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The Great Asylum Round Up: Vasectomies & Cheerleaders

Friday 18 July
By Brian Childs

Video of the Week: Feist counts to four on "Sesame Street." What can we say, we love a pretty girl singing with Muppets.

Sex: Is vasectomy the new birth control? We hope not.

Women: Canadian cheerleading scandal? We didn't even know Canada had a football league!

Weird News: Bad tans and scorching sunburns -- the blistering truth.

Gear: In the future, Mop Babies and Robot Servants will battle for our affection by cleaning our homes. Who will win?

Style: Fashion Showcase -- Band of Outsiders.

Our Favorite Comments of the Week:

On Cat and Mouse Make Art in Zero Gravity, Cesse wrote , "I like this site it keeps me informed of useless information which I use on unsuspecting people."

On Dog Comes Home After Five Years, Offended wrote, "I hate your web pages. It used to be like a dip in the garbage can now it is like a dip in the toilet before it is flushed. I can not convey in words how dirty you come across to me. Ugh!!!"

Meat Eaters Taste Buds Affected By Expectations

Friday 18 July
By Jeremy Taylor

(Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.)

A recent study found that the taste of meat is influenced by an eater's expectations.

Participants in the study were specifically told they would be tasting either a beef sausage roll or vegetarian roll. Only the researchers switched it up, giving some the roll they expected while the rest unknowingly ate the other type.

"Those who ate the vegetarian alternative did not rate the taste and aroma less favorably than those who ate the beef product," explained a researcher. "Instead, what influenced taste evaluation was what they thought they had eaten and whether that food symbolized values that they personally supported."

This should come as no surprise to those who've gone to a Sizzler with appropriately low expectations and enjoyed their meal.

Cotto-Margarito Fight to Wake up Summer Sports

Friday 18 July
By Brian Childs

The All Star game might be over, but for many of us, the most exciting sports event of the month is still coming up. If you have one drop of sangre latina running in your veins, you're probably focusing all your attention on the Cotto-Margarito welterweight boxing showdown.

For those who don't know, Antonio "the Tijuana Tornado" Margarito thrilled Mexican fans by predicting -- after his second brutal beating of Kermit Cintron -- that he would do the same to those "other Puerto Rican champions," specifically Miguel Cotto.

Cotto, on the other hand, has never lost a match and is generally considered one of the most powerful punchers in his weight class.

Three things you should do to celebrate the Cotto vs. Margarito match:

-- Purchase the match on pay-per-view. Duh.

-- Dust off your Cinco de Mayo decorations and Puerto Rican flags; you're going to need them.

-- Invite all of your friends over and get ripped on tequila, Puerto Rican rum and Mexican beer. Make sure you have boxing gloves, so after the match you can beat the crap out of each other for the rest of the night.

Lea mas sobre Cotto y Margarito a AOL Deportes Latino.

Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments.

Elsewhere in the manly "sack pack" universe today ...

The Vegetarian Movement was Created to Curb Alcoholism and Lust (Bullzeye)
Break Dancing Bees Get Served (The Bachelor Guy)
McCain-Related Videos Better Than McCain (Holy Taco)
Barf Bags Don't Work in Zero Gravity (Double Viking)
Heavy Metal Monk Prepares for Second Album (Afrojacks)
The Only Guy that Danced at the Billy Joel Concert (Uncoached)

Homeless Youth Network Ditches Striptease Campaign

Friday 18 July
By Emily McCombs

We love fish and we love ice cream, but that doesn't mean we want to mix 'em into a tasty cod-pop. Much like fishsicles, helping the homeless and sexy, sexy stripteases are two worthy and noble causes that don't really go together.

Perhaps that's why the National Network For Youth (NN4NY) has decided to sever ties with Virgin Mobile's Strip2Clothe campaign, in which young people were asked to post videos of themselves doing their best Elizabeth Berkley impersonations by stripping down to music. In turn, clothing companies would donate new clothes to homeless youth based on the number of video views.

