Awesome Leisure

For those who missed it, here’s the trailer for The Avengers that aired during the Super Bowl. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes not only includes a patriot, there’s also a giant in its roster.

We still prefer Tobey Maguire as Spidey, but this new trailer for Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man gives us hope for this reboot. Glad to know the Webhead still has his funny side.

Electro-hip-hop artist and humanitarian Maya Arulpragasam aka M.I.A. chills on top of a raised BMW in this swag-packed video for her new and straight-up dope single Bad Girls.

Based on the best-selling novel by Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin is about a mother trying to cope with “the increasing malevolence” of her son. Starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly.

The latest Humble Bundle nets you four critically-acclaimed indie games for four platforms – Windows, Mac, Linux and Android – DRM-free. That’s 16 games total with a blank price tag.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning looks mighty fine in its launch trailer. It’s unfortunate that its publishers have bought in to the pre-order exclusive gimmick, but we’ll take what we can get.

Directed by Matt Walsh, High Road is a road trip comedy with “a totally improvised script” pulled off by a promising cast, which includes Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Abby Elliott and Kyle Gass.

Get to know the playable characters in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. The game is shaping up to be Team Fortress 2 with zombies and goofy names. Dee-Ay? Party Girl? Seriously?

Playmates Toys is set to release a line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles merchandise based on the upcoming animated TV series from Nickelodeon. The Ninja Stealth Bike is radical. (Thanks, Kyle!)

Nicolas Winding Refn’s quiet masterpiece in HD. We’re not too keen on the default box cover, but the awesome scorpion variant is sold out, so we’ll settle for this free one made by James White.

While waiting for the wind to pick up so he can do his thing, pro kiteboarder Andy Hurdman took advantage of the unique setting of Glacier Island, using the floating ice as ramps for wakeboarding.

We’ll start out by saying we think the guys doing this stunt are idiots. But that doesn’t make the visual of a guy tubing behind a car at highway speeds isn’t cool to watch. Never, ever try this.

An astounding 145 waterskiers connect up to a massive towing rig in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour and into the record books. Excuse the cheesy pop tune on this otherwise awesome video.

Joel Trussell’s music video for The First Time I Ran Away, a soothing track from indie artist M. Ward. The song is from the Oregon native’s upcoming album A Wasteland Companion. Pre-order here.

An ingenious camping gadget, this compact stove not only provides a wood cooking flame, but uses the heat from the fire to generate power for your USB gadgets. Out Spring 2012.

Willem Dafoe plays a mercenary hired to hunt a rare, possibly extinct animal. His mission becomes more deadly when he becomes involved with the family of a man who was also hunting the animal.

“Lemmy get you a glass of nice red wine.” That’s what you’ll say when you pop open this Australian shiraz, with “fruity aroma with flavours of vanilla, blackberries, plums, eucalyptus and liquorice.”

Sick of playing vertical chess? here’s another game you can play on your wall. This handmade 7’x7′ Scrabble board has 4-3/8″ wood tiles with magnetic backs. You’ll still draw all vowels and a single Q.

The legendary hard rock family is back. David, Eddie and Alex look more Rolling Stones than U2, but they haven’t lost their trademark sound. Their album A Different Kind of Truth drops 02/07.

The music video for The Bad in Each Other, a track by Canadian crooner Feist from her latest album Metals. Director Martin de Thurah’s video fits the song’s Dylan-esque wisdom very well.

Snowboarding master Shaun White kicks ass and takes names with the first ever Winter X Games perfect 100 score, nailing every flip on the superpipe with absolute precision and killer style.

This compact multi-tool is the perfect everyday carry, with its dual-edge blade, flat and phillips drivers, needlenose pliers, wire cutters and bottle opener. Assisted blade opening for easy access.

Stephen Dorff plays a secret service agent who finds himself locked inside a car trunk as terrorists try to pry secrets from him in various nasty ways. Think Buried, but with way more action.