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During the ceremony for which John Goodman was receiving his well-deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a sweater clad Jeff Bridges channeled “The Dude” his iconic character from 1998 Coen Brothers film The Big Lebowski in a touching but in-character rambling speech honoring his co-star from the film. Jeff Bridges broke out his […]

Baby Driver is an oddly romantic, musical car chase film that employs the soundtrack to propel the story forward. Written and directed by Edgar Wright, who co-creator of Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy with Simon Pegg, the story focuses on a talented but troubled getaway driver named Baby (Ansel Elgort) who uses the music in his […]

After 20 years since the final episode of Roseanne, actors John Goodman and Sara Gilbert reprised their iconic roles as Dan Conner and daughter Darlene for Gilbert’s show The Talk. The nostalgic scene opens to the two sitting on the couch watching a football game. During a commercial break, Darlene gathered up her courage and […]

For his video series “Abroad in Japan“, British expatriate Chris Broad, a teacher in Japan, decided to spend an economical night in an inexpensive capsule hotel in Tokyo. Although he was working on a limited budget, Broad found the night valuable, recommending the capsule concept rather highly. The Kit-Kat Wasabi, not so much. (*New Video*) […]

After a bit of a rough start, an excited little Jack Russell terrier named Olly was full of adrenaline as he soared high above the obstacles in the Crufts 2017 Dog Show agility course. Unfortunately, the excitement of the crowd caused Olly to occasionally miss his marks, particularly when he unexpectedly veered off course to […]

Warner Bros. has released a new Wonder Woman trailer that explores the origin story of the legendary Amazon warrior princess. Wonder Woman is scheduled for release on June 2, 2017. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when […]

Quinton Reviews takes a look at how the iconic 1999 SpongeBob SquarePants episode “Ripped Pants” helped predict modern meme culture. Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Reactions’ Explains How Pee Is Responsible for Many Scientific Breakthroughs That Led to the Modern WorldHow the Zany Animated TV Series ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Made It to Air on NickelodeonWinning a Star Wars […]

In 2012, we wrote about Bowser Beer, a special micro-brew that was crafted and bottled just for dogs. The non-alcohol, non-carbonated, non-hopped refresher was available for purchase in six packs at the Bowser Beer website or in select pet stores. Now the single bottles of the pork flavor can now be ordered through Vat19. Each […]

In 1962, a seven year old Chinese boy named Yo-Yo Ma accompanied by his talented sister Yeou-Cheng Ma, made his American stage debut to an illustrious audience that included sitting President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy along with a number of other luminaries. The event was “The American Pageant of the […]

HBO has partnered with creative house Imaginary Forces to reimagine a modern, updated version of the classic “HBO Feature Presentation” show open that first premiered in 1983. This project is a reimagined version of the iconic 1980’s HBO Feature Presentation show open. We combined live action, CG, and a fully orchestrated new musical arrangement to […]

While out filming wildlife somewhere in South Africa, cinematographer Garth De Bruno Austin was a approached by a friendly wild rhino who requested a yummy tummy rub. Austin immediately complied, quickly understanding that a request from such a large animal is really more of a demand. While Austin may have been surprised that the rhino […]

Ms. Lady Phoenix, a custom apparel designer who looks to science fiction and popular culture to fuel her ideas, has created a fabulous pair of shoes that pay high heeled tribute to the enduring love and friendship between the Star Wars characters Han Solo and Chewbacca. While the pair appears to be mismatched, true fans […]

Volkswagen filmed an amusing commercial, to promote their automatic “trailer assist” feature, where they pranked unsuspecting Norwegians by making it look like a Passat was driving a white trailer in reverse at high speeds through parking lots, roundabouts, and intersections. They pulled off the prank by building a fake trailer, with one way see through […]

Lithuanian photographer Andrius Burba, who previously captured the soft bellies of cats from under a glass table has expanded the very same idea to the much larger subject of horses. So far the biggest project is “Under-Horse”. It required a way bigger glass, new solutions, horse friendly environment, beautiful brave horses, their helpful owners, lots […]

WLBT 3 meteorologist Patrick Ellis was reporting on the weather in Jackson, Mississippi earlier this month when a hilarious kid interrupted his live forecast to land some farts on the weatherman. Before being pulled off of the set by his father, the little boy made sure to warn everyone about a crazy fart and toot […]

A confident monkey walked up to a refrigerator and stole some milk on the streets of Udon Thani, Thailand. Related Laughing Squid PostsKayaker in Thailand Attracts a Boatload of Monkeys With a Bag of FruitAshiato, Japanese Wooden Animal Print Sandals For ChildrenThe Ideal Refrigerator

On August 14, 2015 in Colatine, Brazil, a car drove through a building wall, almost falling to the ground. Related Laughing Squid PostsWoman Skillfully Drops Forgetful Husband’s Lunch Through His Car’s SunroofThe World’s Highest Hot Wheels Wall TrackMysterious Tiny Doors Appearing Around San Francisco

