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Musician Curt Smith and his very talented, lookalike daughter Diva performed a gorgeously haunting duet of the Tears for Fears song “Mad World” while staying at home together. Smith had sung on the original version, which was written by the band’s co-founder Roland Orzabal. It was released on their 1983...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Curt Smith and Daughter Diva Perform a Haunting Acoustic Duet of ‘Mad World’ by Tears for Fears first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The second episode of the wonderfully comforting video series “Some Good News” (previously), host John Krasinski reported on the incredible magnanimity of the human spirit revealed during these trying times. This week’s footage showed people assisting healthcare workers and each with creative solutions and spotlighted incredible patience and humor of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Original ‘Hamilton’ Cast Reunites on John Krasinski’s Some Good News Show to Surprise a Little Girl first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@linadirector ##fyp ##viral ##fun ? ???????????? ???? – alextattoo Film director alivpo created an amusing selection of characters with appropriate outfits to choose from while playing your real life “stay at home” video game. Related Laughing Squid PostsHooded Bath Towels Inspired by Pop Culture Characters From Movies, Television Shows, and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Choose Your ‘Stay at Home’ Video Game Character first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While Mikayla of SaveAFox Rescue was setting up her phone to record an outdoor yoga session, a beautiful but very mischievous rescued red fox named Dixiedo decided to steal the phone, run off with it and try to bury it the yard. Dixie stole my phone! I was going to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mischievous Fox Runs Away With Her Human’s Phone While It’s Recording Video and Then Tries to Bury It first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen of Family Medicine Specialists in Grand Rapids, Michigan, who previously gave some incredibly helpful tips for grocery shopping during these unprecedented times, returned to offer up some useful advice about safely bringing packages and deliveries into your home. So let’s talk about bringing things into our home...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post How to Safely Bring Deliveries Into Your Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Brandon Acker made a wonderful explainer video about the ancient Arabic Oud. This beautiful pear-shaped instrument, related to the lute, has 11 strings (five doubled and a single bass note) that run down a fretless neck. Using half-flats and half-sharps that are unique to Arabic music, this ancient instrument...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Haunting Sound of an Ancient Arabic Oud first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Photographer Xavi Bou, who captures multiple flight patterns of birds through a photographic method of his own design called “Ornithographies”, has created a stunning film that shows the flight of a starling murmuration performing an elaborate dance so as to evade, confuse and overwhelm an attack of predatory birds. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Mesmerizing Film That Reveals the Elaborate Flight Patterns of Starling Murmurations to Confuse Predators first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Little Flower Pot Shop has created an impossibly difficult, completely transparent jigsaw puzzle. The puzzle comes in several levels of difficulty according to the size and number of pieces in the box, but the finished puzzles are all the same size. This custom jigsaw puzzle is hard enough in its...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post An Impossibly Difficult Transparent Jigsaw Puzzle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Food artist Tisha Cherry (previously) carved the iconic Edvard Munch masterpiece “The Scream” into the cream center of an Oreo cookie. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Fantastic Animated Version of Edvard Munch’s Painting ‘The Scream’ Set to a Pink Floyd Soundtrack“The Scream” by Edvard Munch Coming to MoMA in New York...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Scream’ Painting by Edvard Munch Carved Into the Cream Center of an Oreo Cookie first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Frank Vaccarriello created a hilarious compilation of clips from the long-running classic TV sitcom M*A*S*H that addresses each recommended step of staying safe and healthy these days. The show, a dramedy that focused on Korean War through the eyes of doctors at a mobile Army hospital, also offered a great...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Hilarious Compilation of M*A*S*H Clips That Address Each Step of Staying Safe and Healthy These Days first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While going for a run, designer Dylan Coonrad of CannonDesign noticed how the streets of his Brooklyn neighborhood were void of both people and animals. With this in mind, Coonrad created a poignant series of reimagined street signs, both before and after the virus. I found myself paying attention to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Signs Reimagined in an Age of Social Distancing first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn artist Sarah Butler, who has made several New York City themed Bingo Cards, has created a really amusing, but very appropriate “Social Distancing Bingo Card” for Gothamist that can happily occupy pent up New Yorkers during a state-wide “PAUSE” that requires everyone to stay the f**k home. Each square...