Awesome Leisure

Puddles Pity Party takes on haters and trolls by doing what he does best – singing away the pain. His mashup of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid and The Police track Driven to Tears is the perfect combination of madness and sorrow for the Sad Clown with the Golden Voice.

Add a splash of Polynesian style to your cocktails with these metal swizzle sticks from Tikiland Trading Co. Each one is cast from an original mini sculpture and includes designs like a rum barrel, a crow’s nest, an anchor, a parrot, or a tribal mask. Sadly, the Jolly Roger skull and swords design is sold out.

Your boss might not always acknowledge your hard work, but you still deserve positive feedback. Author Robb Pearlman’s book is filled with 250 removable stickers that celebrate everyday achievements like successfully changing the toner in the printer, fixing your computer without I.T., and putting on pants for a Zoom call.

Kammok’s innovative vehicle awning deploys with one person in just three seconds and requires no ground supports. So you can enjoy a shady outdoor space wherever you go and whenever you feel like it. Its durable polyester fabric keeps you dry even in the pouring rain. Available in 5-foot-wide and 7-foot-wide versions.

With all the interdimensional monster battles, been a while since the kids on Stranger Things had time to play video games. This mini arcade machine desk caddy brings back memories of happier days for Hawkins and offers a great place to store your pens and pencils. The MDF wood cabinet measures 5.5″ tall.

At 7’2″ tall and weighing in at 520 pounds, Andre the Giant was known as “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” Celebrate your admiration for the legendary wrestler with this action figure from Super7. Draped in a black singlet, the 8″ tall figure is highly articulated and comes with swappable heads, hands, and a tiny beer can.

New York Times bestselling illustrator Kerby Rosanes presents another captivating and imaginative coloring book. Mythic World features over 55 mythical and legendary creatures set against some of the world’s most evocative landscapes and locations. The book is available in both paperback and spiral-bound editions.

YouTuber Renbricks put together this hypnotic 8-minute compilation of Hot Wheels cars crashing through a miniature rally course. We enjoyed seeing the tiny crowd of spectators as each car whizzed by and came to a crash landing in the dirt.

Kings Wild Project presents another fantastic deck illustrated by Jackson Robinson. These cards feature intricate illustrations inspired by the 10-year battles of the gods in Homer’s epic 15,693-line poem, The Iliad. Available in Standard, Limited, and Gilded editions, along with uncut sheets for framing.

Collectible toy maker NECA presents a very special action figure based on Drew Struzan’s poster for John Carpenter’s The Thing. The 7″ tall figure has a bright LED light in its head and interchangeable faceplates which replicate the poster’s iconic burst of light. Look for it exclusively on the 2022 convention circuit.

Originating from Southeast Asia, Sepak Takraw is a unique variant of volleyball where players use their feet instead of hands and head to send a small ball over the net. This brief slow-motion footage shows just how flexible, acrobatic, and agile its players must be.

Build your own desktop solar system with this wooden model kit from Robotime. As you crank its handle, eight tiny worlds spin around a glowing sun, simulating the relative speeds of each planet’s rotation. The 316-piece, 13.78″ tall model is best for advanced builders and takes about 7 hours to assemble.

Mike Judge returns to some well-fertilized comedy ground as America’s dumbest duo returns for an all-new adventure. After being forced to enter Space Camp back in 1998, Beavis and Butt-Head end up flying a space shuttle and encounter alien life, unicorns, and their future selves. Drops 6.23.22 on Paramount+.

Freestyle scooter and BMX rider Ryan Williams shows off his balls of steel by riding a scooter downhill, up a ramp onto a 30-foot-tall scissor lift, and then dropping off the opposite side onto another ramp. He hopes to perform the same stunt on the 2022 Nitro Circus tour.

What’s up SUP? Stand-up paddleboarding has a super-stable inflatable that makes the fastest growing watersport easy to pick up, pack up, and set up. Bote’s affordable Wulf Aero 10′4″ Inflatable Paddle Board weighs just 29 lb., fully loaded with an adjustable paddle, removable fin, hand pump, repair kit, and travel bag.

GlowBots answer the question “What if a Lite-Brite was shaped like a robot?” These customizable figures leave their design to your imagination. Each GlowBot comes with a perforated body with LED backlighting and 1200 glow pegs in four colors of your choice. Buy a three-pack and get all 24 colors.

These precision-machined stainless steel puzzles from Japan have pieces that connect so tightly that their connections are nearly imperceptible. Despite having just 16 pieces each, they’re quite challenging since you can’t tell their fronts from their backs.

There are few things more distinctively British than Doctor Who and Blur. Inspired by an idea from his 9-year-old son, DJ Phil B combined the Doctor Who theme with Blur’s Parklife, and tossed in a little of The Timelords/The KLF’s Doctorin’ the TARDIS. Like the TARDIS itself, this mashup is bigger on the inside.

Percussionist Dennis Chambers has performed with acts including Santana, Parliament/Funkadelic, George Duke, and CAB. Drumeo challenged the legendary jazz-funk musician to listen to Tool’s Schism for the first time ever, after which he improvised a killer new drum track.

AltDynamic’s Speedform pays homage to the iconic and curvaceous profile of the classic Porsche 911. Each one is machined from a solid block of aluminum and weighs in at a substantial 1.1 lb. The 6.5″ long sculpture is available in raw aluminum or one of several vibrant anodized colors. We’re partial to the blue, red, and orange.

During a performance in Paris, France, a group of 1000 musicians gathered to pay tribute to late drummer Taylor Hawkins with an epic performance of the Foo Fighters’ track My Hero. A few years back, Rockin’ 1000 played the Foo’s Learn to Fly.

Part of Bote Board’s awesome Hangout Suite, this pool lounger is like a floating Adirondack chair. Its PVC sling keeps your butt submerged to keep you cool while keeping your upper half in the sun, and its padded back can recline. Its wide arms are covered with rigid boards, and include a Magnepod drink holder.

Despite their very different sounds, The Beatles and Muse have at least a couple of things in common – they’re both English and both have filled large stadiums. Andre Antunes finds more middle ground between the two bands with this great performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps done in Matt Bellamy’s grand style.