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Songwriting playwright Howard Ho took an incredibly detailed look at how Lin-Manuel Miranda strategically used rap in Hamilton as a metaphor for the argumentative climate of politics then and now. Ho first reviewed the history of rhythmic speech within musicals, early rap musicals, historical musicals, and, specifically hip-hop focused musicals...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Rap Works So Well in ‘Hamilton’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When Chris of letsdig18 moved into his own house, he brought along with him an oak tree from his parent’s house. When Chris was in fourth grade, he planted this tree from an acorn for a science project. At the time he hoped that the tree would come with him...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Keeps Promise to His 4th Grade Self to Move Childhood Tree to His Own House Twenty Years Later first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A woman named Rameesah captured absolutely adorable footage of tiny ducklings as they ran full force across a pond of floating lily pads. The cutest, purest, most wholesome thing i have ever witnessed Related PostsDraft Beer-Flavored Jelly Belly Jelly BeansA City Severed: How the Draft Riots Tore NYC Apart, A...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Tiny Ducklings Adorably Run Across Floating Lily Pads first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Transfiguration” is an experimental CGI animated short by Matt Pyke and Chris Perry of Universal Everything (previously) that features a lone figure endlessly walking while seamlessly evolving into different iterations of itself. The addition of ever-changing footsteps created by sound designer Simon Pyke adds a new level of realism to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Lone Figure Seamlessly Evolves Into Different Iterations of Itself in the Experimental Short ‘Transfiguration’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Ross McSweeney created a wonderful kinetic wooden sculpture that features a little boat floating upon a bumpy sea. Three different types of fish appear to jump out of the waves as they rise and fall, both horizontally and vertically. The sculpture is hand-cranked, although a motor can be made...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Little Boat Floats Among Jumping Fish in a Wonderful Hand-Cranked Wooden Kinetic Wave Sculpture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Steve Jones, a British aerospace mechanic quite brilliantly transformed the #4 jet engine housing (nacelle) from a retired Vickers VC10 into an ingenious custom camper trailer for his family. The finished trailer features a modern interior with four beds, carpeted walls, a working kitchen, and a lift-off window that was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post British Aerospace Mechanic Turns Jet Engine Housing From a 1967 VC10 Into an Ingenious Camper Trailer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2009 vlogger John Linneman, aka Hey Scuba, shared a neat tape measure trick that he learned while “working at the shipyards”. Linneman explained how by folding a tape measure at the last two numbers of a year, 109 for 2009 in this case, someone’s age can be easily determined...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Use a Tape Measure to Determine Age first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Luca Stricagnoli, who plays gorgeous acoustic versions of popular songs, tried his hand at classical music with an absolutely incredible double fret tapping performance of “Turkish March” by Mozart. This highly distinctive piece was originally written for the piano, but Stricagnoli arranged it for acoustic guitar after watching Amadeus....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Double Fret Tapping Performance of the ‘Turkish March’ by Mozart on Acoustic Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion (previously) captured the very simple process of a corn kernel expanding into popcorn in ultra-slow motion at increasing speeds all the way up to an amazing 100,000 frames per second. Popping Popcorn at 100,000 frames per second. Related PostsMesmerizing Ultra Slow Motion Macro Videos...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Popping Popcorn in Ultra Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tim Nydell of Saturday Morning Rewind (previously) paid wonderful tribute to legendary voice actress Verna Felton (1890-1966), whose distinctive timbre was featured in such classic Disney films as Dumbo, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, and The Jungle Book. Felton also portrayed the original Pearl Slaghoople...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Remembering Iconic Disney Voice Actress Verna Felton first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While the Newquay Zoo in Cornwall, England was closed to the public, the resident penguins were left without the stimulation of visitors that they looked forward to on a daily basis. In order to help combat the isolation, Little Surprises gifting group donated a bubble machine that the zoo had...