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In the teaser trailer for the fourth and final season of the sublime AMC series Halt and Catch Fire, each of the characters find themselves in a place where they appear to be happy, but still looking for the right connection as they work on the nascent World Wide Web. ‘The Leftovers’ Receive an Ominous […]The post The Characters of ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ Look for Connections in the Final Season Teaser Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ramin Djawadi, a talented musician most known for composing the music for Game of Thrones particularly the iconic theme, shared his thoughts around how he scores a soundtrack for such a varied series. Djawadi, who started playing music at a very young age, explained how he was attune to the need for musical themes, but […]The post Composer of the Game of Thrones Theme Shares His Thoughts About Scoring the Series Soundtrack appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by @bmd.san on Jun 4, 2017 at 7:50am PDT A beautiful but stubborn Bernese Mountain Dog (bmd.san) made it very clear to his persistent human that he had no desire to become friends with the new hamster in the house, literally turning his nose up in complete disinterest. The dog’s apathy didn’t […]The post A Disinterested Bernese Mountain Dog Turns His Nose Up at Meeting the New Hamster of the House appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a spirited episode of the wonderful Binging with Babish series, the unseen host takes the audience on a tour of his favorite film cocktails through alcohol by recreating the iconic drinks from such films as The Big Lebowski (White Russian), Groundhog Day (Sweet Vermouth Rocks), Crazy Stupid Love (Old Fashioned),Thank You For Smoking (Mint […]The post Binging With Babish Recreates His Favorite Cocktails From His Favorite Films appeared first on Laughing Squid.

3D artist Mav Vasquez (a.k.a. “POPT ART“) built a miniature fireworks stand with tiny, working fireworks inside. More of Mav’s 3D art is available to view on Facebook and purchase from Etsy. so….. I decided to make a tiny firework stand, with tiny fireworks inside. Oh yeah, they actually work. images via Mav Vasquez via […]The post A Miniature Fireworks Stand With Tiny Working Fireworks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Creative restaurant/bar group Drink Company is celebrating the seventh season summer return of the wildly popular HBO series Game of Thrones with a incredible pop up pub in Washington, D.C. that recreates the familiar yet wondrous worlds found within the series. Among the features included is an Iron Throne upon which to pose with accompanying […]The post An Imaginative Pop Up Bar That Recreates the Wondrous Worlds Within Game of Thrones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at the 2017 Brickworld Chicago convention, Beyond the Brick founder and host Joshua Hanlon met up with LEGO enthusiast Tom Atkinson to talk about and take a tour of the collaborative world record LEGO great ball contraption. The giant LEGO Rube Goldberg machine consisted of more than 200 modules, which beats the world record […]The post The World’s Largest LEGO Great Ball Contraption, A LEGO Rube Goldberg Machine With 200+ Modules appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cut, the online video company behind “100 Years of Beauty” series, enlisted 100 Americans to go on camera and read specific lines from popular media in their very best British accent. While there were maybe one or two who were spot on with the speech pattern, most were unable to replicate the dulcet tones of […]The post 100 Different Americans Hilariously Attempt to Speak With a British Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Serbian bodypainting artist Mirjana Kika Milosevic has created an amazing timelapse video that features Mirjana painting an optical illusion on her body making it look like her arms and torso are still under construction. A post shared by Kika Studio (@kikastudio) on Jun 24, 2017 at 1:49am PDT Timelapse Video of Bodypainting Artist Holding an […]The post Bodypainting Artist’s Amazing Illusion Makes It Look Like Her Arms and Torso Are Under Construction appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John P. Hess of Filmmaker IQ gives us a great breakdown of who’s who in the credits of major films productions. He points out what some of the more common roles are, since every movie and production team is different. Have you ever sat through the end credits waiting for the post-credit teaser and wondered […]The post A Breakdown of Who’s Who in Movie Credits appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The collection of Marvel Comics Themed RC Super Drones by World Tech Toys allow you to take to