Gillette and Schick, and this one has six: five on the front and one in the back.

And that's one of the reasons the Fusion Phenom is noteworthy. Beyond the fact that I have a seriously heavy beard, get a 5 o'clock shadow at 2:30, and the five blades shaved me smoother than a baby girl's bottom (even long after the indicator strip said it was time to move on), the single trimmer on the back has become addictive.

For testing purposes I grew some ridiculous facial hair: sharp, pointy side burns, some chin thing I can't even describe - all to ...More

Thinking about getting some ink? Well don't look to your favorite celebs for inspiration. They may be fine for taking fashion cues, or maybe for a new hairstyle, (both of which are usually orchestrated by their professional stylists anyway), but some of these famous-yet-lame-brained folks have had the most ill-conceived tattoos permanently etched into their skin. One case in point: Jackass Steve-O's huge self portrait across his back. Sign of a huge overblown ego, or small underdeveloped brain. You make the call.

To see the other 19 bad ink decisions made by celebs, click over to Asylum.com and go through their photo gallery. No one ever said you had to be bright to be famous.

Good news for you whisky lovers: the Ardmore distillery in Scotland has just released their Ardmore Traditional Cask in the US. It's their first single malt Scotch whisky to be widely available here, and it's the only Highland single malt to be 100% peated, giving it a rich, sweet flavor laced with smoke and vanilla.

Only 3000 cases have been produced, making it a rare find, and a great bottle to give to dad, a grad, or that buddy of yours who is about to walk down the aisle. And he'll need its powerful 92-proof kick to get him there.

$45-50 per bottle
www.ardmorewhisky.com

I know a lot of guys would rather be in a crappy relationship - and getting some regularly - than be alone, getting little or none. Regular sheet time is hard to give up, even if the girl you're having it with makes you crazy in every other aspect of your relationship.

But crap is crap, and sticking with what you've got may be holding you back from finding that perfect chick who does it for you all around. Amy Applebaum, certified life coach, founder of Bootcamp for Your Mind, friend of BG, and the hot red-head pictured on the right, wants to slap some sense back into you. Tired of seeing her guy friends end up in relationships with "those chicks", she lists some of the reasons you always seem to find yourself shackled to Bitchzilla, and how to make a change for the better. (With a little extra commentary by yours truly.)

1 - You're afraid to say what you really think.
Your significant other bashes your friends, your choice of sweaters, your furniture and your dog. Yet you sit there and take it like a lump. Speak your mind, man! ...More

It's part of the well-known legend of Samuel Adams beer that founder Jim Koch began brewing the Boston lager in his kitchen in 1984 from an old family recipe he found in his attic, become a pioneer in the US craft-brewing revival, and proved that the sometimes even a little guy can become an industry powerhouse.

Never forgetting his home-brew roots, Koch has been giving a shot to other craft-brewers with his Samuel Adams American Homebrew Contest since 1996. Every year, brewers of bathtub-sized batches of beer compete for a chance to have their unique recipes produced on a large scale, with nationwide distribution in the LongShot six-pack. The 2007 winning brews are available now, giving you a chance to enjoy two great beers you wouldn't otherwise have the ability to experience.

The first winning beer is a complex Weizenbock brewed by ...More

Normally you'd think your buddy would jump at the chance for some cold beer and hot wings, but on a Tuesday night it might be a little tougher to get him off the couch after a long day in the cube. Even if the beer and wings are on special. So see if a call from the twins gets him motivated.

Buffalo Wild Wings has a feature on their site where the lovely ladies pictured will call (or email with a link to a sound file), your friend and invite him to join you for some Wing Tuesdays specials. It's not exactly a live call. It's a prerecorded message with his (or her) name, your name, and the time to meet, dubbed in. But he won't care. He might even offer to buy a round. For a change.

www.buffalowildwings.com

Think back to the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled. It was probably something along the lines of telling your parents you got kicked out of college and were going to pursue your dream of opening a body piercing parlor, or having your buddy's girlfriend convince him she was pregnant. With twins.

While it may have been hysterical to watch your buddy spend an entire day in a cold sweat, and you thought you were at the top of your pranking game, you were an amateur compared to the people who pulled off some of the most elaborate pranks of all time.

The Museum of Hoaxes has come up with their Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of all time, based on notoriety, absurdity, and the number of people duped. Which in a lot of cases was hundreds of thousands of people. Proving that no matter how ridiculous something may sound, scores of people will believe it. (Somewhere on Madison Avenue ad execs are smiling.)

These are well thought out, widely distributed hoaxes that had people fooled all over the world. And below are the top ten of all time. Which should give fuel to your next April Fool's fire. The other 90 (should you have that kind of time), can be found here, along with links to the full story of each prank.

#10 - Planetary Alignment Decreases Gravity
Prank: In 1976, British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to occur. He said the planet Pluto (still a planet back then), would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing an alignment that would counteract and lessen the Earth's own gravity. So, if they jumped in the air at that exact moment, they would experience a strange floating sensation.
Result: BBC2 got hundreds of phone calls from listeners swearing they felt the sensation. One woman even reported that ...More

Spike TV (network motto: "Screw Lifetime"), is celebrating the revamping and relaunch of Spike.com and the premier of their new show, DEA, by giving away a prize pack to one lucky BG reader.

DEA, debuting tonight at 11pm, is like COPS on steroids. No chasing some kids joy-riding in a stolen car, or taking some shirtless trailer-dweller in for smacking his old lady. It's full-on drugs, guns, and door-busting raids, with cameras right in the middle of everything.
You can see a trailer here.

Win the Spike TV prize pack and you'll get:
- DEA Poster
- Spike TV T-shirt
- Spike Scream Awards polo shirt
- Pros Vs. Joes Poster
- 2 Official Pros vs. Joes stress balls
- 2 Spike TV logo cups

All you need to do is click here and enter your email addy for a chance to win.

www.spike.com
DEA show page
Contest entry page