Awesome Leisure

Watch some of the world’s best musicians, actors, dancers and performance artists up close and for free with Google Cultural Institute’s Performing Arts collection. Each episode consists of multiple 360º videos taken from different angles.

(PG-13 Language) Alexander Engel’s amusing short film tells the story of a man who loses the last two digits of a girl’s phone number, and tries to call every permutation of the number in order to find her. Will his persistence pay off, or will his efforts be for naught?

The Type Deck replaces the typical fronts of playing cards with text descriptions of their values, each represented in beautiful, flowing typography. We love the Joker that includes all 26 letters of the English alphabet.

This lengthy gameplay video for Far Cry: Primal reveals that the protagonist is highly skilled at taming animals, including direwolves, bears and an extremely useful owl. It also shows a bit of the game’s crafting system, enemies and equipment.

An old couple turns into a living sculpture in the intimate music video for Hudson Mohawke’s heartbreak anthem Indian Steps, featuring the unique voice of Antony Hegarty. Director Daniel Sannwald says the video was inspired by Rodin’s The Kiss.

Aaron Paul, Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman star in this thriller about the difficult moral decisions involved in using unmanned aerial vehicles in military operations, from to tiny insects for espionage, to drones that can drop bombs and fire missiles.

DJ Earworm’s annual music mashup features Adele, Fetty Wap, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and more. It kind of devolved into a sheet of noise halfway through for us, but as a retrospective it does its job quite well. Remember Uptown Funk?

Back in 2000, bar worker Jan Vokes convinced her neighbors in a poor village in South Wales to breed a racehorse – a rich man’s hobby – just for the heck of it. Director Louise Osmond shares their story in this feel good documentary.

Even Batman and Superman’s earthly alter egos dislike each other, but they will have to work together to defeat a terrifying threat. The main characters of Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice make themselves known in this new trailer.

A variety of single purpose machines repeatedly perform mundane human activities in Molistudio’s music video for Endless. The song is a single from Monsters, the latest album from Argentinian alternative duo Anybody There.

A brief look at the making of the critically acclaimed stop-motion film Anomalisa. The crew made 1,261 faces and 1,000 props for the film. The final cut has 118,089 frames of handmade animation, and ended up taking three years to make.

Snake Bite’s Key Chain Beer Bottle Opener is conveniently sheathed in smooth leather to keep its sharp teeth sheltered when you’re not cracking them open. Use it to vent cans too when pouring beer into a glass; it helps drinkability, comfort and overall experience.

Adult Swim has once again teamed with creator Genndy Tartakovsky to relaunch the awesome animated series Samurai Jack. The show will return with an all new season in the Toonami block sometime in 2016. Though it’s only a 5-second tease, it gave us a full-on nerdgasm.

Watch as this little kid in Japan pulls one of the most epic and challenging BMX flatland tricks – a triple decade. That’s the move where you pull three full 360º spins around the handlebars. The bike drop at the end is the BMX version of the mic drop. Original on Vine.

A social deduction card game in the vein of The Resistance and Spyfall. Secret Hitler splits players into Liberals and Fascists (including a Hitler) in 1930’s Germany. Download the printable prototype here (pdf), and the rules here (pdf).

The Oceanic Preservation Society – the team behind the anti-dolphin hunting film The Cove – infiltrated black markets that sell endangered animals and blasted infographics at the buildings of companies that harm animals. Airs on the Discovery Channel on 12/2/15.

A smaller version of the off-roading remote controlled Wienermobile. The Mini Wiener Rover goes up to 30mph and has room for two hot dogs in its 22.5″ long and 11″ tall body. Oscar Mayer is selling only 15 units a day on Twitter until 12/4/15.

Batman’s in over his head in the newest teaser for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Who knew Ben Affleck would look great in the Dark Knight’s mask? Perhaps Matt Damon would be a good Robin. Or Martian Manhunter.

The sequel to the 8-bit Grand Theft Auto tribute Retro City Rampage. Shakedown Hawaii has 16-bit graphics, destructible environments, and lots of new weapons. Coming to Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS Vita and perhaps other systems as well. SEGA Genesis, anyone?

We’re cautiously optimistic about Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, but whatever happens at least we got this cool take on the Frank Miller Batman costume. Medicom also made a MAFEX Superman figure, but it’s got a face only a collector would love.

(PG-13) A boy yearns for a girl who’s already in a relationship with… a gorilla? CANADA knocked it out of the park with this sexy and surreal music video for Tame Impala’s single. We hope gorilla hand dresses become a thing.

We already know what Darth Vader does in his spare time, and now we get a glimpse of some Imperial stormtroopers as they unwind from a long day on the Death Star. Seems like they’re far more skilled at riding longboards than they are with their blaster rifles.

The stars of The Secret Life of Pets pose for Christmas greeting cards in the movie’s latest teaser. It seems like a typically cute but safe Holiday movie, but that hamster might make you think twice about watching it with your family.