Awesome Leisure

Yes, that’s Tina Fey with an assault rifle. Fey stars along with Margot Robbie, Billy Bob Thornton, and Martin Freeman in this dark comedy about a journalist who finds herself on the ground covering the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Based on a true story by Kim Barker.

Awe-inspiring footage from the upcoming space epic Star Citizen, showing off real-time footage of its incredibly robust procedurally-generated planets, which can be viewed from up close or afar, with astounding realism. Guess it’s time to upgrade our graphics cards.

(PG-13) An American desperate to keep her land and a Honduran who escaped his country have a bizarre experience together. Bryan K. Vaughan (Saga) and his The Private Eye co-creators Marcos Martin and Muntsa Vicente weave a tale of violence, language and immigration.

A visually-stunning puzzle platformer where you play as Yarny, a creature made from an old woman’s ball of yarn. Help him travel across Northern Scandinavia as he tries to gather memories and reunite a family. Coming to Windows, Xbox One and PS4 on 2/9/16.

BMX rider Davis Dudelis turned his bike into an impromptu unicycle, cruising 263 meters (~862 feet) balanced only on the front wheel of his two-wheeler. While it’s not been confirmed by Guinness, it’s definitely longer than the record for a rear wheelie.

From LAIKA, the studio behind Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls, comes another promising stop-motion movie. Kubo and the Two Strings is about a boy who goes on a quest to retrieve the armor of his father, who was the greatest samurai who ever lived.

The TabletTV’s portable receiver streams digital OTA TV signals to multiple iPads. Use the TabletTV Plus app to watch and record shows. It has a microSD slot to store recorded videos, and you can transfer videos to the iPad as well.

J.J. Abrams was too busy in that other Star universe to direct the new Star Trek film, but Justin Lin’s (Fast & Furious) franchise debut looks like a summer romp that should satisfy action fans more than any Trek movie before. Let’s hope the sci-fi and humor come through.

The workshop of Artisan Dice creates incredible limited-run dice in wood, metal, bone, stone, steel, acrylic, Teflon, carbon fiber and more. They even make dice from old whiskey barrels. Check out their YouTube channel to learn more about how they’re made.

The latest trailer for XCOM 2 shows off the game’s new weapons, classes, enemies and the mobile command center. For a second there we thought we were watching an Honest XCOM Trailer. Check out Eurogamer’s hour-long gameplay demo for more.

(PG-13: Language) The debut music video of up-and-coming technical rapper Jamal Gutierrez, aka A-F-R-O. From his free mixtape Tales from the Basement. You wouldn’t know it from his booming voice and verbal gymnastics, but the kid’s just 18 years old.

Bryan Singer returns once again to the X-Men franchise, jumping forward to 1983 this time, and introducing the evil mutant Apocalypse, a villain whose power is to absorb the powers of other mutants. And Professor X finally shaves his head.

(PG-13: Language) NPR Music compiled its favorite albums of 2015 into a Spotify playlist. You can also listen to singles from as well as brief reviews of each album on NPR’s website. You may not like all of them, but there’s something for everyone there.

A coffee table book featuring beatmaker Ross Schwartzman aka DJ Ross One’s extensive collection of hip hop t-shirts, sweaters and other merchandise, including bootlegs and one-offs. LL Cool J should bring back the Troops while he can. More at NYT.

Consistently awesome street trials rider Danny MacAskill takes on another epic playground for his bike – the rooftops, railings, and staircases of the colorful and picturesque setting of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands.

Producer ToToM combined Kanye West’s rhymes with Queens of the Stone Age’s riffs. If you love Yeezus you’ll probably dig this bizarre mashup as well. You can download the album for free, but ToToM will also donate any proceeds to charity.

Joe Williams’ casual PVP game makes one player a father and the other player a suicidal infant son. It takes place in a house filled with objects that the baby can use to kill itself in order to win. It’s… it’s funnier than it sounds. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

For A Very Murray Christmas, Phoenix covered Mike Love’s uplifting holiday single, with a few out of tune grunts from Bill Murray. The song was supposed to appear on a 1977 Beach Boys Christmas album, but it was never officially released until Love re-recorded it this year.

The latest trailer for the PS4 and Windows exclusive Street Fighter V features all 16 launch characters, including the series newcomers Laura, Necalli, Rashid and F.A.N.G. Pre-ordering lets you test the game’s beta.

A subscription service that sends you one vinyl record every month pressed just for its members. The record also comes with a 12″x 12″ print related to the album and a cocktail recipe. Gift subscriptions are also available. Check out its past releases here.

Dude Perfect show that they’re more than just trick shots, as they put a variety of awesome R/C cars and trucks from Traxxas to the test, including a tricky obstacle course, crazy roof jumps, and highlighted by an amazing hydroplaning run and a ridiculous long jump.

A console spinoff of the harrowing survival game. Like its predecessor, This War of Mine: The Little Ones tasks you with helping a group of citizens survive during wartime, with the addition of children as playable characters. Coming to Xbox One and PS4.

Searching for cool stuff has us on the road and away from home all the time. Our friends at TownePlace Suites by Marriott make us feel like we’re at home, even when we’re on the other side of the country, thanks to their cozy and cheerful long-term accommodations.