LWT: Opening Ceremony
(PG-13: Language) With the 2016 Olympics underway, Last Week Tonight looks at NBC’s godawful coverage of the opening ceremony, Brazil’s sleazy acting President, the first ever Refugee Olympic Team and more.
(PG-13: Language) With the 2016 Olympics underway, Last Week Tonight looks at NBC’s godawful coverage of the opening ceremony, Brazil’s sleazy acting President, the first ever Refugee Olympic Team and more.
We spent the weekend with Ford Performance and Chip Ganassi Racing to get an up close look at their spectacular Ford GT Le Mans race cars, as they were prepped and raced at Road America. We did our best to capture what we saw and heard, sans music or voiceover, in 4K.
Jared Kramer Studios’ handmade straight-blade work tool is made from 1084 high carbon steel with G10 handle scales and copper hardware, and includes a belt/eyelet sheath. Its name is a play on the large Seax “broken back” knives, which date back to the 5th century.
A POV look at this insanely fast watersport, in which 3000hp turbine-powered boats can hit 200mph. It’s like driving a top-fuel dragster across the water, except there’s no parachute, and you don’t just go in a straight line. Oh, and here’s what happens when you flip.
Enjoy the final days of summer with this re-release of Nike’s extra breathable casual running shoe. The Chalapuka’s nubuck leather and nylon mesh upper has gaping holes for a sandal-like feel. Available in orange/brown and blue/brown.
We’re not sure what it is with animals and action cameras, what with seagulls, octopi, and lions taking a liking to the gadgets. Recently, Viva Frei set the diminutive GoPro Session camera on the ground in a park, and a squirrel decided to take it for a trip into the trees.
The Toasteroid toaster uses a dot-matrix grid of microfilaments which allow it to print custom words and images onto your toast. Designs can be made on your smartphone and uploaded via Bluetooth. It can even print the day’s weather forecast.
Handsome, premium timepieces that won’t break the bank. Each Reign Automatic features day, month, and 24-hour subdials, a stainless steel case, a crocodile-embossed leather strap, a 21 jewel movement, and luminous hands. Save 85% in The Awesomer Shop.
Marvel and Netflix continue their collaboration as Mike Colter takes on the role of the unbreakable Mr. Cage. While he may initially struggle with his badass new abilities, he eventually puts them to good use on the baddies of Harlem. Drops 9/30/16.
“Curricular is not enough, so you had to create extracurricular.” Christoph Waltz cosplays as various types of Americans as he comes around to the idea of multitasking, workaholism, and über-productivity in this commercial for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
“I’m kinda dealin’ with it but I really miss Dunkin’ Donuts.” WNEP-TV reports that residents of Shamokin, PA are “devastated” that the local Dunkin’ Donuts franchise burned down. It was a nice place to do legal work. But worry not, Psycho Cop is on the job.
A contemporary take on the MA-1 from Parisian label OAMC. It’s made from water-repellent and breathable nylon, with polyester filling to provide warmth while keeping the jacket light. The asymmetrical placket closure adds a unique touch.
While the proper way to play a record is with a needle, it turns out that other sharp objects will do the trick, if not quite as well. Michael Ridge puts some bird songs on his turntable, then played them with the beak from a seagull’s skull. The bird is the word.
The Muppet Show‘s house band reunited at Outside Lands 2016 in the first and only stop of their world tour. The band performed Can You Picture That, Mowgli’s San Francisco, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ Home, and the Beatles’ With a Little Help From My Friends.
When Larry Woods was a millionaire back in the day, he was a self-confessed a-hole. But a single moment set him on the path to discovering true happiness. His new career as a shoeshine man may be humble, but it’s clear that he’s a much better person for it.
We’ve heard Steve ‘N’ Seagulls amazing bluegrass cover version of AC/DC’s Thunderstruck, but during an episode of A.V. Undercover they proved they were no one-hit wonder, with this equally unexpected and entertaining cover of Sabotage.
The contestants of the 2016 Bucheon Bboy International Championships warm up at various parts of Bucheon, South Korea to the tune of Imagin8’s High Seas & Childish Dreams. The real star here is YAKfilms’ videography. They could probably make a stylish video about snails.
Caterham’s latest Seven gets all the lightweight and handling benefits of its brethren, but this one gets a bonus 20 horses over the Seven 270, bringing its total to about 155hp. Weighing in at about 1200lb, it’s bound to offer plenty of of thrills, with 0-60 times sub 5 seconds.
While tube amps and turntables have made a big comeback in recent years, vinyl jukeboxes are still relics of days gone by. Great Big Story takes a brief look at Perry Rosen, one of the few guys around who still knows how to fix these mechanical marvels of the past.
Designer Duncan Shotton came up with these nifty ceramic soy sauce dipping bowls which use their geometry and the natural color properties of soy sauce to create the illusion of impossible 3D shapes.
Musician Rob Scallon proves that just because a musical instrument is designed for one thing, there’s no reason it can’t be used for another. We wonder if Flea would ever consider giving up his bass for one of these. Probably not.
“Hazard lights are not only for your safety, but they’re really cute whenever they’re flashing, and can draw attention to you.” Brittany Hornick and Rachael Acosta poke fun at female stereotypes in this sarcastic video which does ultimately show how to change a tire.
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