Awesome Leisure

The trailer for What We Do in the Shadows, a mockumentary about vampires struggling to get by in the present. Starring and co-directed by Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) and Taika Waititi (Eagle vs. Shark, Boy).

CGI Kevin Spacey stars as the founder of a private military corporation whose soldiers are armed with exoskeletons and other high-tech weapons and equipment. Crysis meets Metal Gear Solid 4 in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.

Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd star in a romantic comedy about a couple whose love story sounds like a bunch of romantic comedies smashed into one. This will either be really funny or a sad parody of itself. Original video on BuzzFeed.

YouTuber Tareq Alsaadi demonstrates his upgraded Goblin 770 RC helicopter by showing off his piloting skills. Watch as he makes his toy look like something from The Exorcist. Or Key & Peele‘s excitable valets.

This fun iOS app makes creating music easy and fun. It combines a digital sample looper, effects processor, and can even simulate three-part vocal harmonies from just one voice. Record and share tracks in a jiffy too. More here.

Thinking about watching every episode of a show you’ve never seen? Nielsen put together this handy chart which helps you plan how many sick days you’ll need to take from work to catch up. We’re guessing this website came in handy.

Ronnie Shalvis dons yet another costume for his latest parkour reel, paying tribute to Marvel’s web-slinging hero, and makes us realize that a real-life Spidey isn’t actually that improbable. Just don’t experiment with spider venom, Ronnie.

Designed to make brewing your own beer, cider or mead easy, HopBox offers hand-built brewing kits that include equipment, starter ingredients, brewing instructions, rustic wood stands and even bottles for your finished product.

You can’t make a good bad movie on purpose, but Neil Cicierga proves it’s possible to intentionally make a good bad mashup album. Mouth Sounds mixes up pop tunes of the last five decades into a hell-spawn version of Girl Talk.

(NSFW) An upcoming HBO series based on Tom Perrotta’s eponymous novel. The Leftovers sees 2% of people on Earth vanish without a trace, and how those that were left cope with the mysterious event. Premieres 6/29.

A documentary about the short and tragic life of Reddit developer Aaron Swartz, whose activism to promote open data and free speech were met with persecution, and who ultimately took his own life after losing his battle with depression.

This ambitious simulator encourages players to shape and cultivate entire planets, and the simulation keeps going whether you interact with it or not, so you can play, or merely observe. The best part: NO microtransactions or paid DLC.

For a recent promotional campaign, Suntory Whisky used a 3D milling machine to create these impressively-detailed tiny ice sculptures for serving up their spirits on some seriously awesome rocks. The shark one is so badass.

“A monster? No, a god.” The latest trailer for the Godzilla reboot acknowledges what many geeks have suspected: the king of the monsters isn’t the only kaiju on the block. Speaking of which, Pacific Rim x Godzilla needs to happen.

Cotton Candy Frappucino? Check. Animal Style fries? Absolutely. Suicide Burger. Sure. Burritodilla? Yup. #HackTheMenu has got you covered with its database of “secret” menu items you can order from popular fast food chains.

Our latest look at Bungie’s Destiny features a story mission in which players invade a camp already infested with two other warring factions. It’s looking more and more like a multiplayer Mass Effect. Pre-order to get in the closed beta.

After numerous false starts, Sony’s PS4 exclusive team-based racing game finally has a release date they’re sticking to: October 7, 2014, and the game is looking better than ever in its latest action-packed trailer.

The Beer Blizzard is a coaster filled with thermoplastic polyurethane. Chill it in a freezer then place it under a canned or bottled drink to keep the beverage cool. It can keep up to four drinks cool before it needs to be chilled again.

An upcoming online series from the makers of the short film Street Fighter: Legacy. Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist will be about the origins of Ryu and Ken, and how the pursuit of martial arts tore apart their masters. First teaser here.

A film 12 years in the making. Writer and director Richard Linklater filmed Boyhood intermittently, waiting for his actors – and the world – to age in real life so that they’ll match the progression of their characters in the movie.

Peter Baeten’s portable chess set concept consists of flat pieces that slot onto the board. The pieces are laser cut and hand varnished and are stored in their own cutouts. A leather cover doubles as a play mat.

The new trailer for Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For sees gravel-throated men grumbling about their broken hearts – and faces – juxtaposed with the alluring beauty of Jessica Alba and Eva Green.

This sample match of the upcoming 4 vs. 1 multiplayer FPS Evolve will give you a good idea of the game’s idiosyncracies. Turn annotations on and use the buttons at the bottom of the video to switch between each player’s viewpoint.