Awesome Leisure

A stunning display of cardistry talent, brought to life by thevirts to show off their FW17 playing card deck. While it’s clear they used slow motion and time-bending techniques, no CGI or strings were used in the making of the clip.

This stunning ping pong / dining table is crafted from hardwood salvaged from colonial buildings in Saigon, cast iron legs from antique Japanese sewing machines, and topped off with a hand-stitched leather net. Includes paddles made from local timber and tooled leather.

“No computers, no 3D printers. It’s completely made in the shed.” Tested recently visited the shop of model maker Glen English. A former professional motorcycle racer, Glen makes jaw-dropping motorcycle scale models almost entirely from scratch.

(Gore) This intriguing trailer for Hideo Kojima’s upcoming action game Death Stranding is a whopping 8 minutes long, yet somehow it still leaves us with more questions than answers. Here’s hoping the gameplay retains the same great sci-fi horror aesthetic.

“This is just a body. It’s not bad or good – that part’s up to you.” Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, and Mahershala Ali star in this live action adaptation of the cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita. It’s about a cyborg who is resurrected and becomes a bounty hunter.

You will get a sentimental feeling… when you hear… Frog Leap singing ‘let’s be jolly, deck the halls with boughs of holly.’ Enjoy a holiday treat from Leo Moracchioli, as he turns in a tough-as-nails rendition of the 1960 Brenda Lee classic Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.

Korean barista Kangbin Lee creates beautiful, but temporary artworks in latte foam, painting detailed and colorful illustrations using food coloring and syrups as his media. His portfolio of drinkable art is as diverse as it is tasty.

Four years after the dinosaurs smashed up the theme park, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) return to the scene of the crime on a mission to prevent the creatures from going extinct in the midst of a volcanic eruption. What could possibly go wrong?

LEGO master Sariel believes Santa Claus knows about climate change. So he made St. Nick an amphibious sleigh with the help of a thematic part – LEGO Christmas baubles. They’re not completely airtight, but they work well enough as wheels both on ground and in water.

A traumatized war veteran makes a living tracking down missing teenagers. Asked to rescue a senator’s daughter, he finds himself unraveling a conspiracy. Joaquin Phoenix stars in this brutal thriller hailed as the spiritual successor to Taxi Driver. Premieres 4/6/18.

Author and foul language connoisseur Stephen Wildish provides a comprehensive visual guide to using swear words and insults properly, along with a history of some of the many colorful words we pepper our everyday conversation with here at The Awesomer HQ.

(PG-13: Language) Eclectic Method’s latest remix reminds us that Die Hard is truly required viewing each holiday season, right there alongside A Christmas Story, another movie in which one of the protagonist’s main objectives is acquiring firearms despite the odds.

Mega Man turns 30 in 2018. What better way to celebrate than with a whole new game? Coming in late 2018 for the Switch, PS 4, Xbox One, and Windows, Mega Man 11 has all the trappings of the series. Memorize patterns. Acquire powers. Jump and shoot.

Theory11 presents a unique deck of cards inspired by classic moments from Saturday Night Live. The deck features an art deco style closely associated with NBC’s Studio 8H and Rockefeller Center. We love that they included Brian Fellow’s Safari Planet.

For their latest video, 5MadMovieMakers set up a fun series of wooden train tracks designed to put Thomas the Train through his paces. The anthropomorphic railroad engine and his buddy James pull off a variety of jumps and flips as they criss-cross through the course.

While so much of the focus has been on BB-8 in recent years, R2-D2 is still our favorite droid. Now you can build your own 12″ tall R2 unit using this DIY kit which includes all the parts you need, and stickers for customizing your bot. Great for kids or kids at heart.

Whether He-Man, Thundercats, Inspector Gadget, or TMNT was your jam, Andrew Farago’s 160-page book has got you covered with a great retrospective of the best that Saturday morning (and other days) had to offer back in the decade of big hair.

Make: author Caleb Kraft came across this nifty plaything by Mike’s Electric Stuff, which uses sensors and a cylindrical grid of LEDs that simulate falling snow or sand as it’s flipped end-over-end. Mike needs to turn this thing into a toy you can buy. He’d sell thousands.

Saxophone 4tet The Side Project and vocalist Akie Bermiss teamed up for a truly special arrangement of Shania Twain’s 1997 hit You’re Still the One that transforms the pop ballad into beautifully soulful R&B track with a twist. Enjoy more wonderful sax + vocal covers here.

This 1:72 scale model kit of Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon is the ultimate collectible for fans of Han Solo’s ship. Bandai painstakingly inspected and scanned the movie prop used in A New Hope to create this model kit. It comes with LED lights and a display base.

The Dark Knight is somehow transported to 15th century Japan. To his surprise, he finds medieval versions of some of his enemies and allies waiting for him. From Kill la Kill writer Kazuki Nakashima and Afro Samurai creator Takashi Okazaki comes Batman Samurai Ninja.

Wizard of Legend is a dungeon crawler where you play a ninja wizard. It has procedurally generated levels, fast-paced movement and combat, over 100 spells, relics and outfits, and two-player local co-op. Coming Q1 2018 to Steam, Switch, Xbox One and PS4.

For his latest arrangement, musician Leo Moracchioli takes on Queen’s 1980 rock anthem Another One Bites the Dust, covering it in a delicious metal coating, and tossing in a couple of unconventional instruments for bonus fun.