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A machine sold by her dad’s company somehow turns a young woman into a chicken nugget. The story gets crazier as her dad and an intern who has a crush on her team up to undo her delicious dilemma. Renowned comedy filmmaker Lee Byeong-heon directed this upcoming Netflix adaptation of a popular Korean webtoon. Premieres 3.15.2024.

Stanley Kubrick created cinematic masterpieces like 2001: A Space Odyssey and A Clockwork Orange. Before his work in motion pictures, he was a staff photographer for Look magazine. Taschen’s coffee table book Through a Different Lens showcases nearly 300 of his black-and-white stills, which he started shooting in New York City at age 17.

Choreographer Sergio Reis and members of Netherlands-based CDK Company flex their muscles with a fantastic modern dance set to Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know. The picture-perfect photography and wide-angle shots are straight out of a Wes Anderson movie. Their performance of Eye in the Wall by Perfume Genius is similarly captivating.

For the first minute or so of this video, we thought it really was a Doors cover. Then the lyrics kick in and it’s clearly Metallica. Musician Denis Pauna seamlessly blends two very different styles of rock music in his remake of Enter Sandman. It’s a slow burn, but a hot one.

This animated film follows the story of Roz, a robot that crashlands on an uninhabited island. Along the way, Roz finds ways to survive and thrive, and eventually, a place among the animals. Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal head up a star-studded voice cast, along with Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, and Ving Rhames.

Mardi Gras might be over, but Jazz Fest is just around the corner. So there’s no better time to enjoy this New Orleans-style cover of the Oasis track Don’t Look Back in Anger, performed with aplomb by vocalist Robyn Adele Anderson, accompanied by musicians Ben Covello, Charlie Himel, Shareef Taher, Ben Golder-Novick, and Jacob Melsha.

Ready to throw down in a game of Go Fish? Carry your favorite playing card deck in this handsome leather case from Misc Goods Co. It’s made in the USA from vegetable-tanned leather, hand-stitched with waxed cotton thread and comes packed Misc’s Black deck, featuring crisp line-art illustrations, black backs, and a black-and-gold tuck case.

As kids, Owen and his friend bonded over a campy monster show. Now grown up, Owen discovers that his once-favorite series is available to stream. But something about it feels off. Director Jane Schoenbrun’s follow-up to We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a horror film about escapism and repression. Premieres 5.3.2024.

AC/DC sant all of its songs in English. Irish student band TG Lurgan performed this unique cover of the band’s hit Thunderstruck in traditional Gaeilge (aka Gaelic). If you’d like to sing along, the word “toirneach” means “thunder,” and “tintreach” means “lightning.” The band has also done gaelic covers of songs by Oasis, The Killers, and Billie Eilish.

YouTuber 研師Ryota gives us a lot in just a minute. He cut a loaf of bread into slices that are thinner than your typical sliced cheese. He then alternately piled them with cheese slices before grilling them. Mouthwatering ASMR. Now, to find a knife like that.

Most roller coasters don’t incorporate the local environment. The Jais Sledder is a single-car coaster built into a mountain. Coaster Studios takes us on a ride filled with thrilling twists and turns while taking in the rocky desert scenery of the United Arab Emirates. It takes over six minutes to climb to the top, but the downhill part looks worth it.

Barrell Craft Spirits’ new Foundation Bourbon is more nuanced than its 5-year label might lead you to believe. This sippable spirit is a balanced 100-proof blend of whiskeys from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, and Maryland. It kicks off with a sweet and honeyed fragrance, complemented by a spicy mix of cinnamon and dark chocolate as it hits your tongue.

Here’s an unconventional way to generate random numbers for board games. This unique gaming accessory packs a complete polyhedral dice set onto a zinc alloy wand. Instead of rolling these dice, you spin them, and the number is indicated by a blue pointer. In addition to the six dice on the wand, its spinning base functions as a D20.

Author Shane Carley follows up on his True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t with a new trivia book focused on world history. Inside, you’ll find 500 facts that seem too strange to be true, like how Pope Gregory IV declared war on cats and an Indiana state representative tried to legally change the value of Pi to 3.2.

Dakota Fanning stars as an artist who gets stranded with three strangers in a shelter in the middle of a forest. Every night, mysterious creatures come out to observe the captive people. Ishana Night Shyamalan directed this adaptation of A.M. Shine’s bestselling Gothic horror novel. Premieres in theaters 6.7.2024.

Felipe Vergara knows how to boss around a mountain bike. In this thrilling POV reel he descends a bone-rattling series of steps in Chile that would send less-skilled riders tumbling to the bottom. It’s not as graceful as Fabio Wibmer’s downstairs technique but Felipe had to conquer many more twists and turns.