Laughing Squid

ThinkGeek has released a wonderfully nostalgic version of the classic game of Trivial Pursuit that features the fabulous The Golden Girls. On the cover of the box, the smiling faces of Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Rose Nylund (Betty White), Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan) and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) sincerely thank you for being a friend...The post A Fabulously Nostalgic Version of Trivial Pursuit Focused on Everything That Is ‘The Golden Girls’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

You can’t heal somebody’s pain by trying to take it away from them. Megan Devine of Refuge in Grief has created a truly insightful animation that offers helpful advice around consoling a friend who may be grieving. Rather than telling them to cheer up or look on the bright side, Devine suggests that a simple...The post How Simply Acknowledging Another Person’s Pain Can Help Them More Than Telling Them to Cheer Up appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism too a deep dive in to the enigmatic character of Phoebe Buffay. Phoebe’s eccentricity is incredibly nuanced and layered with a deep sense of fairness, a strict dogma and...The post How Phoebe Buffay’s Layered Enigmatic Eccentricity Forces Her ‘Friends’ to Be True to Themselves appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an arterial report from Vox, multimedia producer Carlos Waters explains in a good amount of detail how city planners are putting roads that are currently fat with extra lanes, on a diet. Essentially, as the automobile grew in popularity, the roads across the United States became wider in an effort address increasing traffic, yet...The post How City Planners Are Addressing Traffic Issues by Slimming Down City Streets Fat With Extra Lanes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Attendees of the annual Parookaville music festival were caught by surprised when a small tornado hit the host town of Weeze, Germany. The strong winds sent their empty tents aloft, above the festival in a colorful circle along with trash from the ground. While this situation was certainly quite inconvenient for reveillers, at least the...The post A Small Tornado Sends Tents Flying High Up Into the Air at the Parookaville Music Festival appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Conservationist, entomologist and television host Phil Torres of Jungle Diaries, who spent two years in the Peruvian Amazon, captured on video the remarkable sight of flocks of colorful butterflies swarming around the faces of turtles, truly looking as if they were animated characters out of a Disney film. As it turns out, these lepidopteran insects...The post Gorgeous Footage of Colorful Butterflies Drinking the Tears of Turtles Along the Peruvian Amazon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A sweetly good natured Siberian Husky named Cymber of fluffyhuskytales became a bit puzzled when a wayward butterfly landed upon her big, beautiful nose. This strange invasion caused the dog to make herself adorably cross eyed as pondered getting a closer look. As the little Lepidoptera climbed further up her brow, Cymber completely froze. Luckily,...The post Puzzled Husky Goes Adorably Cross Eyed While Pondering a Butterfly That Landed on Her Nose appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Minnesota wildlife photographer Brent Cizek was returning to shore after spending the day scouting background locations on Lake Bemidji when he spotted a mama Common Merganser (species of large duck) swimming along with a giant brood more than 50 ducklings following dutifully behind. Luckily, Cizek had his camera ready to go and was able to...The post Minnesota Photographer Captures the Unusual Sight of a Mama Duck With a Giant Brood of 76 Ducklings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The human belonging to a beautiful Siberian husky named Gohan documented an amusing compilation of a week’s worth of mornings. On each morning which he woke up to an intently staring Gohan who indicated that he wanted to go out as soon as his human stirred. On each day, Gohan also let out a few...The post Yawning Husky Intently Stares at His Sleeping Human Until He Wakes Up to Take Him Outside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While driving down a busy Sheridan, Colorado highway, motorist Tye Adams captured the unusual sight of a black SUV that had fallen into a large sinkhole. At first the vehicle laid on its passenger side for a bit before the entire vehicle was swallowed whole. With traffic driving by nonchalantly, the back of the SUV...The post Large Sinkhole on a Busy Colorado Road Completely Swallows an Entire Sports Utility Vehicle appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Musician Rick Beato, who’s also a music producer and father to a boy with perfect