Disney‘s blog Oh My Disney has created a video that gives us a look at films by Walt Disney Animation Studios that are connected through hidden Easter eggs. Related Laughing Squid PostsDisney Reveals Easter Eggs That Show How Pixar Movies Are All Connected in a Shared UniverseNearly Every Hidden Easter Egg Found in James Gunn […]

While speaking about the political situation in South Korea during an live interview with BBC News from his home office, Professor Robert Kelly of Pusan National University managed somehow to keep calm as his boisterous young children came into the room to see what their father was doing. The children were ushered out by their […]

Real Life Lore takes a look at some of the most difficult places to travel in the world, including extremely remote islands and inaccessible mountain summits. Related Laughing Squid PostsAdventurous Couple Lives Full Time in Airbnbs for Over 1,350 Days as They Travel Around the WorldAtlas Obscura Presents Obscura Day, a Celebration of Wondrous, Curious […]

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Puddles Pity Party performs an emotional cover of the classic Cheap Trick song “I Want You To Want Me”. Related Laughing Squid PostsPuddles Pity Party, Haley Reinhart & Post Modern Jukebox Perform a Vaudeville Cover of ‘Mad World’Puddles the Sad Clown of Puddles Pity Party Performs the Song ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll With Me’ by David […]

A post shared by Cameron Holmes (@camerons_chinchillas) on Apr 12, 2016 at 10:03am PDT When an absolutely adorable violet chinchilla named Beau sat down on all fours, his human Cameron Holmes of Cameron’s Chinchillas noticed how his backside formed a near-perfectly round shape. Holmes then recreated the same photo with some of the other chinchillas […]

While visiting the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center, a determined Coyote Peterson of Brave Wilderness and crew trudged through a muddy rainforest at night search of of a gliding tree frog. Peterson had previously showcased a beautiful red-eyed tree frog, and on this particular trip he was able to compare and contrast the two similar, […]

Adelaide, Australia artist Dan McPharlin has created an “Analogue Miniature” series featuring his brilliant collection of miniature papercraft models of early analog synthesizers and recording equipment. Dan’s entire series of papercraft sculptures are available to view on Flickr. Produced between 2006 and 2009, the Analogue Miniatures series was my attempt to pay tribute to early […]

Dayton, Ohio model airplane designer Peter Sripol has created an awesome, yet creepy, remote-controlled Thomas the Tank Engine hexapod robot that is equipped with a deadly flamethrower. He started his post-apocalyptic looking build with an RC Six-legged Hexapod Robot from Banggood and went from there. Fans of Peter Sripol can help support his future work […]

UK photographer and director Vugar Efendi has created “Here’s Looking at You,” a beautiful supercut video that celebrates 138 years of great movie characters. He features scenes from The Horse in Motion (1878), Citizen Kane (1941), and Toy Story 3 (2010). via The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid Posts10-Minute Supercut of 1,001 Movies You Must See […]

Moises Vazquez, a science teacher at the Autonomous University in Mexico City, dresses up as Spider-Man before heading to class to help lighten the mood and capture the attention of his students. Moises was inspired to take on the task after reading an issue of Marvel‘s The Amazing Spider-Man comic book series that featured Peter […]

After waiting 211 days at Boston Children’s Hospital to receive a new heart, father Mike Schultz captured touching footage of his 5-year-old son Ari “Danger” Schultz finally getting the incredible news that his wish was coming true. Since his surgery on March 3rd, Ari is recovering at the hospital and taking on the next round […]

Dutch piano restorer Frank Bernouw has painstakingly restored a stunning Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina, a self-playing, multi-violin orchestrion that plays a variety of concertos quite beautifully, if not a bit mechanically. This unusual instrument was invented in 1907 by Ludwig Hupfeld AG and “dubbed the “8th wonder of the world”, per Antique HQ. Three violins (each with […]

Netflix has released the official trailer for The Get Down Part II and Stephen Adly Guirgis, the highly awaited next part of the original series by director Baz Luhrmann. Just as in part one, the series focuses on an artist named Zeke, who shares his stories about growing up in the South Bronx during the […]

A highly provocative teaser trailer for the seventh season of the now long-running HBO series Game of Thrones warns of a much larger war that calls for a united front amongst the quarreling houses. The first episode of the seventh season premieres on July 17, 2017. A wonderfully seamless behind-the-scenes look at the production behind […]

The brilliant Computer Show by Adam Lisagor and his company Sandwich Video returns to test the new HP PageWide high-speed printer against a dot matrix printer from the 1980s in a head-to-head showdown. The series premiered in 2015 and features modern tech innovators being interviewed by hosts from 1983. On today’s Computer Show, we learn […]

In celebration of 60th Anniversary of the iconic Fiat 500 at the Geneva International Motor Show, the prolifically creative filmmaker Cyriak created an wonderfully surreal animation that features 60 years of the car amusingly interacting with popular trends of each of the six decades. Related Laughing Squid PostsBizarre & Surreal Animation by Cyriak Harris‘Malfunction’, A […]

