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Textile artist Anna Romanova, aka Lady Aromanova, creates absolutely adorable tiny felted big-eyed baby animals. The pocket-sized animals are detailed floating faces, while the others are diminutive replicas of the real thing, inspired by both the natural and domesticated worlds. These pieces and others are available for purchase through Lady...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorably Realistic Pocket-Sized Felted Animals first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an absolutely breathtaking clip from the PBS series Spy in the Wild, a mechanical hummingbird approaches a swarm of sleeping Monarch butterflies absorbing the warm sun of the Mexican mountains. As they wake from their sun-soaked slumber, they begin investigating their mechanical visitor. In the mountains of Mexico, a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Thousands of Monarch Butterflies Magnificently Take to the Sky In Footage Captured by a Spy Hummingbird first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Weird Al” Yankovic performed an amusing parody of The Who’s fighting song “Won’t Get Fooled Again” with culinary-specifics about dried plums. The unreleased parody recording entitled “Won’t Eat Prunes Again” was written in 1980 and recorded in San Luis Obispo, California. Parody of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who;...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Parodies The Who With ‘Won’t Eat Prunes Again’ in an Unreleased 1980 Recording first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Visual artist François Vogel quite humorously turned his beloved cat into a walking jellyfish using a variety of distortion, digital, and slit-scan photography techniques. Being a camera inventor as well as a virtual camera maker, françois Vogel is both an artist and a scientist. Since his photographic experiments to his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Visual Artist Turns His Cat Into a Walking Jellyfish first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Matt from the nostalgic site Dinosaur Dracula very bravely opened a rusty can of Spider-Man Pasta from 1995 just to find out what was inside. He shared what he found over a series of revealing Twitter posts. This rather disconcerting experiment revealed that canned food does indeed have an expiry...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Opening a Rusty Can of Spider-Man Pasta From 1995 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Liz Koto and her family have declared the sidewalk in front of their Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan home as “The Jurisdiction of The Ministry of Silly Walks”. The area is indicated by entry and exit signs and requires those who pass through to walk with any variety of silly walks...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Michigan Family Declares the Sidewalk In Front of Their Home as a Monty Python ‘Ministry of Silly Walks’ Area first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather athletic hedgehog named Pepper quite genially ran a homemade obstacle course that was inspired by those featured on the American Ninja Warrior television series. Like Andrew Cotter, the Scottish sportscaster who narrates the actions of his dogs, Pepper’s human offered a humorous play-by-play recitation of the prickly mammal’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Adorably Athletic Hedgehog Runs an Obstacle Course Inspired by ‘American Ninja Warrior’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Don’t dream it’s over Hey now, hey now When the world comes in They come, they come To build a wall between us We know they won’t win Neil Finn and Crowded House, which includes Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, Liam Finn, and Elroy Finn performed a an incredible rendition of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Crowded House Performs a Wonderful Live Version of Their Hit Song ‘Don’t Dream It’s Over’ While at Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Dino Tomic (previously) has reimagined and illustrated such celebrities as Keanu Reeves, Johnny Depp, Stan Lee, Bob Ross, Robert Downey Jr, Billie Eilish , The Rock, Michael Jordan and more as a variety of distinctly different, recognizable cartoon styles. Tomic stated that he started doing these illustrations while having...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Celebrities Drawn in a Variety of Cartoon Styles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Fox Fires” by filmmaker Keilidh Bradley is a stunning animation that tells of a time when the moon came down from the sky to ask the animals for their help lighting up the sky. The ram, the bear, and the hawk stepped forward. Soon other animals joined them as they...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fox Fires, An Animated Adaptation of a Finnish Folktale Explaining Adorable Origins of the Aurora Borealis first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, North Carolina filmmaker Meredith Schmidt was having a rough time of with life in general when she started using the term “dumpster fire”. Schmidt ran with this idea, creating an incredibly satisfying line of candles shaped like miniature dumpsters that, unlike real dumpsters, are actually legal to burn....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Incredibly Satisfying Symbolic Dumpster Fire Candles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The funny little red fox named Finnegan, who previously ran away with a tennis ball, was trying to get out of his enclosure when his beloved human Mikayla Raines of SaveAFox Rescue (previously) called him over. Finnegan rolled over onto his side and began hysterically laughing away. Even more adorably,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Funny Red Fox Laughs Hysterically While Being Pet first appeared on Laughing Squid.