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Penguins at Newquay Zoo Happily Chase Bubbles From a Donated Bubble Machine While Zoo is Closed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Four absolutely adorable Borzois, a breed known for their very long noses, adorably peeked their big snouts through a curtained window at one time in order to find out what was going on outside. Each dog eventually revealed their entire face but found that the window could not accommodate more...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Four Borzoi Dogs Adorably Peek Their Big Noses Out of Curtained Window One at a Time first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Canadian animator FilmCore created a sleek and beautiful 3D animation showing how the world’s tallest buildings have grown in size and evolved from 1901 through to future construction in 2022. A 3D Size Comparison of the World’s Tallest Building as it’s changed throughout our history! The series begins with Philadelphia...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Sleek 3D Animated Evolution of the World’s Tallest Buildings From 1901 Through to the Year 2022 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While musician Naomi SV was recording a music video, a curious deer came out of the woods to listen to her gorgeous harp cover of the iconic Simon and Garfunkel song “The Sounds of Silence”. The cautious cervine had no fear of the musician, yet jumped at the first sound....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Curious Deer Comes Out of the Woods to Listen to a Gorgeous Live Harp Cover of ‘The Sounds of Silence’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Comedian Ricky Downes III, who quite amazingly reenacted the first act of Hamilton as different characters of The Muppets completed the historical play with the second act in the very same style. Kermit the Frog reprised his role as Alexander Hamilton, Miss Piggy again played Elizabeth Schuyler, Fozzie Bear played...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Muppets Perform the Second Act of ‘Hamilton’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An overheated mama moose wandered into a Juneau, Alaska backyard and enjoyed a refreshing spray from an oscillating sprinkler. The great beast stood right in the spray, experiencing the sweet relief of the water, walking with it as it rotated back and forth. The moose’s two calves cautiously watched from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Overheated Mama Moose Enjoys the Refreshing Spray of a Backyard Oscillating Sprinkler in Juneau, Alaska first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist, art director and prankster Pablo Rochat, who previously created life-sized, incredibly real-looking AirPod stickers and stuck them on the ground at random locations throughout the city of San Francisco, decided his next project would go to the birds. Rochat hilariously tacked a flyer that stated “Tired of Being a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Disheartened San Francisco Pigeons Respond to Flyer on a Pole Asking If They’re ‘Tired of Being a Bird?’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

South Africa street artist Falko Fantastic creates absolutely gorgeous site-specific elephant murals that cleverly interact with their environments. The colorful graffiti pachyderms can be found laying under the stairs, relaxing upon brick piles, playing with dangling powerlines, kneeling at corners, peering at windows, and even carrying the world upon their...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorful Site-Specific Elephant Murals That Cleverly Interact With Their Environments first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wakuneco, a Japanese materials artist who creates stunningly realistic recreations of cat heads crafted out of needle-felted wool, made a beautiful portrait in the memory of Koh-chan, a beloved stray cat who was rescued from starvation by a kind human. Wakuneco had previously created a portrait of Cha-kun, another stray...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredibly Realistic Cat Head Made From Felted Wool Created in Memory of a Beloved Rescued Feline first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the second installment of the “Sounds of the Amazon” series, Australian mixed media artist Andy Thomas (previously) employed recordings of birds from his 2016 trip to Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil to render colorful computer visualizations that gracefully writhe, pivot, flutter, and generally embody the various personalities of each bird. These...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorful Computer Visualizations That Gracefully Embody the Distinct Calls of Amazon Rainforest Birds first appeared on Laughing Squid.

3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) has created an utterly fascinating visual comparison where the moons of planets in the solar system are first juxtaposed against the soaring skyscrapers of New York City, expanding further and further until the comparison is against Earth itself. From the smallest to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Size of Planetary Moons Compared to Soaring Heights of New York City Skyscrapers and Beyond first appeared on Laughing Squid.