pitch, explained how the legendary John Bonham achieved his iconic sound, which equipment he used on each album, who influenced his sound and the three microphones strategically placed to accent different parts of the kit. Beato also showed how to...The post How to Build John Bonham’s Basic Drum Kit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In an extremely insightful video essay, filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay addressed the contradictory antagonist of Black Panther. After losing his father to the supposed violence of East Oakland (really hitmen ordered by the king), Erik “Killmonger” Stevens makes his way back to his father’s family in Wakanda. Killmonger learns about the...The post How Killmonger’s Defiant Antagonism in ‘Black Panther’ Made T’Challa Want to Be a Better King appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Entertainment Weekly sat down with the cast of Breaking Bad to talk about the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking series. In one interview, actor Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut) got surprisingly emotional when he talked about being on the lot of Better Call Saul. It was so familiar to be working with Bob Odenkirk (Jimmy McGill/Saul...The post Actor Jonathan Banks Gets Surprisingly Emotional During the ‘Breaking Bad’ 10th Anniversary Reunion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a brief interview with Variety, actor John Krasinski fondly remembered Jim Halpert, the camera looking character he played on The Office from 2004 through 2013. In doing so, he analyzed Jim’s character a bit and wondered what he would be up to at this point. Krasinski also stated that he’d be game for a...The post John Krasinski Says He’s Open to a Reunion of ‘The Office’ Because He’s Concerned About Jim Halpert appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully tenacious dog named Lupe quite admirably made repeated attempts to get both herself and the giant stick in her mouth through a fence gate. After getting just herself on the other side of the gate, Lupe gave the stick a few more tugs and, voilá, the stubborn stick came right through. Every dog...The post Tenacious Dog Finally Gets a Giant Stick Through Fence Gate After Several Unsuccessful Attempts appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While speaking at the 2018 Television Critics Association, HBO president Casey Bloys announced that the premium channel had green-lit plans to begin production on the long-awaited, now highly-anticipated Deadwood film. The original, award winning, critically 36 episode series ran from March 21, 2004 through August 27, 2006 before being unexpectedly canceled. It’s not clear if...The post HBO President Announces That the Long Awaited ‘Deadwood’ Movie Has Been Green Lit for Production appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During a Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con , actress Jodie Whittaker, the 13th iteration of the beloved Gallifreyan shared with the audience the conversation she had with 10th iteration actor David Tennant the night before the BBC revealed that Whittaker would be the first female to play the role. Jodie Whittaker talks about...The post Jodie Whittaker Called David Tennant Ahead of BBC Announcement That She Would Play Doctor Who appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mid90s, a new film written and directed by actor Jonah Hill, offers a nostalgic look into at the popular Los Angeles teenage skate culture during the 1990s. The story is told through the eyes of a 13 year old boy named Stevie (Sunny Suljic), who finds the local skate shop a welcome relief from his...The post Jonah Hill’s Upcoming Film Takes a Nostalgic Look at the Los Angeles Teenage Skate Culture of the 90s appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Former commodities trader Richard Browning, a British inventor and founder of the human propulsion technology start-up Gravity Industries, quite ably demonstrated the amazing capabilities of his signature, world record setting jet propulsion suit for appreciative shoppers in front of Selfridge’s London. The suit will be featured at the department store with a price tag of...The post Inventor Demonstrates His $443K ‘Iron Man’ Jet Propulsion Suit in Front of London Department Store appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An incredibly playful ginger and white cat in Hanoi, Vietnam hilariously rolled into a ball and placed himself at his human’s feet so that said human would gently nudge him with his foot across the the slippery tile floor. The feisty feline evidently enjoyed this process, because he kept coming back for more. This cat...The post A Playful Cat Repeatedly Rolls Into a Ball So His Human Can Gently Kick Him Across the Floor appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Barbuzzo has created a two