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Artist and designer Jake Berman of Fifty Three Studio has created a really clever series of prints that diagram the plots of popular films, television shows and theater productions in the distinct minimalist style of the classic New York City subway map. I’m Jake, and I do map design as my hobby. I’ve always had...The post Popular Film, Television and Theater Plots Cleverly Diagrammed as Minimalist New York City Subway Maps appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle Rial (@michellerial) on Nov 27, 2018 at 4:43pm PST Michelle Rial, who creates amusing charts, has drawn a wonderful Venn diagram featuring advice from The Beatles based on their song lyrics. Many of her charts, including this one, are available as prints. Related Laughing Squid...The post Advice From The Beatles Based on Their Song Lyrics appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on the Howard Stern Show on XM Radio, the legendary Ringo Starr bemusedly recalled the historic phone call from Brian Epstein, who asked him if he wanted to be the drummer for The Beatles. Surprisingly, Starr was a bit reticent at first, as he was touring with another band at the time. Eventually,...The post Ringo Starr Tells Howard Stern About the Time Brian Epstein Called to Ask If He’d Like to Join The Beatles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While walking in the Docklands of East London, a sharp-eyed passerby captured footage of a lively fox cub zooming in and out of sidewalk bushes in a really adorable invitation to play. The little vulpine hilariously peeked a curious head out of the greenery before zig-zagging back and forth atop the leafy hedgeline. A fox...The post A Lively Fox Cub Zooms In and Out of Leafy London Sidewalk Hedge In an Adorable Invitation to Play appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As a follow up to the first half of their very insightful list of Breaking Bad characters rated in terms of overall wickedness, narrators Debra Minoff and Susannah McCullough of ScreenPrism move on to ranking the seven most evil characters, all of whom are extensions of Walter White in one way or another. Included in...The post The Seven Most Evil Characters of ‘Breaking Bad’ Ranked and Categorized in Terms of Their Deadliness appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Meg Cyprian and her husband of Warsaw, Poland create incredibly cute and very clever cotton socks that look like different flavors of pizza toppings such as pepperoni, vegetarian, capricciosa and Hawaiian. These yummy socks are served either by the slice (1 pair) or pie (4 pairs), then surrounded by a dough made up of beige...The post Clever Pizza Socks With a Variety of Toppings Packaged in Cardboard Pizza Delivery Boxes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Earth Puzzle by Nervous System is a wonderfully unique way of viewing the world in through very different eyes. The creators took a standard Mercator projection and transformed it into a flattened icosahedral projection, which shows a planet that has neither edges nor longitudinal direction points. This wooden puzzle can be put together in...The post A Wooden Borderless Infinity Puzzle of Earth With Pieces Shaped Like Animals From Around the World appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an insightful video essay regarding the economy of storytelling, filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay takes a look at the first ten pages of the script for the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada and shows how it translated on-screen. He explains how these few pages were able to comprehensively set the...The post How First Ten Pages of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Script Comprehensively Sets Premise for the Entire Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Japanese artist Monde has created a beautiful series of wooden bookshelf inserts that are the size of a paperback book and depict realistic urban back street alley scenes, complete with pipes, plants, air-conditioning units, stairs and windows. They even have working lights that offer soft, warm hues when switched on. These intricate, handcrafted pieces fit...The post Handcrafted Wooden Bookshelf Inserts Depicting 3D Dioramic Urban Back Alley Scenes With Working Lights appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While out in his Sheffield, UK backyard one day, photographer Simon M. Dell came upon a little family of mice, George, Mildred and Mini, in his garden and decided to build a little house for them. This house was built in the confines of the log pile, keeping them safe from all sorts of threats...The post Thoughtful Photographer Builds Little Log Pile House for a Mouse Family to Help Keep Them Safe and Warm appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the 21st Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, comediennes Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson of the series Broad City paid a hilarious tribute to honoree actress Julia Louis Dreyfus. Glazer and Jacobson briefly appeared onstage to introduce a video showing how hard they worked to get...The post Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson Honor Julia Louis-Dreyfus by Performing the Seinfeld ‘Elaine Dance’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by City of Kwinana (@cityofkwinana) on Aug 21, 2018 at 12:28am PDT The City of Kwinana, just outside of Perth, Western Australia, has