French musician Grégoire Blanc performed a brilliant instrumental cover of the iconic Pink Floyd song “The Great Gig in the Sky” with a combination of Continuum fingerboard and vintage synthesizer while seated upon a white shag rug. A Theremin took the place of Clare Torrey’s stunning vocals in the original....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Brilliant Cover of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ on Theremin, Synthesizer and Continuum Fingerboard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musicians Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D performed a rockin’ virtual version of their song “Don’t Blow It, Kage”, each from their separate homes. This song, like the Jack Gray song, was produced by White’s studio Third Man Records. Check out Jack and Kyle’s stay-at-home music video for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Tenacious D Plays Their New Song ‘Don’t Blow It, Kage’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rachel F, a young woman who decided in 2016 to turn to the internet in order to learn how to play the guitar, shared the remarkable progress she’s made thus far in a single video that encompasses each month of her sessions over the past four years. This is my...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Young Woman Documents Four Years of Remarkable Progress Learning to Play the Guitar Via the Internet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very affectionate otter named Sakura found that he could not go to sleep without giving Mochi the kitten a hug. The kitten was already conked out, but that fact didn’t seem bother Sakura. He just slid his little arms around Mochi’s belly and squeezed. Mochi didn’t seem to mind...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Affectionate Otter Hugs a Sleepy Kitten Before Bed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

FOMO, Laughing Squid’s absolutely adorably goofy grey tabby who usually wholeheartedly embodies the concept of “Fear of Missing Out”, sometimes needs to opt-out completely and recharge. Luckily, he’s found a place to do so – the drawer under the bathroom sink. It’s both convenient, completely out of the way, and,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Where Our Cat Stores Himself When Not in Use first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Rolling Stones have released released a minimalist “liner notes” music video to accompany their song “Scarlet”. The previously unreleased song was written in 1974 and featured legendary guitarist Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin and bassist Ric Grech from the band Blind Faith. One of three unheard tracks featured on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scarlet, A Previously Unreleased 1974 Rolling Stones Song That Features Jimmy Page From Led Zeppelin first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vocalist Scott Hoying of the a cappella band Pentatonix performed a brilliant parody of the song “Alexander Hamilton” from the incredibly popular musical Hamilton. The parody substitutes the original lyrics with the name, accomplishments, and expertise of acclaimed immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci. It also quite appropriately poses the question “why...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliant Parody of the Song ‘Alexander Hamilton’ With Dr. Anthony Fauci as the Title Character first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A homeowner’s Nest camera captured footage of a very determined bear who was not going to let a little thing like a door block the entrance of a well-appointed cabin that, more than likely, had a great amount of food somewhere within. The ursine visitor crashed through the wood door,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Determined Bear Crashes Through a Cabin Door first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Disney fan hilalipop created a wonderful mashup that paired the Paul McCartney and Wings song “Another Day” with a compilation of princesses from iconic animated films. My favorite song: another day by Paul McCartney & wings with My favorite movies: Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, Beauty, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful Mashup That Combines the Paul McCartney Song ‘Another Day’ With Animated Disney Princesses first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dutch artist and teacher Ruud van Koningsbrugge shared how to make colorful birds out of recycled snack cardboard boxes with just a glue gun and a bit of patience. Decorative birds made from reused cardboard boxes from cookies, tea, frozen vegetables, breakfast cereals. Not even scissors are needed. Just a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Making Colorful Birds From Recycled Snack Boxes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Birds With Arms is a hilarious manipulated photo series that reimagines birds of all shapes, sizes, and colors virtually trading in their wings for human arms. Using their newly found limbs, the birds can wield a sword, play guitar, wash hands, hold a martini, work out or just be their...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hilarious Photo Series That Imagines Birds With Arms first appeared on Laughing Squid.

LifeHunters sat down with Cliff Crozier, John Denerley and Emelia Tereza Harper, three lovely British centenarians to talk about what they’ve learned by living such a long life. Each person openly shared their memories from the past, the priorities for the present, and their hopes for future generations. The conversations...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Centenarians Share the Lessons of 100 Years of Life first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dan of The Action Lab (previously) shared how to make a perfect square of water by laying a water-repelling coating on a stainless steel surface. He also demonstrated that this ultrahydrophobic coating can be used to create other shapes and how a simple drop of soap can undo the whole...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Make a Perfect Square of Water first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Seámus Wray created a series of incredible recursive self-portraits that kept building upon each other by including the previous scenes. Calling the series “selfportraitception”, Wray first drew and painted himself. He then drew and painted a picture of himself of him painting himself. This pattern continued three more times...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Recursive Self Portrait Series That Builds Upon Itself With the Inclusion of Previous Scenes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A pair of rather hungry ducks named Pepé and Arnold gobbled up a bowl filled with peas in seemingly record time. As it turns out, the round green legume is a favorite snack for each of the waterfowls on the property. Pepé and Arnold share a cup of peas, their...