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Vox Almanac video producer Phil Edwards explained how in 1860 after Milton Bradley‘s illustrations of a beardless Abraham Lincoln became instantly dated when the nominee grew a beard, the board game pioneer decided to create an instructional game called “The Checkered Game of Life”. Parts of the game were rather somber and dark, but the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How the Milton Bradley ‘Game of Life’ Originated as a Somber Instructional Game of Moral Responsibility first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Russian artist Vadim Dvoeglazov has brilliantly reimagined every episode of The Mandalorian as vintage comic book covers. via Design You Trust Related Laughing Squid PostsA Look Inside the National Audio Company, One of the Last Companies Still Producing Audio Cassettes‘Geek-Art: An Anthology’, An Art Book Featuring Geeky Pop Culture Work by Nearly 100 International ArtistsNew...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Mandalorian’ Reimagined as Vintage Comic Books first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Maggie Cai, Shirley Cheng and Shannon Murphy of Insider spent time with the incredibly talented New York City marionettist Ricky Syers. Syers opened up about his craft, his characters, and his careful process for choosing specific individuals for his lifelike marionettes. He also shared how Rusty the dog is made partially from bicycle chains and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Street Artist Ricky Syers Shares the Careful Process for Creating His Lifelike Marionettes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Beeble, who previously covered “Billy Jean” with a springy door stopper, performed a truly psychedelic original song on an accordion. He also accompanied himself on guitar, bass, and drums, showcasing the full range of his creativity and talent. There are so many reasons not to play an accordion and I ignored all of them....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Original Psychedelic Song Performed on Accordion first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The human belonging to an adorable bunny named Pipkin, who previously woke him by surrounding him with a ring of carrots, has systematically experimented with a variety fruits, veggies, herbs and other items with mostly the same results. Pipkin doesn’t seem to mind these silly pranks as he almost always winds up with something yummy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Gently Wakes His Beloved Sleeping Rabbit by Surrounding Him With Fresh Dill and Other Produce first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Seinpop created a hilarious mashup where the voice of Darth Vader is replaced by an angry Frank Costanza, George Costanza‘s father on the seminal 1990s sitcom Seinfeld. via Geekologie Related Laughing Squid PostsTested Enlists Movie Effects Artists to Create a Stop-Motion Animated Video Using Star Wars Action FiguresJerry Stiller Visits The Costanza House in QueensDarth...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Darth Vader Voiced by Frank Costanza first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins sat down with Insider to explain how he and Sam Mendes made their World War I film 1917 seem as if it were filmed as a long, continuous single shot. Deakins shared how the film crew had to prepare for any and everything that came their way. I mean this is...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘1917’ Cinematographer Explains How They Made the Film Appear to Be a Long, Continuous Single Shot first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail has issued a series of eight official postage stamps that celebrate classic British video games. The stamps are available in a variety of collections and include such games as Tomb Raider, Sensible Soccer, Worms, Micro Machines, and Lemmings. Seasoned gamers, young players and collectors will enjoy exploring the stamps, stories,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail Issues Postage Stamps Celebrating Classic British Video Games first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the brilliant short film “Goldman v Silverman” by Josh and Benny Safdie of Red Bucket Films and Elara Pictures, Ron Goldman (Adam Sandler) is a street performer dressed head-to-toe in gold who performs for crowds in New York City’s Times Square. His routine is a little tired but is done in complete earnest. Despite...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Adam Sandler Plays a Gold Painted Time Square Street Performer Who’s Harassed by Silver Painted Performer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Proud dad Matt MacMillan very cleverly edited his the baby sounds that his infant son Ryan was making into an immediately recognizable cover of the classic AC/DC song “Thunderstruck”. MacMillan used the pitch of Ryan’s noises to compose this spot-on arrangement. I recorded my son making baby noises, figured out the notes he made and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Proud Dad Cleverly Edits His Baby Boy’s Noises Into a Cover of the Classic AC/DC Song ‘Thunderstruck’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream (previously) has partnered with Netflix to create “Netflix & Chilll’d”, an ooey-gooey ice cream that’s perfect for staying home to watch a movie with a special someone. The combination of sweet and savory in this pint will be pleasing to all parties involved. It also pairs very nicely with other...