Viddler

This week we're immersing ourselves in the web for cutting-edge entertainment, to create collaborative fiction, and to check out some sweet beards. All while trying not to get banned. The FU of the Week is served by the creative team behind the Lonelygirl15 universe, and we have an insane music video road trip from Liars!

FU of the Week: Eqal - their site , Lonelygirl15 , Kate Modern , The Resistance

Music Video Spotlight: Plaster Casts of Everything by Liars - their site , their MySpace

Artist of the Week: Ron Mueck and his (much) larger than life scultpures - article in The Guardian , video created by The National Gallery, London

Show Links: U.S. banks are getting bailed out with taxpayer money , Sarah Palin's GOP convention speech , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (the movie's release delayed for 8 months) , Banned books week - blog post , on Facebook , on MySpace , DeadPianoPlayer's discussion on MIX about Banned Books Week , World Beard Championships - Sweet group shot by Joe Goldberg , Sweet massive beards by spookyamd , Spider-beard by Stephanie Watson , A beard adventure, by spookyamd again , Ze Frank's Fiction project , Hand-drawn maps , Draw on top of Google Maps with QuikMaps , Hobnox, the sickest online music tool ever , 5 1/2 Gigs of free samples , MIX discussion roundup: should a politician's private life be public knowledge? , Check out the Totally Rad Show on Rev3!

Flash Game Challenge -- Ragdoll Avalanche 2: Play on MIX and post a screenshot of your high score! , Ragdollsoft - the game creator's site

Featured MIX Members: Vincent , RychlewC , Spytap , George , Zuw , Dale - Check out Project 2357 and submit your video!

Credits Video: Arrest Yourself by Hot Chip - their website -