the skies as Spider-Man, Captain America, or Iron Man. They are all available to purchase from the Laughing Squid Store for $82.99 (55% off retail price). There’s evil afoot and only you can stop it with these […]The post Marvel Comics Themed RC Super Drones appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marek Baczynski, a developer behind the video game SUPERHOT, has created a self driving potato named Pontus that runs entirely on electricity. Baczynski fell in love with his potato and adopted it as a pet. Pontus, being the curious potato that it is, managed to get itself into a hot mess near the end of […]The post An Electric Self Driving Potato That Is as Lovable as an Actual House Pet appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by • L U N A • (@lunafortun) on Jun 14, 2017 at 4:56pm PDT Miami makeup artist Luna Fortun has used her awesome skills to create an optical illusion that makes each one of her eyelids look like a beautiful sunset. Luna has shared more images of her outstanding face and […]The post Makeup Artist Transforms Her Eyelids Into a Pair of Beautiful Sunsets appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Robert Carlson of 5 Mad Movie Makers teamed up with some friends to create a fantastic sandy seaside LEGO roller coaster journey through The Outer Banks of North Carolina. They filmed the roller coaster ride, which was powered by gravity, with a Sony NEX-VG30H Handycam and a GoPro HERO5 Session. Complicated LEGO Machine Continually Accelerates […]The post A Sandy Seaside LEGO Roller Coaster Journey Through The Outer Banks of North Carolina appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dallas, Texas impressionist and musician Brian Hull had fun doing hilarious impressions of Chef Mickey, Pluto, Minnie, Donald Duck, and Goofy while eating breakfast at Disney World. Goofy loved it so much that he tried to take a selfie of himself with Brian. Went to Chef Mickey’s while I was at Disney World, had a […]The post Brian Hull Does Hilarious Impressions of Characters at Disney World While Getting Breakfast appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a 2001 episode of Sesame Street, the exceptional Sir Patrick Stewart channeled Hamlet to give a wonderful Shakespearean soliloquy on the letter ‘B’. via reddit Sir Patrick Stewart Reads Negative One Star Reviews of Iconic Monuments From Around the WorldSir Patrick Stewart Acts Out a List of the Most Annoying Airline Passengers on ‘Jimmy […]The post Sir Patrick Stewart Gives a Shakespearean Soliloquy on the Letter ‘B’ on a 2001 Episode of Sesame Street appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Oscar Meyer, the famous purveyor of hot dogs, has updated and expanded their fleet of iconic weinermobiles with such modern models as a the Wienermini, Wiener Rover, Wienercycle and of course, a Wienerdrone. Oscar Mayer is going where other hot dogs can’t to get a better hot dog to you. We changed every one of […]The post Oscar Meyer Unveils New Fleet of Weinermobiles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an absolutely adorable scene, a teeny tiny baby elephant tried to keep up with the spry little birds running around on the grass, but the clusmy little pachyderm slipped on the ground and landed face down. Luckily, mom was nearby and ready to comfort her little baby. Teeny Tiny Baby Elephant Takes a Bath […]The post A Teeny Tiny Baby Elephant Runs to Mommy After Falling Down From Chasing Birds appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an uplifting episode of “Amazing Places”, host Tom Scott traveled to Germany in order to feast his eyes upon the incredible Multi Elevator by Thyssenkrupp that moves sideways from point A to point B. I’ve filmed a paternoster lift; I’ve filmed the strange Genoa elevator that sort-of goes sideways. So when I got an […]The post An Amazing Elevator That Moves Sideways appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmakers with Parco Abruzzo planted a hidden camera in the woods, focused it on a single beech tree and left it there for one year. The resulting footage reveals how this tree stood as a silent witness to a variety of wild animals that pass through the park throughout the seasons. A “special” beech tree […]The post A Beech Tree Silently Witnesses an Amazing Variety of Wild Animals Over the Course of 365 Days appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Marquis Jones, an extremely talented saxophonist in Dallas, absolutely shredded the formidable leads on the classic metal anthem “The Trooper” for an excited group of Iron Maiden fans who really appreciated his sound. via reddit Trooper, Iron Maiden Creates a Premium British AleA Bluegrass Cover of Iron Maiden’s 1983 Heavy Metal Song ‘The Trooper’ by […]The post Talented Street Performer Shreds ‘The Trooper’ on