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New York City has renamed 63rd Street at Broadway as Sesame Street in honor of the show’s 50th Anniversary providing an actual physical address for anyone, anywhere to come and visit. Waze even updated their maps with the new name so they can very easily tell you 🎶 “how to get – how to get...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post New York City Renames 63rd Street and Broadway as ‘Sesame Street’ in Honor of Show’s 50th Anniversary first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Musician Davidlap, who continuously makes very amusing use of his amazing string skills, made his various guitars sound like different instruments with a variety of creative and mostly analogue techniques. I tried to get closer to the sound of some musical instruments with my acoustic and electric guitars, without using pedals or special effects. All...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Musician Makes His Guitars Sound Like Different Instruments With a Variety of Creative Techniques first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On April 24, 2019, the LEGO Group, in partnership with The LEGO Foundation and various sight advocacy groups, announced that they will be introducing Braille LEGO bricks. This simple change has been a long time coming and will open up a world of fun and creativity for children who are blind and/or visually impaired. The...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post LEGO Partners With Sight Advocacy Groups to Introduce Braille Bricks for Visually Impaired Children first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Can someone please help this parent identify the mysterious pink Z3d pill they found in their son’s room? via Miss Cellania Related Laughing Squid PostsStunning Footage of a Mysterious Translucent Sea Creature Gliding Through the Waters of Northern BaliOcean Explorers Discover a Mysterious Purple Orb That Could Be a New SpeciesHero, A Smart Compact Machine...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Can You Identify This Mysterious Pink Z3d Pill? first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Let The Man Die – Let The Bird Fly In the short film “Albatross Soup” by Winnie Cheung, which features psychedelic animation by Fiona Smyth, 50 different people are given a riddle to solve about a man who gets off a boat, walks into a restaurant, orders albatross soup and then kills himself after the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Chorus of Voices in a Psychedelic Animation Deduce Why a Man Kills Himself Over a Bowl of Albatross Soup first appeared on Laughing Squid.

