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Animator and director Eric Power has created a wonderful stop motion animated music video for Red Pill‘s rap song “Stars,” from the album Instinctive Drowning, that follows a sword for hire who slays all sorts of monsters across the countryside. “Unfortunately, the pay doesn’t measure up.” The music video was produced by Ill Poetic. A […]The post Stop Motion Animated Music Video for Red Pill’s ‘Stars’ Features a Sword for Hire Slaying Monsters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented Chris Cornell appeared on the Sirius XM Lithium program “Artist Confidential” in September 2015. During the interview, Cornell and band performed a gorgeously lush acoustic version of “Nothing Compares 2 U“, a heartfelt song penned by Prince and made famous by Sinead O’Connor.The performance rings particularly poignant in the wake of Cornell’s […]The post Chris Cornell Performs a Poignant Acoustic Cover of the Heartfelt Prince Song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a mechanical wooden combination lock kit, created by UGEARS, that allows you to use each of the 34 scored pieces to build your own working codex inspired by The Da Vinci Code. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Mechanical Wooden Combination Lock Safe KitHow to Make A Mini Leonardo da Vinci Style Catapult Using […]The post A Mechanical Wooden Combination Lock Kit Inspired by The Da Vinci Code appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On his 9th birhday, Toby the Whippet set a new Guinness World Record at the YMCA in Calgary, Canada for the fastest time to pop 100 balloons by a dog. Toby was able to pop them all in 36.53 seconds. “Toby and I have volunteered as entertainment for the community for all of our lives […]The post Toby the Whippet Sets a Guinness World Record for the Fastest Time to Pop 100 Balloons by a Dog appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Great Big Story series Human Condition visited with Berkeley, California movie director and visual effects master Phil Tippett, who specializes in creature design and stop-motion animation, to learn more about how he builds stop-motion masterpieces by hand and how he has been working for 30 years creating an incredibly detailed film called Mad God. […]The post How Visual Effects Master Phil Tippett Builds Stop-Motion Masterpieces by Hand appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kuma Films captured spectacular footage in Utah of world champion juggler Josh Horton juggling basketballs while sinking all sorts of insane trick shots on the court. Related Laughing Squid PostsJosh Horton and Florian ‘Venom’ Kohler Perform Magnificent Juggling Pool Trick ShotsUnbelievable Trick Shots With Drones That Can Carry and Catch BallsThe Members of Dude Perfect […]The post Josh Horton Juggles Basketballs While Sinking Insane Trick Shots on the Court appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a spicy episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch did hilarious improv and ate increasingly spicy hot wings while being interviewed by host Sean Evans. A post shared by Thomas Middleditch (@tombini) on May 18, 2017 at 7:12pm PDT Related Laughing Squid PostsRicky Gervais Attempts the ‘Hot […]The post Thomas Middleditch Does Improv While Eating Spicy Wings With Sean Evans on ‘Hot Ones’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

When speaking about his visionary 1982 film The Dark Crystal, the legendary Jim Henson stated that although it was the hardest thing he’d ever worked on, it was also the most rewarding. Netflix, in cooperation with The Jim Henson Company, has taken on that same challenge with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance , a […]The post The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, A Prequel to Jim Henson’s Visionary Film Coming to Netflix appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a Ted Ed Lesson animated by Miguel Otálora and Jorge Jaramillo, educator Dan Adams explains the history of the word “goth” and its evolution from being a word completely descriptive of barbarians (Visigoth, Ostrogoth), the events in 1550 and 1764 that changed the connotation of the word and the modern use of the word. […]The post How the Word ‘Goth’ Evolved Throughout the Ages appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather frank episode of the animated series “What I Learned” by Quoted Studios, actor and musician Kevin Costner opened up to Esquire writer-at-large Cal Fussman in 2012 about making choices, working hard and the things he’ll miss when he’s dead. You know when I die, I’m gonna miss a lot of the great […]The post Kevin Costner Talks About What He’ll Miss When He’s Dead in an Animated Interview