Saxophone For a Group of Excited Iron Maiden Fans appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a very colorful essay for Vox, video editor Dion Lee tells the story of the Memphis Group, the extremely eclectic and talented design collective who derived their name from a Bob Dylan song, despite being based in Milan, Italy where they created the iconic vibrant mark that they left on the 1980s. The Memphis […]The post The Italian Design Group Named After a Bob Dylan Song Who Created the Iconic Look of the 1980s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician Seth Everman put on a rather stern face and skillfully performed the classic Toto song “Africa” in a number of genres and instrument styles while trying out all the features of his highly sophistiated keyboard. when you try all the sounds and beats on your synth while only playing toto – africa The original […]The post Stern-Faced Keyboardist Performs the Toto Classic ‘Africa’ In a Variety of Different Genres and Styles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February 2017, a scared and badly injured stray cat walked up to Anelida, the compassionate human belonging to Santi the angora cat and Walter the golden retriever. The vocal feline then let out a series of plaintive meows that indicated he was in a great deal of pain and needed help. Anelida acted immediately, […]The post A Vocal Stray Cat With an Injured Foot Plaintively Meows For Help From a Compassionate Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After watching Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s 1985 film, Commando, The Q channel was inspired to demonstrate how to make a powerful four-barreled rocket launcher at home. They use two plastic pipes (7 and 2 cm in diameter), a lighter with a piezoelectric element, a glue gun, two wires, rubbing alcohol, coca cola bottles for rockets, and loads […]The post How to Make a Powerful 4 Barreled Rocket Launcher appeared first on Laughing Squid.

3D character artist Miguel Vasquez has used his skills to create an awesome, real life version of SpongeBob and Patrick from the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. Miguel shared more images of the best underwater pals on ArtStation, Instagram, and Facebook. He is also in the process of making a real life version of Squidward. […]The post Real Life Versions of SpongeBob and Patrick appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Funko has released 3-packs of action figures featuring popular characters from Netflix‘s original series, Stranger Things. The plastic, fully articulated 3.75-inch figures in pack 1 (Lucas, Mike, and Eleven) and pack 2 (Will, Dustin, and Demogorgon) are available to purchase from BigBadToyStore. From Netflix’s Original Series Stranger Things, some of your favorite characters from Hawkins, […]The post Stranger Things Action Figures by Funko appeared first on Laughing Squid.

YouTuber Sebastian Hughes has combined all of the trailers and promos for season 7 of Game of Thrones to make one exhilarating “ultimate trailer” mashup. Winter is finally arriving and it looks like it’s going to be quite incredible. music by 2WEI – “Catapult” via io9 A Mashup of Disney’s Animated Film ‘Frozen’ and the […]The post An Ultimate Mashup of Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailers and Promos appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During Sound Health in Concert: Music and the Mind, the incredibly talented musician Ben Folds demonstrated his amazing spontaneity by composing a full orchestral arrangement with help from the audience in just ten minutes. Folds then performed this song with the National Symphony Orchestra much to the delight of the Kennedy Center audience. NSO Artistic […]The post Ben Folds Composes a Live Orchestral Arrangement With Help From the Audience in Just Ten Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Auto enthusiasts at Garage 54 in Novosibirsk, Russia listened to their followers’ requests and built a vehicle version of a fidget spinner by welding and bolting together the fronts of three working cars. A post shared by ????? 54 (@garage__54) on Jun 13, 2017 at 4:09am PDT via Sputnik, BBC News The World’s Largest 3D […]The post A Fidget Spinner Built Out of Three Working Cars appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The online explainer series Shots Fired performed a really astute deconstruction of the animated opening title sequence for the HBO series Silicon Valley, noting the story behind the sequence, the rotating players and the little social statements that are cleverly hidden in plain sight. The show’s creator Mike judge didn’t even want titles he wanted […]The post An Astute Deconstruction of In-Jokes and Tech References in the ‘Silicon Valley’ Title Sequence appeared first on Laughing Squid.

