May The Force be with 7-year-old Max Page, the adorable kid from the 2011 Volkswagen Super Bowl commercial, as he checks into the Children's Hospital Los Angeles today. Max has a congenital heart defect, and today he'll have a hole in his heart fixed and his pulmonary valve replaced.

During an appearance on Laura Ingraham's radio show last week, former Vice President Dick Cheney said he enjoys being compared to Darth Vader, but that isn't the only controversial statement in the clip. Ingraham claims that after Vader, Chewie is the second most interesting character in the series. Perhaps her…

Let's not dwell on the disturbing fact that advertisers are now trying to drum up buzz before the Super Bowl even airs. This Volkswagen ad is cute, funny, and provides an excellent idea for messing with kids.

Tomorrow is the first day of December, and we're already being inundated with Christmas crap! Here's a handy buyers guide.

• The Hells Angels is suing Alexander McQueen and Saks Fifth Avenue for selling clothing and accessories featuring skulls. Apparently the Hells Angels believe they own skulls? We guess we wouldn't want to be the ones to tell them otherwise. [NYPost]

• Scottish Brewery BrewDog are selling what they claim is the most expensive beer ever created. The beverage is 55% alcohol and comes packaged inside a dead animal. It also costs over $700.

[Paris, April 23. Image via WENN.]

[New York, February 4. Image via INFDaily.]

There is — no fooling — a Barack Obama action figure that comes with interchangable hands, red and blue ties and the ability to kick Darth Vader's ass. Hell yeah. [DiD via Alex Balk]

• Freida Pinto looks fantastic on the March cover of Vogue India. [ONTD]