From 2012 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In advance of his brand new show entitled The F Word, the wonderfully cantankerous chef Gordon Ramsay hilariously taught students new to the Academy of Kitchen Outrage how to properly curse when recipes go wrong or when the food is not acceptable, poking fun at his reputation for having a short temper. Ramsay was also […]The post Gordon Ramsay Hilariously Teaches New Students How to Curse at the Academy of Kitchen Outrage appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February, we wrote about OKJA, an upcoming series about a brave girl who goes up against a big corporation to protect her unusual friend. Since that time, Netflix has released an official trailer that offers a larger peek into the series, which premieres on Netflix June 28, 2017. Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal and Paul […]The post Netflix Releases Trailer for OKJA, An New Series About a Girl’s Quest to Save Her Unusual Friend appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a 1991 clip from the BBC Two series Guitar Legends, the incredible Brian May of Queen shared the really wonderful story of how he and his father, whom May called a genius, together built his now famous “Red Special” guitar. I was very poor and the thought of a Stratocaster was way out of […]The post Brian May Shares How He and His Father Built the Famous ‘Red Special’ Guitar That He Still Plays appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Warped Perception filmed an stunning see-through look at a full model rocket engine burning “in 4k slow motion and ultra slow motion so we can see exactly how the fuel burns and produces thrust inside the solid rocket booster.” Last month, they captured footage of half of a model rocket engine burning. Related Laughing Squid […]The post Stunning See-Through Look at a Full Model Rocket Engine Burning in Ultra Slow Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Adam Savage of Tested visited the gigantic man-made sets of Alien: Covenant and go behind the scenes and talk with British special effects supervisor Neil Corbould about how they mix practical effects with CGI in Ridley Scott‘s upcoming film. Adam also toured the set of the Dreadnought, tried on a spacesuit, and viewed some of […]The post Adam Savage Takes A Behind the Scenes Tour of the Alien: Covenant Set appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In April, Davide Biale aka Davie504 conducted a poll on Twitter to determine which finger he would use for his one finger bass solo after a viewer challenged him to do so. The pinkie finger, known to be the weakest finger in stringed instruments, won the popular vote. Nevertheless, Biale rocked out an impressive solo […]The post Talented Bass Player Performs an Impressive Solo Using Only His Pinkie Finger appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On a sci-fi episode of How To Cake It, host Yolanda Gampp demonstrated how to make a Star Wars cake out chocolate cake that looks like a stormtrooper helmet. A post shared by Yolanda Gampp (@yolanda_gampp) on May 16, 2017 at 7:59am PDT A post shared by Yolanda Gampp (@yolanda_gampp) on May 16, 2017 at […]The post A Star Wars Stormtrooper Helmet Chocolate Cake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Pop culture site We Got This Covered has created “Logan Noir“, a powerful mashup that combines ominous black-and-white scenes from Logan with Johnny Cash‘s poignant cover of the Trent Reznor song “Hurt“. The result is absolutely mesmerizing. #Logan Noir trailer presents the B&W cut we've all been waiting for – https://t.co/TNH81Tvw7Y pic.twitter.com/XkwV1ogszO — We Got […]The post A Powerful Mashup of Black and White Scenes From ‘Logan’ Set to the Johnny Cash Cover of ‘Hurt’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Le Locle, Switzerland professional base jumper Quentin Luçon went to the Swiss Alps with a group of friends and captured adrenaline fueled POV GoPro footage of himself leaping from a paraglider to a rope swing and then parachuting down to the ground. His awesome video was a winning selection for the GoPro Awards, which accepts […]The post Base Jumper Leaps From Paraglider to Rope Swing and Parachutes to the Ground in the Swiss Alps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stephen Colbert laid down beside War Machine star Brad Pitt under the night sky to talk about existence and some of life’s deepest mysteries in “Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars” on an episode of The Late Show. Related Laughing Squid PostsStephen Colbert Gets Deeps With Ryan Reynolds in ‘Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars’Stephen […]The post Stephen Colbert and Brad Pitt Talk About Existence in ‘Big Questions With Even Bigger Stars’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

