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Sophia Adalaine, an artist in Ann Arbor, Michigan created Taneko, a really adorable line of plush characters that were inspired by puns and wordplay. The primary plush is Taneko the Octopuss, a friendly hybrid cat that has the arms of an octopus. The creature’s and the company’s name comes from...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Adorable Plush Characters Inspired by Wordplay first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Chet Phillips (previously), a talented illustrator in Austin, Texas has created “Unnatural History”, a wonderful series of vintage scientific field study illustrations that feature fictional creatures and monsters that appear in movies, television, and literature. From the series “Unnatural History” that explores pop culture characters depicted as vintage biology illustration...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fictional Creatures From Movies, Television, and Literature Illustrated as Vintage Scientific Field Studies first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a slightly psychedelic clip from the BBC Earth series Pets: Wild at Heart (previously), the elegant voice of David Tennant explains the science behind the effect catnip has on felines and their intense response. Just a few bites of this mind-altering plant and [the cat] falls under its alluring...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Science Behind the Effect Catnip Has on Cats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bulgarian artist Boryana Ilieva of Floorplan Croissant created watercolor illustrations that depict floor plans of houses that are used in movies and television shows. Using her architectural skills, Ilieva pays close attention to the details in the design and the decor of the set in order to “form a ghost...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Detailed Watercolor Illustrations of the Floor Plans of Houses Featured in Movies and TV Shows first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Kerilynn Wilson of The Wandering Beetle creates absolutely gorgeous, hand-painted paper butterflies and beetles. These insects are so incredibly realistic that each conveys a sense of a delicate sense of movement, appearing to have just landed or about to fly away. Wilson, who is an illustrator and author by...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Hand Painted Paper Butterflies and Beetles That Appear As If They Are About to Fly Away first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of their Thursday music series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet compiled 50 hit song music videos from 1988 and remixed them into a “Gigantic” three-minute mashup that’s “Fresh for ’88, you suckers”. Featuring: The Bangles, Big Daddy Kane, Billy Ocean, Bobby Brown, Boogie Down...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A ‘Gigantic’ Remix of 50 Hit Songs That’s ‘Fresh For ’88’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Marco Zagaria and Nicola Zagaria of Art Is Therapy, and Matteo Toriello of 3D Box of have created “Teti”, a line of architecturally inspired rings that feature the iconic skylines of New York City, London and Rome encased in resin. These striking rings come in silver, gold pewter, and rose...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Architecturally Inspired Rings Featuring Resin Encased Miniature Skylines of New York City, London and Rome first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Turkish game designer Hossein Diba has quite skillfully created incredibly realistic recreations of characters from The Simpsons. Included in this amazing series is a doughnut munching Homer, a towering blue-haired Marge, a jeering Mr. Burns, a big-eyed Lisa, and a brush-haired Bart. Diba stated that he uses his experience with...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Realistic Recreations of ‘The Simpsons’ Characters first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Uberphawx shared an incredibly disconcerting rendition of the iconic song “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles using only the E and F notes of the scale. This effect makes the song that much more despairing. via Boing Boing Related PostsThe Eleanor Rigby Segment of The Beatles’ Film Yellow Submarine Released as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Disconcerting Version of The Beatles Iconic Song ‘Eleanor Rigby’ Performed With Only E and F Notes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Burl, the creative luthier of Burls Art stepped back from his usual incredibly colorful creations to create a simple, yet elegant acoustic guitar out of carbon fiber cloth. Burl first formed a mold that would shape and hold the cloth in place. He then added a wooden frame and neck,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Acoustic Guitar Made Out of Carbon Fiber Cloth first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer and filmmaker Richard Tilney-Bassett created a fascinating documentary that charts the use of cartography as a vehicle for political satire. The cartoonists and illustrators of the time used images of monstrous animals, creatures, and men that were shaped to a country’s borders in order to express how those in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How Political Satire Was Expressed With Monstrous Animals, Creatures, and Men on Serio-Comic Maps first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While grounded from touring, British musician Trevor Newnham amusingly drew a face onto his bearded chin, covered up his eyes and nose before turning to his young children. The children were beside themselves with glee as they fed all sorts of goodies into the mouth of their silly father’s alter...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Draws a Face Onto His Bearded Chin to Amuse His Children Who Happily Fed Him Treats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While stuck at his home, artist Dr. Farvadin Daliri used his time to build a giant laughing kookaburra to act as the official mascot of the Townsville Cultural Festival, a three-day event that celebrates the cultural diversity of Australia. Before bringing it over to the festival, Daliri drove this marvelous...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Marvelous Giant Laughing Kookaburra Sculpture first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dust-to-Digital posted a fascinating video in which a boy in a recording studio yelled into a paper cup that was connected to a spinning cardboard disc with a glass cup on top. Once the recording stopped, the engineer played the boy’s phrase back to him in perfect, although quiet, replication....