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In their seemingly hopeful quest to find reasonable alternatives to Earth, the ever-philosophical design house Kurzgesagt explains in a nutshell how life could possibly form, evolve and sustain itself in oceans far beneath the thick frozen surface of rogue planets, provided that the conditions are amenable to such life. …So how could life sustain itself...The post How Life Could Form and Sustain Itself In Water Deep Below the Frozen Surface of a Rogue Planet appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a kaleidoscopic episode of the New York Magazine series The Cut, a San Diego artist Concetta Antico talks about being a tetrachromat, a rare person who possesses an extra photoreceptor in the retina of each eye. Most people only have three photoreceptors, Antico has four, which allows her to see far more colors (up...The post Tetrachromatic Artist Describes How She Can See 100 Million Colors With an Extra Photoreceptor in Each Eye appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Netflix has released a very provocative trailer for the Black Mirror film Bandersnatch featuring a young programmer named Stefan (Fionn Whitehead) who in 1984 begins to lose touch with reality as he embarks upon the enormous project of adapting a a fantasy novel written by a murderer into a cohesive video adventure game. The further...The post Programmer Adapting Novel Into Video Game Loses Touch With Reality in ‘Black Mirror’ Film ‘Bandersnatch’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Sometimes cats can be creative problem solvers, other times… via Miss CellaniaThe post Creative Solutions to a Simple Problem appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather befitting mashup, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rap the classic Beastie Boys song “Get It Together” with each character taking on a different verse. The cast of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as The Beastie Boys, Q-Tip, and DJ Hurricane, rapping the classic “Get It Together”. Video by Mylo the Cat aka...The post The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rap the Classic Beastie Boys Song ‘Get It Together’ in Clever Mashup appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the brilliant animation “Shine” by Johannes Flick and Alexander Dietrich, two very competitive males of an uncertain species compete for the affection of an attractive female by wrapping their tails around hanging light bulbs to see who can glow the brightest. The larger male had the clear advantage at first, but he overplayed his...The post Two Male Creatures Fighting for the Affection of Female Compete to See Who Can Glow the Brightest in ‘Shine’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Actress Amy Sedaris welcomed the cameras of the New York Magazine series The Cut into her quirky Greenwich Village, New York City apartment for a tour. On hand for the tour was Sedaris’ longtime friend, designer Todd Oldham and Tina, Sedaris’ very cute and very destructive rabbit whom she thought was female for a long...The post Actress Amy Sedaris Gives a Tour of Her Wonderfully Quirky Greenwich Village NYC Apartment appeared first on Laughing Squid.

MyIdentityDoctor has created a handy “Delete My Browser History” medical alert bracelet to help make sure your questionable browsing habits are erased in case something unfortunate happens. Related Laughing Squid PostsDelete My Browser History Medical BraceletA Color-Customizable Bracelet That Pairs With a Smartphone to Send Notifications Through Vibration, Sound, and LightLittle Outliner, A Browser-Based Outlining...The post Delete My Browser History Medical Alert Bracelet appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the wonderful Dreamworks animated short “Bilby” by Liron Topaz, Pierre Perifel and JP Sans an anxious big-eared macrotis finds himself to be an unwitting guardian of tiny baby bird who had been abandoned in the Australian Outback. Knowing from his own experience that the Outback was a very dangerous place for the both of...The post A Cynical Marsupial in the Australian Outback Becomes a Fierce Protector of an Abandoned Baby Bird in ‘Bilby’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a stylish video essay, Daniel Netzel of Film Radar takes a look behind the scenes at how costume designers work to make the clothing a natural part the storyline. Netzel lists four habits of successful costume designers who make it look easy, when it’s not. This includes understanding and analyzing the script, speaking with...The post How Costume Designers Embrace Characters In Order to Make Their Clothing a Natural Part of the Storyline appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brooklyn multimedia artist Hunter Fine and writer Gil Arevalo have created “Escape From HelL”, a hilarious board game that pits hipsters from Williamsburg against one another in a race to be the first to arrive in Manhattan. Normally, this would be very simple to accomplish, however the singular L train, upon which many Brooklynites rely...The post Brooklyn Hipsters Race to Get to Manhattan During L Train Shutdown in ‘Escape From HelL’ Board Game appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a channeled episode of the world traveling series Amazing Places, host Tom Scott visits Providence Canyon, a picturesque site known by many as “Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon” to marvel at its beauty, examine the soil and to posit a question about what is considered to be a natural wonder. While the canyon itself is...The post How ‘Georgia’s Grand Canyon’ Was Accidentally Formed by Settlers Who Didn’t Understand Area Soil appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Foxes really are the best dog/cat combo. via Johannes Grenzfurthner Related Laughing Squid PostsSniffer and Tinni, The Story of Friendship Between A Fox and A DogDogs Playing D&D, A Dungeons & Dragons Version of a Classic ‘Dogs Playing Poker’ PaintingZao Fox Village, A Japanese Animal Preserve Where Foxes Roam Freely Among the Humans Who VisitThe post The Truth About Foxes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the coming new year, Irish video editor James Casey of The Solomon Society has compiled an incredible montage that features scenes from may of the films released in 2018. Included in this montage are such films as Black Panther, A Star Is Born, The Favourite, Avengers: Infinity War, Crazy Rich Asians, Spiderman:...The post The Films of 2018 Compiled Into an Incredible Montage appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kinetic artist DoodleChaos has created a mesmerizing compilation featuring a series of marble sorting trickshots set in different formations. These chain reactions utilized magnets, levers and even a toy xylophone in order to ensure each colored marble rolled into its assigned place. Magnets, levers, and other contraptions sort the red, blue, and yellow marbles into...The post A Mesmerizing Compilation of Marble Sorting Trickshots appeared first on Laughing Squid.

