REACT introduced a bunch of helpless kids to the unforgiving NES platformer. “I am Mega Man though… how do you earn that title if every little thing hurts you?” Not with in-app purchases, that’s for sure. Oh Snap Man and Burn Man!

Sean Penn stars in what is apparently the first action movie in the 54-year old’s career. Incidentally, The Gunman is directed by Pierre Morel, who also helmed Taken. Also starring Idris Elba and Javier Bardem.

Saturday Night Live claims Bilbo and the gang didn’t go to the Grey Havens upon Sauron’s defeat. After encountering creatures great and small and beholding treasures and wonders, they became… paper salesmen. Cue music!

Grieb & Benzinger’s exquisite monochrome timepiece is crafted from a full black palladium case, with meticulous hand engraving, and a bezel set with 66 black diamonds. An incredible watch for the man who has everything.

Joerg Sprave continues to build out his arsenal of improvised ammo flinging weaponry, this time building a scary looking device which fires glass marbles using a drill as its power source. We’re looking forward to seeing it in action outdoors.

A country imposes a tax on owners of mixed breed dogs. One such dog is left on the street because of the fine. His master vows to find him again. But will she meet a friend or a foe? Find out in Rise of the Planet of the Dogs White God.

Household objects – and then some – come alive in the bizarre music video for Feel the Lightning, the lead single from electronic maestro Dan Deacon’s upcoming album Glass Riffer. A nice change of pace from his in-your-face epics.

How do you top having the US President take over your show? By interviewing a dragon, that’s how. The fearsome fire drake Smaug dropped by The Colbert Report and bragged about being the OG wyrm. Unofficial YouTube mirror here.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney but with birds and other animals. Aviary Attorney is a comedy visual novel with art based on or taken directly from 19th century French books. Also there’s a horse called Neighthan in it. Heheh. Neighthan.

ThinkGeek continues its tacticalization rampage with this lined 96-page notebook. Available in two sizes – 4″x 6 1/4″ and ~5 3/4″x 9 1/4″– it has MOLLE-compatible webbing, two pen loops and a carabiner.

SNL’s Keenan Thompson debunks the old “you’d better be good for goodness sake” trope, as it seems these days everyone gets presents by the tree, no matter how naughty or nice they’ve been. Everybody’s gettin’ sump’n.

Designed to give kids and small adults a comfortable vantage point from which to enjoy a ride in the snow, the Equinox 685 Snowcoach an enclosed trailer that rides on shock absorbed skis, and can be towed by a snowmobile or ATV.

We’ve featured some great animations from Birdbox Studio, but their 2014 holiday card might be their crowning achievement – either it’s an awesome mechanized flipbook or an awesome bit of VFX trickery. Either way, it’s awesome.

Corkcicle’s Decapitator makes it easy to remove bottle crowns and twist off caps. Just put it over a bottle and push down. The magnet inside holds the cap or crown for easy disposal.

Jimmy Fallon and the Ragtime Gals pair up with Steve Carrell to… absolutely mangle Marvin Gaye’s instant get some sonic aphrodisiac Sexual Healing. But it becomes hilarious when you imagine it’s Michael Scott up there.

(Gross) Munchies’ Sydney Chun visited Korean chef Kim Sang Jin to learn how to properly prepare and eat wriggling live octopus in a way that its sticky tentacles wont get stuck in your throat and kill you. Unleash the Kraken!

The art-oriented social network finally has official mobile apps for iOS and Android. The official DeviantArt app matches the website’s overhauled design. Use them to browse galleries, upload art and follow other members.

Portuguese muralist Odeith loves to make what he calls “sombre 3D” – graffiti that looks like it’s popping out of the wall. He’s so great at emulating shadows and often extends his paintings to the floor to enhance the effect.

Brooklyn-based apparel shop Extracurriculars has some ill wearable memes. It’s t-shirt and baseball cap parody sponsored content, turning it into a brand of its own. The t-shirt comes in white or black. We were not paid for this post.

LEGO tinkerer Kleinraum42 pitches his idea for a set which encourages builders to create fun interactive machines using marbles and LEGO dominoes (LEGOminoes?) Head to LEGO Ideas and vote to help make it a reality.

During the recent World Bowling Championships in Dubai, Team USA bowler Bill O’Neill rolled what sure looked like a strike to us. But the damned laws of physics got in his way and his sure thing was turned into a spare.

Looks like someone beat the folks behind WriteBoard. Smart Kapp is a dry erase board that streams its content to computers and mobile devices. You can take snapshots of the board and download them via a USB drive or the mobile app.

Real life Rocketeer Yves Rossy danced in the skies of Dubai with aerobatics champion Veres Zoltán. The surprise at the end and XDubai’s tease that “the best is yet to come” makes us hopeful that there will be more videos.