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Recording an Audio Track Using a Paper Cup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The LEGO Tapas Factory is an amazing LEGO assembly line machine, created by The Brick Wall (previously), that automatically slices fresh loaves of bread and then tops each slice off with cheese, fruit, and meats. These tasty tapas are then delivered alongside a refreshing beer by a roving robot. It...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Automated LEGO Assembly Line That Builds Tasty Bite-Sized Tapas first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a vocal epsisode of The Language Files (previously), host Tom Scott explains what a schwa sounds like in the English language and how it is used more than any other vowel. “Schwa” is the most common vowel in English. Every English speaker uses it, all the time, but most...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The English Language Schwa Vowel Explained first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When their doggie daycare temporarily closed, an absolutely adorable pair of dachshunds named Chorizo and Cocoa filled their open days by accompanying their human Daniel Nava at work as a driver for FedEx. These little dogs excitedly make front door deliveries while dressed up in their company uniforms, raincoats, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post FedEx Driver Takes His Adorable Pair of Dressed Up Dachshunds With Him on His Delivery Route first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While the school Dr. H. Bavinckschool in Haarlem, The Netherlands was closed, primary school teacher Ingeborg Meinster-Van der Duin used the time off to knit tiny dolls of her beloved 23 students. Meinster-Van der Duin paid close attention to every detail, including hairstyles, clothing and freckles. When they were all...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dutch School Teacher Knits Tiny Dolls of Each of Her 23 Students Because She Missed Seeing Them Everyday first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Das Phone Hell” is a very clever film that addresses the concept of isolation. Actor/director/vintner Sam Neill finds that he needs to offer a heartfelt apology to his phone, as brilliantly voiced by actress Helena Bonham-Carter. It seems that Neill left his phone behind when he went out to the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Helena Bonham-Carter Voices Sam Neill’s Annoyed Forgotten Phone in a Clever Short Film About Isolation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Data Broz has put together a colorfully animated visual timeline that charts the most popular television shows between the years of 1951 and 2019 in chronological order by year. Texaco Star Theater was the most popular in 1951 and Big Bang Theory was the most popular in 2019. Shows such...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Timeline of the Most Popular TV Shows (1951-2019) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While attempting to develop a birdwatching habit while stuck at home, former NASA engineer and entertaining science vlogger Mark Rober (previously) hung several different “squirrel-proof” seed feeders in his “suburban backyard”. After putting the feeders to the test, however, however, Rober found that nothing can really keep out these very...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Former NASA Engineer Builds an Incredible Obstacle Course For the Squirrels That Are Stealing His Birdseed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rather resourceful and handy grandfather in Maryland built a clever wooden roller coaster for his young grandson to ride in the backyard. While not quite finished, this clever and very fun ride uses gravity and a good push to make the car roll back and forth against the wooden...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Resourceful Grandfather Builds a Fun Wooden Roller Coaster for His Grandson to Ride in the Backyard first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Designer Chris Wolston has created a set of wonderfully anthropomorphic wicker chairs that are full of human appendages and a unique sense of personality. Each chair is carefully woven with sustainable wicker grown in the Amazon and are part of Wolsten’s “Forbidden Fruit” collection which was first revealed at The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Anthropomorphic Wicker Chairs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

I have been putting dollhouse doors as outlet covers around my house Cristina F has very creatively covered the unattractive electrical outlets in her home with adorable dollhouse doors. Each outlet door is expertly framed, has a half-moon welcome mat sitting right in front with a key to the door...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Cleverly Uses Dollhouse Doors to Cover Electrical Outlets Around Her Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Kurt Hugo Schneider quite amusingly recreates popular songs with household appliances. In one case, Schneider performed the a-ha song “Take on Me” using the buttons of a washing machine. He also played “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd on the microwave, the Usher song “Yeah” with the oven doors and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post a-ha’s ‘Take on Me’ Performed on a Washing Machine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Rob Kenney, a father of two grown children, runs the “Dad, How Do I?” channel, an incredibly helpful video series for which he offers practical advice for performing daily tasks. Kenney found that he wanted to use his experience as a father to advice to those out there are growing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Kind Father Who Grew Up Without a Dad Offers Practical Advice for Performing Daily Tasks first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When their humans discovered that their air conditioning system had sprung a leak, they brought in huge industrial sized fans to dry the carpets. Canine siblings Cooper and Koda both took the opportunity to enjoy the powerful breeze that was being constantly generated. Cooper let his long, golden locks flow,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Two Dogs Blissfully Enjoy the Powerful Breeze Generated by Huge Industrial Sized Fans first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Legendary director David Lynch partnered with Polish musician Marek Zebrowski in 2015 to make the short animated film “Fire (Pozar)” has released online. The film, hand-drawn by Lynch and animated by longtime collaborator Noriko Miyakawa, tells an incredibly surreal and circuitous story about a house that catches on fire. Dear...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Fire (Pozar), An Incredibly Surreal Hand-Drawn Animated Short by Legendary Director David Lynch first appeared on Laughing Squid.