Samuel L. Jackson and James Corden quickly act out some of the highlights from Jackson’s illustrious film career on The Late Late Show. In ten minutes the pair cover some of Jackson’s biggest films like Jurassic Park and Pulp Fiction, and also include a scene from his new movie Kong: Skull Island. Related Laughing Squid […]

A surprisingly adorable group of bat ray pups enjoyed a lovely meal of raw salmon and other sustainable fish at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. According to their keepers, the pups are able to chew through the tough flesh with plate-like teeth. Bat ray teeth are fused into plates that can crush the strongest […]

The producers of the wonderful BBC Earth and PBS animatronic wild animal series Spy in the Wild went on location using an animatronic egret from John Nolan’s studio. The mission was to carefully place the fragile bird so that it would be able to capture footage inside an unsuspecting herd of elephants making their way […]

Dennis Carter from the Deer Isle Hostel in Deer Isle, Maine demonstrates how to split a 26,000 pound block of granite using a two pound hammer and a few other simple tools. The technique creates many small cracks that combine to eventually split the rock. Dennis Carter, founder and owner of Deer Isle Hostel in […]

A roll of tape deftly moves through a carefully arranged miniature obstacle course in a clip from the Japanese children’s show PythagoraSwitch via reddit, The Awesomer Related Laughing Squid PostsMicro Gymkhana, An Amazing Remote Control Car Tribute to Ken Block’s ‘Gymkhana SIX’Reditape, Truly Portable Pocket-Sized Duct TapeThe Miniature Book of Miniature Golf, A Working 9-Hole […]

On their two new mind-bending episodes of Behind the Magic, Industrial Light & Magic gave us a behind the scenes look at how they created the trippy mirror dimension and the Hong Kong time warp visual effects in Marvel‘s Doctor Strange. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow Industrial Light & Magic Digitally Created the Planets of Jedha […]

Great Big Story sat down with actor Haruo Nakajima to talk about his career playing the iconic movie monster Godzilla. Nakajima wore the heavy suit to portray the “King of the Monsters” in 12 films beginning with the original Godzilla in 1954 through his final appearance in Godzilla vs. Gigan in 1972. Haruo Nakajima is […]

The silicone Astronaut and Rocket Egg Molds by DOIY Design will make your morning breakfast routine a fun, out of this world experience. They are both available to purchase (rocket and astronaut) from Amazon. One small egg for man, one giant leap for mankind! A post shared by DOIY (@doiydesign) on Aug 16, 2016 at […]

Phighter Images, a company in Illinois specializing in making airplane themed furniture, has created a beautiful series of custom office and coffee tables using wooden and metal ribs from the wings of early and modern aircraft. The tables are available to inquire about for pricing on the Phighter Images website. images via Phighter Images via […]

A pious little bearded schnauzer who was once a stray named Friar Carmelo Bigotón (moustache) and has joined the brotherhood of the Franciscan monastery of Cochabamba, Bolivia. While the title is purely honorary, Friar Bigotón takes his duties seriously, sharing the good word with the Koi fish on the property. The brothers of the monastery […]

Fast-fingered student Satoyuki Fujimura of Japan has broken the Guinness World Record for “Most Finger Snaps in One Minute” with a blistering 296 snaps. Fujimura broke the previous record of 278 snaps during an appearance on the Japanese television show Tantei! Knightscoop. Related Laughing Squid PostsMan Kicks Himself in the Head 134 Times to Break […]

Director Oscar Hudson has created a bizarre music video for Bonobo and Nick Murphy song, “No Reason.” It features an isolated man, who has withdrawn from his social life, living in an apartment that is shrinking around him. One of the many fascinating things about Oscar’s music video is that all the visual effects were […]

In “Do What You Can’t“, prolific filmmaker and YouTube star Casey Neistat collaborated with filmmaker Max Joseph offer valuable advice about following one’s dreams by rebelling against standard norms. To prove his point, Neistat used examples from his own life and from videos created by others, noting how digital technology allows for greater freedom despite […]

An animated Bill Murray sings about keeping a positive outlook on life in the music video for “Happy Street” by Paul Shaffer off the album Paul Shaffer & The World’s Most Dangerous Band. The video includes references to many of Murray’s films like Scrooged, Stripes, and Groundhog Day while Murray and Shaffer stroll through a […]

Hyperdyne Labs has created an impressive Star Wars Death Star trench run themed cornhole (bean bag toss) game table that comes equipped with awesome features, lights, sounds, and easter eggs. image via Hyperdyne Labs via Sci-Fi Design Related Laughing Squid PostsDeath Star Trench Toss, A Star Wars Cornhole SetFlying the Death Star Trench Run From […]

Marvel has released a new featurette and motion poster for their upcoming Netflix original series, Iron Fist, that introduces us to Jessica Henwick as the powerful martial arts instructor, and Daughter of the Dragon, Colleen Wing. Iron Fist is set to debut on Netflix March 17th, 2017. Friends can appear in unexpected places. #IronFist pic.twitter.com/nNhFI5IHLD […]