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The music video for the incredibly catchy song “Hurri-Mitanni (Güzel Haber)” by Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions features a wide variety of characters who walk and dance in the streets using different disguises that efficiently block who they are and what they look like. Although these characters appear to desperately want...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Powerful Music Video for Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions Explores Inescapable Anonymity of Screens first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While playing with his daughter, guitarist André Atunes saw an American television evangelist passing judgment upon COVID-19 and banishing it from the United States for good. Atunes did what any good father would do and hilariously turned the preacher’s words into a respectably rocking heavy metal tune. Judgement on COVID-19...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Portuguese Guitarist Hilariously Turns US Television Evangelist’s COVID-19 Rant Into a Heavy Metal Song first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jaquet Droz (@jaquetdroz) Swiss watchmaker Jaquet Droz has created a wonderful line of Automata Repeater Watches that feature wonderfully interactive hand-painted watch face scenes. One watch in this colorful line is the Tropical Bird Repeater, a gorgeous watch featuring animated tropical...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Stunning Automata Repeater Watch Featuring Animated Tropical Birds Around a Painted Waterfall first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Niklas Roy and Felix Fisgus have created “Smart Fairy Tale”, a smart storytelling machine that is controlled remotely through a QR scan on a smartphone. A rolling red ball triggers the story process through stops and starts along the way, leading the path to a narrative. A little red ball...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Colorful Smartphone Controlled Fairy Tale Machine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Tyler Larson of Music is Win (previously), traveled to the Gotta Have Rock and Roll studio in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey in order to play a vintage 1954 Fender Stratocaster guitar that was owned and solely played by legend Eric “Slowhand” Clapton. Larson very carefully took the iconic guitar...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Guitarist Plays Eric Clapton’s Original ‘Slowhand’ Stratocaster Before It Goes to Million Dollar Auction first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It (previously) quite interestingly reimagined classic song “Every Breath You Take” by The Police as a heartbreaking honky-tonk country ballad. This odd pairing mades the song sound even more sinister than it actually is. The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” as an old-time country...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Police Song ‘Every Breath You Take’ Reimagined as an Old-Time Honky Tonk Country Ballad first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Farmer Marc Stewart of Thisledoe Farm in Bedford, Virginia stood on a hillside and methodically groomed his beloved Scottish highland cow, Hamish. While trimming Hamish’s gorgeous red coat, Stewart talked about Hamish’s enormous build and gentle nature, noting how the enormous bovine tilts his massive horns in order to avoid...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Farmer Talks About Bovine Respect While Grooming an Enormous Long-Horned Scottish Highland Cow first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An The Maker, an 18 year old German student and prolific coder, has created SpaceHey, a brilliant fan-based clone of the classic social network MySpace circa 2007. This clever parody service is fully functional and interactive, allowing users to digitally hark back to simpler times. Of course we signed up...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 18 Year Old German Student Creates a Fully Functional Fan-Based Clone of MySpace Circa 2007 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Mixtape for the Milky Way – Video Games” by Jeremy Messersmith, is a poignant song about growing up during a specific point in time. Messersmith partnered with artist Eric Power to create an accompanying video that captures that very same poignancy. The collaborative result is a brilliant animation that features...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliantly Animated Music Video for a Poignant Song About a Childhood Spent Playing Video Games first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A humorous advertisement directed by Matias & Matias for the Norwegian Postal Service features an angry Julenissen (Santa Claus) who tells his therapist that he feels become outdated and finds himself wishing for those bygone eras in which he was welcomed inside every home across the land. He lauds a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Angry Santa Claus Renews His Faith in Christmas in a Humorous Ad for the Norwegian Postal Service first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Gracie Sclamberg very thoughtfully hit her musician brother Leo over the head with a plastic soda bottle in perfect time to the intro to the iconic AC/DC song “Back in Black”, which Leo was playing on guitar. Leo was wearing two bowls over his head, but they didn’t last long...