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Black Knight (Trailer)

Black Knight (Trailer)

This action-packed Korean sci-fi series envisions a future where only 1% of the population survives catastrophic climate change. While a handful of elites live underground, those on the dusty and dystopian surface rely on deliverymen to bring them critical supplies and fight off raiders. Coming to Netflix 5.12.2023.

“Anti-Gravity” Flying Machine

“Anti-Gravity” Flying Machine

Colin Furze was asked by the makers of Warframe to build a machine that could let him jump and fly like the characters in the game. So he got to work doing what any mad inventor would and built a massive gimbal that uses hydraulics and a counterweight to let him bounce around like he’s in a low-gravity environment.

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Toys: 100 Years of All-American Toy Ads

Toys: 100 Years of All-American Toy Ads
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Whether you played with Slinkies, Silly Putty, or Sea Monkeys when you were a kid, you’ll find some wonderful nostalgia in Steven Heller and Jim Heimann’s catalog of American toy advertising. The 528-page book features hundreds of vintage ads that sold dreams to kids and often served as a reflection of their time.

Next Goal Wins (Trailer)

Next Goal Wins (Trailer)

Writer/director Taika Waititi takes a break from big-budget superhero movies with a return to indie form. Next Goal Wins is a lighthearted underdog comedy about a coach (Michael Fassbender) who reluctantly relocates to American Samoa to help fix the world’s worst international soccer team.

Automatic Card Dealing Robot

Automatic Card Dealing Robot
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This magical machine from China takes on the duties of a playing card dealer. Set it in the center of your table, tell it how many players you have and how many cards they should each get, and it does the rest. It can also deal community cards. Holds two decks and deals to up to eight players.

Building Brick Waffle Maker

Building Brick Waffle Maker
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When we were kids, our parents told us not to play with our food. But this waffle iron encourages just that behavior, cranking out stackable waffle pieces that interlock like LEGO bricks. It makes 1×1, 1×2, and 1×4 blocks. In addition, they’re offering plates that serve as a base for stacking, with spots for butter and syrup.

Filthy Black Cherry Whiskey Cocktail Kit

Filthy Black Cherry Whiskey Cocktail Kit
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Maraschino cherries are meant for desserts, not cocktails. Italian Black Cherries from Filthy Premium Mixers & Garnishes are the secret to the best Manhattans and Old Fashioneds served in the world’s best bars. They’re made from natural Amarena cherries, slow-cooked in copper pots.

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Master of Flips

Master of Flips

Gymnastics were always difficult for us. So color us impressed with this video of Michael Lewis performing 27 front flips in just 20 seconds. We’re equally impressed with the cameraman, who managed to keep him perfectly centered in the frame without tripping over himself while running. The backward version is just as entertaining.

LEGO The Art of the Minifigure

LEGO The Art of the Minifigure
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Author Brian Barrett looks back at the history of the LEGO Minifigure and how it has evolved from a simple yellow figure into a pop culture icon. The 144-page hardcover book examines the evolution of the Minifig, along with interviews, essays, photos, infographics, and archival visuals celebrating these beloved plastic people.

Mini Camera Fidget Slider

Mini Camera Fidget Slider
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This unique metal fidget toy looks like a tiny rangefinder camera. Its front is packed with neodymium magnets so you can slide it back and forth. Plus, it has a clicky shutter button, a rotating lens, and a magnetic teeter-totter on its back. It’s available in stainless steel or titanium.

Via Carota Craft Cocktail Sets

Via Carota Craft Cocktail Sets
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The next best thing to having cocktails in NYC at the award-winning Via Carota restaurant is having their mixed drinks available at home 24/7 in these Via Carota Craft Cocktail Sets. Each boxed set includes two ready-to-drink cocktails and two Italian-made crystal low-ball or Nick and Nora glasses.

Van Life Board Game

Van Life Board Game
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Make the best of van living downtime (with or without an actual van) with this board game that fits in the glovebox. Van Life by Ridley Games steers 2 to 5 players around the board to punny places like Silly Cone Valley, Wood Sock, and Vanhaven on fictional Vantopia island.

