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ThinkGeek is featuring a pair of friendly plush slippers fashioned to look like The Worm that says “Ello” to Sarah in Jim Henson‘s classic film Labyrinth. Of all the fantastical creatures Sarah encounters in Jim Henson’s classic film Labyrinth, that adorable little worm is hands-down the friendliest. He greets her with a hearty “‘Ello.” He […]The post Labyrinth ‘Ello’ Worm Plush Slippers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the latest episode of Saturday Night Live host Dwayne Johnson reveals that he is a superhero named Scorpio, whose amazing costume design skills exceeded his mutant powers. Related Laughing Squid PostsHercules, An Upcoming Movie Adaptation of the ‘Hercules: The Thracian Wars’ Comic Series Starring Dwayne JohnsonDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Acts Out Scenes as Classic […]The post Dwayne Johnson Turns Into the Superhero ‘Scorpio’ Whose Costume Design Skills Exceed His Powers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable baby emu named Oscar, who lives in a Minnesota home with a bunch of basset hounds decided that he wanted to play with someone, but the dogs were busy napping. In an effort to wake his drowsy playmates, Oscar pecked at their ears. The first hound was very tolerant of Oscar’s efforts, while […]The post A Baby Emu Gently Pecks at the Ears of Sleepy Basset Hounds In an Effort to Get Them to Play appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a unique way of introducing the Krakengärd Wild Collection (“for seafaring adventurists”) – their new line of men’s bath products, the creative folks at Old Spice have built a robotic Kraken that can be controlled over the internet through a video game interface by eight people at one time. The project, known as S.Q.U.I.D. […]The post Old Spice Builds a Robotic Kraken That Can Be Controlled Through a Twitch Gaming Stream appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Puddles Pity Party, the tall sad clown with a golden voice, very graciously accepted a request to perform his own acoustic version of the iconic Pink Floyd song “Wish You Were Here” while sitting at a pop-up coffee shop. I found a “pop up” coffee shop. It’s called Coffee Can. I learn a request and […]The post Puddles Pity Party Performs Acoustic Cover of ‘Wish You Were Here’ By Request at a Pop-Up Coffee Shop appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Coke Habit by Dress Code is a first person narrated account, told in brand’s iconic colors, of a man named Mike who struggled with a severe Coca-Cola addiction during his teenage years, the pain of withdrawal and how he found his way out of it in the end. The Summer after 10th grade Mike spent […]The post An Animated Account of One Man’s Coke Addiction as Told In the Brand’s Signature Colors appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox joined up with vocalist Kenton Chen to perform a funk cover of “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails. This version took the industrial style of the 1994 song and made it more melodic by adding more bass and upping the tempo. A post shared by Scott Bradlee (@scottbradlee) on May […]The post Postmodern Jukebox and Kenton Chen Perform a Funk Cover of the Nine Inch Nails Classic ‘Closer’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Anshuman Ghosh (@moography) on Nov 15, 2016 at 5:17am PST South African visual artist Anshuman Ghosh creates humorous, unlikely scenarios incorporating his iPhone. The scenes are made from paper adding extra dimension and interaction and creating the illusion of the phone being something other than it actually is. Examples include a […]The post Humorous Paper Scenarios Built Around an iPhone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Just ten days after the conclusion of annual Frieze NY event, W Magazine created an amusing faux wildlife documentary focusing on the habits of “Chameleons of the Art World“. These chameleons are specific human species who flock to the annual art fair on Roosevelt Island, their perceptible differences and classifications noted via narration not so […]The post An Amusingly Narrated Wildlife Documentary About Humans Who Flock to the Annual Frieze NY Art Fair appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario of Glove and Boots set up a series of amusing little contests that pit a two year old boy named Nico against a two year old dog named Dingus. While Dingus performed better in most of the contests Nico came through in the end with his intense understanding […]The post Glove and Boots Pit a Two Year Old Child Against a Two Year Old Dog in a Variety of Amusing Contests appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Barbuzzo Gifts has created a set of 4 chemistry lab shot glasses, modeled after actual laboratory glassware, that feature 3 mini beakers and an Erlenmeyer flask to pour your beverage of choice into. Each shot glass has measurements printed on them to “help you better serve your special lab recipes.” They are available to purchase […]The post Chemistry Lab Shot Glasses appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2CELLOS performed an incredible cover of the song “May It Be” from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with the London Symphony Orchestra. The mesmerizing track is from 2CELLOS‘ new album, Score, which is now available to purchase from Amazon. A post shared by 2CELLOS […]The post 2CELLOS Performs The Lord of the Rings Song ‘May It Be’ With the London Symphony Orchestra appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While on location in Homestead, Florida, the strong willed, but weak stomached Coyote Peterson made a second attempt at consuming a stinky fruit. After making his purchase at the locally famousRobert is Here Fruit Stand, Peterson started off with a jackfruit, which was pleasantly sweet, before moving on to the famously odiferous Durian fruit. Needless […]The post Coyote Peterson Unsuccessfully Attempts to Eat a Famously Stinky Durian Fruit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Global clothing retailer Open Ceremony is offering two versions of uniquely designed jeans that easily convert into shorts. The first pair is a light blue jean that detaches from the front to create a pair of very short shorts, while the second pair is a dark wash that detaches from the side with a high […]The post Uniquely Designed Jeans That Easily Convert Into High Cut Shorts Either In Front or On the Side appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story visited 70-year-old kung fu master Li Liangui to talk about how he spent the last 50 years contorting his body into impossible positions while practicing the ancient art of suogugong (body shrinking). For the past 50 years, kung fu master Li Liangui has been contorting his body into seemingly impossible positions as […]The post 70-Year-Old Kung Fu Master Li Liangui Demonstrates the Body Contorting Art of Suogugong appeared first on Laughing Squid.

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.