Strangely, some people found this association inappropriate. Rebecca Lentz, a spokeswoman for Catholic Charities says, "The campaign ... exploits sex to help a population that is frequently exploited by sex to meet their basic needs of food and shelter."

"The campaign came with a lot of controversy, and we were supportive in Virgin Mobile's effort to raise awareness for homeless youth," said Vicki Wagner, CEO of NN4Y. "At the same time, we have to be sensitive to the needs of our members."

Even our very sensitive members can't help but think this was a good call.

Mac Chick or 3G -- Would You Go with Frenchie or Phone?

Friday 18 July
By G. Xavier Robillard

With the advent of Steve Jobs' newest, most-likely-to-be-obsolete-in-less-than-a-year technology, the iPhone 3G, we have to ask how it stacks up against certified Mac Chick Elise Frappier.

On Macenstein you can see 24-year-old Elise's freaky, freaky, but sexy-as-all-hell body painting. Given the lack of availability of the 3G, you might have an easier time getting to know Elise.

See the comparison and vote after the jump.

Fashion Showcase -- Band of Outsiders

Friday 18 July
By Matt Glazebrook

Hip, young menswear label Band of Outsiders and the classic French new wave movie from which it took its name may not have much in common, but both designer Scott Sternberg and director Jean-Luc Godard share an appreciation for a timelessly minimalist aesthetic mixed with a playful, subtle whimsy.

Band of Outsiders' Fall 2008 collection comprises beautiful, traditional tailoring that combines rugged American formalism with a European sense of the poetic: You could imagine Hemingway in one of these outfits, sipping (or chugging) wine in a rustic Spanish café.

We asked Sternberg a few questions about his designs. See the clothes and his responses in the gallery below.

Fashion Showcase: Band of Outsiders

    How did you first become interested in clothing design? "By trying it out, playing around with it a little."

    Before starting Band of Outsiders did you work as a designer for any large established labels? "No. I was an agent at CAA, a talent agency in Los Angeles."

    When did you decide to start your own line? "Toward the end of 2003."

    I assume that the name is from the Godard film, were you influenced by the film at all, or did you just like the name? "I just like the name. And the film. But the film has nothing to do with the clothes or the brand."

    Is there an overarching philosophy behind your brand? "Sure, the name pretty much says it."

    How has your brand changed and developed over time? "The brand has stayed exactly the same. The clothes follow the same design philosophy and aesthetic, there's just a lot more of them now."

    How do your latest designs relate to broader trends in men's fashion? "I don't think there are real trends in men's fashion, just magazines with lots of pages to fill. To me, it's more about having a unique, cool personal style that you're comfortable with and that you evolve over time."

    If you had to pick one item from the current collection to exemplify the line, which would it be and why? "The Sperry collaboration -- a study in subtle reconstruction of classic American boat shoes -- is a good example of our approach to design."

    Do you have a favorite full look from the current collection? "I actually hate thinking about all of this in terms of 'looks.' Unfortunately to function in the fashion industry you're expected to put on shows every season, which leads to these evil 'looks.' I prefer guys to buy what they like and wear it how they like with other brands they like."

    Which other designers have been a particular inspiration to you? "Jonathan Ive, the guy who runs design at Apple Computer."

'Watchmen' Trailer Unleashed

Friday 18 July
By Asylum Staff

For graphic novel geeks, "Watchmen" is a sacred tome. A film version of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' comic book has long been anticipated, so yesterday's release of the first official trailer should ratchet up that anticipation to a fevered pitch.

With that in mind, you might want to throw on some headphones before you watch this in your cubicle. If one of those geeks happens to be sitting near you and hears what you're doing, you're bound to experience a fanboy filibuster.

Masterclash -- Mop Babies vs Robot Servants

Friday 18 July
By Brian Childs


We hate freeloaders, be they babies or robots, which is why we were so enthusiastic about the news this week. Apparently, not only are humans a short time away from having housecleaning robots besides the Roomba, parents are finally utilizing their babies by attaching them to mops while they crawl.

But which is the better cleaner: Mop Babies or Robot Servants? It's another gripping Masterclash to the death! See our stats and vote for the winner after the jump.