West Virginia YouTuber and voice actor MakoTitan released a video of his son picking up his grandpa’s leaf blower, turning it on, and instantly turning into a crazed supervillain who wants to blast everything with air. via reddit A Young Man Spins Around on an Office Chair Propelled by a Gas-Powered Leaf BlowerA Homemade Tethered […]The post Kid Turns Into a Supervillain After Picking Up His Grandpa’s Leaf Blower appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Ireland AM weatherman Deric Ó h’Artagáin and his umbrella took on mother nature whiling trying to bring viewers a live update on the weather last week, but was almost blown away by a strong gust of wind. Greg Benson Surprises Even More People Who Enter His Elevator by Giving Them a Full-Blown Weather ForecastPublic Controls […]The post Irish Weatherman and His Umbrella Almost Blown Away by a Strong Gust of Wind on Live TV appeared first on Laughing Squid.

AR Measure is an augmented reality app by Laan Labs, the creators of Face Swap Live, that turns your phone into a mobile tape measure. AR Measure will hit iTunes when iOS 11 is released this fall. Just point your phone and click a point to measure almost anything. The app uses the power of […]The post AR Measure, An Augmented Reality App That Turns Your Phone Into a Mobile Tape Measure appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Martha, a gentle 3-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff rescue, stole the judges’ hearts at the Sonoma-Marin Fair and won the 2017 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. Congratulations to Martha, a 3-year-old Neopolitan Mastiff, who won over the 2017 World’s Ugliest Dog® Contest judges and the crowd last night with her drooling chops, excess skin and amazing wrinkles. Martha, […]The post A 3-Year-Old Neapolitan Mastiff Named Martha Wins the 2017 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in West Virginia, the ever-adventurous Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness dragged his crew out to the river in the dead of night in a hopeful quest of locating an elusive hellgrammite. These alien-like larval dobsonflies are more active in the dark, which increased his chances of actually finding one to examine. Luckily, […]The post Coyote Peterson Goes Out Into the Dead of Night In Search of an Elusive Hellgrammite appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An extremely agile border collie named Hero and performed an absolutely incredible dance routine in perfect synch with his beloved human/trainer Sara Carson. Hero is a member of the of The Super Collies, a trio of performing border collies who live in Ontario, Canada. Known for her appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, […]The post An Agile Border Collie Performs an Incredible Dance Routine In Perfect Synch With His Beloved Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In September 2016 we wrote about The Vegetable Orchestra, an wonderfully unique band that makes playable instruments out of vegetables. Since that time, the members put out a really informative video explaining the idea of the orchestra, how the orchestra was formed, how they chose their specific medium, their general philosophy around creating music and […]The post The Members of the Vegetable Orchestra Share the Ideas Behind Their Choice of Instruments appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Flexy Paw by Paw Champs is a very clever flexible, multi-directional attachment that simply clips onto a smartphone and deftly grabs the focused attention of a beloved pet for pictures by holding onto a toy or a yummy treat. Paw Champs is raising funds through Kickstarter to bring the Flexy Paw to market. Flexy […]The post Flexy Paw, A Flexible Phone Attachment That Grabs a Pet’s Attention for Pictures With a Yummy Treat appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Deeper Underground, a short film by Guus ter Beek and Tayfun Sarier of In Return is a really striking film that offers a first person view that showcases the distinctive tunnels and wondrous geometry of The London Underground tube system. The infinite tunnels pull us in with their symmetry. The ceiling lights guide our eyes […]The post Deeper Underground, A Striking Film Showcasing the Distinctive Tunnels of the London Tube System appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the amusing compilation “In Need of a Holiday“, a rather frazzled Simon realizes that he’s in desperate need of vacation after too much time dealing with amount of chaos and mischief that