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Alicia Keys: Live in Paris

Alicia Keys: Live in Paris

La Blogothèque generously shares Alicia Keys’ intimate set in Le Comptoir Général. She sang She Don’t Really Care, Hallelujah, In Common and The Gospel, all from her new album Here, as well as You Don’t Know My Name.

What a Self-Driving Tesla Sees

What a Self-Driving Tesla Sees

Every Tesla rolling off the assembly line now includes the hardware needed for full autonomy. While the capabilities still need to be rolled out to customers via software, this impressive demo video shows off how their self-driving cars see the world.

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Kong: Skull Island (Trailer 2)

Kong: Skull Island (Trailer 2)

“Kong’s a pretty good king. Keeps to himself mostly.” Our latest look at Kong: Skull Island is a stark contrast from the first trailer. Apparently, it’s more lighthearted than you’d think. Also the titular island doesn’t have one, not two, but a metric crapton of giant creatures.

Rhett & Link: Tough Decisions

Rhett & Link: Tough Decisions

“Paper or plastic?” It’s a simple question we thought we knew the right answer to. But Rhett & Link’s latest tune points out that not every decision we make is as straight forward as it seems. Bottom line: A whale is gonna die.

Why Weed is Illegal

Why Weed is Illegal

Can marijuana impair your thinking? Of course it can. But so can alcohol, yet beer is served in stadiums and weed is sold in parking lots because of – wait for it – politics and racism. Adam Ruins Everything traces Western society’s devolving outlook on the herb.

Deal: iWord Electronic Digital Drum Kit

Deal: iWord Electronic Digital Drum Kit
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Turn your desktop into a complete drum kit with this roll-up electronic drum pad. The system includes 7 drum pads and two foot pedals, and you can listen via headphones, built-in speakers, or use it as a USB Midi controller. Save 37% in The Awesomer Shop. Demo here.

Melted Whiskey Glasses

Melted Whiskey Glasses
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These sculptural whiskey glasses have a cool organic shape that produces all kinds of nifty light reflections, and provides a great tactile sensation while holding your bourbon. Sold in a set of four.

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Chappelle’s Show Trivia

Chappelle’s Show Trivia

Looper made a chronological list of some of the lesser known facts about Chappelle’s Show and its creators, comedian Dave Chappelle and writer Neal Brennan, from Dave’s failed attempts at breaking into TV to one of the reasons for the sketch show’s demise.

Aston Martin Vanquish S

Aston Martin Vanquish S

The most powerful Super GT Aston available, the Vanquish S’ 6.0-liter V12 has been pushed to produce 591 hp thanks to a new intake system. Its suspension has been retuned for sportier handling, and new aerodynamics not only look the part, but help stick the car to the ground.

Mr Night Has a Day Off

Mr Night Has a Day Off

Director Ignas Meilunas’ charming animated short introduces us to the man (er, blob) responsible for turning day into night. It turns out he prefers his coffee, books, cars, bikes, and dogs dark too.

JustAShelf

JustAShelf

“Put your spices, put your honey in there… Okay. Maybe your honey won’t fit in there. Need a little bit bigger shelf for your honey.” Michael Henn’s semi-permanent adjustable plastic shelf attaches to many surfaces using 3M Command Strips. Dad jokes included.

Enter Sandman Classroom Cover

Enter Sandman Classroom Cover

Jimmy Fallon and The Roots teamed up with Metallica to turn in a low-fi performance of the 1991 classic Enter Sandman played on kazoo, xylophone, and other other toy instruments, the result of which sounded like a marching band from Hades.

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Colin Furze: 10 Years of Making

Colin Furze: 10 Years of Making

“Nothing’s a stupid idea in my life!” Colin Furze has garnered more than 391 million views since he started his YouTube channel in 2006. He celebrated his 10th anniversary by showcasing some of his most popular weapons, appliances, vehicles and of course his bunker.

Military Sakiori Haori

Military Sakiori Haori
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For its latest jacket, Tokyo design collective Sasquatchfabrix appropriated sakiori, a woven fabric that’s made from worn out cloth and garments. It was made in ancient Japan when cotton was hard to come by. This jacket is made from scraps of military fabric.

Bart Gets the Remote

Bart Gets the Remote

Things go horribly awry in this dark and twisted couch gag from season 28 (yikes!) of The Simpsons, in a sequence that seems more like a Treehouse of Horror opener than something we’d see so close to Thanksgiving.

The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime

The Grand Tour on Amazon Prime

Clarkson, Hammond and May are back. The first episode of The Grand Tour is now up for Amazon Prime members ($79/yr.) in US, UK, Japan and Germany, with new episodes available every Friday. The show will come to over 200 countries by 12/2016.

The Pretender: Metal Cover

The Pretender: Metal Cover

The Foo Fighters can already rock pretty damned hard, so we were kind of surprised to see Leo Moracchioli turn in a metal version of one of their tracks. Regardless, Leo knocked it out of the park with his latest cover.

Kikkerland Crab Multitool

Kikkerland Crab Multitool

While it’s not likely to replace serious multitools, this whimsical keychain tool is sure to bring a smile to your face with its screwdriver feet and pincer-shaped tools. Functions include scissors, bottle opener, rope saw, mini knife, and can opener.

Chappelle on Star Search

Chappelle on Star Search

An early performance from comedian Dave Chappelle on a 1993 episode of Star Search. The then 19-year-old got us going right from the start, and has provided millions of laughs ever since. Be sure to watch his second and third appearance, which remains shockingly relevant.

Deadpool Heat-Seeker Statue

Deadpool Heat-Seeker Statue
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Sideshow Collectible’s kickass 24″ statue depicts Deadpool mid-battle, with frozen explosions and gunfire (note the bullet in mid-air). It also comes with an alternate head with a duck face expression and an alternate arm that’s holding a selfie stick.

The Music of Carpenter & Howarth

The Music of Carpenter & Howarth

John Carpenter created some of the best horror flicks ever. He’s also responsible for their soundtracks, which he created in collaboration with Alan Howarth. This amazing hour-long mix was created by Howarth for the Resident Advisor podcast, and is well worth your time.

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Trailer)

A Series of Unfortunate Events (Trailer)

The trailer for Netflix’s adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s dark kid’s book series introduces us to the Baudelaire orphans as they have their first encounter with their loathsome new guardian Count Olaf. We’re getting an Addams Family movie vibe, and that’s a good thing.

Conan Tries VR

Conan Tries VR

Conan O’Brien recently stopped by New York City’s YouTube Space to check out their virtual reality lab, where he doodled a 3D self portrait, destroyed some guy’s cubicle, ate some virtual food, and learned how the tech might change our lives (or at least porn) for the better.

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