Awesome Leisure

SkyCaliber is a crazy new waterslide coming to Vernon, New Jersey’s Action Park in 2016. The ride stands 90 feet tall, and sends riders through a loop de loop in a special capsule at speeds up to 50mph. Apparently, they tried this before.

I Am Big Bird: The Carroll Spinney Story is a documentary about the man behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. It features candid footage of Carroll with Jim Henson and Frank Oz as well as with his wife Debra.

The LEGO 71016 Kwik-E-Mart set has all of Apu’s classic products such as Buzz Cola and Krusty O’s. It also comes with Chief Wiggum’s cop car and minifigures of Apu, Homer, Marge, Bart, Snake and Chief Wiggum. Drops this May for $200.

DrinkTanks’ Juggernaut is a 1-gallon double wall vacuum insulated growler. It works best with the Kegulator, a CO2 regulator that uses food-grade CO2 cartridges. The Kegulator also works with DrinkTanks’ 64oz. growler.

“All this running around, I can’t fight it much longer. Something’s trying to get out, and it’s never been closer.” The new single from the psychedelic rock band grows bolder as it progresses, eventually turning into a stolid drone.

A critically-acclaimed documentary about Nirvana’s frontman. Director Brett Morgen spent eight years interviewing Kurt’s loved ones and perusing home videos, journals and recordings to make this film. Premieres 5/4 on HBO.

Kuma Films captured the mesmerizing bubble artistry of Su Chung Tai as he commands soap bubbles to follow his every whim. The bit with the stacked concentric bubbles is simply stunning. (Thanks Todd!)

In Pixar’s Inside Out, a kid is upset that her family moved houses. Her emotions Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) bicker about how they will handle her new life.

This collaboration between Vizio and the digital storytellers of Everdream is a short documentary about the unique and common experiences of growing up as told from the perspective of 75 individuals. Premieres 3/14/15 at SXSW.

(Gore) The critically-acclaimed crime thriller The Connection is a fictionalized account of French judge Pierre Michel’s contributions in dismantling an international heroin trade known as the French Connection in the 1970s.

Jay Aron’s upcoming documentary about the history of the Back to the Future trilogy, its impact on geek culture and the team behind the making of these classic films. Support the completion of the film on Kickstarter.

Ori and the Blind Forest is an action platformer featuring beautiful hand-drawn artwork, challenging gameplay and a compelling story about an orphan trying to save his forest home. Available on Xbox One and Windows.

(NSFW) Watch the first episode of the PlayStation exclusive series Powers for free. It’s promising, but the camera cuts way too often for our taste. To see the rest, get a PlayStation Plus subscription then watch on PS3 and PS4.

Coming to the Xbox One fighting game Killer Instinct, Hisako was inspired by Japanese horror films. She’s a ghost that moves slowly and has bizarre attacks built around counter-attacking, which should scare opponents in real life.

This fun little plaything lets you create simple animations by posing ten bendy rubber figures in front of a mirrored background, then spinning it. It’s a simple way to learn the basics of animation and also just a neat desk toy.

Wild animals raised by a man threaten him and his family in ROAR. Noel Marshall and Tippi Hedren made the film from 1970 to 1981, starring in it along with their children. All of them and the crew were hurt numerous times in the process.

A duo of daredevils race each other to the top of a 27-story abandoned building, only to jump out when they reach the top floor. We’re just glad they didn’t snag their chutes on any of the debris on the way up.

F the police coming straight from the playground. Part Katamari Damacy, part V for Vendetta, Anarcute is about amassing masked rioters, who get more destructive as they grow in number. Coming to Xbox One, Windows, Mac and Linux.

“Lannister, Baratheon, Stark, Tyrell – they’re all just spokes in a wheel… I will break the wheel.” Apple gloats over its HBO Now exclusivity by hogging the new trailer for Game of Thrones, in which Dani declares world war. HD here.

The debut trailer for Tomorrowland gives us a good idea of the film’s story. The movie’s title refers to a hidden city where the brightest minds gathered to change the world. Would you kindly stay the heck away from there kid?

From the looks of the latest trailer for Daredevil, it looks pretty great, as the blind, but highly perceptive Matt Murdock takes on the underbelly of New York to rid it of its worst thugs. Season one hits Netflix 4/10/15. (Thanks Jonathan!)

This insane variant of air hockey subjects players to a barrage of pucks instead of just a single one. Much like multiball mode on pinball, most of them will drain quickly, but the longer you can hang on, the more you score. For 2 or 4 players.

HBO for cord-cutters finally comes to the U.S. Offering every episode of every HBO show over your broadband connection. It’s an Apple exclusive for launch, compatible with iPhone, iPad or Apple TV. Launches 4/2015 for $14.99/month.