SainSmart has created a fun, build it yourself 4WD arduino robot cat kit that will help you learn the “basics of robotics, applications of Arduino, and the building process as you construct a real robotic car.” The kit is available to purchase from the Laughing Squid store for $77.99 (18% off retail price). Robotics can […]The post A Build It Yourself 4WD Arduino Robot Car Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a breakfast episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea and Nick Fisher of Cocktail Chemistry demonstrated how to make pancakes and coffee from Twin Peaks. Looking at his work, it would appear as though David Lynch loves a few themes: surrealism. Dream sequences. Machinery. And apparently, coffee. Learn how to make the fluffiest […]The post Binging With Babish Makes Twin Peaks Pancakes and Coffee With Nick Fisher of Cocktail Chemistry appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an amusing episode of the Vanity Fair series “Derek Does Stuff with a Friend“, host Derek Blasberg enlisted patrons of the Whitney Museum of Art to participate in an art installation by artist Katheryn Hudson. When they entered, they saw a set table with a giant metal plate cover in the middle to portray […]The post Katy Perry Participates in an Interactive Food Exhibit That Catches Museum Patrons by Surprise appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Robert Jones has created a montage video of movie heroes having a tough time while trying to save the day. Robert’s video features the song “Southern Nights” by Glen Campbell off of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 soundtrack. Related Laughing Squid PostsEverything Wrong with ‘Dirty Dancing’ in 8 Minutes or LessA […]The post A Montage of Movie Heroes Having a Tough Time While Trying to Save the Day appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location at the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center in Costa Rica, adventure host Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness went out in search of a beautiful green and black poison dart frog who kept eluding his grasp. Like the strawberry dart frog of December 2016, this frog is extremely toxic due to its primary […]The post Coyote Peterson Goes Off In Search of an Elusive Green and Black Poison Dart Frog in Costa Rica appeared first on Laughing Squid.

CBS released the first trailer for their upcoming original television series, Star Trek: Discovery, that features a new ship, new characters, and new missions. The show will take place 10 years before Captain Kirk and his crew. It will take an exciting crew to beautiful new reaches of space. Star Trek: Discovery will premiere this […]The post First Trailer for the Star Trek: Discovery TV Series Features a New Ship, Characters, and Missions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an interesting video posted by chintu arya , a quick moving man skillfully strung a tightly woven traditional charpai bed in an astonishing seven minutes. via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsMusician Rob Scallon Skillfully Plays a Banjo Strung With Four Bass Strings While Sitting in a CornfieldRumba the Wonder Horse Skillfully Tucks Himself Into […]The post Man Skillfully Weaves a Tightly Strung Charpai Bed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The partially animated video from The School of Life entitled “How to Be Sad” stresses the importance of understanding and expressing one’s feelings, particularly when they lean more to the negative rather than to the positive. There is such pressure on us to be cheerful. And yet in order properly to be content, we need […]The post The Importance of Allowing Oneself to Feel Sad appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kaibab Elegy, is a short timelapse that captures the rare and absolutely stunning sight of an inverted cloud rolling through the majestic cliffs of Arizona’s Grand Canyon. This meteorological phenomenon occurs when warm air traps cold air with thin the canyons. …on extremely rare days when cold air is trapped in the canyon and topped […]The post Kaibab Elegy, A Stunning Timelapse of a Full Cloud Inversion Rolling Through the Grand Canyon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artist Emily Seilhamer has created a adorably colorful dress that’s made completely of recycled Starburst wrappers that she and her family have collected over four years. Per Seilhamer, this dress has a great deal of sentimental meaning to her because she and her husband met over a pack of the chewy candy, which was also […]The post A Colorful Dress Made Completely Out of Four Years Worth of Recycled Starburst