ROCOS, a robotics company in New Zealand, demonstrates how Spot, the nimble four-legged robot by Boston Robotics, could be put to work on a farm. Spot’s autonomous nature means that it can herd sheep, report on weather conditions, check crop growth, and do whatever else is necessary to get the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Spot the Four-Legged Robot Goes to Work on the Farm first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Crayola has partnered with MOB Beauty CEO Victor Casale to introduce a set of 24 brand new crayons that truly reflects the diversity of the world in honor of the UN World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 2020. This beautiful set, appropriately titled “Colors of the World”,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Crayola Introduces ‘Colors of the World’ Crayons That Truly Represent the Various Shades of the ‘Flesh’ Color first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Designer Matt Stevens has created “Good Movies as Old Books”, a line of prints that very cleverly reimagine 100 of his favorite films as classic paperback book covers. The title of the film is the book title and the author is the director. Stevens stated that this project helped him...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Movies Reimagined as Classic Paperback Books first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Sea You” by Ben Brand is a beautifully painted animated short that tells the story of profound loss. The film opens up on a white-haired woman sitting down to eat a fish meal alone and from there the story moves backward to show how the fish was caught, scaled, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Sea You’, A Touching Animated Short That Tells the Story of Profound Loss Told In Reverse Order first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Marshall Scheetz of Jamestown Coooperage in Williamsburg, Virginia, shared an incredibly mesmerizing video in which he used a traditional coopering knife to slice wood into beautiful curls. Scheetz makes buckets, barrels, and other wooden containers by hand according to 18th-century practice. Scheetz practices tight, dry, and white coopering and creates...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mesmerizing Footage of a Cooper Using a Traditional Knife to Skillfully Slice Wood Into Beautiful Curls first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dan Dubuque, the incredible musician who previously covered “Killing In the Name” on his Weissenborn slide guitar, performed a beautifully moody cover of the classic Nirvana song “Heart-Shaped Box” while seated outdoors at the base of a beautiful evergreen-covered hill near his Montana home. For Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Slide Guitar Cover of the Nirvana Song ‘Heart-Shaped Box’ Performed in the Montana Outdoors first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a very clever parody of an online interview series, comedian Julie Nolke, who traveled back in time to warn her 2019 self about 2020, portrays Pepper Anderson, an inked up Toronto tattoo artist whose entire portfolio consists of stick figures. Despite several questions regarding her distinctive style, Anderson repeatedly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Toronto Tattoo Artist Defends Her Use of Stick Figure Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Actor Katheleen Cameron recruited her father Jim to star in an amusing parody of the acclaimed online learning company MasterClass. In his lesson, Mr. Cameron explains and demonstrates how to properly load the dishwasher, the difference between different soap products, and how to best strategically place the dishes for a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Expert Father Explains How to Properly Load the Dishwasher in an Amusing Masterclass Parody first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Just after the lockdown was lifted in the Málaga town of El Borge in Andalusia, Spain, a man and his beloved donkey enjoyed an emotional reunion together. The pair had not seen each other for a full two months due to health precautions and each felt the loss of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beloved Donkey and Her Human Enjoy an Emotional Reunion After Two Months Apart From One Another first appeared on Laughing Squid.

