Awesome Leisure

Simon Pegg stars, along with the voices of Monty Python and Robin Williams in this comedy from Python alum Terry Jones about aliens who perform an experiment on mankind by bestowing a human with the power to do anything he wants.

Simon Stålenhag’s retro futuristic digital paintings somehow combine dread and nostalgia. He’s currently raising funds for English language versions of two art books annotated with short stories about the world he created.

Snowboarder Dan Brisese found himself away from the powdery slopes, so he turned to the power of a winch to propel himself through a variety of unexpected environments. Who needs a half-pipe when you can have a whole-pipe?

Woody Allen writes and directs a movie about a neurotic old __ who meets a young and beautiful __ who helps him overcome his __. Set in the lovely city of __ with a jazz score by __. Stuttering, misery, everyone else is wrong, bittersweet ending.

Codemasters brings its racing series back to its rally roots with this hardcore sim. The Windows beta of DiRT Rally has 17 cars, 36 stages in 3 locations, day and night and weather conditions, tuning and team management.

Tom Hardy plays both Ronnie and Reggie Kray – English gangster twins who ruled East London’s crime scene in the ’50s and ’60s – in this adaptation of John Pearson’s critically-acclaimed book on the brothers’ lives.

If you loved the twitchy remote-controlled helicopter, check out this equally amazing video by YouTuber quadmovr and his custom-built quadcopter. The tiny rotors make it sound like the toy itself is having fun. Woooo!

The English trailer for the live action adaptation of the hit manga and anime series Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan). We’re not too keen on the CGI titans, but at least they got Mikasa right. And that’s all that matters.

The HexHog is an electric all-terrain wheelchair. Its flexible chassis keeps its wheels in contact with even the roughest ground. Its adjustable seat lets riders get on without assistance. Top speed is 8.5mph and range is 12mi.

The slick and smooth cardistry of Fontaine Card’s founder Zach Mueller is especially impressive when played at 60 frames per second. He makes it look easy, but watch his tutorials to learn just how tricky these card flourishes really are.

The final trailer for George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road shows us a bit more of Charlize Theron’s cyborg character Imperator Furiosa as well as its stable of twisted vehicles. Brown & Orange: The Movie hits theaters on 5/15.

The quirky PS4 co-op adventure just went mathematical, with the Adventure Time Level Kit – loaded with new materials, objects, decorations, stickers, a Land of Ooo background, and character costumes from the beloved animated series.

Everything explodes in the debut gameplay trailer for Just Cause 3. Check out Rico’s wingsuit, a grappling hook that tethers up to five objects at once and his ability to walk on top of vehicles as well as hang upside-down. More here.

The Arctican’s double-wall insulation is good enough to keep 12oz. cans cool, but freeze the cooling core and twist it in and you’ll get a chilled drink for up to 3 hours. Your drink could even end up being colder than when you started drinking it.

The music video for beatmaker Jamie XX’s trip hop single Gosh takes you on an extraterrestrial tour of a fictional moon and planet, courtesy of NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. From his upcoming album In Colour.

The latest trailer for Batman: Arkham Knight reveals a new feature called Dual Play. During combat, you’ll be able to switch between Bats and his allies, including Robin, Nightwing and Catwoman for tag team action.

Beasts of War designed and built a custom miniature wargame for attendees of Salute 2015. The game recreates the Battle of Hoth from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and has a massive modular table filled with figures. More here.

(PG-13: Language) A more accurate preview of the lewd living teddy bear’s new adventure. Watch Ted invent lyrics for the Law & Order theme song, ruin Red Lobster and be horrified by Mark Wahlberg’s perversions.

Beatmaker Ross Birchard aka Hudson Mohawke turned D.J. Rogers’ soul track about good-for-nothing moochers into an anthemic burst that’ll make you feel like your Escort is an Escalade. From Hud Mo’s upcoming album Lantern.

Square Enix’s humorous fan service is a mock fighting game based on its burgeoning MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. It probably won’t become an actual game, which is just as well. The ultimate moves take forever to finish.

From Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children) comes The Boy and the Beast, an animated movie about a monster warrior who takes an orphaned boy from Tokyo as his apprentice.

Despite its tremendous torque, it’s not exactly easy to make a Tesla Model S go sideways, Japanese pro drifter Nobuteru Taniguchi proves that it’s at least sort of possible as he burns rubber in the electric executive sedan.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is looking more like Advanced Warfare in terms of both story and mechanics. It will have a four-player co-op campaign while the mulitplayer will focus on maneuverability, a la Titanfall.