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In a new episode of the wonderfully animated interview series Blank on Blank, the dystopian satirist Aldous Huxley shared his thoughts on overpopulation, government, democracy and propaganda in a 1958 televised interview with Mike Wallace. We mustn’t be caught by surprise by our own advancing technology. This has happened again and again in history and […]

Improv Everywhere surprised random people on the steps of the New York Public Library by having them give an impromptu press conference to a group of enthusiastic reporters. When tourists approached the lectern to snap pictures, a group of reporters swarmed the scene with questions. Now that everyone has a smart phone in their pocket, […]

A new teaser trailer has been released for the upcoming 20th season of South Park that pokes fun at San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick through a clever remix of the national anthem. Season 20 is set to premiere on September 14th, 2016 at 10 PM EST with 10 all-new episodes. Related Laughing Squid PostsSouth […]

In the premiere episode of the new Feminist Frequency series “Ordinary Women: Daring to Defy History“, director and host Anita Sarkeesian spoke about the free-thinking Emma Goldman, who sought equality for all. Once dubbed one of the most dangerous people in America by J. Edgar Hoover, activist and speaker Emma Goldman defied history with her […]

Vince Gilligan, the brilliant mind behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul announced that he is currently developing a limited-run HBO series entitled Raven, which focuses on cult leader Jim Jones and the People’s Temple. The series is based upon the book Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People by […]

ESPORTS TV has created a montage of behind-the-scenes footage from Mad Max: Fury Road that gives us a look at the incredible film without any special effects. It’s still an action-packed adrenaline rush with the elaborate wasteland vehicles and epic mayhem that ensues while they battle. via UPROXX Related Laughing Squid PostsA Behind-the-Scenes Look at […]

George Takei reacted to a various things including “dogs pretending to be people,” gravy, and William Shatner in a promo for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Beloved Star Trek icon and social media superstar George Takei gives us his detailed analysis of everything. Camping, gravy and Shatner, oh my! Related Laughing Squid PostsGeorge Takei […]

Poler Stuff has created The Napsack, a wearable sleeping bag that you can open up and stick your legs and arms out of. Perfect for camping in the woods or for lounging around the house in the winter. The Napsack is available to purchase in various style from the Poler Stuff shop. The Napsack has […]

xkcd has laid out a timeline of Earth’s average temperature since the last ice age glaciation in a detailed strip that starts at 20,000 BCE and continues through today with predictions for what the average temperature will be by the year 2100. The image shows the drastic increase in temperature due to climate change since […]

Engineering students at Dartmouth College have created the MVP (Mobile Virtual Player), a mobile robot tackling dummy that is “designed to take a beating during football drills.” The MVP is the first ever self-righting (will stand right back up) mobile training dummy. Controlled with a remote, and powered by a motor, this innovative device can […]

Jenny Gaines recently shared footage of her friendly little baby African house snake, named Donut, hanging from Jenny’s hand while holding onto a tiny toy donut with her tail. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsKaren X. Cheng Turns San Francisco Into a Series of Fun Tiny Planets With a 360° CameraA Tiny Baby Bunny With […]

UK photographer and director Vugar Efendi has created a short montage that takes an interesting journey through “the evolution of stop-motion animation throughout the years. via HUH., everlasting blort, Neatorama Related Laughing Squid PostsFrame By Frame: The Art of Stop Motion by PBS Arts: Off BookInfinitude, An Experimental Short Film About the Evolution of the […]

In May 2016, we wrote about the Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (CATS) by the creative collective Glimpse and their mission to raise enough money to replace the advertising in a London tube station with pictures of cats. The group successfully raised the funds necessary to do so and Glimpse founder James Turner announced today that […]

Comedian Chris Turner performed a series of bitingly clever one-liners in a performance from the 2011 BBC Radio New Comedy Award showcase. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsLouis C.K. One, Spoof Ads Imagine Louis C.K. as the Spokesman for Calvin Klein’s CK One CologneW. Kamau Bell Will Star in a Comedy Series Produced by Chris […]

A 1972 commercial for the Xerox Alto computer predicted the office of the future with things like email, internet connectivity, and even digital calendar reminders. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsWestern Theme at the Fry’s in Palo AltoA 1992 Discovery Channel Program Looks to the Distant Future of 2003 to Predict the Design of Wearable […]

Simon Whistler, host of the informative video series “Today I Found Out” talks about the multiple theories that seek to explain why a final performance is called a swan song. When someone performs for the last time, we often refer to it as a “swan song” which seems odd given that swans aren’t particularly known […]

In 2011, musician Martin Gronmayer created the Verrophone, a unique instrument made completely of glass tubes of varying lengths. While similar in design to Olaf Pyras’ Glarofon, the manner in which it is played is completely different. (translated) The verrophone is one of the newest glass instruments. Tubes made of hard glass, placed in a […]