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In the highly anticipated second film from the brilliant mind of Jordan Peele entitled Us, a family of four, Gabe (Winston Duke) and Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyongo) and their two children (Shahadi Wright Joseph and Evan Alex), take a car trip to Adelaide’s beachside hometown for vacation where they meet up with the Tylers (Elisabeth...The post Family Battles Their Own Doppelgängers After a Weird Day at the Beach in the Jordan Peele Horror Film ‘Us’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very talented musician Jamie Dupuis performed a beautiful acoustic harp guitar cover of the classic Christmas songs, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”. He also performed a brilliant six-string acoustic guitar cover of “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”. As played, both of these songs capture the essence of the holiday season and are...The post Beautiful Acoustic Guitar Covers of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ and ‘Dance of the Sugar Fairy’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The mischievous feline duo of Cole and Marmalade along with their two little sisters, star in an adorable compilation of all of their holiday misdeeds. Also featured are the brightly colored accompanying shaming stickies from their frustrated, yet amused humans, that were put right on the spot where each incident took place. Meowy Catmas everyone!...The post Adorable Compilation of Cole and Marmalade’s Holiday Misdeeds With Shaming Stickies Calling Them Out appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a very seasonal video essay, music vlogger Polyphonic takes a look at the iconic Yuletide music of “The Nutcracker” and the instrument upon which the music was originally played. This instrument, called the Celesta, which was invented by Parisian Victor Mustel in 1886. The instrument had a heavenly sound with which Tchaikovsky fell in...The post How Tchaikovsky’s ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’ Became Synonymous With Christmas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a seasonal episode of History Dose, creators Chris and Joe explain why the Puritans of colonial New England had the colonies ban the holiday for 22 years in 1659. They were concerned about Pagan influence, public drunkenness, the demanding nature of carolers and the unnecessary revelry around the holiday. When the popularity of Puritan...The post Why Puritans in Colonial New England Had Christmas Celebrations Banned for 22 Years appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While at BrickCon 2018, Beyond the Brick TV host Joshua Hanlon caught up with Caleb Watson, a member of the Seattle LEGO users group. Watson had built a brilliant recreation of the famous Boulder chase from the iconic film Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. This incredible build utilize six different motors...The post Motorized LEGO Recreation of the Boulder Scene From ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

After the heartbreaking loss of our adored feline company mascot Ika Zaru in October 2016 and the passing of our beloved co-worker Taki Zaru in November 2018, we decided that we wanted to employ two adorable newcomers, who also happen to be siblings, from the Bideawee shelter in New York City. FOMO is an adorably...The post Laughing Squid Welcomes Two New Furry Feline Co-Workers: A Tabby Named FOMO and Black Cat Matilda appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amazon has a nifty new feature that tracks your package after it is stolen from your porch. via TechLoaf Related Laughing Squid PostsArizona Man Launches Tongue-in-Cheek Crusade to Catch Thief Who Stole His Amazon PackageAmazon Yesterday Shipping, Delivers Packages A Day Before OrderedAmazon Wants to Ship Packages Before You Order ThemThe post Amazon Stolen Package Tracking appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a highly impressive, detailed analysis, vlogger and musician Howard Ho sets out to prove whether or or not the the classic Bruce Willis action film Die Hard from 1988 is actually a Christmas movie. Ho does a deep dive into the basic themes within the film (other than it being an action film) and...The post How the Sophisticated Application of Music Within the ‘Die Hard’ Score Makes It a Traditional Christmas Movie appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Rial (@michellerial) on Dec 23, 2018 at 12:30pm PST Gift Wrapping Timeline by Michelle Rial Related Laughing Squid PostsAmusing Charts Made With Found ObjectsAdvice From The Beatles Based on Their Song LyricsA Series of Charts for People Obsessed With the Crime Podcast ‘Serial’The post Gift Wrapping Timeline appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dutch video editor Matthijs Vlot has created another of his his brilliant mashups to recreate the first verse of “Africa” by Toto aka the Internet’s favorite song. The mashup is mostly movies but a little bit of Breaking Bad shows up once or twice. BRAND NEW VIDEO: Toto's Africa by the Movies. https://t.co/Z1RRSDo29F — Matthijs...The post The First Verse of the Toto Song ‘Africa’ Recreated Through a Brilliant Mashup of Film and Television Clips appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Jirí Zemánek of the Czech engineering group A²C at Czech Technical University in Prague, have etched really beautiful stroboscopic designs onto shiny blank Christmas ornaments. Zemánek created custom designs which were loaded onto the EggBot Pro by Evil Mad Scientist. The machine is specifically designed to draw intricate 3D patterns on delicate egg shells, however...The post Christmas Ornaments With Hypnotizing Stroboscopic Patterns That Appear to Be In Continuous Motion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

