Awesome Leisure

Bryan Singer returns once again to the X-Men franchise, jumping forward to 1983 this time, and introducing the evil mutant Apocalypse, a villain whose power is to absorb the powers of other mutants. And Professor X finally shaves his head.

(PG-13: Language) NPR Music compiled its favorite albums of 2015 into a Spotify playlist. You can also listen to singles from as well as brief reviews of each album on NPR’s website. You may not like all of them, but there’s something for everyone there.

A coffee table book featuring beatmaker Ross Schwartzman aka DJ Ross One’s extensive collection of hip hop t-shirts, sweaters and other merchandise, including bootlegs and one-offs. LL Cool J should bring back the Troops while he can. More at NYT.

Consistently awesome street trials rider Danny MacAskill takes on another epic playground for his bike – the rooftops, railings, and staircases of the colorful and picturesque setting of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands.

Producer ToToM combined Kanye West’s rhymes with Queens of the Stone Age’s riffs. If you love Yeezus you’ll probably dig this bizarre mashup as well. You can download the album for free, but ToToM will also donate any proceeds to charity.

Joe Williams’ casual PVP game makes one player a father and the other player a suicidal infant son. It takes place in a house filled with objects that the baby can use to kill itself in order to win. It’s… it’s funnier than it sounds. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

For A Very Murray Christmas, Phoenix covered Mike Love’s uplifting holiday single, with a few out of tune grunts from Bill Murray. The song was supposed to appear on a 1977 Beach Boys Christmas album, but it was never officially released until Love re-recorded it this year.

The latest trailer for the PS4 and Windows exclusive Street Fighter V features all 16 launch characters, including the series newcomers Laura, Necalli, Rashid and F.A.N.G. Pre-ordering lets you test the game’s beta.

A subscription service that sends you one vinyl record every month pressed just for its members. The record also comes with a 12″x 12″ print related to the album and a cocktail recipe. Gift subscriptions are also available. Check out its past releases here.

Dude Perfect show that they’re more than just trick shots, as they put a variety of awesome R/C cars and trucks from Traxxas to the test, including a tricky obstacle course, crazy roof jumps, and highlighted by an amazing hydroplaning run and a ridiculous long jump.

A console spinoff of the harrowing survival game. Like its predecessor, This War of Mine: The Little Ones tasks you with helping a group of citizens survive during wartime, with the addition of children as playable characters. Coming to Xbox One and PS4.

Searching for cool stuff has us on the road and away from home all the time. Our friends at TownePlace Suites by Marriott make us feel like we’re at home, even when we’re on the other side of the country, thanks to their cozy and cheerful long-term accommodations.

Check out clips from Final Fantasy VII‘s opening sequence redone in the upcoming Remake. We hope the game retains its sense of humor even though the chibi graphics are gone. Because we still want to go on a date with Barret.

Golf with giant mechs. The PS4 exclusive 100ft. Giant Robot lets you wreak havoc on Earth (and beyond) to make shots easier for yourself and harder for your opponents. It has real-time and turn-based modes plus a single-player campaign. Compatible with PlayStation VR.

What’s that you say? You need to step away and take a call? It may look like a smartphone, but it’s actually a flask for your favorite spirits. The iFlask holds 5oz. and doubles as a bottle opener for those times when you prefer beer to whiskey. It’s 46% off in The Awesomer Shop.

An ink that lets you create drawings which disappear after you create them, then reappear over the course of several days. The secret sauce? Writing with algae. Full kits include two pens that reveal at different speeds. The Artist Edition include paintable inks and brushes.

This little black box adds a gaming PC to your living room. It’s capable of playing over 1000 titles from the Steam library, and plays with either the mouse-accurate Steam Controller or an Xbox 360 joystick. Full review on Technabob. Available from Dell or GameStop.

(NSFW) In this promising ’70s comedy whodunit, Russell Crowe plays a hitman tackling a bizarre missing person case. He ends up working with a bumbling private detective played by an unusually animated Ryan Gosling.

Editor Zapatou has outdone himself with this 21-minute supercut of awesome people, places and things. There are over 500 clips of spectacular acts of athleticism, daring, free-spiritedness, humor and talent, each of which helps reaffirm your faith in humanity.

It’s been 15 years since Ang Lee’s epic original debuted on the big screen, now Netflix is home to the long-awaited sequel to this masterpiece of martial arts, cinematography, and wire-fu, titled Sword of Destiny. Also, whoever sang that CCR cover needs a lozenge.

A hilarious ’80s style trailer for the upcoming 11th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia featuring the gang and their usual wacky hijinks as they hit the ski slopes, a la Better off Dead. Let’s shred!

(SPOILERS) Nathan Drake is now working behind a desk, but he’ll be dragged back into adventuring to help a long lost loved one. Our latest look at Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End isn’t filled with action, but it adds a smattering of intrigue and a new RPG-like feature.

A hilarious trailer for the upcoming “Secret DLC” for Goat Simulator in which the menagerie argues the pros and cons of buying DLC, and doubles as a thinly-veiled tribute to Reservoir Dogs. We love that Mr. Pink is a flamingo.