A photo posted by Hunter Franks (@whatcould.be) on Sep 2, 2016 at 3:58pm PDT Hunter Franks cleverly installed a working rope swing onto a BART train car and invited passengers to partake in the fun. This project was part of Franks’ work as the self-appointed BART artist-in-residence and is reminiscent of a similar prank that […]

Mike Seymour of FX Guide and Wired recently took a look at the amazing visual effects that Weta Digital created for the newly released Disney film, Pete’s Dragon. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Breakdown of the Visual Effects in DeadpoolA Look at the Amazing Visual Effects Used in Season Five of Game of ThronesA Visual Effects […]

ThinkGeek is featuring a stuffed scarf plush that looks like entrails are coming out of a zombie’s brain. If you are not in need of the five-and-a-half foot long scarf, it can be packed back into the zombie’s noggin to become a cute little plush once again. Any geek survivalist caught out in the wilderness […]

“Long Term Parking“, a truly touching short New York Times Op Doc by filmmaker Lance Oppenheim that tells the story of several residents at the improvised RV community of airline employees situated in the long term parking lot at LAX. Due to the transient nature of their chosen profession, many of the residents are divorced […]

Reactions explained how the human body would be different if it could photosynthesize like a plant. The video also explains how photosynthesis works, and the basic reasons why humans don’t do it. The sun shines a massive amount of energy onto the Earth’s surface every day. What if humans could take a cue from plants […]

Filmmakers Tony Zhou, Brian Satterwhite, and animator Taylor Ramos recently joined forces in the latest episode of the cinematic series, Every Frame a Painting, to find out why the musical identity is missing in Marvel films. Off the top of your head, could you sing the theme from Star Wars? How about James Bond? Or […]

Jeff Seal, a comedian, filmmaker, urban explorer and self-described idiot, hilariously recounted his spotty history with train hopping, his subsequent brushes with the law and his fruitless attempts to make it all the way out to Montauk, Long Island via freight train. I wanted to make this trip ever since my friend told me about […]

Rampaging zombies are lulled by a cat video in “The Zombie Escape,” a clever ad for the Moto Insta-Share Projector. The projector is a Moto Mod product designed as an interchangeable back for the Moto Z smartphone. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsMilitary Trained Cats Save a Fellow Feline From a Horde of Hungry Zombies […]

In the third episode of the Smithsonian Channel series “Africa’s Wild Havens“, a giant luna moth caterpillar at the Manyeleti Nature Reserve ate copious amounts of marula leaves in order to to weave a cocoon around itself, a mesmerizing feat captured as a time lapse. For six weeks, luna moth caterpillars gorge themselves on the […]

Artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida demonstrated the fascinating process for creating Victorian apple image candies while telling stories about the symbolism of apples throughout history. As I add the food coloring to build up the color palette that will make up this candy I think about Apples as […]

In a short web exclusive to keep us fans mollified during the Last Week Tonight hiatus, host John Oliver delivered a heartfelt message to the birds of the northeast who will soon be commencing on their southward migration for the winter. You listening birds? Here goes f*&%k you birds, f*&%k you. I hope you’ll never […]

A photo posted by Herman the Scaredy Cat ???? (@exoticherman) on Jul 12, 2016 at 7:28am PDT Herman the Scaredy Cat is an absolutely adorable exotic shorthair kitten whose giant oversized eyes give him the appearance of being eternally frightened, but in reality he’s very loving and social. Herman lives in Denmark with his human […]

Simon Whistler gave a quick breakdown of the components that make up amniotic fluid and its various purposes in an interesting episode of his informative series Today I Found Out. Amniotic fluid begins to form almost as soon as implantation of the egg occurs. Growing in volume at a rate faster than the embryo at […]

Brett Domino and Steven Peavis of The Brett Domino Trio recently performed a “smooth” version of Europe‘s 1986 rock song “The Final Countdown” for a King of Shaves ad. Here is the original song for comparison. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Quick Guide on How to Make a Hit Halloween Pop Song by Brett Domino Featuring […]

British psychology professor, author, and performer Richard Wiseman of Quirkology recently shared “10 More Amazing Bets You Will Always Win” for his ongoing series. Wiseman shows how to quickly fill a balloon with soda, trick someone with an exploding cake, and more. Related Laughing Squid PostsRichard Wiseman Shares Even More Amazing Bets You Will Always […]

A system allowing swarms of robots to avoid colliding with one another has been developed by a team at Georgia Tech’s GRITS Laboratory. The system works by adding minimally invasive safety controllers to the robots, and it can prevent collisions in a large groups of robots working together. The system can also detect other obstacles […]

Jenny Gaines recently shared footage of her cute Kenyan sand boa slithering into his new miniature sandbox and then playfully poking his head out of the sand. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsInfinity, Clever Recursive Sand Sculpture by Carl JaraSand Noise Device, An Interactive Electronic Instrument That Is Controlled Using a SandboxK is for Knifeball, […]