? A young woman in Oklahoma named Halle Fuqua had been volunteering at the Humane Society of Stillwater, taking particular care of a beautiful dog named Rambo with whom she fell in love. Per her father Lance, Hallee’s heart broke when she learned that Rambo had been adopted, but on December 18, Hallee was happily...The post Parents Secretly Adopt Daughter’s Favorite Dog From Shelter Where She Volunteers as a Christmas Surprise appeared first on Laughing Squid.

This post was sponsored by PinballUSA via Syndicate Ads. Pinball finally entered the National Toy Hall of Fame this year: The game has origins that can be traced back as far as the 18th century, yet it still captures the hearts and minds of players today. There are two types of modern pinball players. The...The post The Future of Pinball Remains Bright appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Batman wants to set the record straight once and for all regarding the holiday season. We’re still waiting on Robin to refute the whole laying an egg thing. via Lonnie Elswick Related Laughing Squid PostsLEGO Batman and His Batmobile Being Melted Using a Welding TorchBatman and Bruce Give a Tour of Wayne Manor in a...The post An Important Announcement From Batman appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A miserly calico cat named Taiga who lives with her human Christell in Sweden, has taken to expressing her displeasure with the upcoming holiday by repeatedly knocking off the mantle a family of warmly dressed Christmas figurines. Sometimes Taiga will carefully bad them down one at a time, at other times she’ll mow them down...The post A Scroogelike Calico Cat Deliberately Knocks a Family of Handmade Christmas Figurines Off the Mantle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the wonderfully surreal animated short entitled “The Brave Heart or (“The day we enabled the sleepwalking protocol”)” by Luca Schenato and Sinem Vardarli , an animated heart in a sailor’s cap takes a guided tour around the aching body of a very hungover man. Unhappy with what’s going on, the heart begins to explore...The post An Animated Heart in a Sailor’s Cap Takes a Guided Tour Around the Aching Body of a Hungover Man appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Natalie Sideserf, the very talented cake artist and co-owner of Sideserf Cake Studio in Austin, Texas explains in a helpful, step-by-step tutorial video, how to make a round cake that looks exactly like an onion. When the cake was cut, the crunchy layers of the onion cake became visible and fell off to the side,...The post A Hyperrealistic Cake That Looks Exactly Like an Onion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vanity Fair has put together a fascinating video tour showing every location mentioned in songs by The Beatles. Each place that’s put on the map includes an explanation as to song to which it refers and how far it is from the previous location. The band did a great deal of travelling across Europe, Asia...The post A Fascinating Video Tour of Every Location Mentioned in Songs by The Beatles Shown on a Map appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Carl Forrest of Austin, Texas shared an uplifting timelapse that showed how his houseplants quite literally perked up over the course of eight hours after receiving some water. 8-hour time lapse of a droopy plant after being watered pic.twitter.com/F5SFBXZ59k — Carl Forrest (@CarlForrest) December 15, 2018 via Digg Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Amusing Timelapse Showing...The post An Uplifting Timelapse of Droopy Houseplants Perking Up Over the Course of Eight Hours After Being Watered appeared first on Laughing Squid.

For her ongoing quest to make healthier versions of junk food, pastry chef Claire Saffitz of the Bon Apétit series Gourmet Makes attempts to recreate that distinctive salty-sweet-chewy taste of a classic Snickers bar. After spending a bit of time on the nougat to peanut ratio, Saffitz successfully created a healthier gourmet version that was...The post Pastry Chef Attempts to Replicate the Distinctive Taste of a Snickers Bar in a Much Healthier Gourmet Version appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bad Lip Reading offered a hilariously bizarre take on the 2018 Apple Product Launch, the annual event that previews the new products for the coming year. Some of these products include the Apple Skin Twist, the Lickamaforbus, the Handsome Anthony, Apple Wings, Apple socks, the Apple Hole, the Apple Wish Prince, the Apple DeBonk Debonk...The post A Bad Lip Reading of the 2018 Apple Product Launch appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016, a rather daring bearded man decided to drink a 30 year old can of Coors that he found floating in a river. The can had been kept cold by the flowing current and the exterior of the can was dented, but not breeched. This natural refrigeration must have kept the carbonation intact, as...The post Daring Man Drinks a Frothy Beer Poured From a 30 Year Old Can of Coors That He Found In a River appeared first on Laughing Squid.