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Sister Hits Her Brother Over the Head With a Plastic Bottle While He’s Playing ‘Back in Black’ on Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Baron Ryan (@americanbaron) Comedian Baron Ryan quite hilariously attempted to explain the importance of timing in comedy when he was bombarded by poorly timed “dad jokes” that came his way in different personified forms. Baron did his best to stem the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Explanation of Comic Timing is Repeatedly Interrupted With Poorly Timed Personified Jokes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A really cute little basset hound puppy named Sir Perceval dragged his adorably long ears through the water bowl after hydrating himself to his own satisfaction. Percy also lumbered down the long hallway with long ears in tow in order to receive some affection. Tiring business lugging these ears around...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Little Basset Hound Puppy Drags His Adorably Long Ears Through His Water Bowl first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kevin Parry (previously), a stop-motion animator at LAIKA, laid upon the ground and filmed himself to appear as if he were skateboarding along mountains and peaks made of masking tape on his living room floor. Parry also explained how he created this clever stop-motion short in detail. This is a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Clever Skateboard Stop-Motion Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A man in Dallas used a flashlight to prove that his bald head was more glossy than another man’s who was sitting at the same table during a lunch break. The man was prompted to perform this demonstration after a disembodied voice came over the loudspeaker to ask “Whose head...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Bald Man Uses Flashlight to Prove His Head is Shinier first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rockefeller (“Rocky”), the tiny Saw-whet owl who accidentally traveled over 170 miles from her home in Oneonta, New York to the middle of New York City inside the Rockefeller Center 2020 Christmas Tree, was returned to the wild after a couple of weeks of rehabilitation at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Tiny Owl Rescued From the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Is Released Back Into the Wild first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by PAMPSHADE by Yukiko Morita (@pampshade) Japanese designer Yukiko Morita of Pampshade creates beautiful handmade delicate lights that are made from loaves of bread and rolls. Morita got the idea when she was working at a bakery. At the end of her...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautifully Delicate Lights Made From Breads and Rolls first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Diana Sudyka | illustrator (@tinyaviary) Chicago artist Diana Sudyka creates absolutely gorgeous nature illustrations on vintage “sent” envelopes from the early 1940s. The envelopes feature nostalgic drawings of the flora and fauna Sudyka encountered in her childhood in rural Illinois to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Nature Illustrations on Vintage Envelopes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barbara Franc (@barbara.franc) British artist Barbara Franc, who creates animal sculptures out of wire and recycled metal scraps, also uses discarded textiles as her medium. One such example is a trio of textile hounds that Franc made for London Craft Week....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredible Dog Sculptures Made From Recycled Textiles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ágnes Herczeg (@agnesherczeg_lace) Textiles artist Ágnes Herczeg creates incredibly detailed, beautifully crafted miniature vignettes using the traditional textile techniques of needle lace, which requires small repeated stitches, and pillow lace, which requires braiding. Herczeg uses threads of different widths and origins,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautifully Crafted Miniature Vignettes Made Using Traditional Needle and Pillow Lace Textile Techniques first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ipnot (@ipnot) Japanese thread artist Ipnot who created a whimsical series of embroidered foods that looked good enough to eat, has added a wonderful 3D technique to her craft that features items such as trees, flowers and leaves, household items and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderful 3D Embroidered Objects first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“We” by Rita Lauro and Martina Stiftinger is a visually enchanting abstract 3D animation in which random objects repeatedly connect with and separate from one another, some reluctantly and others hurriedly. This animation is analogous to the social norms that people seek to follow within their daily interactions with one...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Random Objects Repeatedly Connect and Separate In a Visually Enchanting 3D Animation About Social Norms first appeared on Laughing Squid.