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Tools: The Ultimate Guide

Tools: The Ultimate Guide
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This expansive reference guide from Chronicle Books provides detailed information on hundreds of tools. The 288-page book catalogs their uses and the differences between similar tools, arranged by function: measuring, cutting, fastening, and shaping.

Giant LEGO Roller Coaster

Giant LEGO Roller Coaster

We’ve seen some pretty awesome LEGO roller coasters over the years. Master Builder Alec says this build for the LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area is the world’s largest. While we’re not sure about that claim, it’s still impressive at 9 feet tall and constructed from 30,000 pieces. Here’s a POV video of the ride.

Bardcore R.E.M.

Bardcore R.E.M.

Not every song translates well to medieval instruments like a lute, zither, and recorder. But this hardcore cover of the R.E.M. track Losing My Religion by musician Algal the Bard plays out perfectly. Perhaps the Athens alt-rock band was born in the wrong century.

They Live: The Card Game

They Live: The Card Game

Ready to chew bubble gum and kick ass, but you’re all out of bubble gum? We’ve got a game for you. Based on John Carpenter’s classic, They Live, this card game from Iconiq Studios has players teaming up to uncover the aliens hidden at the table. The upgrade pack includes Hoffman Lenses that reveal hidden words on some cards.

The Bartender’s Manifesto

The Bartender’s Manifesto
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James Beard Award-winning mixologist Toby Maloney and the bartenders of Chicago’s The Violet Hour created this 320-page guide to the fundamentals of cocktail making. You’ll learn about balancing ingredients, getting the right textures, aromas, and temperatures, then advance to making your own concoctions.

This Is the Way: The Song

This Is the Way: The Song

If want to be a Mandalorian, you must recite their creed, “This is the way,” to acknowledge that anything is acceptable. Auralnauts went back through the first three seasons of the hit Star Wars show and tallied up every time the phrase was spoken, and turned it into a pleasant little synthwave track.

Crafthouse Coffee Old Fashioned

Crafthouse Coffee Old Fashioned
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Call it a thruple, if you will. Crafthouse ready-made cocktails got cozy with Dark Matter Coffee and Traverse City Whiskey Co. to beget a limited-edition Coffee Old Fashioned cocktail in a bottle. The result is a perky caffeinated cocktail featuring a whiskey blend of straight bourbons with two high-rye mashbills aged 2 to 5 years.

Skotti Portable Gas Grill

Skotti Portable Gas Grill
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This compact gas grill disassembles into sheets of stainless steel so you can tote the whole thing in a single, flat bag. It sets up in minutes without tools and weighs just 7.7 pounds for easy carrying. Its grill surface measures 11.96″ x 8.26″, and it accepts an EU-standard EN 417 butane/propane cartridge.

If The Smiths Sang a Radiohead Song

If The Smiths Sang a Radiohead Song

Radiohead and The Smiths are both English bands, and they’ve both taken up political and social causes in their music. But sonically, they couldn’t be more different – until now. Musician Desmond Doom took the restrained sounds of No Surprises and gave it the jangly guitar and vocal stylings of This Charming Man.

miniMezmo Keychain Spinning Top

miniMezmo Keychain Spinning Top

This teensy top from the makers of the Mezmocoin and Mezmoglobe is small enough to carry on your keychain or a zipper pull. It spins smoothly on its ball-shaped tip, and clicks into a quick-release ring so you can carry it everywhere. Available in stainless steel or brass with an optional glass or magnetic base.

Blockbuster Video Lightbox

Blockbuster Video Lightbox
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’80s and ’90s kids spent countless hours wandering the aisles of video stores in search of the perfect movie. Celebrate the “Be Kind, Rewind” era with this 3D-printed lightbox based on the Blockbuster logo. Signageman makes these signs from acrylic and vinyl with LED backlighting. Choose from 13″, 18″, or 21″ sizes.

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