Awesome Leisure

We all wanted to swing all the way to the sky when we were kids, but acrobat and stuntman Damien Walters turned that idea up a notch – jumping off a Russian swing at its highest point to fly over an entire house.

A 1v1 real-time game for iOS and Android featuring slingshot aiming and tower building. It was mad by Xreal, a new company by YouTuber CaptainSparklez and Acitivision co-founder Howard Marks. Be an Xreal shareholder here.

The best use of the selfie stick goes to Stephen and Sammy. The couple’s edit of their 31-day round-the-world trip is so wonderful, the pop duo Great Good Fine OK used it as the official video for their song Not Going Home.

Motion Simulation’s TL3 has three projectors and a curved screen that create a 5740×1080 200º view, a PC, a steering wheel with force feedback, an adjustable chair with 3-axis movement, hydraulic pedals and your choice of gearbox.

(Spoilers) Spain’s El Ranchito Imagen Digital shows off some the digital effects work that went into the creation of the massive crowds, dramatic setting, and intense action of the Hardhome sequence from Season 5 of Game of Thrones.

Robert Jones picks up where he left off, with another intense, in-your-face edit of 82 more awesome movie fight sequences. This time, his choice of music is The Prodigy’s all too appropriate Smack My Bitch up.

Here we go. Suidobashi Heavy Industry has accepted MegaBots‘ challenge for a mech duel. And they want melee combat. Leaders of the world, let’s have peace and prosperity so we’ll all live to see giant robots punching each other.

The first single from Beach House’s upcoming album Depression Cherry is more dream than pop, though it still bears their comforting rhythmic style. We just hope we hear more of Victoria in the rest of the album.

Slip Cups let you play a more civilized version of beer pong. It fits over 16oz and 18oz disposable cups so the ball won’t land in the beer. It has flaps that keep balls from bouncing out, and numbers at the bottom for beer pong variants.

Telltale Games’ latest episodic adventure is about a group of voxelated kids searching for four mythical adventurers – the Warrior, Redstone Engineer, Griefer, and Architect – in order to save their world. It’s got an awesome voice cast too.

(PG-13 Language) Holy crap, somehow Pete Doherty is still alive. The Libertines are back after 11 years, with a resigned tune about having difficulty overcoming one’s demons. From their upcoming album Anthems for Doomed Youth.

St. Louis beatboxer Nicole Paris takes on her dad to see who can spit sounds better. Dad’s pretty good, but it’s quickly apparent that young Nicole has outpaced the skills of her sensei. We always want our kids to do better than us, right?

(PG-13 Language) MCs Beardyman, LeeN, and Dizraeli and crew tear up the stage with a fun, freestyle performance based entirely on a random title provided by an audience member. From the all-improv One Album Per Hour tour.

The very talented choreographer and tap dancer Sarah Reich dances to a medley of diverse and rhythmic tracks, accompanied by the guys from Postmodern Jukebox. We’re surprised her platform doesn’t catch on fire by the end.

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is an 8-episode prequel to the eponymous cult classic. Learn what happened at the start of Camp Firewood’s summer of 1981 in this star-studded Netflix exclusive. Premieres 7/31.

In case you needed further proof that we live in awesome times, American mech maker MegaBots just challenged its Japanese counterpart Suidobashi Industries to a freakin’ (friendly) robot battle in 2016. LET THEM FIGHT.

Williams test driver Alex Lynn shows us what it’s like to drive the FW13B, giving it a leisurely go at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Renault 3.5L V10-powered racer was used by the Williams F1 team in 1990.

“The musicians play the instruments. I play the orchestra.” Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin’s movie about Apple’s co-founder appears to be unapologetic, if sensational. In any case, it’s further proof of Michael Fassbender’s skills.

Machination Studio’s first toy is an intricate 20″ tall electronic mobile fortress with a retro-futuristic WW I theme. Most of its 400+ parts are 3D printed and all are hand-painted. It has moveable legs, guns and cannons.

A party game for PC and consoles where people vote for the best answer to ridiculous questions. You can have up to 8 players and up to 10,000 voters. All you need is one copy of the game and an Internet-connected device.

Adonis never knew his father, the charismatic boxing champ Apollo Creed. Nonetheless, Adonis also wants to succeed in the ring. Good thing he’ll get help from his father’s rival, friend and equal. Also Avon Barksdale is here.

Like the Yoshida Brothers, instrumental duet 輝&輝 (Ki&Ki/KiKi) use the Tsugaru-shamisen to create modern music, in a style that we can only call virtuoso country rock. See more of them on NakTKY’s YouTube channel.

An indie PC/Mac fighting game styled after classic Kung Fu films, with 14 playable characters inspired by famous martial artists, from Bruce Lee to Chuck Norris to JCVD. Each has over 100 unique moves to play out on 15 levels.