John Moon hates homemade cranberry sauce so much, he wrote a catchy song about it. Tbh… we like both ? https://t.co/JZaxab11Pj — Ocean Spray (@OceanSprayInc) November 26, 2020 ? This claim is undisputed https://t.co/PnVLHkNA5E — Ocean Spray (@OceanSprayInc) November 19, 2020 Moon was also so frustrated with the lack of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Nobody Wants Your Homemade Cranberry Sauce first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When she was 11-years old in 1976, the incredibly talented Björk sang the Tina Charles song “I Love to Love” for a school recital. This was her first recorded song. The teachers were so impressed with her voice, that they sent the recording to the national radio station where it...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 11 Year Old Björk Sings ‘I Love to Love’ in Her First Recorded Song From a School Recital in 1976 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The late greatly missed Stan Lee was known for his creativity, his kindness, and his incredible moral compass. He was also known for speaking his mind. Lee’s former sound engineer Aaron Fromm captured the very essence of Lee in a recording that showcases the Marvel legend going off on a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Recording of Stan Lee on a Hilariously Profane Rant Gets Animated by His Former Sound Engineer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“The Bill Jennings Mysteries” by filmmaker Alan Jennings is a portrait of a man whose creative mind is visually pondered through gouache animation. The steady voice of the narrator making definitively interesting statements about Bill Jennings indicates that this man is someone whom he not only admires but perhaps even...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Creative Mind of an Admired Man is Pondered in the Gouache Animation ‘The Bill Jennings Mysteries’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented and funny Paul Jackman of Jackman Works (previously) put his new X-Carve Pro CNC to work when he set about making a pair of giant wooden articulated hands. Jackman hilariously hoped that these enormous digits would allow people to go about their daily work while still maintaining...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Funny Woodworker Builds Giant Articulated Wooden Hands to Help Maintain Proper Social Distancing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Sam Denby from Half as Interesting, in his distinctively manic manner, debunks the common fallacy that Bern is the capital of Switzerland. In fact, as Denby explains, Switzerland has no capital city due to how the country was originally formed. Prior to establishing itself as a nation, Switzerland was made...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Switzerland Has No Capital City first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alex Bailey, a 14 year old teenager in Dublin, Ireland quite remarkably recreated a freestyle model of the entire island of Manhattan in LEGO. This incredible replication featured such iconic buildings as the Empire State Building, One World Trade Center, Rockefeller Center, along with many of the lesser-known but equally...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dublin Teenager Recreates Manhattan in LEGO first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Iggy?of Instagram (@iggytheiggster1) A handsome little bearded Brussels Griffon named Iggy quite adorably modeled several trendy hairstyles. Included in Iggy’s coiffure selection were a very stylish mustache, a high pompadour á la Elvis Presley, a pointy Mohawk, a proud Viking cut,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Bearded Griffin Dog Models Trendy Hairstyles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While aboard a trawler sailing upon rough waters of the North Sea, Norwegian fisherman Benjamin Bakke made several strategically timed jumps from one point to another, making it appear as if he was defying gravity while in the air. This clever illusion also made it look like he was moving...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Norwegian Fisherman Appears to Defy Gravity While Jumping From One Point to Another Onboard a Boat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Looper takes a rather nostalgic look at some of Bart Simpson‘s cleverest chalkboard gags that occurred throughout the series, noting that there was always a story to go with the gag. For example, when Lisa Simpson ascends to the Presidency, she states that she inherited “quite a budget crunch” from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Nostalgic Look at Bart Simpson’s Chalkboard Gags first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Poochini: A Love Story” is a touching animated short directed by filmmaker Colin Levy (previously) for Hill’s Pet Nutrition that tells the story of a widowed woman named Camilla who adopts Poochini, her perfect canine companion. Camilla shows her love for her dog with lots and lots of food. Sadly,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Touching Animated Short About a Widow Who Shows Her Love for Her Newly Adopted Dog With Lots of Food first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Flagler Humane Society (@flagler_humane_society) The generous humans at the Flagler Human Society in Palm Coast, Florida amusingly dressed some of the older dogs in their care as senior citizens in order to bring attention to these elders who are looking for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Flagler Humane Society Dresses Up Older Dogs as Senior Citizens to Encourage Elder Pet Adoption first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Business Insider visited with 86 year old Giorgos Hatziparaskos at his workshop in Rethymnon, Crete where he, his wife Katarina, and their son Paraskevas continue the long tradition of making phyllo dough by hand. Giorgos began working in this trade as a teenager, opening his own shop in 1960. Katarina...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post 86 Year Old Baker and His Family Who Continue the Greek Tradition of Making Phyllo Dough by Hand first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Paul Barton, an artist and musician living in Thailand, who often plays piano for rescued elephants at various sanctuaries, did the same for the wild macaques who live inside an abandoned theater in Lopburi. Several of the lively primates hung onto every note and even tried to play the instrument...