new additions to the family to go with their very clever TriceraTACO, a prehistoric plastic taco holder. The first is the NACHOsaurus Dip and Snack Dish Set – a green plastic dinosaur that carries chips on its back. The other is a TACOsaurus Rex Taco Holder, that just like its...The post NACHOsaurus and TACOsaurus Rex, A Handy Pair of Prehistoric Plastic Snack and Taco Holders appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fascinating video for the scientific site Inverse, neuroscientist Shannon O’Dell explains why the sight of a kitten can makes one’s heart figuratively melt with joy. This response specifically has to do with the caregiving hormone oxytocin that gets activated as soon asd the infantile large head, round face and big eyes of the...The post How the Adorable Faces of Kittens Activate the Oxytocin-Laden Caregiver Hormone in Humans appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Whenever I’m outside Maddie never lets me go unsupervised. Here’s proof pic.twitter.com/6LeVm5RSNN — milk (@mike_taddeo) July 6, 2018 An incredibly alert white dog named Maddie, who’s not one to let her beloved human Mike Taddeo out of sight for too long, hilariously appeared at every window, following him from inside the house while watching him...The post A Very Alert Dog Appears at Every Window as Her Beloved Human Walks Outside Around the House appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Don’t destroy what you can’t replace” – Inge Ginsberg In a wonderfully inspiring New York Times Op-Doc, filmmaker Leah Galant introduces the public to the talented Inge Ginsberg. Ginsberg an amazing 96 year old woman who survived the Holocaust, emigrated with her mother and brother to Switzerland and worked as a spy for the American...The post 96 Year Old Holocaust Survivor Makes Sure Her Message Is Heard As a Badass Death Metal Singer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Grant Thompson aka The King of Random, known for his incredibly creative projects, ingeniously built a very handy vacuum cleaner out of the bright yellow LEGO Classic storage case . The large hose and strong suck quickly and easily picked up LEGO pieces and deposited them into the container for convenient reuse. Today we’re making...The post A Handy LEGO Storage Case Vacuum Cleaner Designed to Quickly Gather Up LEGO Bricks appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The beloved Michael J. Fox was at the top of his game when he received the devastating diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease at the young age of 29. Rather than retreating into obscurity, however, the actor instead gave back by creating the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which has raised millions of dollars for research, therapy and...The post Michael J. Fox Tells Jane Pauley That Parkinson’s Disease Sucks in CBS Sunday Morning Interview appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable border collie puppy named Baloo, who lives in Lake Dallas, Texas with his horse riding human Cara Wohr, determined that he had enough of the Texas summer heat and wanted to come inside the house. But because he wasn’t quite yet done playing with his favorite sprinkler, Baloo rather audaciously (and ingeniously) dragged...The post An Overheated Puppy in Texas Drags His Favorite Sprinkler Into the House Through the Doggie Door appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Footage captured at an aquarium reveals several surprisingly lively fish gleefully chasing the red dot of a laser pointer around their tank. These playful fish appeared to even take turns with each other during the pursuit. Cat and Toddler Go Wild Chasing a Laser Pointer DotA ‘Seinfeld’-Themed Aquarium Built in the Body of an Old...The post Surprisingly Lively Fish Gleefully Chase a Laser Pointer Red Dot Around Their Aquarium Tank appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In January 2016 we wrote about the amazing dedication of third generation seltzer delivery man who worked for Gomberg Seltzer Works in Brooklyn, New York. Since that time, Alex Gomberg, who formed Brooklyn Seltzer Boys with his father Kenny and uncle Irv Resnick, is a fourth generation seltzer man who is doing everything he can...The post A Fourth Generation Seltzer Delivery Man in Brooklyn Is Working to Keep His Family’s Tradition Thriving appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During his final night at San Diego Comic-Con, CONAN presented a hilarious faux-documentary in the classic “Behind the Music” style faux documentary about Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, most famously known as the Star Wars Cantina Band. Music business luminaries as Michael McDonald, Kurt Loder, Don Was Shep Gordon Sethey Boone (Paul Rudd) and...The post A Hilarious ‘Behind the Music’ Faux Documentary About the Famous Star Wars Cantina Band appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The