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54 Moon Bloodgood
Terminator Salvation's hell on heels dishes on costar Christian Bale going ballistic
and rumbling in Thailand over Ping-Pong!
60 Icon: Jack Black
The chubby funnyman stars in the blockbuster Year One and opines on ball suckers.
We swear! BY NEAL POLLACK
62 The Drinking Man's Guide to Summer
Prepare to booze by the pool and get blotto by the beach. We've got the recipe
for your sloppy summer.
70 Slumdog Stunner
Chapati hottie Fteida Pinto from the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire.
73 The Maxim 2009 Tech-Tacular
Grab you r pocket protectors: The gear of the year, guaranteed to drop jaws and
inspire rampant nerd-jealousy, is here.
86 Fantasy Island
Katie Cassidy—David's kid-is all grown " up on Harper's Island. BY
MIKE OLSON
92 I Like to Punish People
Brock Lesnar dominatedrvrestling. Now the renaissance nimbler is set to demolish
the UFC. BY NATE PENN
100 The British Invasion
Your newest obsession: U.K. cover girl of the year Elle Liberachi. BY JESSE BRUKMAN
102 The Art of the Prank
Notorious hoaxsters Improv Everywhere are YouTube gods. Meet the peeps behind
the pranks. BY SPENCER MORGAN DEPARTMENTS
12 Letters
Another steaming mailbag filled with your freshest put-downs and praise. Plus,
one proud mom gives a Maxim staffer some props, and a note from Russia, with love.
No, the opposite of love, derision. That's what it was!
20 Incoming
The Maxim editors ran a "biggest loser" contest for two months, and
the meaty results are in! Meanwhile, how to become a sausage master, a roller
coaster that runs on dog farts, and this year's Hot ioo is here!
39 Rated
The final day in the life of Eastbound & Down star Danny McBride, singer-actress
Mandy Moore is our Most Wanted girl, the ins and outs of hacking a hotel mini-bar,
and breaking down the Ghostbusters video game with Dan Aykroyd.
48 Columns
Vegas comedian and magician Penn Jillette samples dozens of delicious (and some
not so delicious) breakfast cereals and names America's top io. And just how freaky
is your lady willing to get? Very—trust us!
108 Style
Summer's must-see destinations and the best duds for the beach, the street, and
the wild.
120 The Decider
It's a question we've all asked many times while coated in the sweet musk of failure:
How much more of this crap can you take? Decipher your absolute breaking point
with this month's maniacal Decider. Just don't hurt us.