Barbara Holland (Shannon Purser) recently strolled onto the set of Chelsea to surprise the kids from Stranger Things, who were chatting with Chelsea Handler about their popular Netflix series. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Stranger Things Kids Play Stranger Strings, Reunite With Barb, & Talk About the Kiss SceneWinona Ryder Talks About How She Cried All […]

Atlanta is a new FX series created by Donald Glover about the Atlanta music scene. The series premiered on September 6, 2016, and the network has posted the first episode in its entirety on their YouTube channel. Related Laughing Squid PostsAmerican Royalty, A Rockwell-esque Illustration Series by Sam Spratt For Childish Gambino‘Shanks FX’ Recreates the […]

On a recent episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson) sat down with Kimmel to chat about the upcoming second season of Stranger Things. He then went on to talk about how it feels turning 14 and his voice changes. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Stranger Things Kids Play Stranger Strings, Reunite With Barb, […]

Above Average has created a revolutionary new iPhone parody video to celebrate the announcement of the iPhone 7. Like the iPhone 7 itself, the sketch is sleeker and more advanced than previous versions. Faster. Funnier. Optimized. We’re changing the way you think about iPhone parody videos. Related Laughing Squid PostsParody Announcement Video of Apple’s iPhone […]

Simon Whistler explained the purpose of a train’s caboose and why they are no longer used in an episode of his always informative series Today I Found Out. Carrying a brakeman and a flagman back when brakes were set by hand, when it was time to slow the train, the engineer would blow the whistle. […]

Zubits are magnetic shoe closures that easily snap together allowing the wearer to quickly put on or remove a pair of shoes without having to tie the laces. They are available in range of colors, three sizes, and are easily installed on the existing laces of a pair of shoes. Just lace Zubits magnets onto […]

Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explained the biblical origin of the term “Adam’s Apple” and why it’s inaccurate. The origins of this term go all the way back to the Biblical event where Eve gave Adam a forbidden fruit, which is commonly misrepresented as an apple. The term then basically comes from the […]

The film “Spider” tells the story Kenneth Osgood, Sr, a short order cook who worked at a Laconia, New Hampshire diner during the 1970s. Osgood, nicknamed Spider, moved at incredible speed while attending to the gastronomic needs of a room full of waiting, and inebriated, customers without missing a beat. Spider passed away in 2012, […]

In the insightful animated video “Humour In Relationships”, the School of Life explains why a keeping a sense of humor and an ability to laugh at oneself is helpful in maintaining a long-term, committed relationship. Gentle humor employed during times of over-reaction and irrationality, serves to diffuse the situation and allow the partner to see […]

Web series Macro Room has captured close-up views such items as melting ice cream and dissolving pills and has now turned their lenses to the beautiful beads of color that arise when items such as milk, oil, soap and paint are mixed together. Artist Thomas Blanchard utilizes this same effect in much of his work. […]

South Korean filmmaker Jansoli has created an absolutely stunning 8K timelapse that gorgeously showcases the lights and colors of New York City in winter. Jansoli filmed from different and of Manhattan island as well as the outer boroughs to capture the feel and look of New York City in its entirety. When I was in […]

Rob (a.k.a. “moleinabowl“) recently shared an old home video, taken by his father, that follows a 4-year-old Rob and his friend visiting the set of Ghostbusters II and meeting the cast. Bill Murray (Peter Venkman), Dan Aykroyd (Ray Stantz), Harold Ramis (Egon Spengler), and Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddemore) were, as you would expect, all class […]

Poncho is very lucky little chihuahua because has a wonderful human named Betty McCall who saw it fit to create for him a completely furnished room situated under the stairs. Poncho’s room is similar to the cramped quarters in which Harry Potter lived in his uncle’s hous, but luckily that same space is plenty big […]

Adam is a futuristic real-time rendered short film created with the Unity game engine by their skilled demo team. Their imaginative short follows a large group of “human prisoners whose consciousness has been trapped in cheap mechanical bodies” that are awoken and taken outside by human guards. The main character, Adam, and the other robots […]

A cleverly subtle mashup by Brostess Snack Cakes, imagines the late Ian Curtis of Joy Division truly enjoying a carefree ride on a roller coaster, letting out a big “whee!” as the car suddenly propelled downhill. The word actually comes from the first line of the song “I Remember Nothing” We were strangers. We were […]

YouTube channel Critters replaced the zombies in a memorable scene from Shaun of the Dead with creatures and characters from Rick and Morty. Just like in the original scene, Shaun (Simon Pegg) is completely oblivious to his surroundings. Related Laughing Squid PostsRick and Morty Scenes Recreated in Fallout 4Rick and Morty Accidentally Kill the Simpsons and […]