- Veganmofo is back!!! It's the Vegan Month of Food this October. Blog 'scuse me? will be participating again this year so check back often in October for some awesome food related posts.
- Fucked Up won the Polaris Music Prize on Tuesday! Fucked Up will be performing at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple on November 5th with Andrew W.K. on keys, Vivian Girls on backup vocals and specials guests Titus Andronicus and Katie Stelmanis.
- Check out Honda's new Personal Mobility Device. Just imagine crowded city sidewalks filled with people on unicycles. (via engadget)
- I knew Wii Bowling was addictive. Police caught playing Wii Bowling during a 9 hour drug raid. In even more Wii-related news I found on engadget this week, as of September 27th, thanks to a price drop, the Wii will only set you back $199.99. It's like they're giving them away.
- In 2012, for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic, a cruise will follow the same route and even serve a similar menu as the original liner. For anyone considering this, here are some helpful survival tips. More importantly, soon we may be able to enjoy James Cameron's movie Titanic in all three dimensions.
Special thanks to Tara for contributing a cocktail for this week. The Appletini, also known as an apple martini, the manliest cocktail you can drink. Add some maraschino cherries and an episode of Degrassi for that classic Tara flair.
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