Awesome Leisure

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.

While we prefer that helicopters we fly in remain upright, Red Bull helicopter pilot Chuck Aaron demonstrates some of the stomach-churning maneuvers you can pull off in a chopper if you really know what you’re doing.

Stratton Violin makes electric violins with skull-shaped bodies. They come with Barbera Twin Hybrid bridge pickups with frets and wood stain as options. You can also opt for hand-carved and detailed bodies or even fully customized designs.

Electronic funk duo George Brower and Jonathan Baken set up an interactive audiovisual stream of their latest album George & Jonathan III that displays every note of the songs as they are played. The album is also out on iTunes.

John Malkovich plays dread pirate Blackbeard (Greybeard?) as he hunts for the “invention that will change the world.” Though we wouldn’t be surprised if he turns out to be a senile coot in Florida. Crossbones premieres 5/30 on NBC.

This incredibly detailed bronze sculpture of J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythical dragon was designed by WETA and artist John Howe. Each is made to order, and a precise recreation of the image of Smaug on the 1991 paperback of The Hobbit.

Nico Calabria was born without his right leg or hip, but that didn’t stop him from playing soccer competitively. You’re dead inside if this ad for Powerade doesn’t give you the feels. Support Nico’s dream of playing World Cup soccer here.

Currently in development at Quirky, Kevin Shay’s Swingling (aka the “UpSwing”) is a portable swing. It comes with a sturdy cable, a canvas seat and a carabiner and can be set up in under a minute. It rolls up neatly when not in use.

In Dragon Age: Inquisition, you alone have the power to seal the demonic gateways that have sprung up all over Thedas. Sadly, you’ll have to trudge through the worst gateway of them all before your journey even begins.

(NSFW: Language) The music video for Aerosol Can features an ill typographic time-lapse, achieved with the help of graffiti and tattoo artist Mike Giant and creative studio Abel14. The song is from Major Lazer’s latest EP Apocalypse Soon.

Babymetal combines thrash metal with cutesy pop. Their mission is for you to confront the most personal of questions: “Am I okay with this?” The answer can only be found through thorough research. Oh Japan. Thanks Joe!

In this promo clip for Castrol Edge motor oil, Hoonigan Ken Block plays a little game of football with FIFA World Cup player Neymar Jr. to see if its easier to score goals with your cleats or with a Ford Fiesta ST RX43.

The stop-motion lyric video for Vacationer’s The Wild Life. It’s a bright and cheerful track from Relief, an album that promises to have “a cinematic wallop of positivity-oozing pop.” Stash this one in your summer playlist.

A young girl disappears without a trace. Eight years later an online broadcast shows her alive but still held captive, while her parents find out that they’re being watched. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Rosario Dawson and Scott Speedman.

We didn’t even know that this was a thing, but it is. Watch as pen spinners Ian Jenson and PPM demonstrate their incredible manual dexterity sending their writing instruments twirling around their fingers like tiny batons.

Peter Griffin’s Chris Roberts’ 2014 PAX East presentation of his upcoming space combat simulation game Star Citizen. Skip to 11:20 for gameplay footage, featuring dogfighting and asteroid ramming.

In this amusing promo clip for NSMB, Matt Dennison explains to us the best way to capture footage of mountain biking action, poking fun at the myriad clichés found in action sports videos.

In Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno, a group of student activists travel to the Amazon to save a tribe from extinction. When their plane crashes in the jungle, they become food for the very same tribe. So… mission accomplished?

The X9 Follow Trolley is a remote-controlled electric golf bag carrier that automatically follows you by tracking its remote control. Experienced caddies need not worry, because it can’t help you with your game. Yet.