As part of their Thursday music series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet compiled 50 hit song music videos from 1987 and remixed them into an incredibly danceble three minute mashup that will “Pump Up the Volume” whether or not “It’s the End of the World as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Danceable Remix of Songs From 1987 That Will ‘Pump Up the Volume’ at the End of the World As We Know It first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Australian yarn artist Jake Henzler of Boy Knits World has knitted “Copenhagen Building Blocks” an incredible giant blanket made up of smaller panels. Each grid reflects the distinctive architecture found within different districts of Copenhagen. The pattern for this incredible piece is available through Revelry. This is a series of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Distinctive Architecture of Copenhagen Knitted Into an Incredible Giant Multi-Paneled Handmade Blanket first appeared on Laughing Squid.

It appears that not only has Bigfoot been found, but he’s looking to move. He’s listed his five bedroom, three bath Felton, California home in the Redwoods, and very helpfully appeared in photos of his home in order to help it get sold. A keen-eyed person saw this fantastic listing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Real Estate Listing Features Photos of Bigfoot Selling His Felton, California House in the Redwoods first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While exploring off the coast of Western Australian, the ROV SuBastian captured absolutely hypnotic footage of the incredibly diverse array of deep-sea creatures that live in and around the Ningaloo Canyons, a vast area of seafloor that had otherwise been previously unexplored. “Just Stunning” – sometimes the shortest description can...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hypnotic Footage Captured by ROV SuBastian of the Stunning Biodiversity in Australia’s Ningaloo Canyons first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very clever sculpture sits in front of the Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences at Egyetem Square in Budapest, Hungary. The sculpture, which looks like an open book, appears to flip its own pages with a rather strategically placed fountain that sprays out in a rotating arc from the book’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Open Book Sculpture That Appears to Flip Its Own Pages With a Strategically Placed Arcing Fountain first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Spanish Soprano Laura Ruhí Vida joined the very funny Rainer Hersch Orkestra (previously) onstage at Cadogan Hall in London where she surprised the audience with a truly otherworldly cover of the iconic theme from the original Star Trek series as a warm-up. As Vidal effortlessly sang the part of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Spanish Opera Soprano Surprises Audience With an Otherworldly Cover of the Iconic ‘Star Trek’ Theme first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger Jackson McKay very cleverly mixed X-wing starfighter footage from several Star Wars films with the classic Kenny Loggins song “Danger Zone”, which was featured on the Top Gun movie soundtrack. I waited to make this until I could use TROS footage. X-Wings are my favorite starfighters, so it seemed...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Well-Timed Mashup Combining ‘Star Wars’ X-Wing Footage With the ‘Top Gun’ Song ‘Danger Zone’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While stuck at home, the very creative Gavin Free (previously) of the Slow Mo Guys decided that his beautiful cat Smee would be a great subject for his next project. Free captured the excitable feline in the throes of pouncing and landing in pursuit of a blue feather toy. Smee,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful But Clumsy Cat Pounces and Lands in Slow Motion While Pursuing a Blue Feather Toy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While shooting a traditional Japanese wedding at Nara Park in Japan, photographer Kazuki Ikeda captured absolutely gorgeous footage of the resident Sika deer relaxing in a blanket of pink petals from the iconic Japanese cherry blossoms. The park was quite empty due to a declared state of emergency. (translated) It...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Gorgeous Footage of Sika Deer Relaxing Among the Japanese Cherry Blossoms at Nara Park in Japan first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Kaleidoscope Orchestra of Manchester, UK, who previously performed an absolutely gorgeous medley of The Prodigy songs in tribute to the late, great Keith Flint, performed an incredible composition of Daft Punk songs in their signature symphonious style. We had so many people request a Daft Punk medley, so here...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredible Orchestra Medley of Daft Punk Songs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The beautifully poignant short film “This Time Away” by Magali Barbé tells the story of Nigel (Timothy Spall), a hardened, angry recluse who prefers to live in the past rather than look forward to the future. After a fight with his daughter (Jessica Ellerby), Nigel angrily shoos away a group...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Angry Recluse Lost in the Past Takes In a Visitor Who Only Wants to Help Him in ‘This Time Away’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

photo by Elizabeth Spiers Budsies, the company that makes plush toys based on children’s artwork has continued in its mission to encourage childhood creativity by expanding its reach with homeschooling advice and suggestions. However, their main focus is taking pictures and drawings of people, selfies, or made-up creatures and turning...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Custom Plush Toys Based on Children’s Artwork first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dan Harmon, the creator and producer of Community reunited almost the entire cast of the show to do a table read of “Cooperative Polygraphy”, the fourth episode of the show’s fifth season. In attendance were Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cast of ‘Community’ Virtually Reunite For a Fundraising Table Read of the Episode ‘Cooperative Polygraphy’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.