Awesome Leisure

Nine-year-old Louis Drax experiences freak accidents once a year. The last one sees him fall off a cliff, causing him to fall into a coma. The doctor treating him tries to make sense of this unlucky boy’s life, while Louis wanders in another dimension with his imaginary friend.

SEGA’s arcade racer OutRun was the first video game to allow players to change the background music. Data Discs celebrates the game’s 30th anniversary by releasing its memorable Latin American tropical and Japanese jazz fusion tracks on vinyl.

Medicom’s action figure of one of cinema’s most despicable victims – A Clockwork Orange‘s Alex DeLarge. The 12″ figure features fabric clothing and a spot on head sculpt. It also comes with a removable hat, a mask, a cane with a concealed knife and a glass of milk-plus.

Tony Hawk might be 48 years old, but that hasn’t stopped him from riding his skateboard. Here, he shows that he’s still the man, pulling off the same incredible trick he set the standard for exactly 17 years ago. We’re amazed he’s still standing after all those falls.

Board Game Tables’ convertible tabletop gaming table is made of rosewood, with a 3’x 5′ neoprene padded playing surface, and pop-out drink holders. It comes with a topper so you can use it as a normal dining table without disturbing the pieces on the playing surface.

A tiny robot designed to kill you with cuteness, from the guys behind Anki Overdrive. Cozmo uses AI and computer vision to learn to recognize people, interact with its environment, and emote. Plus, its movements were designed by former Pixar animators. Your move, BB-8.

We reconnected with pro racer Ryan Millen to take a ride inside his Toyota Rally RAV4. Incredibly, it’s mostly stock other than the tires, shocks, exhaust, and rollcage. We still can’t believe this front-wheel drive SUV with an automatic can go around a dirt track like this.

Watch Mark Higgins’ record-smashing run around the 37-mile Isle of Man TT road course in his track spec 2016 Subaru WRX STI. He zipped around the deadly course in just 17m 35s at an average speed of 128.73mph, besting his own 2014 record by nearly 2m and 12 mph.

You’d think that a quadcopter would be no match for Godzilla, but its power-to-weight ratio lets Tornado XBlades Racing’s custom drone outaccelerate the GT-R off the line, doing 0-to-62 in just 1.3 seconds. Still, the GT-R tops out at almost twice the speed of the drone.

Industrial designer Dieter Rams helped elevate everyday objects with his functionalist approach. Gary Hustwit (Objectified, Helvetica, Urbanized) is currently raising funds to finish a documentary about the designer, made with the help of Rams himself.

Set in a future where zombies have overrun the Earth, The Girl with All the Gifts is about a young second generation zombie – she retains her hunger for human flesh but is otherwise normal. Based on a novel by Lucifer creator Mike Carey.

Our latest look at Ubisoft’s promising MOBA meets Dynasty Warriors meets Chivalry reveals the game’s single player campaign, backstory and the Raider, one of the character classes from the Viking faction. Gameplay demo starts at 5:45.

The fast-paced and mech-infused shooter returns with more distinct weapons and Titans, as well as new game modes and tools such as a grappling hook. Developer Respawn also promises that all of Titanfall 2‘s functional DLC – e.g. maps and game modes – will be free.

Turn any room into a LEGO playground with these peel-and-stick wall tiles. Each 10″ x 10″ Brik Tile holds numerous LEGO bricks, and are easily removed thanks to a durable, yet temporary adhesive backing. Buy multiples to create wall-size murals.

A suburban couple’s life is turned upside down when they start nosing around their suspiciously perfect neighbors. Four sexy actors – Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm and Zach Galifianakis – star in this comedy from Superbad director Greg Mottola.

Former army cop Jack Reacher returns to his old barracks to meet the new commanding officer. But when he gets there, the CO has been framed and he’s being accused of murder. Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders star in this adaptation of Lee Child’s 2013 novel.

On 6/20/16 – the longest day of the year – Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós went on a 24-hour, 827mi road trip around their country via its coastal ring road. The entire trip was livestreamed on YouTube, set to elements of the band’s new song Óveður.

Director Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) takes us back to the Fab Four’s brief but revolutionary takeover of rock and roll, and music in general. Featuring lots of never-before-seen footage and interviews with Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

(PG-13) Alexander Skarsgård and Michael Peña play two corrupt cops in New Mexico who get off on blackmailing and framing each and every criminal they meet in this satirical comedy by John Michael McDonagh (The Guard, Calvary).

Obilab’s portable rhythm section folds down flat and fits inside a cardboard backpack, letting drummers set up impromptu jam and practice sessions pretty much anywhere – as long as it’s not raining. Listen to sample sounds at the bottom of their Kickstarter page.

From the folks behind Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country comes a new 3D platformer for PC and consoles. Help Yooka the chameleon and Laylee the bat use their various abilities to unlock new worlds and meet a snake that wears shorts. Drops 2017.

A soldier is dismissed because of his crippling PTSD and becomes a bodyguard for a rich businessman’s family. His boring routine takes a dark turn when he starts to suspect that someone is after his client. But is it all in his head? And what’s worse?

Portland’s premiere punk rockers The Thermals dropped by KEXP to perform Into The Code, My Heart Went Cold, Hey You and Thinking of You from their latest album We Disappear, which ruminates on death while blasting catchy riffs.