probability of us being alone in our universe is zero. In the trailer for the History Channel series Project Blue Book, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, Captain Michael Quinn (Michael Malarkey) of the US Air Force is put in charge of covertly investigating the existence of UFOs after numerous sightings were reported all...The post Skeptical Civilian Astronomer Seeks Proof of UFOs in the History Channel Trailer for ‘Project Blue Book’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During San Diego Comic-Con, the cast of Breaking Bad enjoyed a great deal of popularity, not only because of the wonderful some of the characters being (re)introduced in the fourth season of Better Call Saul, but that it was the tenth anniversary of the very first episode. The primary cast members sat down with comedian...The post The Primary Cast of Breaking Bad Reunites for the Show’s Tenth Anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Travis Durham of Tallahassee, Florida quite romantically proposed to his photographer girlfriend Charlene Trickey with a beautifully elaborate tattoo of a an old-timey camera with the words “Can’t Picture Myself Without You. WWYM?” and a simple checkbox for Trickey’s answer. In response, Trickey very carefully took up the tattoo gun and drew a red checkmark...The post A Romantic Man Proposes to His Photographer Girlfriend With a Beautifully Elaborate Camera Tattoo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

redditor Abrikozenmosterd posted a somewhat dizzying, vivid visual illusion that encourages the human mind to perceive dots of the exact same color as four different hues when placed against a multi-colored striped background. This is known as a Munker Illusion, which, according to optical illusion expert Michael Bach, leads the brain to organize information according...The post A Vivid Visual Illusion That Makes Dots of the Same Color Appear Different Against a Striped Background appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Stop-motion animator Kevin Parry of LAIKA (The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings), who has demonstrated numerous ways one can sit on a chair, enter a room and walk, continued with that same theme about driving. Sitting behind the wheel of his (stationery) car, Parry acted out the distinct personalities of 75 different types of...The post An Amusing Enactment of 75 Distinctly Different Driving Personalities Commonly Found on the Road appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a symphonious report from Vox, renowned conductor James Gaffigan explained the important role that the conductor plays during an orchestral performance. Pointing out the different styles of historically notable conductors, Gaffigan demonstrated what each hand does to help guide the musicians through the piece. I’ve always found it strange to hold a baton and...The post Conductor James Gaffigan Explains Exactly What He Does During an Orchestra Performance appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In late May 2018, we wrote about the fabulous new Matt Groening animated Netflix series Disenchantment that features a rather cynical Princess and her court of jaded cohorts. The story starts off with the princess public refusal to marry, her former betrothed impaling himself upon the Iron Throne and her pressing need to flee after...The post A Runaway Princess Bride Turns to a Life of Hard Drinking Misadventure in Trailer for ‘Disenchantment’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable shiba inu named Kevin became entranced with the lighted screensaver logo and amusingly tried to chase after it as it floated back and forth across the screen. According to his human, Kevin loves anything illuminated. My dog, Kevin, loves chasing anything that has a light source to it ever since I got him...The post An Entranced Dog Amusingly Attempts to Chase After an Illuminated Television Screensaver Logo appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During San Diego Comic-Con, director M. Night Shyamalan premiered the trailer for his latest film, Glass, the third and final installment of the Eastrail 177 Trilogy in which the superhuman characters of the 2000 film Unbreakable and the 2016 film Split are once again merged together. Housed together in a psychiatric facility, David Dunn (Bruce...The post The Super Humans of ‘Split’ and ‘Unbreakable’ Reunite in M. Night Shyamalan’s Horror Film ‘Glass’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The trailer for the ninth season of the runaway hit show The Walking Dead, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, shows the survivors of several communities coming together to rebuild a safe place for them to live safely and in peace. Yet despite this cooperative spirit, as foreshadowed in the season eight finale, the enduring...The post The Long