Awesome Leisure

Guitarist Alexandr Misko presents another impressive fingerstyle arrangement, with a fantastic interpretation of a-ha’s 1985 hit Take on Me, which seems to be having more than a little bit of a resurgence in popularity these days.

(PG-13: Language) A struggling black man becomes a successful telemarketer by following the advice of the company veteran: use a white voice. Reviews say rapper Boots Riley’s surreal satire gets out of hand at times, but it’s worth seeing nonetheless.

One of the nicest looking foosball tables we’ve laid eyes on, EastPoint Sports‘ competition-sized table features a sturdy wood construction with a crossbar base, precision weighted and balanced players, and high performance rod bushings for quick and smooth spinning.

Arriving just in time to celebrate the Triple Crown, we have here this handsome Giant Horse River Tube. This loyal companion is made of heavy duty vinyl and includes a mesh seat, cup holder and grab rope. String a few together for your own water races.

(PG-13: language) After wowing us with some epic card cutting action, the Hydraulic Press Channel doubled down and doubled the number of cutting blades on its Guillotine 5,000,000 – so now the playing cards go flying in all directions.

We love the minimalist look of the pieces in this chess set from Ceramic Sense. Each pawn, rook, bishop, knight, king and queen is made by hand, and the oak chess board features a cool tribal texture on the black squares. Pieces available without the board for $150.

Who knew that the ideal musical instrument to perform the theme from Star Wars on was a melodica? Listen up and enjoy as Tristan Clarke and Joe Buono aka Melodica Men turn in a wonderful medley of tracks using the hybrid wind and keyboard instruments.

Musical mashup master DJ Cummerbund continues to knock it out of the park with another amazing track. This time he managed to blend sounds from Stevie Wonder, Disturbed, Styx, Will Smith, and Randy “Macho Man” Savage into a rock-funk-pop symphony.

By Arnaud’s Kombuis is a tiny but versatile cooking set. It weighs just 2.2 lb and its components nest inside each other when not in use. You get a wood stove, a pot, and a lid that can also be used as a pan. The lid also has a tiny spout for draining liquid.

Awesomer fave Leo Moracchioli takes on The Doors classic People Are Strange, giving the track less of his typical heavy metal treatment, and more of a creepy Addams Family vibe. If you’re left craving more of a hard edge, stick around until the end.

Another look at HBO’s upcoming documentary about the late, great André René Roussimoff, the charismatic gentle giant whose image is immediately conjured in our minds whenever we hear the saying “The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.”

Decorate your vault with ThinkGeek’s officially licensed Fallout 4 shower curtain. This curtain is printed with the charming pictograph that Bethesda made to list the Perks that you can get in the game. It measures 70″x 70″.

The upcoming science fiction thriller Prospect is about a woman and her father trying to mine gems in a toxic alien moon filled with dangerous inhabitants. As if that wasn’t bad enough, they end up violently engaging with other miners and with each other.

Showcase your favorite book or magazine with Readme. This minimalist and foldable bookshelf has a built-in hook that lets you easily hang and remove it from your wall. Each piece is hand made and coated with natural wax.

Galaga is one of our favorite ’80s arcade games. We still load it up on our MAME cabinet and play it. Now, it turns out our high score is threatened by artificial intelligence. Watch as LearnFun and PlayFun’s AI figures out the game’s tactics, and becomes an expert player.

An all new game from the makers of puzzle adventure games Myst, Riven, and Obduction. Firmament is set to bring Cyan’s trademark puzzle challenges to virtual reality headsets, enveloping players in rich steampunk environments.

Musician and YouTube celeb Andrew Huang got his hands on a sweet electric guitar built from LEGO by Jay Jillard, and decided to give it some appropriate accompaniment with some rhythm-making instruments which make sounds using only LEGO bricks. More LEGO music here.

“Only something that is well made can be beautiful.” Helvetica, Objectified and Urbanized filmmaker Gary Hustwit shares a sneak peek at his upcoming documentary about legendary industrial designer Dieter Rams. The film comes out in 2018.

Hot Toys presents this life-size model of Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet from Avengers: Infinity War. The gauntlet is made of polystone and is nearly 27″ long. The gems are lit by LEDs, which can be left on or set to a pulsing mode. Each gauntlet is hand painted.

Japanese performer Yuya Yamada aka “Hoopman” uses every ounce of his core strength to spin this enormous aluminum hula hoop that measures just shy of 17 feet in diameter. He went on to set a Guinness World Record by spinning the thing six times.

Man at Arms: Reforged takes on one of the large swords from the hit action game NieR: Automata. As is expected from a futuristic sword, its odd and layered handle meant a lot of CNC milling had to be done. But the guys pulled it off in the end.

In the Switch exclusive Kirby Star Allies, Kirby can still inhale and ingest enemies to copy their abilities. But you can also throw hearts to befriend foes. Friends will follow Kirby and provide extra abilities, and can even be controlled by up to three other players.

The Ploota is an automatic and reusable flotation device that you wear around your neck. It can detect when you’re in danger of drowning and automatically inflates its bladders using the replaceable CO2 canisters. You can also trigger it manually.