Simon’s Cat (and kitten) constantly throw in his path. The episodes included in this compilation are “Box Clever”, ““Cat and Mouse”“, “Suitcase”, […]The post An Amusing Compilation of Simon’s Cat Chaos That Reminds Simon He Really Needs a Vacation appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Little Baby's Ice Cream (@littlebabysic) on Jun 18, 2017 at 3:35pm PDT In 2012, the wonderfully eccentric Philadelphia shop, Little Babies Ice Cream welcomed their newest neighbor Pizza Brain, the world’s first pizza museum and restaurant with a pizza flavored ice cream. The flavor has made a comeback with a unique […]The post Pizza Flavored Ice Cream Uniquely Served on a Piping Hot Slice of Pizza appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2CELLOS played a live cover of Michael Jackson‘s hit song “Smooth Criminal” while performing at the Verona Arena in Italy. Here is the original song. 2CELLOS Perform a Live Cover of the Michael Jackson Song ‘Smooth Criminal’ at Breakneck Speed2CELLOS Performs a Live Cover of ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ […]The post 2CELLOS Performs a Live Cover of ‘Smooth Criminal’ by Michael Jackson appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The wonderfully named FrogLog is a very cleverly designed soft ramp with the sole purpose of allowing small animals to quickly escape the confines of a swimming pool on their own accord. The FrogLog was designed by wildlife biologist Rich Mason, who made the device portable, inexpensive, easy to place and took an animal’s instincts […]The post The FrogLog, A Clever Floating Ramp That Allows Small Animals Easily Escape From Swimming Pools appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a heated episode of his Clueless Gamer series, talk show host Conan O’Brien and guest Will Arnett traded one insult after another while playing the newly released Nintendo Switch video game ARMS. Conan O’Brien Wears a Skin-Tight Vault Suit and Plays ‘Fallout 4’ on His ‘Clueless Gamer’ SeriesConan O’Brien Plays and Reviews ‘WWE 2K14’ […]The post Conan O’Brien and Will Arnett Trade Insults While Playing Nintendo Switch’s ARMS on Clueless Gamer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

South Dakota gamer and musical artist NakeyJakey (a.k.a. “snakeboy229“) created a new video where he shares his amusing thoughts on dogs in video games. NakeyJakey, who floats around the screen on his fitness ball, makes it known what he is ready for our canine companions to get a more serious role in upcoming games. happy […]The post Amusing Thoughts on Dogs in Video Games appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Du-Shaunt Stegall (a.k.a. “Fik-Shun“), who co-won season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance and is currently competing on NBC‘s World of Dance television show, threw down an amazing dance routine at the 2014 international World of Dance competition held in Las Vegas. Fik-Shun popped and locked all over the stage to Crizzly and […]The post Fik-Shun Threw Down an Amazing Dance Routine at the 2014 World of Dance Competition in Las Vegas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Big Bang Theory actress and scientist Mayim Bialik fondly explained the concept of DNA, how DNA works and what DNA does. In doing so, Bialik employed her unique perspective as a self-described “scientist mama” to talk about the DNA makeup of her two sons. My first born son is a genetic anomaly. He’s colorblind. He […]The post Actress Mayim Bialik Explains How DNA Works From Her Own Unique Perspective as a Scientist Mama appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Will Ferrell showed up, on a hilarious episode of Conan, wearing vibrant tiger themed face paint that Will said that he got at a kid named Justin’s birthday party. Will Ferrell Reveals He Is the New Face of Little Debbie Snack Cakes on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’If They Melded, A Series on ‘Conan’ […]The post Will Ferrell Shows Up on Conan Wearing Ridiculous Tiger Face Paint From a Kid’s Birthday Party appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Boomer, the little Bengal brother to Didga the skateboarding cat, showed off some slick moves of his own as he confidently propelled himself down a street that had been closed off due to a car show. Onlookers appeared to be very impressed with Boomer’s skill, balance and focus A post shared by Robert Dollwet (@catmantoo) […]The post Skateboarding Bengal Cat Confidently Propels Himself Down a Closed Street Full of People appeared first on Laughing Squid.