On an amusing 2017 episode of The Graham Norton Show, actress Gemma Whelan, who plays the fiercely confident Yara Greyjoy on Game of Thrones, talked about a specific scene in which she was not only required to ride a horse but to react to inappropriate behavior by the character Theon (Alfie Allen) who didn’t realize...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Actress Gemma Whelan Talks With Graham Norton About Her Role as Yara Greyjoy on Game of Thrones first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The artisans of Plane Industries who craft incredible chairs made out of cowling from such retired planes as the Boeing 737 and the British Airways e146, has also built a gorgeous liquor cabinet out of an inert Royal Air Force MK1 Practice Cluster Bomb from the 1970s. The exterior is made of shiny stainless steel,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Sleekly Sophisticated Shiny Silver Liquor Cabinet Made From an RAF MK1 Practice Cluster Bomb first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, photographer Marjorie Coulin captured brilliant footage of Edvard Hansson, the incredible light operator who works with the Swedish groove metal band Meshuggah. Throughout the course of this Paris show, Hansson skillfully and with amazing dexterity, played the light control as if it were an instrument and he the musician. Meet Edvard Hansson, Meshuggah’s...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Incredible Dexterity of the Light Operator Who Works With Swedish Groove Metal Band Meshuggah first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, critically acclaimed author and cartoonist Julia Wertz (previously) released Tenements, Towers & Trash, a hilariously observant and amusingly nostalgic history of New York City. In this illustrated book, Wertz not only shines a humorous light on obvious the more obvious traits of the city but also on some of the lesser-known, weirder events...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Tenements, Towers & Trash, An Amusing Illustrated History of New York City by Cartoonist Julia Wertz first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016 we wrote about the Foldimate Family, a handy home robot that automatically folds, steams, and scents laundry. Since that time, the company has made significant improvements to the robot’s internal and external design per customer feedback. The changes were announced at CES 2019. This prototype has been further advanced from its previous model,...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Foldimate, A Home Robot That Folds Laundry first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Craftsman Volker Rieck of Creative Holz in Blieskastel, Germany has created a beautiful chess board coat rack that’s positioned in the classic Caro–Kann Defence. Rieck, who gets a lot of ideas from items he finds at flea markets, started with an upcycled board, added the necessary game pieces and built a convenient shelf on top....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Beautiful Coat Rack Made From an Upcycled Chess Board Positioned in the Classic Caro–Kann Defence first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the gorgeous short film “Space to Roam” by photographer Andrew Studer, an astronaut in an orange space suit wanders through and around the otherworldly terrain of the American Southwest. Studer recruited his friend Kyle Hague to play the wandering astronaut and ODESZA provided the soundtrack. Studer states that created this film to address the...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Astronaut Wanders Otherworldly Terrain of Public Land in the American Southwest in ‘Space to Roam’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Serene Teh created a brilliantly illustrated flipbook that compactly enacts the story of the 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien, in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary. Teh ensures that every piece of the story is moving forward with incredible skill, timing and grace. 1979 – 2019. Take a harrowing journey one flip at a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Brilliantly Illustrated Flipbook Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the 1979 Ridley Scott Film ‘Alien’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the classic rock parody film This Is Spinal Tap, the original members of the band, Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), performed an acoustic show at the Beacon Theater in New York City during the Tribeca Film Festival. The great...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Elvis Costello Joins Spinal Tap Onstage During Tribeca Film Festival to Celebrate 35th Anniversary of the Film first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Pinksith spotted this hilarious George Lucas Slave Leia cosplay at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. via Neatorama Related Laughing Squid PostsSlave Leia PSA Encourages Cosplay Women To Consider Other OptionsHow to Make Princess Leia’s Iconic Slave Leia Costume From Star Wars: Return of the Jedi‘George Lucas in Love’ Explores the Origins of Star Wars Through...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post George Lucas Slave Leia Cosplay first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Illustrator Takumi Toxin has quite beautifully drawn the characters of The Avengers: Engame in the traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e style. The artist told Spoon & Tamago that a great deal of thought was put into these distinctive renderings and the names associated with them. The artist spent a lot of time thinking about the unique patterns...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Japanese Ukiyo-e Style Illustrations of The Avengers first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Late Late Show host James Corden recruited his lovely parents, Malc and Marge, who live in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England to give their reactions to the first episode of the final season without ever having seen the show before. As they were watching, they offered hilarious running commentary with some very quotable lines, particularly when...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post James Corden’s Parents React to Game of Thrones Final Season Premiere Without Ever Seeing the Show first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, we wrote about an amazing hand-cranked instrument that uses 2,000 marbles to make music, which was created by Martin Molin of the band Wintergatan. Since that time, Molin and a team of experts have created a number of instruments, including a marvelous hand-cranked marble conveyer belt known as “Marble Machine X”. This percussive...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Marvelous Hand-Cranked Conveyor Belt That Uses Marbles in Groups of Eight to Create a Steady Beat first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Robert Rogalski, a talented artist who enjoys hand crafting whimsical miniature items and characters, created a highly-realistic long-limbed indoor cat tree that was built onsite for a very appreciative kitty. Rogalski mentions that pieces like this are incredibly labor intensive, one-of-a kind and site-specific, but he is willing to entertain offers for a similar piece....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Incredibly Realistic Long-Limbed Indoor Cat Tree first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the first part of an informative series focused upon the iconic HBO series The Wire, vlogger Thomas Flight examines how the show addressed the systematic breakdown of institutions throughout the city of Baltimore. In order to establish this premise, show creators David Simon and Ed Burns and their stellar team of writers created parallel...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How ‘The Wire’ Realistically Addressed the Systematic Breakdown of Institutions All Throughout Baltimore first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Alex Cornell, an interface designer, filmmaker, and musician, has created “Lookout”, a hilarious parody product promo that addresses the annoyingly ubiquitous habit of never looking up from a phone. The angled lens and “visionary awareness algorithm” of Lookout see a few steps ahead in the person’s path and instantaneously streams that information onto the screen....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Lookout, An Angled Smartphone Camera That Instantly Streams Steps Ahead So You Can Keep Looking Down first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a hilarious sketch for Jimmy Kimmel Live, several members of the Game of Thrones cast answer viewer questions in a call center setting, as required by a small clause in each of their contracts. Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) explains that Joffrey Baratheon died from a bad clam, Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister) offers advice regarding...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Game of Thrones Actors Work a Contractually Required Call Center for Confused Fans in ‘Game of Phones’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an incredibly insightful animation by BBC Three, a young man named Prasanna Sellathurai shares how the pressure of going to university exacerbated his depression to the point of suicide, while the animated images succinctly capture the depth of his narration. Recognizing the signs Sellathurai took time off from school to recover and finds himself...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Insightful Animation Showing How Depression Feels first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich is celebrating the 20th anniversary of “The Swimming Pool”, his brilliant site-specific optical illusion art installation in which people can walk, talk, take photos and generally socialize seemingly under water. Erlich achieves this effect with the strategic placement of water and a transparent tank. Swimming Pool is a life-size pool divided...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Swimming Pool, A Brilliant Optical Illusion Art Installation Where People Can Socialize Under Water first appeared on Laughing Squid.