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fun Social Distancing Bingo Card to Occupy New Yorkers While the City Is on ‘PAUSE’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Daniel Matarrazo, an incredibly talented musician and music director, has penned a couple of brilliant parodies of popular Disney songs to address the current status of the worldwide situation. One parody replaces the lyrics of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins with those that are directly inspired by the status of the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ Cleverly Parodied With Lyrics Inspired by the Current Situation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When actor Rainn Wilson guest-hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in September 2013, he took the cameras into the back office during his monologue with the intention of showing how different the administrative side of SNL was from The Office . Unfortunately, Wilson was completely and utterly mistaken and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Rainn Wilson Learns That ‘Saturday Night Live’ Is No Different Than ‘The Office’ While Guest Hosting in 2013 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While in Malaysia, wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) captured wonderful HD footage of a giant Brahmin moth (Brahmaea hearseyi) sitting calmly on a branch in Sabah, Borneo. While the moth remained still, the footage was a bit disconcerting due to the moth’s intricate wing pattern that creates an optical illusion...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Wonderfully Disconcerting Footage of a Giant Brahmin Moth With an Intricate Tiger Eye Wing Pattern first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While we’re all staying the f**k home, we can still explore and enjoy the great big world that’s still out there with various sites that provide livestreams of natural wonders. Explore.org has done just that with their Aurora Borealis Live Cam, which is located under the aurora belt at the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Nightly Livestream of the Northern Lights first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles photographer Dewey Tann, whose side project consists of “making some fun pandemic safety gear”, has created the CovMitt-19, an adorable line of retractable silicone mitts that can be easily attached to a belt loop or purse to provide much-needed hand protection while shopping, opening doors, handling packages or...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Retractable Silicone Animal Face Safety Mittens That Can Help You Avoid Directly Touching Things first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Luís Azevedo (previously) in partnership with Little White Lies, clevery compiled a short list of Wes Anderson films that accurately demonstrate the art of social distancing. Anderson’s films have been practicing this art long before it became a household term. Want to practice safe social distancing? It’s easy:...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Art of Social Distancing According to Wes Anderson first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the surreal 3D animation “H O R S E” by AJ Jefferies, a blob of a confused pink horse struggles to regain composure and purpose while stranded in a yellow desert. The local cacti and other flora encourage the horse to get up on all fours and giddyup away....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Confused Pink Horse Struggles for Purpose While Stranded in the Desert in a Surreal 3D Animation first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Illustrator Jennifer Baer has created a really amusing series of vintage style travel posters issued by the “Coronavirus Travel Bureau” that tell people to stay the f**k home and enjoy the sights within their immediate surroundings. Such ideas include visiting your one house plant, surfing the couch and taking a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Illustrator Creates an Amusing Series of Vintage Travel Posters That Tell People to Stay the F**k Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very astute orangutan named Sandra who lives at the Center for Great Apes in Miami, Florida saw her human caretakers paying more attention to washing their hands and proceeded to do the same. Sandra sat down in front of a bucket, took the brush from the soapy water and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Astute Orangutan Washes Her Hands Thoroughly After Seeing Her Human Caretakers Do the Same first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Robertas Nevecka, a Lithuanian assistant director who illustrates “peculiar habits of people living on movie sets” created a rather amusing short film showing what each member of a film crew might be doing to kill time while living in Coronavirus quarantine. The film was made out of Nevecka’s series of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Amusing Short Film That Creatively Imagines What Film Crew Members Might Be Doing While in Quarantine first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Police inspector Rajeesh Babu, a very dedicated civil servant in Chennai, India, wore a helmet shaped like the ubiquitous Coronavirus in order to help him encourage and advise people to stay at home to keep themselves and their loved ones safe from infection. Meet Chennai’s #Corona cop (will work on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Police Inspector in Chennai, India Wears a Coronavirus Shaped Helmet to Encourage People to Go Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles challenged those who might be bored while in quarantine to recreate great works of art from the Getty online collection using three items and/or people at their home. The response to the challenge was quite overwhelming and incredibly creative. We challenged you...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Getty Museum Challenges People to Recreate Great Works of Art With Items and People in Their Homes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While virtually appearing on the home version of Jimmy Kimmel Live, the great Samuel L. Jackson shared an important message that several others have shared, but in a far blunter manner. Jackson worked with Adam Mansbach, the author of the pragmatic children’s book Go The F**k to Sleep, to adapt...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Quarantined Samuel L. Jackson Reads ‘Stay The F**k at Home’ by the Author of ‘Go The F**k to Sleep’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the midst of the devastating PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) shortage due to Coronavirus, kitchen utentsil company Get It Right (GIR) thoughtfully switched gears and began production on a line protective, reusable face masks for the general public. The mask is made from medical-grade silicone, comes in multiple colors and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kitchen Utensil Company Makes Reusable Silicone Face Masks to Help Personal Protective Gear Shortage first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A hungry little squirrel enjoyed a midday snack from a red bowl while sitting at a tiny picnic table that was attached to a wooden fence. This adorable set was built by Rick Kalinowski, the proprietor of Rick’s Plumbing, Cooling and Heating in Haverford, Pennsylvania, who posted a series of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Builds a Tiny Picnic Table and Attaches It to a Wooden Fence For Squirrels to Use While Eating first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“You’re hurting old people like me. Well, not me… I’ll never see you.” Larry David wants everyone to stay home to protect older Californians from #COVID19! He does not do these things. Listen to Larry.