UFC referee Mike Beltran has grown an incredibly long mustache over a very long period time and of which he is very proud. A number of people have asked Beltran if his facial could be used as a mask to cover his mouth and nose. Beltran happily obliged with a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post UFC Ref Turns His Long Moustache Into a Face Mask first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Emiel Noorlander, aka The Practical Engineer, decided that he wanted access to his Oreo cookies even if his hands were full or dirty, so he built a chin-operated, hands-free Oreo dispenser and shared with his viewers how to build one for themselves. The idea first started as a joke, but...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Build a Hands-Free Oreo Cookie Dispenser first appeared on Laughing Squid.

029 Music producer and developer William Sun Petrus took a vintage 1920s Remington typewriter and turned it into a electronic drum machine. The keys trigger a MIDI controller via an Arduino. The sound is then interpreted by Ableton music mixing software. This is a Remington portable typewriter, made in the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Turning a 1920s Typewriter Into a MIDI Drum Machine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The great Neil Finn of both Crowded House and Split Enz and his musical sons Liam and Elroy performed the classic Croweded House songs “Better Be Home Soon” and “Distant Son” while staying home at Liam’s Los Angeles house. Neil has been going live with Elroy Finn and Liam Finn...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Neil Finn and Sons Liam and Elroy Perform Crowded House Songs Together While at Staying at Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mike Clifford of Modustrial Maker built an amazing replica Gibson Les Paul out of blue, white, green and lavender LEGO. Clifford shared each step of the build thoroughly and even worked out a few issues that came up along the way. When he was finished, Clifford did a sound test...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Building an Electric Guitar Out of LEGO first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A human from The Q conducted a rather entertaining experiment that involved measuring how far his cat would reach through a hole in a cardboard box in order to retrieve a desired treat. In today’s video, I want to show a cool experiment with my cat. I always wondered how...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Entertaining Experiment to See How Far a Cat Will Reach Through a Hole In Order to Retrieve a Treat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the incredibly pensive animated short “Pippo” by Chris Keller, a despairing, aging clown in a world without humor looks to the items of his past as he reminisces about happier days. In the depths of despair and after much reflection, in the end, Pipppo learns that the humor was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Despairing Clown in a Humorless World Reminisces About Happier Days in a Pensive CGI Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Beryl Shereshewsky, the resident cheese expert at Great Big Story, traveled around the world to learn how different cheeses were made. Shereshewsky went to Sardinia, Italy for their renown Casu Marzu, to Ponsanooth, England for Cornish Kern, to Bukowina Tatrazańska, Poland for Oscypek, to Tipling, Nepal for Chhurpi, to Plain,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Cheese Is Made Around the World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of man.” The legendary Blue Öyster Cult performed an incredibly badass rendition of their 1977 hit song “Godzilla” via video chat. Each member played his part from the comfort of his home while remaining in perfect synch with the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Blue Öyster Cult Performs a Badass Rendition of Their 1977 Song ‘Godzilla’ via Video Chat While at Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Four-time World Beard and Mustache Championship (previously) winner MJ Johnson opened to New York Magazine about growing custom facial hair, the trend of men growing “quarantine beards” and his start in competitive growing and his newly found viral fame. Johnson also voiced concerns about his facial hair conflicting with the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Four-Time World Beard and Moustache Championship Winner Opens Up About Growing Custom Facial Hair first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela is known for his incredible talent, his mop of curly brown hair, and his passionate handiwork while coaxing musicians to play their best. Frederik V Thelander, a fan experienced in visual effects, quite cleverly animated one such performance with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s Performance Edited With Clever Animations That Match His Fiery Movements first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Stuntmen and stuntwomen participated in an epic video that showed off their incredible fighting skills while at home. The video was coordinated by Lucas Dollfus, director of the stunt school Le Campus Univers Cascades in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France, and was shot in a “Don’t Rush Challenge” style in which each...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stuntmen Show Off Their Incredible Fighting Skills in an Epic Chain Reaction ‘Don’t Rush Challenge’ Video first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online retailer The Wine Savant is featuring a beautiful decanter set that features floating skulls inside both the decanter and the accompanying shot glasses. The decanter is large enough to hold 850 milliliters of any spirit, comes with a half-moon wood display stand and two shot glasses. Handcrafted to add...