Whether you’re on a first date or trying to make new friends, sometimes you end up with awkward silence. Brinyheart has had that happen to him too, and offers up some smart advice to help you from running out of things to talk about. Pro tip: being present and actively listening helps a lot, so put down that phone.

NWM One Wireless headphones look like one of those AI-generated concept renders that plague Instagram. But it’s an actual product, albeit for specific needs. Instead of ear cups, its drivers dangle in open frames. Its noise-canceling tech does a good job of minimizing sound leakage. They’re not the best sounding, but unique and comfortable.

To launch the LEGO Technic McLaren P1, expert builders and engineers assembled the most impressive life-size LEGO car model yet. The car has 342,817 pieces, including some custom bricks, and took more than 8000 hours to design and build. It’s powered by 768 LEGO motors and an electric car battery and is the first full-scale LEGO car to lap a racetrack.

This handsome fireplace basket from German company Oakage is as functional as it is good-looking. Its body is fabricated from a thick, sustainable felt made from recycled plastics. Accented with faux leather trim and wooden handles, it can carry up to 55 pounds of firewood. Comes with a detachable tinder pocket.

(PG-13: Language) “Everybody’s a relationship guru!..” A time traveler tries to plead with the man who came up with the podcast to let his idea go. The always on-point comedy group RDCworld pokes fun at the opinionated masses and their omnipresence in this all too accurate skit. And yes, the irony is crisp.

(PG-13: Language) Kids, it’s time to learn about the devils named Ticketmaster and Live Nation. These two diabolical companies turned concerts from an affordable pastime that even teens could afford into prohibitively expensive events more about money and ads than fandom and music. More Perfect Union has more in their excellent documentary.

The smaller sibling of the original Creator Board keyboard. Work Louder’s new Creator Micro is a macro pad that more than justifies its price in both form and function. It has 12 keys, a knob, and a scroll wheel, all programmable using VIA. You can switch between up to four layers on the fly using the touch sensor. It also has full RGB underglow lighting.

This driving combat game from Atari and MNSTR Studio sends players on high-speed missions through a post-apocalyptic wasteland. As you tear through its 20 explosive levels, you’ll fight off enemy vehicles and big bosses as the landscape and buildings crumble around you. Coming to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.

Get cozy this winter with NEMO’s top-ranked Disco sleeping bag, now 100% recyclable in this Endless Promise Down version. The shell is manufactured fully from PET and comes with a lifetime guarantee. But if it ever weirdly needs to be retired, NEMO will recycle it into something new. No landfills for these guys. Available in 15ºF and 30ºF models.

The 1980s gave us some of the best movie music ever. CLMC Music mashed up two great ’80s tracks, Alan Silvestri’s theme from Back to the Future and Danny Elfman’s music from Tim Burton’s Batman. In this movie, Batman must go back in time to prevent Bruce Wayne’s parents from being murdered by Joker… so Batman never exists.

This artful coffee table book by Charlotte and Peter Fiell and Taschen catalogs 50 incredible motorcycles from 1894 to 2020. The 512-page hardcover book is loaded with photos, technical specifications, and stories about historic rides from luxurious tourers to high-speed superbikes.

Ever wondered what it smells like in outer space? Wonder no more. The Smell of Space is selling a “fragrance” that NASA supposedly made to acclimate astronauts to the scent of outer space. Unfortunately, if it’s the real deal, it’s going to smell like burnt metal. The shop has a similar scent for the Moon, but it’s pretty much the same: burnt gunpowder.

If it’s worth writing down, it’s worth a good pen. The sleek Burwell is the second click pen from the craft-smiths at The James Brand, and it quickly became EDC go-to. It has a stainless steel barrel that comes in six sophisticated colorways, including titanium, black, and rose gold.

A limited edition diver’s watch that pays homage to the NASA Artemis Moon exploration program. The watch features a glow-in-the-dark dial that depicts the Orion constellation, the eponym of the spacecraft that will take the Artemis team to space in 2025. It also has two NASA-themed straps and a bezel inspired by the rocket launch sequence.

This versatile dock from Razer is ideal for Mac users who need more ports. It connects to a single Thunderbolt 4 port on your laptop or desktop and adds 4x Thunderbolt 4 ports, 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, a UHS-II SD memory card slot, and a 3.5 mm audio combo jack. It can also deliver up to 90W of power and connect an external 4K display.

Beams just shut the Crocs game down. They designed a pair of Crocs clogs that celebrate the OG’s of punk fashion in the US and in Japan. They turned the Classic Clog into a hilariously badass biker leather jacket. Then they gave the Dylan Clog the quilted puffy lining and the embroidery of the iconic sukajan (Japanese souvenir jacket).