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Ben & Jerry’s ‘Netflix & Chilll’d’ Ice Cream first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Wildlife photographer David Weiller (previously) captured incredibly striking footage of a fuzzy bright green leafhopper nymph “dancing” against a shiny black background. This tiny creature from Colombia is one of over 20,000 Cicadellidae species. Leafhopper Nymph (Cicadellidae) from Rio Claro, Colombia. There are at least 20,000 described species of leafhoppers that can be found all...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Striking Footage of a Fuzzy Leafhopper Nymph ‘Dancing’ Against a Shiny Black Background first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Bryce Langston, of the wonderful series Living Big in a Tiny House (previously), visited with Dan Huling and Annabel Reader of Colorado Shoe School to explore the incredible World War II railroad car that they transformed into an amazing tiny house. The couple literally raised the roof to create more space and provide more light....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Colorado Couple Transforms Their World War II Railroad Car Into an Amazing Tiny House first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A rescued baby kangaroo named Arthur used his adorably large nose to clean the ears of a sleeping tabby cat named Blue while the two were snuggling together upon a sofa. Blue, also a rescue, very happily accepted Arthur’s assistance and showed appreciation by luxuriously stretching out his claws upon the gray fabric. Arthur was...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Rescued Kangaroo Joey Vigorously Cleans the Ears of a Rescued Tabby Cat While Snuggling Together first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn artist Tom Booth has created an incredible, digitally animated series that tells the moving story of a lonely woodworker who skillfully carves out a beautiful woman from a piece of wood. She comes to life and the two spend time together, seemingly falling in love, but in the end, he appears to be saying...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Moving Illustrated Story of a Woodworker Who Carves Out the Love of His Life Only to Tragically Lose Her first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Now that they’ve learned to climb with a little help, the orphaned chimps, who live with their human caretakers Jenny and Jim Desmond of Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue have adorably become the best of friends with the dogs and puppies who also reside at the sanctuary. The full episode about these unlikely and absolutely adorable friendships...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Orphaned Baby Chimps Become the Best of Friends With Rescued Dogs and Puppies at Liberian Sanctuary first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When thinking about Wolverine and his deadly claws, corn-on-the-cob doesn’t usually come to mind. Despite this non-sequitur, Gamestop has created a very cleverly designed package of corn holders designed just like the hands of the former James Howlett. One big difference between the two, however, is that the holders are made from stainless steel rather...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cleverly Designed Wolverine Claws Corn Cob Holders first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We wrote about a rather amusing graphic panel by How To Be A Dad that showed the various baby sleep positions that were actually more about the way in which parents slept around the infant. Shortly after that, Andy Herald and Charlie Capen, the two fathers behind the site put together a handy book entitled...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Guide to Baby Sleep Positions first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very drowsy cat who found a comfortable place to nap inside her human Kazuhiro Tsukimura‘s bright, shiny brass euphonium was rudely awakened when said human decided to play the instrument. While the cat was surprised by all the noise, she didn’t really see the need to move out of the way all that quickly,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Drowsy Cat Napping Inside Her Human’s Brass Horn Gets a Rude Awakening When He Starts to Play first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the wake of the raging and tragic Australian brush fires that have spread across New South Wales and other provinces, the NSW Park Service has taken to providing manned airdrops of food for those animals who survived the flames but lost the natural vegetation that provided the primary source of nutrition. One such mission,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Australian Park Service Air Drops Tons of Food for Wallabies Who Lost Natural Source Due to the Fires first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artists, filmmakers photographers Aleia Murawski and Samuel Copeland create elaborately detailed miniature worlds for their pet snails. The dioramic designs include the high life, with limousines and champagne coupe beds, the lowbrow with paper-dragging bathrooms, the mundane with office work, the playful with a skateboard ride to the extraterrestrial with a visitation. In an interview...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Elaborately Detailed Miniature Worlds Made for Snails first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The hilariously long receipts from CVS Pharmacy have been used in a variety of amusing ways. In one case, a man dressed up as a 12 foot CVS receipt for Halloween and even used the coupons from his costume that night. Another creative idea is this cozy fleece scarf made to look like a giant...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cozy Fleece Scarf That Looks Like a Giant CVS Receipt first appeared on Laughing Squid.