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Pair of Hungry Ducks Gobble Up a Bowl Full of Peas first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of National Cheese and Wine Day 2020, Cheez-It partnered up with Walla Walla, Washington vintner House Wine to create a simple yet ingenious limited edition pairing package that features a beautiful boxed Rosé and lovely Cheez-It White Cheddar crackers by its side. This tasty all-in-one package travels easily,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Limited Edition Pairing Featuring a Box of House Wine Rosé and White Cheddar Cheez-It Crackers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A couple of very tolerant cats sat very quietly upon a garden wall wearing lettuce on their heads. It wasn’t long, however, before a leafy cap fell to the ground when the cat wearing it took off for something better to do. The other cat lasted quite a bit longer,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cute Compilation of Cats With Lettuce on Their Heads first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pieter and Evelien Ermers of Intuition Paper Art create absolutely beautiful wall hanging, mosaics, and animal sculptures using the skillful art of origami. Each piece is exquisitely hand-crafted with environmentally friendly colored-paper. (translated) Unique beasts of paper, yes really, paper. Related PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Uniquely Intricate Paper Animals and Ornate Mosaics first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Talented Argentinan filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films (previously) has created “Lost In Motions”, an absolutely dynamic stop motion animated short film that features 800 individual laser cut figures that dance down a lighted catwalk. This video was created for the Visual Fodder project “Artists Locked Down”, a collaboration...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Dynamic Stop Motion Animation Featuring 800 Laser Cut Figures Dancing Down a Lighted Catwalk first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Jared Ream, a roller coaster enthusiast in Dayton, Ohio decided that he wanted more than anything to ride the Orion roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio when it opened to the public on July 2, 2020. The Orion is a giant steel giga-coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Roller Coaster Enthusiast Loses 190 Pounds In Order to Ride the Orion Giga-Coaster at Kings Island first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The creative collective Stegawow has created a cleverly printed t-shirt that depicts the year 2020 as a dumpster fire. Like the dumpster fire candle, it’s truly an accurate reflection of the year 2020 so far. I think we can all agree on this one, 2020 hasn’t been the greatest so...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post T-Shirt Accurately Depicts 2020 as a Dumpster Fire first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Self-described “cat maestro” G. Catt conducted an interesting experiment where he called out to different cats on the street in various languages to see which one would cause them to respond. The overwhelming response came from the German call “Stardenburdenhardenbart”. According to Urban Dictionary, the word has many different meanings....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Calling Cats in Different Languages Until They Respond first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Black Is Beautiful is a tasty Imperial Stout created by Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio, Texas and shared with brewers throughout the world to make the recipe in their own way at their own facilities. The idea behind this collaborative effort is to raise awareness about racial inequality and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Black Is Beautiful Imperial Stout, A Worldwide Brewing Collaboration to Bring Awareness to Racial Inequality first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While in running in North Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, Arthur Edward Chadwick caught sight of two metal pylons that were calling out for some kind of adornment. So, he enlisted the help of Dangling Carrot Creative to create decorative vinyl stickers that would transform these plain metal boxes into...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Runner Turns Two Metal Pylons in a Los Angeles City Park Into ‘Star Trek’ Holodeck Control Panels first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented Lord Vinheteiro (previously) stared straight into the camera and performed a toe-tapping broken medley of the top ten Ragtime songs on an upright piano from 1915. Not only were these classic songs quite popular, but they were also all written by legendary musician Scott Joplin. I played...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Toe-Tapping Medley of the Most Popular Ragtime Saloon Songs Performed on a 1915 Upright Piano first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A moody little dog named Ginger, a mix of Chihuahua and dachshund who lives in Orlando, Florida with her human Steffi Ledbetter, gets very jealous whenever Steffi’s boyfriend Anthony is around. Surprisingly, Ginger is not jealous of Anthony, but of Steffi. Ginger absolutely refuses to let Steffi kiss Anthony when...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Jealous Little Dog Won’t Let Human Kiss Her Boyfriend first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A helpful little golden retriever named Peep took her friend Topper the mini horse out for nice walk down a country road on a bright sunny day. Peep confidently held the blue leash in her mouth as she expertly guided Topper and Topper managed to keep up with a rather...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Helpful Dog Takes Mini Horse Out For a Walk first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kent Nishimura, the 17 year old guitar virtuoso who previously performed a beautiful, acoustic, fingerstyle cover of “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”, played an absolutely gorgeous acoustic cover of the Michael Jackson song “Human Nature” on an equally gorgeous and unique mango wood guitar created by luthier Jeffrey Yong....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Gorgeous Acoustic Cover of the Michael Jackson Song ‘Human Nature’ Performed on a Unique Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Philadelphia artist Kit Layfield has created “New Technologies and Face Mask Innovations”, a very timely series of illustrations featuring exaggerated protective face masks that also act as planters, fish bowls, and tiny arboretums that can flourish in an otherwise hostile climate. He likens the absurdity of his designs to that...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Surreal Illustrations of Absurd Exaggerated Face Masks first appeared on Laughing Squid.