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Floating Skull Decanter Set first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1960 American Character Doll Collection released the Hedda Get Bedda doll. This doll had three faces – sick with chickenpox face, a sleeping face, and a wide-awake happy face. The doll was used to keep children company when they were down with the virus. American Character Whimsies doll from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Hedda Get Bedda’ Three Faced Chickenpox Doll first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) captured unusual footage of the unique hawkmoth caterpillar that looks like it has a snake head. This particular Sphingidae species is able to mimic the larger, fiercer reptile when threatened and remain safe with built-in camouflage. This harmless caterpillar has evolved the amazing ability to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Unique Caterpillar That Looks Like it Has a Snake Head first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The award-winning animated short “Hedgehog” by Ed Bulmer tells the story of Gareth and his crippling insecurity, which manifests itself as a lurking hedgehog who stops Gareth in his tracks whenever he tries to do something that scares him. This profound animation, which Bulmer made as graduate student at the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Man’s Crippling Insecurity Manifests Itself as a Lurking Hedgehog in an Profound Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Mixed media artist Blake McFarland created incredibly detailed sculptures of the Penn State University Nittany Lion and the University of Memphis Tiger over the course of 15 days. These mascots were each carved out of polyurethane foam and creatively covered in custom Goodyear tire tread and made their premiere at...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Penn State Nittany Lion and Memphis University Tiger Sculptures Beautifully Made Out of Custom Tire Tread first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2015 wrote about the short film “Covers” by German visual artist Henning M. Lederer who animated the geometric patterns of 55 vintage book covers. In 2017 Lederer followed up with “More Covers”, which featured animated vintage psychiatric books. In 2018 Lederer returned with a third film of the series...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Books & Sleeves, A Mesmerizing Short Film That Animates the Psychedelic Covers of Vintage Books first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While closed to visitors, The New York Public Library (previously) has challenged people to recreate the cover art from their favorite books with whatever they have at home. The library was inspired by the Getty Museum Art Challenge and the amazing response it received. We’ve admired all the creative energy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The New York Public Library Challenges People to Recreate the Covers of Their Favorite Books at Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While wandering the streets of Brooklyn, Rich Garr of Gotham Sidewalks spotted a historical plaque dedicated to “grocery workers, nurses, hospital staff, doctors, mail carriers, immigrant laborers and other true heroes of our pandemic lives”. This symbol of utmost appreciation was located across the street from Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Artist Creates Historical Plaque That Pays Tribute to New York City Healthcare and Essential Workers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While performing at the Vernadsky Museum in 2015, the very talented Maria Lazareva played an astounding violin cover of the classic Boots Randolph instrumental “Yakety Sax” (previously) in formalwear. The song is best known for being used as the theme for The Benny Hill Show. “Yakety Fiddle” for violin and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Performs Astounding Violin Cover of the Classic Boots Randolph Instrumental ‘Yakety Sax’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Slow crafter Hiné Mizushima recently discovered the technique of punch needle embroidery. After a bit of practice, she created a wonderful line of brooches and pins colorfully decorated with miniature organs from human anatomy. Like her other work, each piece is highly detailed and well-crafted. I recently learned a new...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorful Punch Needle Embroidered Anatomy Brooches first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While staying at home, the multi-talented actor, director and mixologist Stanley Tucci quite graciously offered to make his wife Felicity Blunt a Negroni cocktail. While preparing said cocktail, Tucci knowledgeably explained how much ice to put in the shaker, the necessary amount of gin (or vodka with a “lacing of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stanley Tucci Demonstrates How to Make a Negroni first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Great Big Story spoke with Ashly Burch, a talented actress who’s known for distinctively voicing Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2, Parvati Holcomb in The Outer Worlds, and Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn. Throughout the interview, Burch shared her excitement about doing what she’s always wanted to do for a living...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Distinctive Voice Behind Tiny Tina in ‘Borderlands 2’ and Other Games Shares Her Love for What She Does first appeared on Laughing Squid.