reaped the reward of a very simple, yet highly effective solution of using trash nets that removed all sorts of debris from the city’s...The post Western Australia City Uses Highly Effective Trash Nets to Capture Debris Coming Through Drainage System appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Latvian company Aerones has introduced their line of heavy duty tethered cleaning drones that wash the windows of high altitude skyscrapers in an efficient manner. These drones are powered with water and electricity that come from the ground, essentially eliminate the human safety risk of such heights and are easily adaptable to different building...The post Heavy Duty Tethered Cleaning Drones That Safely Wash Windows of High Altitude Skyscrapers appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by PerthNow (@perthnow) on Nov 27, 2018 at 9:07pm PST A rather reserved but towering Holstein Friesian named Knickers holds the unofficial record for tallest cow in Australia. Standing at 194cm (6’36”), The appropriately named Knickers stands watch over regular sized steer at a farm in Myalup,...The post Gigantic Cow Whose Immense 6’4″ Height and 3,000 Pound Weight Saved Him From the Slaughterhouse appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The kale forests are almost all gone… Related Laughing Squid PostsPop A Pill And Save Santa!Ambitious Journalist Attempts to Photograph 12,000 Endangered Animals Before They Become ExtinctA Humorous Look at the Typical Rituals and Habits of the Millennial GenerationThe post Stop Vegans, Before It’s Too Late appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In “Who Invented Metal”, music writer Polyphonic traces the somewhat nebulous origins of the constantly changing, ever evolving heavy metal music genre. He examines when the music got heavier, louder and lower in pitch to create what we now know as the signature sound of heavy metal. The sound was initially influenced by American blues...The post The Nebulous Origins of the Heavy Metal Music Genre appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of their iconic song “Bohemian Rhapsody” in 2015, the surviving members of Queen re-released the 2002 documentary Inside the Rhapsody, which takes an in-depth look at the history of Freddie Mercury’s song. The video features interviews with guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and engineer Justin...The post The Surviving Members of Queen Reflect Upon the Genius of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ In Great Detail appeared first on Laughing Squid.

French glazier Alexis Brisacier of Entreprise Brisacier shared a video demonstrating the mechanism behind the VELUX CABRIO, a custom installed skylight that quickly and easily turns into a balcony in just a few steps. Once the balcony is closed, the window sits perfectly flush with the roof. The VELUX CABRIO balcony opens in seconds to...The post A Cleverly Designed Skylight That Turns Into a Balcony appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While visiting Cusco, Peru, travel vlogger Nicki of Hello Nicki Travels noticed the unusually high number of stray “plaza dogs” who live outside of the city center. Fully aware that she could only do so much as a tourist, Nicki took to the streets with a bag of dog food and attempted to feed as...The post Compassionate Tourist Attempts to Feed the Huge Number of Homeless Dogs Who Live in Cusco, Peru appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The creative filmmakers at Macro Room always present a different perspective in which to view the world and “Everyday Objects From Inside” is no exception. The video takes an extreme macro look at common household items that appear to be completely unrecognizable until the camera is panned out and the item is viewed in its...The post Macros Shots of Common Household Items That Appear Unrecognizable Until the Camera Pulls Back appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2015, Jelle Bakker of Jelle’s Marble Runs created an incredible marble run machine that holds 11,000 marbles, 10,000 of which can be released all at once. This amazing machine was made for the “Monkey Town” playground in the Dutch town of Gouda, South Holland where it safely sits behind protective glass. This marble run (or...The post An Incredible Marble Run Machine That Can Release Up to an Amazing 11,000 Marbles All at One Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a niveous clip from the PBS show Snow Bears premiering on November 28, 2018, a polar bear mother and her two young cubs demonstrate their adorably efficient method they use in order to completely dry off their thick fur after going for a swim or spending any amount of time in the water. Polar...The post The Adorably Efficient Method That Polar Bears Use to Dry Off Their Thick Fur After Going for a Swim appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon put on a brave face and gave his audience the opportunity to watch how several different robots work with some incredible live demonstrations. Fallon first met with an acrobatic Mini Cheetah from MIT, which scared him just a bit. He then welcomed the inventor of the Tomaton, a wearable...The post Sophia the Robot Returns to ‘The Tonight Show’ To Sing a Romantic Duet With the Human Host Jimmy Fallon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Gursk3 went hang gliding for his very first time while visiting Switzerland. While he was all set to ride tandem on a guided flight, the