Laughing Squid

MegaPortraits is a realistic neural AI platform that can create high-resolution deepfaked megapixel avatars from a single portrait image.

Grégoire Blanc performed the SpongeBob SquarePants song "Hawaiian Theremin" (from "Love That Squid") poolside on a musical saw.

A 1976 episode of BBC's "Word of Mouth" talks to people in Glasgow and Edinborough, Scotland, to find out why the accents are so different.

FreddeGredde performed a 23 song medley of songs by The Beatles over the course of eight minutes with an original animation playing along.

Andy Saladino examines the career of Ray Harryhausen, specifically citing how he combined live action with early stop motion animation.

The Japanese company Morirobo created a series of automatic crepe-makers spin like vintage record players.

Boxlapse created a timelapse of an acorn growing into a tree over the course of 196 days and set it to an ethereal soundtrack.

omozoc created a mesmerizing stop motion short showing a wooden tissue box being constructed without the use of any tools.

Joe Porter performed various Hip Hop and Rap songs on a variety of percussion instruments while working his way around the room.

Pejac created "Welcome", a powerful installation that looks to be a painted doormat but is actually made up of tiny people.

A cheeky emu named Emmanuel enjoys being the center of attention so much that he interrupts his human whenever she is on camera.

Science vlogger Steve Mould explored the science behind warbling Peruvian whistling vessels using 3D X-rays and other technologies.

9 year old bass prodigy Ellen Alaverdyan performed an amazing cover of Geddy Lee's iconic bassline on the Rush song "Tom Sawyer".

While exploring the Galapagos Islands, the legendary David Attenborough encountered a newly discovered species - a giant pink land iguana.

Film editor Oriel Malik has remastered the Scarecrow and the Tinman scenes from the 1939 technicolor film "The Wizard of Oz" in 4K Ultra HD.

Adam Ragusea consulted with Dr. Megan Biango-Daniels to determine which types of mold are safe and which are dangerous to humans and animals.

Ariel Avissar has put together the TV Dictionary, a collaborative video project that uses a single word to summarize popular TV shows.

Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, and Sasha Frolova star in a 2018 video celebrating the 50th anniversary of CCR's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain".

A mixed Persian cat in Indonesia has distinctive markings around his eyes that make him look like the fictional masked vigilante Zorro.

Norwegian rocker Leo Moracchioli of Frog Leap Studios used puppets to perform a heavy metal cover of the opening theme from "Fraggle Rock".

Engineer Sergii Gordieiev of The Q created a unique hands-free wearable umbrella out of waterproof PVC plastic.

Stan Herd created a detailed earthwork crop circle tribute to "Stranger Things" Eddie Munson in a field "somewhere in Indiana".

Littlebigdaddy put together a rather amusing compilation of cats who sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger instead of meowing.

A sleeping cat, who might have been having a fitful dream, kicked herself off a TV console shelf and onto the floor without ever waking up.

A crazed mutant Licker breaks out of its cage above Times Square in NYC in a 3D billboard for the "Resident Evil" series on Netflix.

In 2001, Neil Finn of Crowded House sang The Smiths song "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" with an all-star band featuring Johnny Marr.

Justine Dorn of Early American prepared a meal that included an 1807 recipe for the now-ubiquitous dish of macaroni and cheese.

Matt Colbo took inspiration from "Gadsby" author Ernest Vincent Wright by recording a three-minute monologue that did not use the letter "E".

Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain of Planet Drum created "King Clave", a percussive unity song that features drummers from around the world.

Jeremy La Edwards hilariously tried to teach his German-born wife Sarah how to pronounce "hippopotamus" correctly to no avail.

Scott Bradlee of Postmodern Jukebox played the classic Radiohead song "Paranoid Android" as a jaunty ragtime piano cover.

The very mysterious Moyun performed a badass cover of the iconic AC/DC anthem "Thunderstruck" on a Guzheng.

Wasteland Firebird excitedly walked down a Sydney street and described all the cars he saw that aren't available in the US.

KestrelTapes played the "Stranger Things" song "Running Up That Hill (Deal With God)" by Kate Bush while literally running up a hill.

Rodrigo Inostroza C. captured footage of four seasons in British Columbia over the course of a year and condensed it into a seamless 18 second timelapse.

Linguists Ben Zimmer and Nicolle Holliday discussed the history of colloquial slang within the English language, noting which has staying power.

The incredibly talented guitarists of 40 Fingers played an absolutely incredible and interactive cover of "Hey Jude" by The Beatles.

In a 1986 clip from Micro Live, hosts Fred Harris and Ian McNaught-Davis explain what email is, how it works, and how to use it from home.

Artist Raku Inoue created "Jurassic Nature", a beautiful series of tiny dinosaurs made from plants and flowers.

The "snackle box", a tackle box that has been repurposed to hold a variety of snacks on the go, has become popular as portable charcuterie plates.

Talented cook Jun Yoshizuki of Jun's Kitchen prepared homemade Japanese dumplings in the company of his curious cats.

A short-haired Joseph Quinn shared a fun video showing him turning into bad-boy Eddie Munson with the expert application of a wig.

Joseph Quinn, who portrayed beloved bad-boy Eddie Munson in "Stranger Things," practiced playing "Master of Puppets" by Metallica on guitar.

EnjoyTavie shared terrifying yet gorgeous footage of him climbing a vertical via ferrata (path with iron holds) in the Swiss Alps.

Jimmy Slonina created a hilarious video where he lip-syncs the lead and backup vocals from "When You're Hot, You're Hot" by Jerry Reed.

Tom Scott came to New York City to get a birdseye view of the Statue of Liberty in surprisingly legal airspace courtesy of Century Air.

Australian satirist Mark Humphries delivered a forthright, if not completely honest, news report that everything is awful around the world.

NASA released the first set of stunning images taken with the James Webb Space Telescope of stars and distant galaxies.

"Scooty" is a short film about a disenfranchised roller skater who hates scooters and Scooty, a sentient robot made of scooter parts.

The inimitable Crowded House performed their iconic 1986 hit "Don't Dream It's Over" to a gigantic crowd at Glastonbury 2022.