Awesome Leisure

Christopher Lee Barish’s The Book of Bad teaches us the secrets that felons, cops and epic BAMFs have known for years, from robbing banks to counting cards to scoring free food. (Thanks Alex!)

Made of full grain leather, Whipping Post Guitar Bags are available in 3 finishes; they feature hand sewn satchels that use marine grade threading and include 1″ of high density foam padding.

Some BMX riders have mad skills. Unfortunately, these guys can’t even get out of the starting gate – literally. Ok, I guess we should really blame the guy who lets the gate down too early.

Jackass 3D was loaded with over the top antics from Johnny Knoxville and the gang. Now you’ll be able to see another 85 minutes of Jackassery when the extended version hits Joost on April Fools Day.

Don’t wait for a sidewalk vendor in Hong Kong to make this – you can now create puffy egg-shaped waffles with crispy-golden outsides and tender-creamy centers at home with this NordicWare pan.

We know we’d be making much more of an effort to complete our KP duty if we had this gorgeous knife in our kitchen utensil repertoire; it’s lovingly hand forged from a single piece of steel.

World Champion Judah Friedlander schools us in the martial arts, showing us how to take down all foes. Learn how to put the beat down on dinosaurs, bigfoots, street ninjas and general hoodlums.

The latest trailer for L.A. Noire teases us with a variety of elements – crime, a bit of romance and some action thrown into the mix. This game just looks better and better every time we see it.

Scottish Spirits is producing whisky in a 12 ounce can. It’s being promoted as an outdoor venue option, since the packaging is recyclable. And also because people like to get all tore up outside.

Robert Rodriguez’ classic, bloody trilogy makes its way to Blu-ray and high-def for the first time ever. If you never saw these, get out the popcorn and chain yourself to the couch – then watch Machete.

The new Harley-Davidson Blackline strips riding down to the barest essentials. No pomp and circumstance here, just a bike that puts your ass 24-inches off the ground, and means business.

IGN explores the hotly-anticipated sequel, showing off puzzles we’ve not seen before. Co-op mode looks awesome. We can’t wait to get our grubby little hands on it this April. (Thanks Jonathan!)

The highly functional leather Meehan bag has removable padded sections and elastic tool holders for bar professionals and enthusiasts alike to organize and transport essential drink tools.

Molecular gastronomy has certainly made its mark with foodies. Now you can try these techniques in your own kitchen. You’ll be spherifying, gelifying and emulsifying meals in no time with this kit.

We’ve seen 360-degree still images before, but this is the first time we’ve seen an in-the-round video which lets you actually pan and tilt the camera. The British Colombian scenery ain’t bad either.

Think you’ve got upper-body strength? Clearly you never saw Joel Fletcher’s 1981 short film, The Wanderer, featuring Mark Daniel and his unreal ability to walk (everywhere) on his hands.

If you jump to 6:38 in this video clip, you’ll see Mike Proctor pull off the ultimate vehicular peel-out. Even though the car isn’t going 88mph, Marty McFly and Doc Brown would be so proud.

Mark Visser, with specially engineered LED lighting built into his buoyancy vest and board, became the first to night surf at Jaws off Maui, mainly on feel, in a surreal 2 am session. (Thanks Jonathan!)

We’re not sure if the Discovery Network is playing an early April Fools Day prank or if there’s truth to the stories behind their special about beer’s world-transforming properties. Premieres 1/30.

An “exceptionally well-balanced 7-year old rum”, Ron de Jeremy was made by the legendary Master Distiller, 72-year old Francisco “Don Pancho” Fernandez. You had us at Ron de Jeremy.

Get a good look at four of the most diabolical men of the Japanese underworld in the latest sequel to this dynamic adventure/fighter as they bruise and batter opponents. The winner? Ragdoll physics.

History buffs might appreciate playing craps with St. Liberty’s handmade oak dice set, designed to look like something the Continental Army might have used during the American Revolution.

Panasonic recently used some of its cool high-tech vacuum insulation to pack a snowman in a box and put it on a 5,314 mile plane trip to Bahrain, so kids there could experience snow for the first time.