Wrappers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek is featuring a mechanical wooden combination lock safe kit, created by UGEARS, that allows you to use each of the 179 scored pieces to build your very own personal safe for storing precious items. Related Laughing Squid PostsFlipBooKit, A Motorized Flip Book KitHopBox, A Small Batch Homebrewing Kit Contained in a Highly-Portable Handcrafted Wooden […]The post A Mechanical Wooden Combination Lock Safe Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For his latest project in Tested‘s One Day Builds series, talented creator and prop master Adam Savage combined his Chewbacca suit with an animatronic C-3PO to make an amazing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back costume. Savage wore his complete cosplay design while walking around incognito at the 2017 Silicon Valley Comic Con. A post […]The post Adam Savage Creates Star Wars Costume Featuring Chewbacca Carrying an Animatronic C-3PO appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Variety is reporting that Arrested Development is officially returning in 2018 for a 5th season on Netflix. Related Laughing Squid PostsSeamless.com Creates Fake Promo Menu For ‘Arrested Development’ Banana Stand Opening in New YorkArrested Development Season 4 Trailer Brings Back the Dysfunctional Bluth FamilyArrested Development Netflix Promo Posters For Upcoming 4th SeasonThe post Arrested Development Is Officially Returning in 2018 For a 5th Season on Netflix appeared first on Laughing Squid.

20th Century Fox released footage from Dafne Keen‘s (X-23) super intense audition tape for Logan where she effortlessly improvises her lines in both English and Spanish while giving Hugh Jackman bruises on his arm with a swift punch. Logan is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. Related Laughing Squid PostsFirst Trailer for ‘Logan’ Finds Old […]The post Dafne Keen (X-23) Gives Hugh Jackman Bruises in Her Super Intense Audition Tape for Logan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Blender Animation Studio released a teaser trailer for Agent 327: Operation Barbershop, their upcoming animated feature film based on Dutch cartoonist Martin Lodewijk‘s classic Agent 327 comic series. Hendrik IJzerbroot – Agent 327 – is a secret agent working for the Netherlands secret service agency. In the twenty comic books that were published since 1968, […]The post Agent 327: Operation Barbershop, An Animated Film Based on a Classic Comic Series by Martin Lodewijk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fiona the absolutely adorable growing baby hippo, performed a few tricks as she became more confident in the deeper end of the indoor pool at the Cincinnati Zoo, accompanied by her beloved caretaker Jen. She porpoises, pushing off the bottom like a torpedo, up and down across the length of both pools and attempts water […]The post Fiona the Rescued Baby Hippo Becomes More Confident in the Deeper End of the Pool appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On their latest episode of Trailer Mix, Mashable Watercooler created a fantastic new trailer for Deadpool that imagines what the raunchy superhero film would be like as a heartfelt, Oscar worthy drama. Something about one of the raunchiest comic book movies ever – at its heart is a tender love story. We take a look […]The post The Deadpool Movie Reimagined as a Heartfelt, Oscar Worthy Drama appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Inflatable Pubs Global has created an awesome inflatable replica of Moe’s Tavern from The Simpsons which they plan on debuting this month in Dublin, Ireland. Their giant custom inflatable pub retails for $4500 and will allow patrons to drink Duff Beer like Barney and Homer in the iconic animated bar. image via Inflatable Pubs Global […]The post An Inflatable Moe’s Tavern From The Simpsons appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the Chalk the Walk event in Mount Vernon, Iowa, artist and creative director Greg Dietzenbach added the additional and amazing element of speech to two of his chalk characters. Dietzenbach invited participants through simple instructions asking them to access a specific website on their smartphones, lay the phones at the mouths of the sloth […]The post Talented Artist Adds a Clever Interactive Speaking Element to His Sidewalk Chalk Characters appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a refreshing Ted Ed Lesson animated by Stef Lee, educator Shunan Teng of New York City’s Tea Drunk describes the fascinating history of tea, the legendary farmer who discovered tea and how tea made its way from China to the rest of the world throughout the years. Tea is the second most consumed beverage […]The post The Fascinating History of Tea appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On May 16, 2017, ABC announced a eight episode reboot in 2018, of the groundbreaking comedy series Roseanne with a nostalgic montage of scenes from its run from 1988 through 1997. The original cast of the show – Roseanne Barr (Roseanne), John Goodman (Dan), Sara Gilbert (Darlene), Laurie Metcalf (Jackie), Michael Fishman (DJ) and Lecy […]The post Original ‘Roseanne’ Cast Reuniting for 2018 Reboot appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Craftsman Mike Warren (a.k.a. “mikeasaurus“) has created a fiery hot tutorial on how to build a flamethrower skateboard that leaves a trail of fire behind you with the push of a button. Mike‘s entire tutorial is available to view on Instructables. Nothing makes more of a scene when you hit the streets than flames from […]The post How to Make a Flamethrower Skateboard That Leaves a Trail of Fire With the Push of a Button appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a tasty pasta episode of Binging With Babish, host Andrew Rea demonstrated how to make Dev Shah’s (Aziz Ansari) spaghetti carbonara dish from season 2 of Master of None. The complete spaghetti carbonara recipe, including a vegetarian version, is available on the Binging With Babish website. A post shared by Binging With Babish (@bingingwithbabish) […]The post How to Make Dev’s Spaghetti Carbonara Dish From Master of None appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys teamed up with the Blue Man Group to make slow motion art with bowling balls. They dropped a bowling ball to crush fish bowls filled with colorful candies, martini glasses filled with paint, and a durable Jell-O mold. Related Laughing Squid PostsSlow-Motion 4K Video of […]The post The Slow Mo Guys and the Blue Man Group Created Slow Motion Art Using Bowling Balls appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A group of seven students and two teachers at High Technology High School in Lincroft, New Jersey set up a camera trap in the woods of the local community college that kept an unobtrusive eye on a den of foxes and their nine+ babies as they went about their daily lives. Student Kelly Qiang updates […]The post High School Camera Trap Project Captures Daily Footage of a Family of Foxes Outside Their Den appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a wonderfully clever sketch by Tom Blackwood and Alex Cooper of Mid-Brow entitled “Bad News“, a couple of friends who work as BBC correspondents meet for a pint and find that they can’t stop the deliberately enunciated pattern of speech they employ at work, despite the fact that neither of them wants to speak […]The post Two BBC Correspondents Meet for a Pint and Find They Can’t Stop Speaking in the Preferred BBC Style appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jonathan Chong directed a wonderful music video for the new Husky song “Ghost” from the album Punchbuzz, which features incredible animation by Clem Stamation that encompasses a colorfully embroidered Día de Muertos theme. All aboard the ghost train! Latest creation from Dropbear… A Day of the Dead, Mexican textile animated music video for HUSKY’s new […]The post Animated Music Video for ‘Ghost’ by Husky Features an Amazing Embroidered Day of the Dead Theme appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musicians and astrophysicists Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida who both work at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics when not playing in their band, partnered up with postdoc researcher Daniel Tomayo of the Centre for Planetary Science, to create Trappist Sounds. The song and accompanying animation were made from an interpretation of the resonant harmonics […]The post TRAPPIST Sounds, Music Created From Resonance Within the Trappist-1 Planetary System appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brant Coltrain celebrated his mom on Mother’s Day by trying to shoot her in the face with a Nerf gun. Lucky for him, his good sport of a mother caught the Nerf dart in her mouth with the gum she was chewing on and they both ended up having a good laugh. via reddit Related […]The post Son Shoots Mom in Mouth With Nerf Gun Dart That She Catches With Her Chewing Gum appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fox released the first official trailer for The Orville, the upcoming space comedy television series created by Seth MacFarlane and directed by Jon Favreau. The amusing looking Star Trek spoof is currently set to debut on Fox this fall. THE ORVILLE is a one-hour science fiction series set 400 years in the future that follows […]The post The Orville, Seth MacFarlane and Jon Favreau’s New Space Comedy Television Series on Fox appeared first on Laughing Squid.