“Come meet the others.” A teenager discovers that there are children born with peculiar features or abilities. They hide in havens with incredible defensive mechanisms to protect them from powerful enemies. Their best protection? Him.

Polymer clay artist Stephanie K. PetitPlat builds an intricate sculpture of an octopus protecting a coral reef in this two-part time-lapse. The texturing on the body is fantastic, and those teensy suckers are amazing. The finished sculpture is available in her shop.

Illustrator Wylie Beckert’s new deck of cards features fantastic imagery of a dark fantasy world, in which each face card character has real personality and a backstory to go with. Wylie shares a bit of her creative and technical process here.

It’s pure coincidence that the same week we featured this video that Corridor Digital dropped their own take on baseball being played in overly melodramatic anime style. We’re thinking their version should have been titled Scott Pilgrim vs. The Yankees.

HBO’s creepy new series reimagines Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi horror classic about robots working at a theme park who become self-aware. Written by Jonathan Nolan (The Dark Knight, Interstellar) and Lisa Joy (Burn Notice), and executive produced by J.J. Abrams.

(PG-13: Language) Up-and-coming Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani talks about how the British don’t value time as much as the Japanese do, and the proof is in her favorite English word. Also, how to respond to racist Europeans.

A very special syrup, made with the help of a very special whiskey. Pappy & Company’s 100% pure maple syrup is tapped at Bissell Maple Farm in Ohio, then aged for 6 months in Pappy Van Winkle 15-year oak bourbon barrels. Yum.

Ippinka’s Lift is a discreet bicycle rack that you can also use to hang your coat, tools and other items. It can be mounted practically anywhere and its metal arm can be slotted from either side. It can support up to 50lb and has an optional complementary tire tread guard.

Our friends at Everyday Carry share with us the latest drops, showing off the coolest gear they have to offer. Here’s this week’s awesome load out, courtesy of EDC reader Kevin Ewald, whose loadout includes a spiffy leather Colborne Bota in lieu of a conventional flask.

(PG-13 Language) In his closing skit for his Netflix special Make Happy, comedian Bo Burnham imitates Kanye’s infamous concert rants. He complains about Pringles, burritos and ultimately, how fans eat up whatever comes out of a celebrity’s mouth.

da Vinci’s versatile 3D printer not only outputs ABS & PLA objects on a heated bed, but it can do 3D scans, and can be upgraded with an $199 laser engraver for cutting designs into leather, cardboard, wood and plastic. A junior model for beginners is also in the works.

The latest short clip from Action Movie Kid sees 4-year-old James Hashimoto living out a popular fantasy, after doodling a chalk spaceship on the ground. Naturally, he had the help of his dad, VFX artist Daniel Hashimoto.

(Spoilers) HBO shares a behind the scenes look at how Game of Thrones filmed the epic battle in Season 6, Episode 9, a grueling and complex sequence that required master stuntwork, an army of horses, and amazing photography and VFX, all working to drive the story forward.

June 19, 2016: Warriors Cavs Game 7. Game of Thrones episode 9. And Don’t Hug Me, I’m Scared 6. Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling’s psychological horror series reaches its climax, and Yellow Guy reaches his breaking point. Now we’re scared of lamps.

Basketball is one of New York City’s favorite pastimes, and the city’s Parks Department plays a big role in keeping the sport alive. Great Big Story spoke with one of the city’s blacksmiths, who’s made around a thousand basketball rims for public courts.

Ingrid and Benjamin Hjertefølger (“heart follower”) are advocates of sustainable living. They live in a greenhouse that they built partly out of cob, clean all of their waste water and are encouraging their children to also form a deep bond with nature.

This handy bike tool offers a variety of wrenches, and doubles as a bottle opener so you can pop open a cold one to celebrate the end of a long ride. It holds onto steel frames or other metal surfaces using magnets. Also available in white.

This single about battling one’s demons from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new album The Getaway is sure to be a massive hit with its sharp lyrics, punchy rhythms, an infectious chorus, and a compelling music video directed by none other than Olivia Wilde.

The long-running 4X game bows to the times and cribs a handful of features from competitors such as Endless Legend. In Civ 6, cities sprawl, workers are easier to use, and there’s a (divisive) new look that aims to make everything easily identifiable. Drops 10/21/16.

Burger Fiction’s latest compilation looks at how far CG animation has come from its early days, but also how Pixar’s core values of heartfelt stories and relatable characters have been there since the very beginning. 1988’s Knick Knack is still one of our all-time faves.

The underappreciated action RPG makes the leap to the PS4 for its sequel (sorry PS Vita owners). Gravity Rush 2 gives Kat new gravity powers, significantly larger maps and three times as many missions as the first game.

Vuk Spasojević aka oOtoke’s video starts out slow for the first 30 seconds, but quickly turns into something amazing. We won’t spoil the fun for you, but it took him over 3 years of effort to get it right. The track is Halo, Džozefina (Hello Josephine) by Đorđe Marjanović.

Celebrating 50 years since their GT40’s Le Mans victories, Ford Performance just took 1st, 3rd and 4th finishes in the LM GTE Pro class at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans with their new GT. To celebrate, let’s ride along for a 360º lap of the famed circuit.