Awesome Leisure

Freeskier and car enthusiast Jon Olsson outfitted his Lamborghini with studded tires and proceeded to drive it to the summit at Norway’s Fonna Glacier Ski Resort. It’s not the most practical way to traverse the snow and ice, but it might just be the most entertaining.

The perpetually shouting dudes convened a session of basketball trick shots in the presence of a Guinness World Records adjudicator, and proceeded to knock out eleven relatively obscure records, stealing a few from NBA greats and the Globetrotters along the way.

(Season One Spoilers) The second season of USA’s breakout hit explores the consequences of fsociety’s bold actions from last season, and who was and is really in control of the events in and around Elliot’s world.

LEGO enthusiast Nick Brick made an incredible life-size version of the M41 SPNKR, the classic rocket launcher from the Halo series. It’s 50.5″ long, weighs 24lb and is made of about 6,000 LEGO pieces. Its double barrel unit is detachable, just like in the games.

Cardistry master Noel Larsen-Heath shows off some of his impressive card handling skills, from spinning cards on his fingertips to floating them in mid-air. The last time we saw someone bend playing cards like he does, the guy next to us at the blackjack table got shown the door.

The latest trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s book gives us a better look at the BFG and his even B’er but not so F neighbors such as Fleshlumpeater and Bloodbottler. Who names their kid Fleshlumpeater? Dude got off to a bad start.

A sidescrolling shooter from one of the creators of Realm of the Mad God. StarBreak is a lot like Contra, except with dozens of other players and procedurally-generated dungeons. If you die, you have to start from scratch, but you keep any cash and loot that you stashed.

BBC journalist Louis Theroux’s Scientology meta-documentary is a making-of of itself. Predictably stonewalled by the group, Louis decides to use actors to reenact testimonies from former members, which angers them so much that they begin filming him.

Tentsile claims its T-mini is the smallest two-person hammock you can find. The best part about it is that its two halves are segmented, so you and your buddy don’t have to be lumped in the middle. It measures 8’x 10’x 10′ and holds up to 485 lb.

A wonderfully accurate 3D representation of Bruce Timm’s iconic animated Batman, created by the master figure makers of Kotobukiya. This 1/10th scale figure measures 7.5″ tall and includes several interchangeable eyes, facial expressions, and hand poses.

“It’s sort of weird, being honored for the worst day of your life.” Billy Lynn and a handful of other American soldiers are honored as war heroes after serving in Iraq. In the midst of the celebration, Billy looks back at his experiences. Ang Lee adapts Ben Fountain’s satirical novel.

“I hope I’m right when I’m speaking my mind. I hope my life is no sign of the times.” James Blake’s third album is his most dynamic and eclectic yet, thanks to the input of producers, co-writers and guest artists such as Rick Rubin, Justin Vernon and Frank Ocean.

An adaptation of Tim Crothers’ eponymous book about chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi, one of the first Ugandan Woman Candidate Masters. Born and raised in a poor neighborhood, Phiona learned chess from a sports outreach program and quickly rose up the competitive ladder.

To demonstrate the off-road and water fording capabilities of its Renegade Trailhawk compact SUV, Jeep UK sent Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller on a journey through an 820 foot-long white water rafting course. Now when can we see Aimee take it snowboarding?

Guitarist Luca Stricagnoli turns in an impeccable fingerstyle acoustic performance of AC/DC’s 1990 hit Thunderstruck. Be sure to check out his rendition of Dick Dale’s surf rock tune Misirlou, and his Guns N’ Roses ain’t too shabby either.

Pokémon Sun/Moon takes place in Alola, a tropical island inspired by Hawaii. The 3DS exclusive’s debut trailer also reveals the starter creatures Rowlet, Litten and Popplio. Its Japanese commercial, on the other hand, has epic music.

Ben Affleck stars as Christian Wolff, a socially inept math savant who becomes an accountant specializing in cleaning the books of criminal organizations. When the authorities start hounding him, he finally takes on a legitimate client. Or so he thinks.

Take a look at the new Lion Force crew and robots in the first full trailer for Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender. If the cartoon’s tone and action seem familiar, that’s because its showrunners used to work on Nick’s sublime Avatar series. Form hype and hype!

Hitch Theater’s portable movie screen and projector stand transforms any pickup truck into a pop-up drive-in movie theater. You’ll need your own projector, video source, and power, and their Kickstarter goal is too high, but it’s still a nifty idea.

Michael Fassbender plays Callum Lynch and Callum’s ancestor Aguilar de Nerha, an assassin who lived in 15th century Spain. Callum will relive Aguilar’s past using a virtual reality machine to gain skills and knowledge to fight the present day Templars.

(PG-13: Language) Rooster Teeth parodies Apple’s ads to promote their new card game. It’s an Apples to Apples-style game based on their eponymous show. You combine cards to come up with a scenario that you would not do, even for a million bucks.

Our latest look at Robert Kirkman’s Cinemax adaptation of his hit comic book series. It’s about Kyle Barnes, who withdrew from society after his loved ones were possessed by demons. But he becomes motivated when he discovers that he’s an exorcist.

Elastic Precision offers handmade rubber band guns based on real firearms. The Walther PPK can be loaded with up to 5 rubber bands, the Model 1911 with up to 6 rubber bands and the MP5 with up to 24 rubber bands.