Things to do for May 21, 2009

The Weekender

Scorsese's New Movie Club, Lego Architecture and Brazil's Answer to the Shuttlecock

This weekend is sunshine and barbecue.

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Travel season is upon us and we here at Perks think you deserve more...or actually, a lot less. So we're taking a round three digit number off your flight. We're just good like that.

SUMMER FLING

Backyard sports haven't been as fun since lawn darts were outlawed—apparently one too many kids put their eyes out in the '80s. Now bringing back some edge: this shuttlecock-style device, designed to be kicked, tossed and smacked around in a badminton-like game based on Brazil's Peteca. This is the country that gave us Gisele and Adriana Lima, so we'll trust 'em on lawn sports.

MARTY PARTY

Theauteurs.com

If the weather turns rainy this weekend, consider it an excuse to spend time with Martin Scorsese's new film site. It streams dozens of old and obscure flicks, from Buster Keaton's Cops to Harlan County U.S.A.—many of which were rescued from going out of print. Think of it as Hulu meets the Criterion Collection—and something to do until Marty's Sinatra biopic hits theaters.

LEGO TRIP

Frank Lloyd Wright for Lego

With all due respect to your childhood Lego masterpieces, none were as cool as Fallingwater, the legendary architect's mind-blowing house in western Pennsylvania. Now's your chance to make up for lost time: as part of its soon-to-launch Architecture series, Lego is releasing Wright's work in plastic-brick form. No word on Lincoln Logs' version of the Chrysler Building.

KEY ISSUES

Stat Key Company

Ever wish you could sport a set of high-design keys? Frankly, neither did we, at least until we saw these beauties. For just 11 bucks, the company will send you a brass piece, which you can then have fitted to your locks. Designs range from grenades to a Dude-worthy bowling ball/pin combo.

CLOCKSURE

The Infallibly Polite Speaking Alarm Clock

Sure, you could wake up to blaring beeps (or your friend's emails), but it's much more pleasant to be awoken to the dulcet tones of…British character actor Stephen Fry. He famously played a butler in UK sitcom Jeeves and Wooster, where he made "Excuse me, sir" something of a catchphrase. Bring your own Wooster-worthy hangovers.