Maxim # 138, June 2009

FEATURES 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.