Awesome Leisure

A dark comedy from Bobcat Goldthwait, about a man dying of a brain tumor who joins forces with a fed-up teenage girl to rid the U.S. of the worst aspects of its modern reality TV-obsessed society.

Jeff Tweedy and the band enlist the help of Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and a can of Wilco spinach for their quirky new animated music video for Dawned on Me. If you don’t like Popeye, it’s still a great song.

Spread the power and good fortune that’s coming around the poker table in 2012 with Fulton’s Chinatown Playing Cards; festively packaged and illustrated, they honor The Year of The Dragon.

(NSFW: Language) Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky’s video game documentary has garnered favorable reviews after its Sundance debut. HBO now has plans to make a series based on the film.

While it might look like an ordinary controller, the MLG Pro Circuit lets you swap thumbstick and D-Pads, so whether you like PS3 or Xbox 360 layouts, you can play both ways on either console.

An Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is an “allegory about the curative powers of story.” Also available as an interactive book.

On New Years Day 2012, seven pro jumpers headed to the top of Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, and lept from the roof of this unusual and dramatic structure. We still can’t get over that pool.

If you have just one semi-automatic weapon against the zombie horde, give yourself the best shot possible with DoubleStar’s AK-47 chainsaw attachment. Also has a bottle opener.

Play as a World War II Allied sniper dropped behind enemy lines in Sniper Elite V2. The game trades fast-paced action common in most shooters for a more tactical and stealthy approach.

A classic storyline that involves fighting your way through 8 awesome levels drives the gameplay in this free retro-inspired game that pays proper tribute to the glory days of 8-bit and 16-bit gaming.

Not another racing game, but a group of wingsuit base jumpers into proximity flying – skimming close to the ground at speeds over 100mph. Awesome footage by cameraman Ludo Woerth.

Directed by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, Chico & Rita is a love story set in 1948, a time rich in both conflict and music. A nominee for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Academy Awards.

While his video doesn’t have the polish of say, Danny Macaskill’s, we’re still impressed with the bike balancing skills (and patriotism) of biker John Webster as he auditions for Canada’s Got Talent.

(NSFW) The music video for On’n’On by Justice, from their latest album Audio Video Disco. Director Alexandre Courtes matched the mellow prog-rock build-up with mesmerizing imagery.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson talks about some of the highlights of his career, complimented by in-game footage from the Career Mode of UFC Undisputed 3.

The ultimate monster movie, masterfully restored and transferred to a 1080p disc. Details are enhanced, and contrast and brightness improved. Bonuses include Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

Petzl’s innovative headlamp uses sensors which automatically adjust its beam width and intensity based on what you’re looking at, varying from 7 to 355 lumens and wide to spot beams. Out this July.

You have to hand it to YouTuber 87mcmahan87 for having the cojones to go riding his dirt bike on these skinny, snow-covered ridges. It might not be as high up as it looks, but we still couldn’t do it.

The official DLC for LittleBigPlanet 2 includes two costume packs – Sackboy as Statler or Waldorf! – and a level kit with Muppet-themed levels plus a new material called Attract-O-Gel.

Crude jokes about Uranus aside, we think these beautifully crafted chocolate planets from L’eclat would be astoundingly fun to eat. Not in Japan? You can get them through this service. (Thanks, Gary!)

A slacker ventures out of his basement at the behest of his mom and ends up helping his brother as the latter snoops on his wife. Starring Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon and Judy Greer.

Joe Madureira and his crew at Vigil Games talk about Death, the protagonist of Darksiders II – his weapons, his battle style and his personality, which is basically a list of positive adjectives.

A replica of the Nolan Batmobile from Hot Toys. It measures 11″x 18.5″x29″. It has functioning headlights, movable brake flaps and roof panel. This video shows how huge this bad boy is.