Awesome Etc

Brian Curtin and the team from Beyond Black Mesa return with another extraordinary fan film – this one 2 years in the making, transporting us to the world of Killzone as the ISA evacuates Helghan.

A compilation of YouTuber Helix Snake’s 50 favorite clips of Skate 3, most of them glitches or exploits of the horrible physics. This game is bugged like crazy. And we’re all the better for it.

Behold, the greatest airplane safety video in all of Middle-earth. Air New Zealand partnered with Weta to come up with a Hobbit-themed video, with cameos from the world of the Lord of the Rings.

Featured in the Museum of Modern Art’s Humble Masterpieces, these cleverly designed rubber bands are great for packing small boxes or other bundles. Each pack comes with 16 rubber bands.

Help fund the rebuilding of America’s East Coast with these pocket notebooks from fine folks at Cool Material – whose offices and employees happen to reside in N.J. 100% of profits go to the Red Cross.

Some of you are sick of seeing water right now, but Scott Winn and Jay Davis’ video is guaranteed to put you in a good mood. Winn used Phantom, Photron, Red Epic, Canon and GoPro cameras.

This little tot isn’t about to take any grief from a stupid old stuffed animal. No sirree, Bob. Dragon Baby is ready to kick ass and take names. Barney, you’re next. (Thanks Dwayne!)

YouTuber bangakang and his friends brought some goodwill and cheer with their unusual Halloween “costume”. They came as a door – a house? – and gave away treats instead of asking for some.

Steve J. Ellison – not to be confused with this dude – has a great memory that lets him pull off a unique trick: he can remember the birth year and death year of many famous personalities.

Apparently the cast of Breaking Bad love their show so much that they stay in character even during Halloween. Just not the ones that they play. Bryan Cranston’s got the Hector frown spot-on.

Gabrielle Union swoons like it is her sweet 16 as the Fresh Prince lays down a freestyle with the aid of Doug E. Fresh and then goes on to treat her birthday crowd to some of his old school hits.

(Gore) The bloody music video for Vengeance Rhythm, a single by Two Fingers, a side project of electronic musician Amon Tobin. Say goodbye – or is it hello? – to your childhood memories.

Ozzy the dog stands upright on a tightrope. He’s isn’t as good at slacklining as us humans, but he’s working on it. Watch him take the next step and learn how to walk along a tightrope here.

You know we love Apple, but it looks like Conan O’Brien has discovered some other options for us, just in case that original iPad is too big and the iPad Mini is too small. Does art imitate life? Yep.

Disney has acquired Lucasfilm, owners of the Star Wars franchise. The Sith Lord took time off from his busy schedule to check out his new home. Based on a foreshadowing Disney ad from last year.

This cat shamelessly pilfers from a jar of dog treats. It doesn’t even care that his owner was there to witness the whole thing. Unfortunately for him, there was another thief at the scene.

The world of the Lord of the Rings is teeming with monsters and ghouls, which Merry and Pippin take advantage of to play a Halloween prank on Frodo and Sam. A funny short by Brotherhood Workshop.

The Grad School Scam has snared many students, but some fall prey to an even more horrifying threat: high interest student loans. A hilarious – and genuinely creepy – skit from The Kids Table.

Brad Hansen – the man who brought us The Lion King Rises – matched the six James Bond actors in one on one fights by piecing together scenes from past Bond movies. Poor George Lazenby.

Let’s take Halloween out with a grin by enjoying Nathan Pryor’s Pumpktris, a fully playable version of Tetris in a pumpkin, with 128 LEDs for the display and bonus game controller stem. (Thanks James!)

(NSFW) Agent 47 is asked to take down an adult film director in this kick-ass short film by Freddie Wong. Stupid bodyguards aside, we almost can’t believe how good Freddie has become.

This awesome Aliens power loader costume was built by Jason Smith, and makes it look like it’s being piloted not by Ripley, but by his baby daughter. The Alien Queen doesn’t stand a chance.

“Where childhood thrives, war does not.” War Child is an organization dedicated to educating children in war-affected communities. Donate or sign up to volunteer on its website.