The fashion week heard all over the world said farewell last week, and we’ve got the scoop on the send off with some pics from Fashion Indie’s Young Guns party. You can check out more shots care of photog Pat Miller, who seems to have taken a shine to GURU Energy Drink after being introduced to it while covering the festivities at The Delancey.

In his own (unsolicited) words: “After 29 cans down, my roomy Dave sure loves it too. Damn son!” Right back at you, Pat and Dave. Damn son everybody!

Okay, enough reminiscing. Time to get in gear for Montreal Fashion Week, starting October 13. After NYFW and Pop Montreal, you’re going to need beauty sleep and a major battery recharge (of course, GURU will always be there to help you fake it ‘til you make it).

Check out these photos from the other night at Fashion Indie’s party , the last night of Ruff Club at The Annex where the only thing more popular than PBR was GURU Energy Drink!

You can find tons more photos here, care of Nicky Digital (who’ll also be covering Love Brigade’s show tonight).

Don’t forget Fashion Indie’s party tonight at The Delancey. Fashion Week may be wrapping up, but they’ll be there celebrating – along with DJ DSTAR, The Bird Day, This is a Shakedown! and Adam Curtin of This is an Empire – for the official launch of their new party, Young Guns (think Lou Diamond Phillips is co-hosting?). More info here.

Are you the last person on Earth still not afraid of clowns? What about famous spokesclown Ronald McDonald? How about if he’s played by a demented Andy Dick?

Dick recently joined forces with animal rights group PETA and Canadian comedian Martin Short – in character as inept entertainment reporter Jiminy Glick – for a Funny or Die Exclusive to promote the parody site McCruelty, which was launched in 2000 as part of a campaign to get McDonald’s to change its methods of slaughtering chickens (including boiling them alive).

In the video, Glick interviews Mr. McDonald about his (and the fast food giant’s) animal rights track record. When the creepy clown isn’t scratching his face with a butcher’s knife he’s demonstrating how he frightens children. And if you’re not scared of clowns after watching it, you’re a stronger person than all of us here at (proudly – thankfully – organic) GURU Energy Drink.

Even if you’re not a PETA supporter, there’s another kind of animal being abused by fast food chains – human beings. About 127 million adults in the U.S. are overweight, 60 million are obese and 9 million are severely obese. And just having access to fast food can affect obesity rates, especially for children. A Canadian study showed that for every additional fast food restaurant for every 10,000 people, a city’s obesity rate rises three per cent.

Scary stuff.

Good things may come to those who wait, but there’s nothing like getting something early!

Jay-Z’s anticipated new album, The Blueprint 3, is available now, ahead of schedule (thanks, internet leak!) and already garnering rave reviews. The UK’s Daily Telegraph gave it four stars and said of the accomplished artist: “At 40 years old, [he] comes across as a well-rounded, sophisticated and diplomatic human being, more reliant on wit, charm and persuasive argument than all-out verbal assault.”

The first “Blueprint” album was released September 11, 2001, and Brooklyn native Jay-Z made waves last week with a 9/11 benefit show at Madison Square Garden, with appearances by artists like Rihanna and John Mayer.

Jay-Z also recently made a rare appearance on Bill Maher, who gave the rapper a gift of all his lyrics bound up in a book (aww, could it be that sharp-tongued Maher is just a big ol’ softie?).

Need more evidence that the rapper’s in line with the GURU philosophy? Jay-Z’s single “D.O.A.” has him touting the virtues of going all-natural – hey, just like GURU! – and calling the time of death on voice-distorting, robot-friendly Auto-Tune.

Froot Loops are health food?

What do Puerto Rico, Gibraltar, Jordan and South Korea have in common? Their citizens can expect to live longer than Americans, on average. Despite spending more on health care than other industrialized nations, America ranks #50 when it comes to life expectancy.  But Americans have more to worry about than making it to the ripe old age of 78.11 – we’ve got to figure out how to get there without being plagued by debilitating disease. Not as simple as it sounds when we live in a nation of Processed People.

It seems everyone’s getting into the green groove these days. But GURU Energy Drink can’t be accused of jumping on the eco-friendly bandwagon: we’ve been pushing “CLEAN ENERGY” for 10 years this summer, and (still) one of the few to gain organic certification. Now going green isn’t just in – it’s hot. But we can’t take all the credit…

1. Put that poncho away – organic’s about more than hemp and tofu. Now you can be both eco-savvy and sinful with organic booze, green lingerie, even Earth-friendly sex toys.

2. You’ll be in good company. We don’t like to name drop, but *cough* supermodel Elle Macpherson, celeb chef Jamie Oliver, Entourage actress Emmanuelle Chriqui and First Lady Michelle Obama *cough*. What do they have in common? They all proudly support organic food and products. Being green seems to be the only cause célèbre without an expiry date.

3. Beauty doesn’t have to only be skin deep. Eating organic is good for your body and mind, making you a more attractive inside and out.

4. Organic produce is higher in antioxidants than the regular stuff, meaning you get the full effects of GURU ingredients like ginkgo biloba, know for its ability to amp up your sexual stamina, and ginseng, which has been proven to enhance libido… at least in lab rats. You’ll have to conduct your own tests and let us know.

5. Not only do organic ingredients taste better, the food and drink you consume affects … ahem… the taste of your body. Don’t make us spell it out for you. It’s a good thing.