instructor forgot to attach the safety harness that would keep him firmly secured to the glider. Unfortunately, neither Gursk nor his instructor, realized this was the case until they took...The post First Time Hang Glider Realizes His Harness Isn’t Attached During a Terrifying Flight Over a Swiss Town appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The highly informative design house Kurzgesagt explains via colorful animation, how so many years of sending various types of obsolted technology into space has created a very dangerous problem that may prevent future launches for a long time. Further, this amount of space junk could lead to a crippling chain reaction of that could wipe...The post The Likely Consequences of Sending So Many Forms of Obsolete Technology Into Space For So Many Years appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Steph Mantis (@stephmantis) on Nov 20, 2018 at 3:35pm PST In 2012, we wrote about Brooklyn artist Steph Mantis who took her love for all things pizza and channeled it into an art project that featured encased individual slices in clear lucite. Mantis called it “Forever...The post Forever Pizza, Individual Slices of Plain or Pepperoni Pizza Encased in Clear Acrylic Available for Purchase appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fairly comprehensive and truly insightful video essay, Jared Bauer of Wisecrack talks about the history of cinematic villains and how they evolved over the decades – from the 1950s through today. In the 1950s a villain was an enemy with evil intentions. Yet starting the 1960s, the line between good and bad began...The post How the Increasing Complexity of Cinematic Villains Allows Them to Garner Greater Audience Sympathy appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station, German astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency shared a stunning 15 minute timelapse of the Space Station circling the planet Earth twice. This incredible footage embodies the longest continuous timelapse ever taken from space and consists of over 21,000 images moving 12.5...The post The Longest Timelapse Taken From Space Features the International Space Station Circling the Earth Twice appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Valeriano Fatica (@valeriano_fatica) on Nov 26, 2018 at 9:00am PST Italian sculptor Valeriano Fatica, who has created amazing carvings out of fruits, vegetables and cheese, carved a juicy watermelon into a highly detailed sculpture of Gollum as he’s depicted in Lord of the Rings....The post Sculptor Responds to Fans’ Request With an Amazing Watermelon Carving of Gollum From ‘Lord of the Rings’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soo Min Kim / ??? / ??? (@fseo) on Nov 13, 2018 at 2:14am PST In 2017, we wrote about South Korean artist Soo Min Kim and his wonderful series of Starbucks paper cups transformed into fun works of art. Kim has added to this series...The post Illustrator Transforms Starbucks Paper Cups Into Clever Three Dimensional Dioramic Storytelling Scenes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Cinematographer Douglas Thron captured absolutely remarkable footage documenting animal advocate Shannon Jay as he rescued a terrified, burned and starving cat from underneath an abandoned car amongst the rubble of the horrific Camp Fire in Paradise, California. The understandably reticent cat howled loudly as Jay put her into the safety of a carrier. This little...The post Man Rescues an Injured Cat Trapped Underneath a Car in the Rubble of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the beautifully heart wrenching short film “Love is a Gift” by British filmmaker Phil Beastall made in 2014 for £50, a bearded man (Chris Ilston) excitedly counts down the days until Christmas, spending sleepless nights waiting for the big day. When it finally arrives, the man seats himself at the kitchen table in order...The post A Man Eagerly Counts Down to Christmas When He Can Open a Special Gift From Someone He Loves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather insightful video regarding the geographical makeup of the United States, vlogger CGP Grey explains in his rather distinct manner, how the land was divided up when the country was first populated, how the Unites States defines federal land, which agencies are responsible for the different types of federal lands, why states in...The post How the United States Defines Federal Land appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Lauren Lorenzo, a talented cartoonist who often depicts hilarious conversations with her colorful and opinionated family members in her monthly illustrated series eLL cartoons, had a great deal to work with from their 2018 Thanksgiving dinner. While Lorenzo attempted to get everyone to talk about the things for which they were thankful, her mumbling brother...The post Cartoonist Illustrates Her Hilariously Dysfunctional 2018 Thanksgiving Dinner With Her Opinionated Family appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Los Angeles filmmaker Omar Najam switched out the original music to the 2018 Amazon holiday video “Can You Feel It” with the theme from the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. In doing so, Najam profoundly alters the mood of the ad from cheerful to eerily dystopian, just in time for the holidays. I replaced...The post Amazon Holiday Ad Becomes Eerily Dystopian When the Music Is Replaced With the ‘Winter Soldier’ Theme appeared first on Laughing Squid.

