Hawty McBloggy found a cool magnet you can buy for $10… or make yourself. Now THAT’s a nice use of ironable beads!(Louis Wu 22:26:18 UTC)

RotaJota noticed an article on the OXM website called ‘Life After Halo‘, posted last week – but he points out that the date suggests it’s older than that. He’s right – it was first published in the December issue, and pointed out by LoneRanger 2.5 on our forum about 2 months ago. And even THEN, Rosco-128 said it had been released in Australia in June. No matter when it was written or published, it’s a decent look at the studio after the launch of Halo 3 and the split with Microsoft. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 20:50:57 UTC)

Bungie’s ‘Average Joe’ series continues, this time with urk talking to Tyrant, the man behind the Mythic Walkthroughs. Go give it a read to see what Tyrant does outside of Halo… and how he got interested in what he DOES do.(Louis Wu 19:20:28 UTC)

It’s Tuesday, so it’s time for another Tied the Leader update – and this week, it’s a video put together by TTL OboeCrazy, showing off what happens when you teabag a Gunslinger. Great music. Thanks, deeJ.(Louis Wu 13:23:35 UTC)

It’s been a really long time since she’s worked on Halo art, but Pinkuh recently finished a piece with Riddick and the Master Chief; we’ve added it to her gallery here. If you’d like to read her thoughts as she was working on it, she’s put them into a journal over on the RvB website. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 13:18:39 UTC)

Z sent word of Alcom’s Halo 2 Vista Montage on Halo3Forum.com. Resolution rocks. It’s really cool to see the Halo 2 levels again, especially so clearly. The editing… well, it’s fast. The movie is just under 8 minutes long, and weighs in at a bit over 300 mb. Go watch!(Louis Wu 13:11:50 UTC)

mrsmiley let us know about an interview he did with Gruntsbane, the artist behind the Halo Babies comics, back during his PAX visit this summer. It’s not really Halo-related, but Gruntsbane was a big part of the Halo community for a long time, and this interview gives you a chance to catch up on what he’s been doing since he left!(Louis Wu 12:59:09 UTC)

RandomSauce let us know about Halo Community Live, an event that will take place on December 30, at 7 pm ET. Machinima, interviews, and more – details can be found in this image on the Halo3Mythbusters website. Pretty impressive list of guests! Mark it on your calendar.(Louis Wu 12:57:14 UTC)

Halo Wars’ Stephen Rippy discussed the process of music creation for the game in a recent Developer Diary – Interesting stuff. Give it a read!(Louis Wu 12:48:17 UTC)

CinemaBlend got their hands on some new Halo Wars wallpaper – and then spend all their text space dissing the Halo games themselves. The desktops are great, though, so grab ’em and ignore the nastiness. (Louis Wu 12:47:49 UTC)

Thanks to backflip10019 for noticing that the MLG/ESPN Top Ten #13 is live over at MLGPro.com. Some truly amazing gameplay in there… I mean, really. You should watch it.(Louis Wu 12:43:48 UTC)

Yesterday was Montage Monday on B.net, apparently – two they covered that I missed were SniPinAtoR’s Immortal, and Bagel’s Merry Christmas Montage (in HD, even – thanks, Avateur). Great gameplay! (Louis Wu 12:43:17 UTC)

The ‘Tag and Release’ series on B.net continues – with a look at some great Flamethrower pics. Go find your own!(Louis Wu 12:41:50 UTC)