KnifeTank: The Shüffling is an illustrated tabletop card game by artist and friend of Laughing Squid Doctor Popular (previously) that challenges players acting as tanks with knives to outmaneuver their opponent’s tank or cut them down on the way to their table’s edge. The game is guided by a combination of “Movement”, “Stab” and “Special”...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post KnifeTank: The Shüffling, A Tabletop Card Game About Outmaneuvering Opponents Using Tanks With Knives first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Gambal’s Social Club in the Westport neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri worked with Central States Beverage Co. to install a unique claw machine that’s filled solely with cans of the uber popular White Claw Hard Seltzer. The machine has also made its way to other bars, such as Jack’s American Bar in Milwaukee and State...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post White Claw Claw Machine, A Crane Game Filled Cans of White Claw Hard Seltzer first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Space and science author Ariel Waldman led a five-week expedition to Antarctica to learn about the microscopic flora and fauna that lives under the ice in the region. The results of the information she gathered were compiled and put into an interactive form in the appropriately titled “Life Under the Ice”. Users can scroll through...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Fascinating Interactive Exploration of the Microscopic World That Lives Under the Ice of Antarctica first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Street artist Will Power has created a delightful mural of the universally beloved character “Baby Yoda” from The Mandalorian on the wall of the Second Avenue Subway Station in the East Village of Manhattan. The project was sponsored by amartstop, aka Steve Stoppert. A lot of people asked me why I choose to paint Baby...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Street Artist Creates Delightful Baby Yoda Mural in NYC first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Koalas of NYC is a wonderfully compassionate organization that is working to raise funds to help the millions of koalas and other native wildlife that have suffered from the raging bushfires all over Australia. In order to bring attention to this urgent and important cause, the group has creatively attached plush koalas on poles throughout...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Plush Koalas Hang on Poles Around NYC With a QR Code to Help Animals Injured in the Australia Fires first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The highly anticipated graphic novel BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams by Michael Allred, Steve Horton and Laura Allred is a brilliantly illustrated love letter to the late, greatly missed David Bowie. The novel chronicles the early years of Bowie. Specifically, his atmospheric rise to fame from complete obscurity, the incredible creativity that brought Ziggy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Rise of David Bowie and the Fall of Ziggy Stardust Chronicled in a Brilliantly Illustrated Graphic Novel first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A fascinating study conducted by animal physiologist Désirée Brucks and zoologist Auguste von Bayern involves a pair of African grey parrots who had been trained to exchange tokens for food. Wanting to see if the birds would share, the entire lot of tokens was given to only one bird. The parrot with the tokens saw...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Generous African Grey Parrot Shares Food Tokens With Another Parrot So They Can Both ‘Buy’ Walnut Treats first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly curious octopus named Rudy at Octolab was introduced to a lively cuttlefish named Mory to play a game of hide-and-seek with each other. This proved to be interesting as both octopuses and cuttlefish are masters of disguise. Each has incredible camouflage skills that allows each of them to respectively, hide in plain sight....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Curious Octopus and a Lively Cuttlefish Use Their Camouflage Skills to Play Hide-and-Seek Together first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Since 2014, artist Matthew Grabelsky has been creating surreal oil paintings featuring people with animal heads riding the New York City subway as part of his incredible series “Passengers”. Several of his new characters are directly connected to their surroundings, while one of his creations riding on a different transit system in honor of his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Fabulously Surreal Oil Paintings Featuring People With Animal Heads Riding the New York City Subway first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A determined cat named Athena drove herself a little crazy as she hilariously attempted to catch a remote-controlled slot car that was repeatedly racing around the track. The nimble little feline tried every move she knew, but the prey constantly eluded her grasp. Once the car stopped moving, however, so did Athena. Athena was very...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Nimble Cat Hilariously Tries to Catch a Racing Slot Car first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Our friends at Know Your Meme have put together a colorfully animated visual timeline that charts the most popular memes between the years of 2011 and 2020 with information from their own database. The visualization also included the very appropriate soundtrack of “Know Your Meme” by Hot Dad. Using data collected from the Know Your...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Visual Timeline of the Most Popular Memes (2011-2020) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

For the past 20 years, photographer Noah Kalina (previously) has taken a single photo of himself every single day of his life as documented in his his ongoing “Everyday” project he began on January 11 2000. January 11, 2000 – January 11, 2020 7263 days A Work in Progress Everyday by Noah Kalina Musician Carly...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Photographer Noah Kalina Takes a Photo of Himself Every Day of His Life For Twenty Years (2000-2020) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Boston filmmaker Lee Loechler worked with animators Kayla Coombs and Maggie Jung to create a fully custom, alternate endings to the classic Disney animation Sleeping Beauty so that he could propose to his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Dr. Sthuthi David. Loechler and his team of animators worked for six months to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Animates Himself and His Girlfriend into Custom Version of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ for a Romantic Proposal first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Robert James Russell “spent way too much time making” this awesome french fries alignment chart. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Sandwich Alignment ChartShopping Cart Alignment ChartBread Bag Alignment ChartFollow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post French Fries Alignment Chart first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On this fourth anniversary of the sad and untimely death of the late, greatly missed David Bowie, a New York City street artist paid a heartfelt tribute to the icon on the sign at the Broadway-Lafayette Subway Station (To Station) – the stop nearest to the home Bowie shared with his family at the time...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Heartfelt Tribute to David Bowie at a Subway Station Near His NYC Home on 4th Anniversary of His Death first appeared on Laughing Squid.