At least with a longer cord you could talk to strangers who called in another room. via im not right in the head.com, Miss CellaniaThe post Phones of the Past Were Scary Things appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Parkersburg Art Center (@parkersburgartcenter) on Nov 25, 2018 at 10:13am PST A Christmas tree being shredded by a painting frame, inspired by the infamous Banksy art auction prank, is currently on display at the Parkersburg Art Center in Parkersburg, WV. The wonderful installation, which was created...The post A Christmas Tree Being Shredded by a Painting Frame Inspired by the Infamous Banksy Art Auction Prank appeared first on Laughing Squid.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by ZEESHAN ALI (@princezee) on Nov 22, 2018 at 11:28am PST In celebration of Thanksgiving, Zeeshan Ali dressed up as a turkey and methodically proceeded to eat a whole turkey while riding the NYC Subway. The hilarious prank was documented by Mr. NYC Subway. View this post...The post Man Dressed As a Turkey Methodically Attempts to Eat a Whole Turkey While Riding the NYC Subway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

This little guy is getting some great donut action as he drifts around a pumpkin pie. via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsPop Pasta, Unique Savory Donuts That Are Made Out of Spaghetti and Baked In BrooklynA Truly Traditional Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie That’s Baked Right Inside the GourdHow To Make a Teeny Tiny Pumpkin PieThe post Doing a Donut Around a Pumpkin Pie appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Walt Disney Studios has just released a teaser trailer for the 2019 computer-animated remake of their classic 1994 film The Lion King. Madrid motion graphics designer Sowick created a really great side-by-side comparison video showing how the new film matches up with the 1994 original. Here’s another side-by-side comparison created by IGN comparing shots between...The post The Lion King Side-by-Side Comparison of Original 1994 Film and 2019 Computer Animated Remake appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Commander Alex Gerst (ESA) and flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor (NASA) send a Thanksgiving greeting from the International Space Station, where they will be sharing a special space-packaged Thanksgiving meal with their fellow crew member cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev. On station, the crew will share a holiday meal of turkey, stuffing, candied yams and spicy pound cake,...The post Spending Thanksgiving on the International Space Station 260 Miles Above the Earth appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the day before Thanksgiving in 1951, the children of an American family learn that there won’t be a turkey on the Thanksgiving table because the family can’t afford one. Almost immediately, the kids start pouting and complaining that it wouldn’t be a real Thanksgiving without a turkey. Their apologetic mother tries to make them...The post An American Family in the 1950s Lists Things They’re Thankful For Despite Not Having a Thanksgiving Turkey appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A mall in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil has a tradition of welcoming canine shoppers through the doors, so long as they are accompanied by a human and carried down the escalator just like Antonio the golden retriever. In fact, there were a great many goldens in attendance because the administrators of a local Golden Retrievers...The post Lots of Dogs Ride Down the Escalator In the Arms of Their Humans During Pet Weekend at a Brazilian Mall appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, Doctor Jill Snyder of Ardente Dental in Frankfort, Indiana, hilariously spoofed the film Guardians of the Galaxy. In Snyder’s version called “Guardians of the Gums”, the brave dentist and her assistants fiercely battle giant tentacled monsters inside a patient’s mouth until they emerged victorious and a little sidekick cheered them on by saying...The post Indiana Dentist Spoofs ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ to Promote Dental Hygiene With ‘Guardian of the Gums’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The amazingly lovable feline duo of Cole and Marmalade and their little sisters Jugg and Zig Zag hilariously reveal through night vision video what cats do in the wee hours when their humans are sleeping. Under the cover of darkness cats get even crazier! … Zoomies occur, lots and lots of zoomies! During Halloween 2017,...The post Night Vision Camera Captures How Four Cats Entertain Themselves While Their Humans Are Sleeping at Night appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of the release of Fallout 76, gamer and talented classical guitarist Nathan Mills of Beyond The Guitar, who plays amazing acoustic covers of songs from television, film and video games, expressively performed a beautiful classical interpretation of the main musical theme from Fallout 4. Fallout 4 Main Theme On GuitarComposed by the legendary...The post An Expressive Classical Acoustic Guitar Interpretation of the Main Theme Music From ‘Fallout 4’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

LEGO artist and music teacher SleepyCow has built an absolutely gorgeous, playable concert grand piano out of almost 2800 LEGO bricks. It impressively features working keys, hammers, strings and pedals for performing in miniature, but can also easily switch over to a self-playing option. According to the builder, this project has been long planned. Ever...The post A Gorgeous Playable LEGO Concert Grand Piano appeared first on Laughing Squid.

via reddit Related Laughing Squid PostsDogs React Amusingly to A Human Barking Like A DogHow the Majority of State Flags in the United States Violate the Most Basic Rules of DesignMagician Makes A Treat Disappear In Front Of Different Dogs Who Respond In Adorable WaysThe post How to Draw the Finnish Flag appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Insulted By The Movies” by incredibly creative remixer Eclectic Method is a wonderfully profane video compilation of a variety of very colorful insults uttered by movie characters and set to an original, very danceable electronic music soundtrack. Insulted by the movies dance mix https://t.co/zFT0gNrtIn pic.twitter.com/8YokscA8EL — Eclectic Method (@EclecticMethod) November 18, 2018 Related Laughing Squid...The post A Wonderfully Profane Compilation of Movie Character Insults Set to a Very Danceable Soundtrack appeared first on Laughing Squid.