The dunk factory Blake Griffin cranked out a colossal one against Kendrick Perkins in the Los Angeles Clippers’ win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Get your future classic poster here.

Recently on display at the 2012 Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium, Luminarie De Cagna added this awe-inspiring structure, illuminated by 55,000 colorful LEDs to the center of town.

Spread the power and good fortune that’s coming around the poker table in 2012 with Fulton’s Chinatown Playing Cards; festively packaged and illustrated, they honor The Year of The Dragon.

(NSFW: Language) Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky’s video game documentary has garnered favorable reviews after its Sundance debut. HBO now has plans to make a series based on the film.

On New Years Day 2012, seven pro jumpers headed to the top of Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, and lept from the roof of this unusual and dramatic structure. We still can’t get over that pool.

If the crackpots out there are right, there are just over 300 days before the world ends, so you might as well enjoy some cool art before it’s over? The calendar also lists mankind’s great achievements.

We’ve seen our share of quality student–made films, but Collegehumor really brought us back to the past with this sketch. Oh to be young and clueless, narcissistic and supported by parents.

Two Triumph Speed Triple sportbikes go up against a 550hp supercharged Ford Mustang Cobra in this wonderfully shot video for Icon Motosports. Pop to 3:30 for the start of the chase. High-res stills here.

Probably the coolest thing we saw at CES 2012, it uses over 6.2 million tiny LEDs, providing the smoothest, brightest, most colorful images we’ve ever seen. Too bad it’s just a prototype – for now.

Freedivers with great white sharks. They say they are safe because they “adopt a proactive behavior” with the animals. Hard to do that when the shark can smell us peeing our wetsuits.

Raccoon City cops and soldiers clash with Umbrella Corp.’s clean up crew and the undead in the latest trailer for team-based shooter Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. More info here.

Fun factory Slacktory gives the supercut treatment to one of the staples of a rapper’s arsenal: spelling their name out. We are T-H-E-A, W-E-S, O-to the M-E, R at the end okay that’s way too long.

One of the eye-popping products to be shown at CES 2012, LG claims that their 55″ OLED television will have “the most natural colors on any TV set.” It’s only 0.16″ thick and weighs only 16.5lbs.

Aiming to be the new king of the DSLR hill, the D4 has a jumbo 16.2MP sensor, broadcast quality 1080p video, uncompressed HDMI output, and an ISO range of 50 to 204800. Price? Around $6k.

2012 is the YotD, so you need some new kicks to celebrate this noble beast. These Chucks have an intricate dragon print, black laces and a bold red All Star logo. Coming to Converse stores “any day.”

YouTube’s latest method for discovering new cat videos pits two clips cats from similar genres against one another for you to vote on. Two clips cats enter, one clip cat leaves. You get the idea.

The retro-styled compact THR5 and THR10 are perfect for intimate jams and practice sessions, with programmable amp profiles and operable on battery or AC. Out in Japan now, U.S. early 2012.

While we weren’t supposed to see it until the 2012 Detroit Auto show, Road & Track accidentally leaked out some images of this gorgeous looking sports coupe. More details to come in January.

Never had one lesson: 59-year-old Brenda Hewlett celebrated her personal holiday on ice by making a 114′ puck shot during halftime at her local hockey team’s game to win a brand new 2012 Ford F-150.

The long-anticipated prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Here’s the first look at Peter Jackson’s fantasy spectacle, the story of Bilbo Baggins, to be told in two parts in 2012 and 2013.

This very special 2012 timepiece has a white gold case, tourbillon, perpetual calendar and chronograph. Limited to 10 units; a more limited edition of 5 diamond-set units will also be issued.

The latest in personalization – user-generated soft drinks. Pick your flavors, upload your label, and share. For now, you have to go with pre-mixed sodas, but come 2012, you can choose your own.

Fans of Kels, listen up! On Oct. 1-5, 2012, the King of R&B will hold the first of what will be an annual concert at sea, on a 5-day cruise from Miami to the Bahamas. A cool trip with a smooth, soulful voice.