“Microbodyssey”, by the British performance group Tatwood Puppets, is a wonderfully surreal show that shines a light on the world of invisible organisms that exist everywhere. Told through puppets created by Judith Hope (including a tardigrade named Tardy), the show combines a bit of science fiction, a great deal scientific fact and a whole lot...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Microbodyssey, A Wonderfully Surreal Puppet Show About the Invisible Organisms in Our World first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger FoodyTrip posted an absolutely fascinating video showing the painstaking process that goes into building an incredible traditional 23 layer butter cake. This cake, known as Baumkuchen or tree ring cake, is rolled out of a pan, spot-cooked and then baked on a spit, similar to those used for meat. Baumkuchen (made from rice flour)...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Painstaking Process That Goes Into Building a Spit Baked 23 Layer Tree Ring Butter Cake first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles voice actor Paul Hikari quite impressively managed to eat an entire slice of topping-filled pizza in one bite. Hikari first folded the slice several times and then quite ceremoniously put it all into his mouth. While it was indeed a very large bite, Hikari handled it without any arising issues. 3. I want...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Man Eats an Entire Slice of Pizza in One Big Bite first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Video editor Jason Alan Dewey amusingly reimagined the popular Netflix series The Witcher as a 1990s style television drama complete with a long title sequence and an incredible heavy-metal cover of “Toss a Coin To Your Witcher”, performed by musician Dan Vasc. Here’s the original version from the second episode in the series. via The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post ‘The Witcher’ Reimagined as a 1990s Television Drama first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Trevor Wardill and a team of researchers at the Wardill Lab at the University of Minnesota decided that they would test how cuttlefish utilize field of vision when hunting prey. They outfitted cuttlefish with 3D glasses. When external stimuli (remote prey) were provided through a video feed, the cuttlefish took a bit longer to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Researchers Put Fancy 3D Glasses on Cuttlefish to See If They Use Depth of Vision When Hunting Prey first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the aptly named OKTOPUSSI segment of the greenbeats percussion show, three female percussionists stand in the middle of a vertical circle play the eight green drums that line the circle. The women play to their right, to their left an even above their head while keeping in perfect time with one another, in perfect...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Drummers Play Eight Green Drums in the Round first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Sarah Ross created “Archisuits”, a cleverly modified set of four powder-blue leisure jogging suits with inserts that created the proper amount of negative space to perfectly fit into and/or onto specific public structures in and around Los Angeles, especially those designed to prevent certain types of access. The suits look a bit odd outside...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Modified Jogging Suits That Use Negative Space to Fit Into or Onto Specific Public Structures in Los Angeles first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Davidlap, who makes incredibly creative use of his amazing string instrument skills, recreated the sounds of popular emojis with his guitar and other appropriate accoutrements. Included in this sonorous list were a UFO, water, a cruise ship foghorn, a monkey, a cat, a violin, an old-school telephone ring, a chicken, a doggo, a heart,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Sounds of Popular Emojis Recreated on Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the music video for the Ozzy Osbourne song “Under the Graveyard”, actors Jessica Barden and Jack Kilmer respectively play the roles of then Sharon Levy (Osbourne) and Ozzy as they were in 1979 (they married in 1982). As present-day Ozzy sings about life and death, past Ozzy is off on a bender in a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Sharon’s Rescue of Ozzy From Alcoholic Excess in 1979 Recreated for ‘Under the Graveyard’ Music Video first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an adorable clip from the BBC series Baby Chimp Rescue, a boisterous bunch of 21 orphaned chimpanzees learns to climb with the help of their human rescuers and caretakers Jenny and Jim Desmond of Liberia Chimpanzee Rescue. The little primates will be released to a large wild sanctuary when they’re older, so it’s very...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Orphaned Baby Chimpanzees Learn to Climb With Help From Their Human Caretakers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The auto enthusiasts at Garage 54 (previously) determined that their damaged Fiat didn’t have quite enough wheels to their liking. The team then set about doubling that number with an additional four wheels. After tearing up much of the car, they mounted the wheels for a test drive. After a few adjustments were made and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Converting a Fiat Into a Unique 8 Wheeled Vehicle first appeared on Laughing Squid.

When the humans belonging to Djinn the Fennec Fox went outside for a coffee break on the terrace, they decided to have their beloved vulpine companion come along. Djinn was being cuddled by one of his humans, which made him laugh a lot and wag his adorable tail. All that laughing made Djinn very tired...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Elated Little Fennec Fox Laughs During a Coffee Break first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Dean Bog has created a wonderful weekly video series that focuses on the uniqueness on his native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One episode speaks to the odd, but the endearing tradition of the “Pittsburgh Parking Chair”. This is a chair of any kind that residents leave out in the street in front of their house, next...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Endearing Pittsburgh Tradition Using a Chair to Save a Parking Space in Front of a Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.