A very helpful service husky named Banner who was wanting some attention, hilariously howled in a high pitched voice similar to one of her squeaky toys. While it may sound like Banner swallowed one such toy, this is actually her real voice. Banner’s human also likes to auto-tune Banner’s whine as well. Related Laughing Squid...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Helpful Husky Hilariously Howls Like a Squeaky Toy first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The very talented aptly named Magnetic Games (previously) hypnotically built a miniature replica of the Eiffel Tower using magnetic balls and bars, making it look really easy in the process. Related Laughing Squid PostsMarried to the Eiffel Tower, Film About Women in Love With ObjectsThe ThyssenKrupp Test Tower, A Tall Thin Concrete Tower Built for...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Miniature Eiffel Tower Hypnotically Built From Magnets first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Noah Scalin who is known for his amazing site-specific installations made with discarded and recycled items (and a skull or two), created an incredible mural of a pig’s head for Fatty Smokes Barbecue Joint in Richmond, Virginia using hundreds of shoes from the people who work at the restaurant. Scalin captured this entire process...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Artist Noah Scalin Uses Hundreds of Shoes to Create a Pig’s Head Mural for Richmond, Virginia Barbecue Joint first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Tales of the San Francisco Cacophony Society, the wonderfully strange but true chronicle of the underground group’s historic run — compiled and edited by Kevin Evans, the late Carrie Galbraith, and Laughing Squid partner John Law — was oringinally released as a hardback book in 2013. Last Gasp has announced that the book will be...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Revised Paperback Edition of ‘Tales of The San Francisco Cacophony Society’ Available For Pre-Order first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Cut in Half is a hardcover book that shows the very creative Mike Warren (previously) cutting common household items in two with a waterjet cutter just to see how things are arrange inside. Photographer Jonothan Woodward captures the remarkable result of these cutting projects with an acute eye for detail. What exactly is inside a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Cut in Half, A Hardcover Photo Book of Common Household Items Split in Two With a Waterjet Cutter first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Hank Green of SciShow explains why the foggy forgetfulness of chemotherapy induced cognitive impairment aka Chemo Brain is so very difficult to identify due to the wide range of cancers, treatments and historical data. Because identification is so difficult, treatment is elusive, yet not necessarily impossible. Scientists are finding some success with PAN-811, a ribonucleotide...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why Treatment for Chemo Brain Is So Incredibly Elusive first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 1962, a little girl named Jeanna was given a baby gopher tortoise during her tenth birthday party at the Milwaukee County Zoo. From that day on Jeana and the little reptile whom she named George became completely inseparable from one another. George accompanied Jean to college, was there when she fell in love and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Woman Spends 56 Years With a Beloved Tortoise Who Was Given to Her on Her Tenth Birthday in 1962 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

We previously wrote about the incredibly talented students of the North Bergen High School Drama Club who adapted the classic Ridley Scott film Alien into a theatrical production. The students reprised the performance on April 27th and the great Sigourney Weaver was a distinguished member of the audience. Watching our North Bergen students put on...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Sigourney Weaver Surprises High School Students After Encore Performance of Their Stage Adaptation of ‘Alien’ first appeared on Laughing Squid.

During this final season of Game of Thrones, author George R. R. Martin sat down with Fast Company and opened up about how the sorrow he feels about killing off characters, whether or not the character was good or bad. Martin cited The Avengers character “Wonder Man” as an example of a bad guy who...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post George R. R. Martin Talks About Killing Characters, TV Collaboration and How The Avengers Inspired Him first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2004, Frank Warren started a community art project where he asked people to anonymously mail him a postcard with one of their secrets on it. In 2005 he took the project online and it became the wildly popular PostSecret. Since that time, Warren has written books, given TED Talks and expanded the project in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Frank Warren of PostSecret Opens Up About His Incredible Postcard Project on CBS Sunday Morning first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The musically gifted Jamie Dupuis played a quietly poignant acoustic harp guitar arrangement of the classic Pink Floyd song “Goodbye Blue Sky” from their iconic 1979 album The Wall. Dupuis simultaneously played lead, rhythm, and bass without any apparent extra effort on his part. Hey everyone! Here’s my arrangement of Goodbye Blue Sky by Pink...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post A Quietly Poignant Acoustic Cover of the Pink Floyd Song ‘Goodbye Blue Sky’ on Played on Harp Guitar first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an enlightening episode of the series Behind the Curtain, host N.T. Jordan created compilation of interviews with writers of The Office, who explain how the show is very heavy on the satire of daily life, but still found room to address and balance the delicate, hopeful nature of budding relationships that occur within a...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Writers of ‘The Office’ Liken the Show to a Tiny Flower Peeking Up Through a Crack in Parking Lot Pavement first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a quick but informative video, Geobeats explains how the Statue of Liberty was at first a beautifully rich and shiny copper color reflective of the material used to forge the iconic Lady Libertas in the late 19th century. That warm brown color was still apparent when she was dedicated to the United States in...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Why the Statue of Liberty is Bluish-Green in Color first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Concerned about the pollution from abandoned bike-share bicycles and other industrial waste, Chinese artists Luo Yujie and Lu Zhuojian of Luo Studio created “Shared Lady Beetle”, a wonderful tricycle-powered micro library that’s shaped like a beetle with sturdy wings that expand the bookshelves within. The idea was inspired by a friend who teaches young children....Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Recycled Tricycle-Powered Beetle Shaped Children’s Library That Expands Its Wings to Reveal Books Inside first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In 2014, actor Kristofer Hivju who plays the lusty Wilding leader Tormund Giantsbane decided to film his shaving experience while at his agent’s office. The stylist had Hivju sit in the styling chair where she made quick work of his big red beard. Perhaps this is where former castmate Jason Momoa got his inspiration to...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Kristofer Hivju Who Plays Tormund Giantsbane on Game of Thrones Gets His Big Red Beard Trimmed first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The artisans of Plane Industries, formerly known as Fallen Furniture, have created a stunning, ultra-modern enclosed chair made from the “cowling cover of one of the four turbofan engines” from a British Aerospace e146 monoplane aka the “Whisperjet”. Only a few of this particular model was manufactured before it was entirely retired in 2002. Created...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post An Ultra Modern Enclosed Chair Made Out of a Jet Engine Cowling From a British Aerospace e146 first appeared on Laughing Squid.