#StayHomeSaveLiveshttps://t.co/snYe5v55Rw pic.twitter.com/C5cKOaAufE — Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) March 31, 2020 The ever-forthright Larry...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Larry David Tells People Not to Be Idiots and to Stay at Home to Protect Older People From Coronavirus first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On April Fool’s Day 2020, Adult Swim announced that Rick and Morty will be returning for the second half of the fourth season on May 3,2020. The season promises to be filled with a fantastic array of Rick and Morty’s eccentric adventures, both of the extraterrestrial types as well as...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Rick and Morty’ Returns For The Final Half of Season Four Filled With Eccentric Extraterrestrial Adventures first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The incredibly talented instrumentalist Daniel Estrem performs incredibly elegant covers of classic rock songs on a beautiful baroque lute. Included amongst the songs Estrem arranges for 24-strings is “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by The Beatles, “White Room” by Cream, “Light My Fire” by The Doors and “Summer Breeze” by...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Classic Rock Songs Elegantly Played on Baroque Lute first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Julie Laurin, an artist with a fascination of the microscopic, posted a live stream of adorably resilient tardigrades (water bears) as they make their way around their tiny world. This is part of Laurin’s portal, appropriately named website A Tiny World, where she shares her discoveries with those who want...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fascinating Portal Into the Tiny World of Tardigrades first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very patient and very dapper dog named Puggy Smalls sat incredibly still as his giddy human Neil Henry performed various tablecloth tricks with a plastic tea set on his little head. Although he was still, Puggy gave an adorable look of surprise each time the trick was successful. Puggy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Very Patient Pug Sits Incredibly Still While His Human Performs Tablecloth Tricks on His Little Head first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@juniperiz ##foryou ##foryoupage ##fyp ##soundon ##tofu ? Tofu intro – alexbecker68 Alex Becker quite expertly performed the distinctive bombastic 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox) theme by pressing the spatula into tofu that he was frying over a hot stove at the time. He also attempted a chaotic version...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Playing the 20th Century Fox Theme While Frying Tofu first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Donato Sansone has created “Concatenation”, an experimental film in which a single person sets off a surreal sequence of events, each one connected to the one that came before. Sound engineer Enrico Ascoli provided the elaborate soundtrack to the film. via Vimeo Staff PicksFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Single Person Sets a Off Surreal Sequence of Connected Events in Experimental Film ‘Concatenation’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While quarantining at home, Jimmy Fallon hosted an episode of The Tonight Show: Home Edition with “Weird Al” Yankovic as featured remote guest. The bathrobe-clad Yankovic, who has been hilariously entertaining during this forced downtime, aptly performed his 1985 breakup song “One More Minute” within the context of social distancing....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Safely Performs ‘One More Minute’ in His Bathrobe on ‘The Tonight Show: Home Edition’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@jasonrockford ##restaurant people after two weeks in ##quarantine. ##quarantinelife ##coronavirus ##selfisolation ##dadlife ? Rhapsody In Blue – Glenn Miller After a couple of weeks in quarantine, sommelier and stay-at-home dad Jason Booth found that he missed being in a restaurant, so he began plating a series of meals for his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Creative Dad Elegantly Plates and Serves His Son’s Lunch as a Waiter in a High-End Restaurant first appeared on Laughing Squid.

xkcd creator Randall Munroe created a very insightful comic that looks at the transmission of viruses from the viruses’ point of view. To the disappointment of these viruses, the recent implementation of social distancing and increased washing of hands have left these viruses with nothing to do. Per usual, Monroe...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post xkcd Takes an Insightful Look at the Transmission of Viruses From the Viruses’ Point of View first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam has released a trailer for “Anne Frank’s Video Diary”, a 15 episode web series that reinterprets Frank’s iconic diary and supposes how she might have expressed herself if she had a video camera to capture her thoughts, experiences, and surroundings. The series will be...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Imaginative Series Reinterprets How Anne Frank Might Have Expressed Herself If She Made a Video Diary first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A sweet golden retriever named Sunny who lives in Manitou Springs, Colorado became an essential employee to his neighbor Renee Hellman. Hellman is immunocompromised and must stay home in order to avoid virus infection. Sunny’s human Karen Eveleth sends the helpful dog over to Hellman’s house to retrieve a list...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Helpful Dog Delivers Groceries to Quarantined Neighbor first appeared on Laughing Squid.