German Oberkreiner (Slovenian polka) band The Heimatdamisch performed a really bouncy, horn-laden cover of the classic Gun n’ Roses song ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ while dressed in traditional lederhosen. The band covers other rock and pop songs from the 1980s and 1990s including “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC, “Run to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post German Polka Band Performs a Bouncy Cover of the Classic Guns n’ Roses Song ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Second to None” by Vincent Gallagher is a darkly humorous stop-motion animated short that tells the story of Frederick, a jealous younger twin brother who repeatedly attempts to steal the much-coveted recognition of being the oldest man alive from his older twin brother Herman who lives next door. Frederick spends...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Younger Twin Brother Plots to Becomes the Oldest Man Alive in a Darkly Humorous Stop-Motion Animated Short first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chicago engineer Matt Mikka of Warped Perception (previously) built a model rocket with the intention of launching it under water. Mikka first submerged the engine only and the rocket launched successfully. Just for fun I decided to build a model rocket and launch it from underwater while filming it with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Launching a Model Rocket Underwater in Slow Motion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Like so many others around the world, Australian filmmaker Jason van Genderen, his wife Megan and their three children have been staying safely at home. This wouldn’t normally present too much of a problem in and of itself, however, the van Genderens also care for Jason’s mother Hendrika full-time. Hendrika...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Family Creates a Home Grocery Store So 87 Year Old Grandmother With Alzheimer’s Can Stick to Her Routine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Web tinkerer Alexis Deveria very cleverly edited scenes from Star Trek: The Next Generation so that the crew members appear to be singing the Smash Houth hit song “All Star”. Deveria stated that he was inspired by the Star Wars version from 2017. Inspired by the Star Wars “All Star”...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Crew Members Sing the Smash Mouth Song ‘All Star’ via Clever Editing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In honor of what would have been the 75th birthday of legendary reggae singer Bob Marley and International Weed Day (4/20), the talented artists at Seed Animation created an animated video for the iconic song “Three Little Birds”. The video, directed by Morgan Powell is made in a kid’s cartoon...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Big Bad Wolf Invites Little Pig to Lunch in Animated Video for Bob Marley and the Wailers’ ‘Three Little Birds’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

New York City entrepreneur and developer Cody Brown discovered that he needed a break from the constant flow of information being documented on Twitter and decided to do something about it. Brown and a few of his friends created Surfcity, an algorithm-free, browsable network of video channels dedicated to a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Surfcity, A Browsable Network of Video Channels Dedicated to More Interesting Things Than the News first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Frankie Mannella, who is an improv artist and choreographer, hilariously becomes a squawking, clumsy dinosaur whenever one of his daughters calls out for “Dadosaur”. Mannella instantly changes his stance, hunches over and begins destroying anything in his path. This includes enjoying the Easter cake, taking out the garbage, working out,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Funny Father Instantly Becomes a Clumsy Dinosaur Whenever His Daughters Call Him ‘Dadosaur’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather outgoing and very furry cat named Betty found herself on television while her meteorologist human Jeff Lyon gave an on-air weather report for WFIE News in Evansville, Indiana. Lyons and anchor Jackie Monroe offer behind the scenes look at how Betty became part of the show. So, Betty...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Outgoing Cat Becomes Part of Her Meteorologist Human’s Weather Report While He’s On Air From Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Samsung announced that they will be using a new form of ecologically-friendly packaging for their new line of “lifestyle televisions”, namely The Serif, The Sero and The Frame. These recyclable cardboard boxes are different in that each one has a cutting pattern to transform the box into another useful household...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Eco-Friendly Samsung TV Packaging That Can Be Turned Into Cat Houses and Other Household Items first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While sitting at home, Philadelphia resident Kristin Chalela Bagnell captured hilarious footage of an unexpected groundhog sitting upright and gustily gobbling a piece of pizza. Bagnell’s dogs Maggie and Moses first caught sight of the munching marmot, who sat there in Bagnell’s Brewerytown yard for about an hour enjoying a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hungry Groundhog in Philadelphia Calmly Eats a Slice of Pizza Outside a Resident’s Home for Nearly an Hour first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger Microsoft Sam has compiled together a number of eerily similar commercials that major corporations have aired focusing on how they are addressing Coronavirus. He further notes that these companies have learned what the public needs through market research and are able to accomplish communication of this message through stock...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Compilation of Eerily Similar Corporate Commercials That Focus on How They Are Addressing Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Director David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Shazam!) quite eloquently muses upon the often complicated issue determining the perfect balance of darkness over light when making a horror film. Sandberg explains the tricks filmmakers employ in order to get around using low lights or flashlights within a scene and he also...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Finding the Perfect Balance of Darkness in Horror Films first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a departure from his incredible insect series, talented wildlife photographer David Weiller has captured absolutely heart-rending footage of a mother brown-throated, three-toed sloth in Costa Rica carrying her baby as she worked her way slowly across a branch. At one point, the little one poked a curious head out...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mother Brown-Throated Sloth Lovingly Carries Her Baby as She Makes Her Way Across a Branch first appeared on Laughing Squid.