The wonderfully bubbly Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones went undercover as Jon Snow in order to roam anonymously through Times Square in New York City. Once in costume, Clarke wandered through the crowds, talking to other similarly costumed characters without giving a clue as to who she was. Clarke was there to promote an...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Emilia Clarke Goes Undercover as Jon Snow to Roam Through the Crowds of Times Square Anonymously first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In the trailer for the long-awaited, highly-anticipated movie that picks up 13 years after the final episode of the HBO series Deadwood, California Senator George Hearst (Gerald McRaney) returns to wield his immense power against the citizens of the South Dakota town during a statehood celebration. In order to get his way, Hearst turns his...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The Citizens of Deadwood to Fight for South Dakota Statehood in the Trailer for the ‘Deadwood’ Movie first appeared on Laughing Squid.

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In a haunting Ted-Ed lesson written by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and animated by Jorge Jaramillo, narrator Christina Greer explains how the great H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a brand new genre of fictional terror that incorporated scientific discoveries of his time into the creepy fear of the unknown. Lovecraft sought to invent a new kind of terror, one...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post How H.P. Lovecraft Used the Scientific Discoveries of His Time to Create a New Genre of Fictional Terror first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating episode of the series Behind the Curtain, host N.T. Jordan compiled interviews and footage of Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan and other writers explaining how they came up with the idea for the series, the location and its main mission of turning a bland nice guy into the embodiment of evil. Ever...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Vince Gilligan Explains How the Mission of Breaking Bad Was to Turn a Nice Guy Into the Epitome of Evil first appeared on Laughing Squid.

In an animated episode of HBO Backstories about Game of Thrones, co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (previously) share an amusing but seemingly painful tale describing the time Benioff challenged Jason Momoa aka Khal Drogo (previously) to a slap game. Needless to say Momoa emerged victoriously, while Benioff went to the hospital. D.B. Weiss and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Game of Thrones Co-Creators Share an Amusing Tale of Playing Slap Game With Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo) first appeared on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly clever chimpanzee at the Zoological Wildlife Foundation in Miami used a smartphone to watch a video on Instagram from several days prior during which they and their caretaker Mike Holston were horsing around with each other. The chimp not only watched that specific clip but also exited out of the video, scrolled and...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Clever Chimpanzee Figures Out How to Watch, Scroll and Click Through Instagram Images on a Smartphone first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Kristie Wolfe, who lives just east of Boise, was gifted the promotional, traveling 6-ton “Big Idaho Potato” after it was retired and replaced with a new one. Wolfe, who spent two years traveling with the potato, happily took possession and transformed it into a Big Idaho Potato Hotel that’s available to rent on Airbnb. Stay...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post Big Idaho Potato Hotel Available to Rent on Airbnb first appeared on Laughing Squid.

Artist Rajiv Anchal and a team of experience sculptors have installed an enormous concrete bird named Jatayu atop the rolling hills of Chadayamangalam in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. Jayatuj is not only the largest functional bird sculpture in the world, but is a formidable tribute to women’s safety and honor. The giant concrete...Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook, Twitter, Flipboard and Subscribe by Email.The post The World’s Largest Bird Sculpture Sits Atop a Rolling Hillside in Kollam, India in Tribute to Women’s Safety first appeared on Laughing Squid.