These have been trying times for so many people around the world, so the wonderful John Krasinski (previously) put out a call for some good news that he could share on his newly developed series Some Good News. Alright everybody, how about #SomeGoodNews ! Send me the stories that have...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post John Krasinski Creates and Hosts Show Dedicated Solely to Reporting Good News From Around the World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

@maddiedavies.x Next door neighbour trying hard not to get caught whilst on lockdown… ##foryou ##fyp ##foryoupage ##viral ##tiktok ##foryoupagethis ##safehands ##4u ? original sound – maddiedavies.x During the UK lockdown due to Coronavirus, a man decided to sneak out of the house dressed as a bush, stopping and crouching on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Neighbor Sneaks Out of His House Dressed Like a Leafy Bush During UK Coronavirus Lockdown first appeared on Laughing Squid.

drive on ice they said! this got me pic.twitter.com/VHxwSEhIAY — Dan Mace (@Dannmace) March 27, 2020 A white truck drove smoothly across the ice of a frozen lake being very careful as it progressed. Unfortunately, the ice couldn’t support the weight of the vehicle and cracked sending the truck under...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Ice Suddenly Cracks as Truck Drives Over Frozen Lake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Like movie theaters around the world, the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania had to temporiarily shut its doors to the public due to Coronavirus. Theater management let their patrons know of the closure through traditional means, though they wanted to also have a bit of fun with it as well....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Movie Theater Uses Marquee to Promote Coronavirus Safety Tips With Cleverly Manipulated Film Titles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in partnership with Senior Service virtually performed “Ode to Joy” aka Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with each musician performing in their own home so as to maintain a safe, social distance from one another. Despite the distance, the symphony was performed beautifully and with the best of...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Two Orchestras on Different Sides of the World Perform ‘Ode to Joy’ With Musicians Playing From Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

I was bored. pic.twitter.com/bVoC0hyNzC — Andrew Cotter (@MrAndrewCotter) March 27, 2020 Scottish sportscaster Andrew Cotter who loves “mostly dogs and mountains. And a bit of broadcasting stuff”, hilariously offered distinctive play-by-play narration of his dogs Olive and Mabel at feeding time, turning it into the finals of an eating competition....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Scottish Sportscaster Gives a Play by Play Commentary of His Dogs in an Eating Competition During Mealtime first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The lyrics to “Friday I’m in Love” by The Cure, updated for current times. Related Laughing Squid PostsRobert Smith of The Cure Brilliantly Reimagined as a Variety of Classic Horror Comic Book MonstersPip Squeak A Go Go! A Benefit for Cure JMNeil Diamond Performs an Updated Version of ‘Sweet Caroline’...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post The Cure Wants You To Stay Indoors first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The cat wants to know why you are in their house so much these days. What gives? via Sad and Useless Related Laughing Squid PostsAdorable Lion Manes for Cats and DogsLocal Man Wants To Bring A Japanese Style Cat Café To Downtown Los AngelesAdorable Postcards That Are Only Completed When...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Cat Demands Answers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online home goods retailer Toynk Toys has created a wonderful set of four colorful ceramic tiki mugs, each made in the shape of a different character from the classic TV show The Golden Girls. The forthright Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) is cast in a periwinkle blue, Southern Belle Blanche Devereaux...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorful Ceramic ‘Golden Girls’ Tiki Mugs first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wildlife photographer S. Gaby has captured absolutely stunning photos of a gorgeous cross fox who has a unique black and orange coat and beautiful copper-colored eyes. This coloring comes from a melanistic variant that makes them far rarer than their red fox cousins. Gaby caught these amazing shots up in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Stunning Cross Fox With Unique Black & Orange Coat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Online retailer Hero’s Armory has created a fantastic line of house keys that sport elaborate sword handle decorations from different ages, books, and video games. These keys can be bought individually or as a set and can fit most Kwikset and Schlage locks. Hero’s Armory exists because we have a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Sword Shaped House Keys first appeared on Laughing Squid.