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.

While guest-hosting a Great Big Story episode, the wonderfully talented Barnaby Dixon (previously) and his longtime puppet sidekick Dabchick shared how to make finger puppets from sticky Post-It notes and invisible tape. His cat Matilda also provided several specifically feline distractions. Got time on your hands? Puppet master Barnaby Dixon...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Puppeteer Barnaby Dixon Shares How to Make Finger Puppets Out of Post-It Notes and Invisible Tape first appeared on Laughing Squid.

It's the little things that can make a difference… such as this Bagger machine operator taking a minute to bring smiles to the kids!???? pic.twitter.com/fGVRru9dhq — Madeyousmile (@Thund3rB0lt) May 18, 2020 While working at a construction site, an excavator operator saw a couple of children playing nearby with their toy...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Construction Worker Skillfully Uses His Excavator to Fill Children’s Toy Dump Trucks With Dirt From the Site first appeared on Laughing Squid.

While the Kansas City Zoo was closed to the public, the resident Humboldt penguins took a short field trip to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art where they had a chance to explore the vast array of paintings, sculptures, and exhibits. The flightless birds adorably wandered about while their minds were...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Kansas City Zoo Humboldt Penguins Have a Wonderful Time Exploring the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Sean Reynard, while in his bespectacled, short-banged Quentin Smirhes (previously) character, performed a unique but amazing lip-synch to the incredibly to The King’s Singers complicated a capella version of the Albert Hammond song “I’m a Train” while dressed in a yellow turtleneck and a pair of oversized tighty-whities. Smirhes...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post A Unique Lip-Synched Performance of ‘I’m a Train’ by Man Dressed in a Yellow Turtleneck and Tighty-Whities first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Jan Riggins and her 13 year old daughter Olivia Riggins , both incredibly talented, create absolutely amazing 3D chalk art together. The two started out drawing koi fish outside their Fort Worth, Texas home and became part of the chalk art contest circuit. via DeMilked Related PostsAdorable 3D Sidewalk...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Mother and Daughter Create Amazing 3D Chalk Art on the Sidewalk Outside Their Fort Worth, Texas Home first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The great Roger Waters and members of his band performed a beautifully poignant rendition of the song “Mother”, each from their own home. Waters wrote the song in 1982 for the iconic Pink Floyd album The Wall. Waters, like other musicians, is staying indoors for the time being. Social distancing...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Roger Waters and His Band Perform a Poignant Version of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Mother’ From Their Homes first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Hye Sea of MagnifytheSUN very cleverly uses a magnifying glass to focus the light of the sun to engrave beautiful portraits onto wooden canvases. The artist was inspired to do this work by her older brother, who would burn leaves with a magnifying glass. We refer to this art...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Cleverly Focuses Sunlight Through a Magnifying Glass to Engrave Portraits Onto Wooden Canvases first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented Nick Murray Willis (previously) has created a compilation of 100 iconic movie lines for which he supplied hilariously literal animations. Here are 100 iconic movie lines given an animated twist. Related PostsAnimated Movie Posters, New Series Turns Iconic Film Posters Into Animated Comedy ShortsVillain Pub, A New...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Hilarious Animated Interpretations of Iconic Movie Lines first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Yatzil Elizalde, an illustrator, tattoo artist, and ower of White Light Tattoo in Hermosillo, Mexico, inks absolutely amazing tattoos that are deliberately dizzying. Elizalde draws a chosen image over itself several times using the fine art technique of pointillism, creating the optical illusion of double vision and movement. Elizade told...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Dizzying Double Vision Optical Illusion Tattoos first appeared on Laughing Squid.

South Korean advertising agency Dstrict has created highly realistic illusion of high definition waves that appear to repeatedly crash into the walls of a giant glass box that sits over K-pop Square at Coex in Seoul. This incredible anamorphic illusion, which is the largest outdoor advertising screen in the country,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, and Subscribe by Email.The post Realistic Anamorphic Digital Waves Appear to Crash Inside of a Glass Box on Top of a Building in Seoul first appeared on Laughing Squid.