Awesome Leisure

Remix master Eclectic Method combines a number of his already awesome science fiction mixes into a single meta-mix that runs a nearly 27 minutes long, and is worth every single minute of your time. Hit play and crank it up right now.

A meek nerd gets invited to a party and sneaks off in his dad’s taxi cab. A beautiful woman hails him on his way. Things go very wrong. HBO’s eight-part miniseries is based on BBC’s Criminal Justice and written by Richard Price (The Wanderers, Clockers).

Bethesda reboots the trippy (and system killing) Xbox 360 shooter as a mission-based exploration shooter – in the vein of games like Dishonored. There’s no word on whether the psychological thriller will let you walk on walls or the ceilings like the original. We hope it does.

We’ve already seen skiing on sand dunes, so why shouldn’t sand snowboarding be a thing. Snowboarder Wojtek “Gniazdo” Pawlusiak took to the desert to shred some slopes with a little help from rally driver Kuba Przygoński and his Dakar-outfitted MINI. Photos by Marcin Kin.

During their recent trip to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Chicago, we had a chance to visit with the Land Rover BAR team, and got see what goes into hydrofoil racing, from the engineering of the boats to the sheer fortitude of each crew member.

LEGO’s 1100+ piece replica of the classic bug is the perfect kit for LEGO and car buffs alike. The expert-level model has features like an opening hood and trunk, tiltable seats, a roof rack with surfboard and cooler, and even a teensy 4-cylinder engine in back. Drops 8/16 for $100.

A stunning platform puzzle game headed to PS4, in which a woman traverses the memories of her childhood through environments filled with abstract and metaphorical imagery. The last time we saw a game this intriguing was Journey, also from Sony’s Santa Monica Studio.

(PG-13 Language) For anyone out there who had any doubts that the foul-mouthed, humourous lyricist Lil Dicky was a legitimate rapper, this freestyle clip from Tim Westwood TV should put your mind at ease, as the Dickster lets his prose flow with the best of them.

Forester’s animated music video for City, a song by Taiwanese band Sodagreen. A group of children are abducted and turned into infectious spies, turning their targets into accomplices. It’s like The Matrix if Neo was nature itself.

A Netflix series which pays homage to ’80s sci-fi flicks like E.T. and Poltergeist, about a young boy who vanishes, and the community’s search for answers that leads to a web of government intrigue, and the discovery of strange supernatural forces. Premieres 7/15/16.

The LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS looks awesome, but complicated. Tune in for the next 25 minutes to watch the assembly in this extensive and not so fast time-lapse from Brick Builder. That instruction book looks thicker than the actual car’s owner’s manual.

So Dad wants a new golf swing for Father’s Day? Get him the M2 Fairway Woods from TaylorMade instead. He will get tremendous distance, higher launch and insane satisfaction from the sound of these clubs at impact so that it will feel like a whole new swing.

Return to the beautiful but broken world of Dunwall in this enticing peek at Dishonored 2. View the world through Corvo or Emily’s perspective and wield new powers, including the ability to turn into a shadow to stalk and attack unsuspecting victims.

Sony enlisted the talented crew at Insomniac Games (Ratchet & Clank, Resistance) to create what looks like it could be the most epic Spider-Man game ever, with massive urban environments, crazy web-slinging and gymnastics, and eye-popping visuals.

A first-person adventure that takes place in an alternate universe 1960’s England, in which citizens are forced to take a drug called “Joy” which obscures the reality of their horrific existence. Think The Matrix meets The Man in the High Castle meets Austin Powers.

Syphon Filter developer Bend Studio’s upcoming zombie FPS reminds us more than a little bit of The Last of Us, which is a good and a bad thing. While the gameplay and graphics look great, Naughty Dog set the bar awfully high in terms of characters and plot.

Summer is here, so it’s time to take Head’s Graphene XT Radical Pro for a spin. The frame feels like a sports car – fast, powerful and stiff – so you can confidently smash crisp shots to the baseline and hit stable volleys while effortlessly befuddling your opponents.

ThinkGeek’s officially-licensed Pip-Boy 3000 Mk. IV replica. This post-apocalyptic wearable device has working knobs and screen that displays a variety of decorative interfaces, but it can also show incoming SMS and calls if you pair it with your smartphone.

The God of War sequel we’ve all been dying for is finally headed to PS4. As Kratos grows out his beard, teaches his son how to hunt to survive, and takes on an army of horrific creatures hellbent on their destruction.

A look at co-op multiplayer mode (available split-screen or online) in the upcoming shooter. The game adds crazy environmental effects, a badass new 5-player horde mode, and supports Xbox Play Anywhere, letting you play one copy on both Xbox One and Windows 10.

Toon Welling and David Menting designed this plaything which encourages face-to-face interaction, with one person controlling an analog synthesizer, and the other controlling a sequencer on the other side. Its simple enough for kids, but awesome enough for all ages.

The world’s hottest daredevil, Roberta Mancino, recently took a helicopter ride over Chile’s active Villarrica volcano, and proceeded to jump out wearing her wingsuit. Props to Sebastian Alvarez, who went along for the ride, along with photographer Carlos Pedro Briceño.

The Mortal Kombat of superhero games returns with a more customizable experience. Injustice 2 will let you earn equippable items to improve and personalize your favorite DC character. The game will also have more characters and stages than its predecessor.