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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Show)

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Show)

Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel play with the iPad app Loopy to create a virtual doo-wop group, performing a charming cover of The Tokens’ classic The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Though neither of them has the falsetto of Jay Siegel’s original.

SEAT Cupra: Extreme Simulator

SEAT Cupra: Extreme Simulator

When European car maker SEAT invited guests to try the new Cupra, they thought they were going to try it in a simulator. Little did they know that the sim was an actual car, with blacked-out windows and video monitors for the driver.

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Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Trailer 4)

Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Trailer 4)

Electro, Rhino and the Green Goblin suit up, Gwen Stacy nearly blows Spider-Man’s cover and Peter Parker jokes about doing web design in the final trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Vulfpeck: Sleepify

Vulfpeck: Sleepify

Instrumental funk band Vulfpeck wants to go on a tour where all of their shows are free to watch. To fund their tour, the band is planning on exploiting a loophole in Spotify. 10/10 would listen again. Experience it while it lasts.

Louis C.K. vs. Bradley Cooper

Louis C.K. vs. Bradley Cooper

A punchline 15 years in the making. In a radio interview with Stephen Merchant in 2008, comedian Louis C.K. made a silly and offhandedly specific joke about aspiring actors. It turns out Louie was both very right and very wrong.

Samsung NX Mini

Samsung NX Mini

At just 0.89″ thick and weighing just 5.6oz., Samsung’s NX Mini is the slimmest and lightest interchangeable lens camera yet. It has a 20.5mp CMOS sensor, a flip up screen and will launch with wide-angle, zoom and bokeh mini lenses.

Sweet Dreams: Acoustic Cover

Sweet Dreams: Acoustic Cover

A sublime acoustic guitar cover version of Eurythmics ’80s hit Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), performed by ortoPilot and his pals. Be sure to check out his YouTube and Spotify channels for lots of other awesome covers.

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Cleveland Cavs Court Projection

Cleveland Cavs Court Projection

Quince Imaging and Think Media Studios turned the Cleveland Cavaliers’ court into a gigantic projection screen with this awesome pre-game introduction presentation. For once, the folks at the top got the best seat in the house.

myLIFTER

myLIFTER

Recently funded on Kickstarter, myLIFTER is a ceiling-mounted motorized lift. Use it to maximize space or to help lift cargo on and off vehicles. A pair can lift up to 100lbs. and can be controlled via its remote or a mobile app.

The Maze Runner (Trailer)

The Maze Runner (Trailer)

A young man with amnesia finds himself in an mysterious prison with other teenage boys. The prison is surrounded by a gigantic maze. The Maze Runner is an adaptation of James Dashner’s eponymous young adult novel.

Worst Behavior Sweater

Worst Behavior Sweater
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WORST! Your crew will start dancing and rapping as soon as you show up rocking Drake’s catchphrase. Get the complementary sweats for your buddies, or they’ll say “You nevah luhd us!” Photos by Adria Vaidila for Rima Vaidila.

The Bad Plus: The Rite of Spring

The Bad Plus: The Rite of Spring

NPR Music is streaming The Rite of Spring, the upcoming album of prog jazz trio The Bad Plus, most famous for their sublime rendition of Everybody Wants to Rule the World. The album covers Igor Stravinsky’s eponymous ballet score.

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Flaming Haircut

Flaming Haircut

While we prefer to go for the scissors or clippers, this barber shop in Korea cuts hair with fire and hairspray. All we know is that we’d sooner use a Flowbee than do this. Also, it must stink in there.

Snowdrop Engine

Snowdrop Engine

Used in Tom Clancy’s The Division, Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment shows off the power and flexibility of their new engine, which isn’t just about amazing graphics, it’s designed to improve the workflow and creativity of game developers.

The Giver (Trailer)

The Giver (Trailer)

Set in a future in which human emotions and memories have been artificially suppressed, a young man learns about the pain of the real world when he inherits the position of “Receiver of Memory”. Based on Lois Lowry’s popular novel.

Mr. Lentz Thin Leather Wallet

Mr. Lentz Thin Leather Wallet
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Made from a very thin layer of full-grain vegetable-tanned leather, Mr. Lentz’s handmade wallet is functional, stylish, and won’t overwhelm your pocket. Available in natural, dark brown and a nearly black color.

Slow-Mo Eggstruction

Slow-Mo Eggstruction

DudePerfect’s new series Bro-Mo is all about guys recording the wanton destruction of stuff in slow-motion. In this episode, they smash, crash and explode hundreds of eggs. Let’s hope they made some omelettes afterwards.

True Oswalt

True Oswalt

Patton Oswalt pokes fun at True Detective’s Rust Cohle, philosophising with a statement which coincidentally is the name of his upcoming Comedy Central special “Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time.” Also, there are five dimensions.

Dia de Los Muertos Playing Cards

Dia de Los Muertos Playing Cards

The Edgy Brothers‘ Bicycle playing cards are inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead. Each face card is embellished with intricate skeletons. Let’s help them get to their $50k stretch goal so those awesome painted decks get made.

Restricted Area 2

Restricted Area 2

The second in a series of impressive stunt bike videos put together by Switch Riders, as riders Benjamin Baldini and Kevin Parussini tear through abandoned buildings with their Kawasaki and Suzuki motorcycles. First episode here.

Mod Cloud Notebooks

Mod Cloud Notebooks

Draft revised. Pay $25 per notebook, including shipping and scanning. When you’ve filled up your notebook, send it to Need/Want to be scanned and uploaded online, then pay an extra $10 if you want your notebook back.

Heal Yourself, Skeletor

Heal Yourself, Skeletor

Do you love motivational posters? Check out Skeletor’s affirmations. Do you hate motivational posters? Check out Skeletor’s affirmations. Heal Yourself, Skeletor juxtaposes positive text with images of the skull-faced tyrant.

Bottle Cap Portrait

Bottle Cap Portrait

Inspired by the work of Chuck Close, Chicago artist Mary Ellen Croteau created a series of images using thousands of meticulously selected plastic bottle caps. Her masterpiece – a 56-square-foot self portrait called “CLOSE”.

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