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Plays Piano for Wild Macaque Monkeys Inside an Abandoned Theater in Lopburi, Thailand first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by WOOF WOOF® (@woofwooftv) An absolutely adorable, teeny-tiny Beagle puppy quite valiantly attempted to climb two wooden steps that were inside their human‘s apartment in La Paz, Bolivia. The first step didn’t prove to be too much of a challenge, but the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Teeny Tiny Beagle Puppy Conquers the Stairs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During the 2016 General Assembly of the United Nations, then Deputy Secretary of State (and President-Elect Biden‘s current Secretary of State nominee) Tony Blinken came across a rather confused Grover who was wandering around Sesame Street looking for the “un-building”. The Deputy Secretary clarified for Grover that he was actually...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Biden’s Secretary of State Nominee Tony Blinken Met With Grover During a 2016 Visit to ‘Sesame Street’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The song “Don’t Don’t Get Freaked Out” by Negativland warns about confusing humanity with the tools that humanity has created to make life easier. The accompanying video demonstrates their thesis by visually touring through the many decades in which computers and other technological advances have become a part of everyday...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Negativland Warns About the Technological Tools That Humans Have Created in ‘Don’t Don’t Get Freaked Out’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an amusing spoof of The Mandalorian by The Warp Zone, a surprisingly candid Din Djarin opens up about unexpectedly becoming a single father to a tiny green creature known only as “The Child”. Din talks about the challenges involved in feeding, comforting, cleaning, and finding babysitters while he’s at...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Din Djarin Opens Up About Unexpectedly Becoming a Single Father in an Amusing Spoof of ‘The Mandalorian’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Helen Nugent (@batterednbaked) Helen Nugent, a self-taught baker, has created several beautiful homemade pies that fully embrace the season of Thanksgiving. Included in her holiday collection are pie toppers that look like turkeys, a braided pumpkin, a cornucopia of plenty, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Beautiful Thanksgiving Themed Homemade Pies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

lamlei of Team Captain Noodles quite amazingly stacked 518 Jenga blocks onto a sculpture that he perched upon a single vertical block. He broke the record set by Kelvin the Menga Man who had earlier stacked 517 pieces. Both men, however, broke Tai Star Valianti’s Guinness World Record of 485...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Remarkably Stacks 518 Jenga Blocks Onto One Vertical Jenga Block Breaking World Record first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raccoon Named Shredder (@shreddertheraccoon) A very playful rescued raccoon named Shredder quite adorably attempted to catch the water as it flowed out of the garden hose his human was using inside the garage. Shredder used his tiny little hands and his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Playful Raccoon Tries to Catch Water From a Hose first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Russian comedy troupe birchpunk has put together a hilarious spoof on evolving agriculture techniques using an existing farm to showcase the multitudes of robots and robotic machinery that are readily available to the modern Russian farmer, despite what the outside world thinks. They say that Russia is a technically backward...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Agriculture Parody Featuring a Robotic Russian Farm first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather vocal German shepherd named Lilly surprised her human by howling along with the siren of a passing fire truck in Portage, Michigan. The two were sitting in the front seat of the car when Lilly broke out into song for the very first time in her life. Her...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Vocal Dog Howls Along With a Passing Fire Truck Siren first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oconee Brewing Company (@oconeebrewingco) Iconic breakfast chain Waffle House has partnered with Oconee Brewing Company to brew up “Bacon & Kegs”, a tasty red ale that is infused with the tempting aroma of freshly cooked bacon. We are proud to announce...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Waffle House Teams Up With Oconee Brewing Company in Georgia For a Bacon Scented Red Ale first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Patty Gurdy sang and performed an incredibly lively cover of the classic Eurythmics song “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” on a gorgeous hurdy gurdy. This is a cover of the song Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. …This instrument is called “hurdy gurdy” and has its roots in medieval times....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Lively Cover of ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)’ Performed on a Hurdy Gurdy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Memes of the Floating World (@ukiyomemes) Memes of the Floating world has cleverly recreated some of the world’s most popular memes in the traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e style of illustration. This list of recreated memes includes “This is Fine”, “Doge”, “Longcat”, “Is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Popular Memes Recreated in Japanese Ukiyo-e Style first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Moscow artist Ekaterina Abanina creates adorable plush toys inspired by popular films, television shows, cartoon, and comics. Characters such as the Xenomorph from Alien, Baby Yoda, Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy, Lotso Bear from Toy Story, Mel from The Secret Life of Pets, Craig from South Park, and others...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Plush Dolls Inspired by Pop Culture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mara Paris (@mara.paris) Jeweler Ayça Özbank Taşkan of Mara Paris has created an absolutely gorgeous line of jewelry that takes its inspiration from iconic single-line drawings of Pablo Picasso and other artists. Each piece of jewelry is minimalist in nature and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Jewelry Inspired by Single Line Drawings of Picasso first appeared on Laughing Squid.