August 2018, we wrote about second generation fine art conservator Julian Baumgartner of Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration in Chicago, Illinois, as he delicately restored a classic self-portrait of Italian painter Emma Gaggiotti Richards in a precise manner. Baumgartner put these same skills to use in restoring a painting depicting the assassination of Archimedes. As he...The post The Process Behind the Delicate Art of Painting Restoration Narrated in Calming, Hypnotic Voice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very jolly Dominic West, who is most famously known for playing such American characters as Jimmy McNulty in the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire and for Noah Solloway in the Golden Globe winning Showtime series The Affair, and his wife Catherine FitzGerald welcomed the cameras of Architectural Digest into Glin Castle, their stately...The post Dominic West of ‘The Wire’ and ‘The Affair’ Gives a Tour of His Wife’s Stately Family Castle in Limerick, Ireland appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wolfie (@wolfie_smiles) on Dec 13, 2018 at 7:02am PST An absolutely adorable black cat named Wolfie had a difficult start to life. Rescued off of Skid Row in Los Angeles with his siblings, Wolfie was diagnosed with a blockage in his esophagus which left him clinging...The post Adorable Special Needs Cat With Big Fangs Sits Atop a Magnificently Oversized Enchanted Forest Cat Tree appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Talented light painting artist Darren Pearson has created a wonderful holiday spirited stop motion animation that features a woman in red (Jordan Pearson) sitting comfortably by the fire, enjoying a nice glass of red wine with a lighted skeleton in front of the Christmas tree. This animation is composed of 60 light painted, long exposure...The post Woman In Red Shares a Nice Glass of Wine With a Light Painted Skeleton In Front of the Christmas Tree appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cristian Marianciuc (@icarus.mid.air) on Dec 8, 2018 at 5:42am PST Romanian paper artist Cristian Marianciuc has created an absolutely gorgeous line of elaborately detailed paper cranes, each of which are made through origami folding techniques. Each bird is unique and exquisitely handcrafted. These unique cranes through...The post Beautifully Detailed Origami Paper Cranes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a holiday themed episode of the newly re-launched children’s version of Glove and Boots, characters Mario and Fafa try their hardest to be really nice to each other in order to impress Santa Claus. Unfortunately, there was the small issue about Mario’s gift and the mustard that was on that gift. Luckily Santa came...The post Mario and Fafa of ‘Glove and Boots’ Really Try to Be Nice To Each Other In Order to Impress Santa Claus appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Gauld (@tomgauld) on Dec 20, 2018 at 3:06am PST Tom Gauld takes a look at the evolution of The Ghost of Christmas. via Johannes Grenzfurthner Related Laughing Squid Posts‘My Library’, A Clever Cartoon by Tom Gauld About the Truth Behind Book CollectionsLibraries of the Future,...The post The Evolution of The Ghost of Christmas appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In seventh season finale of the First We Feast series Hot Ones, the wonderfully creative musician and performer “Weird Al” Yankovic sat down with host Sean Evans to consume a plate of increasingly spicy vegan wings. As he ate, Weird Al shared some of the most memorable moments of his career including a phone call...The post ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Talks About His Colorful Career While Consuming Increasingly Spicy Vegan Wings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fantastical animated essay, the ever-insightful Kurzgesagt explains the concept of a Dyson Sphere – a megastructure that encompasses the sun in order to capture a large percentage of its energy and direct it outward to other planets should the Earth grow cold. While this is only a theoretical experiment, the strategy behind this...The post The Most Efficient Way to Build a Megastructure That Encompasses the Sun To Capture Much of Its Energy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While promoting their new musical film Mary Poppins Returns, stars Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Late, Late Show host James Corden to perform an amazing 22 songs from 22 different musicals in only 12 minutes complete with choreography. The trio also performed quick costume changes during this busy medley with only of amusing mistakes...The post Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt and James Corden Perform Songs From 22 Musicals In 12 Minutes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“The Predator Holiday Special” is a particularly gory tale of war told in the style of such classic Rankin-Bass stop motion animations such as Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer or Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, which featuring The Predator fighting a cool-headed Santa Claus and his well-armed reindeer. While The Predator is quite a...The post The Predator Battles Santa Claus and His Well-Armed Reindeer in a Gory Stop Motion Animation appeared first on Laughing Squid.