Held Bond Between Alexandria Survivors Starts to Fray in the Season 9 ‘Walking Dead’ Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Music writer Polyphonic, who creates incredibly informative video essays, took a look at the distinctive guitar style of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, specifically focusing on his brilliant talent and physical ability to deconstruct chords into delicious bite sized pieces. In doing so, Hendrix created beautifully embellished melodic themes that continually kept the momentum of the...The post How Jimi Hendrix Brilliantly Deconstructed Chords to Create Distinctive Embellished Melodic Themes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2009, musician Jake Shimabukuro performed a heartbreakingly beautiful ukulele cover of the iconic song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by The Beatles (written by George Harrison), for an appreciative audience attending the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival taking place at the Four Seasons Hualalai. Shimabukuro is known for his wonderful ukulele arrangements of classic rock...The post A Heartbreakingly Beautiful Ukulele Cover of The Beatles Song ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2012, we wrote about San Francisco artist Michael Gillette who created a beautiful set of officially licensed James Bond book covers for the celebration of the Ian Fleming Centenary. More recently, Gillette has created a stunning series of “Shape Shifting Dogs“, detailed prints of anthropomorphic canines modeled after inspirational people and deities that were...The post Amazing Graphite Prints of Anthropomorphic Dogs That Embody the Spirit of Inspirational Beings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather odiferous episode, ACS Reactions takes a look at the manner in which washed-rind cheeses are made, noting specifically the briny, gaseous chemical reaction that takes place to make the smell of these cheeses so particularly intolerable. The washing and aging process attracts a certain bacteria that breaks down the proteins and release...The post The Briny, Gaseous Chemical Reactions That Make Stinky Cheese So Intolerably Odiferous appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a specious episode of the Funny or Die segment “Cooking With Jeff Goldblum”, the laid back actor sauntered through his favorite Ralph’s grocery store, commenting on the origins of different produce, spouting non-sequitors and breaking out into song whenever the mood struck. Once home, Goldblum welcomed surprise guest Bryce Dallas Howard into his kitchen...The post Jeff Goldblum Breaks Out Into Song While Buying Groceries for a Meal With Bryce Dallas Howard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Artisan candy maker Gregory Cohen, owner of Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida demonstrated the fascinating process of making strawberry shaped candy drops on a refurbished victorian era machine that was used in Alaska during the 1800’s. The Klondike gold rush national historical park sent us a machine to restore for them a while back. This...The post Making Strawberry Shaped Candy Drops With a Restored 19th Century Victorian Era Candy Machine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During San Diego Comic-Con, the cast and creator of the now iconic series Breaking Bad joined Conan O’Brien onstage for a live panel interview. Amongst the topics discussed were the host’s comedic history with Bob Odenkirk, a hindsight change that Vince Gilligan would have made to the plot and his consideration of killing off Walt...The post The Cast of ‘Breaking Bad’ Discuss the Series in a Live Panel With Conan at San Diego Comic-Com appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the trailer for the highly anticipated fourth season of the sublime Vince Gilligan series Better Call Saul, which premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, a number of familiar characters from Breaking Bad in their early days (re)introduced into the show. At the same time, a grieving Jimmy McGill quickly sheds his naive affability and begins...The post Jimmy McGill Begins His Transformation Into Saul Goodman in Season 4 Trailer for ‘Better Call Saul’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the trailer for the upcoming 11th series of Doctor Who, a nascent 13th iteration of the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) wakes up, organizes her thoughts and assembles her new team of traveling companions. The new team. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/uypilYX8Gv — Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) July 19, 2018 A few moments from the new series ? #DoctorWho...The post A Nascent 13th Doctor Who Assembles Her New Team of Traveling Companions in Series 11 Trailer appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While strolling along a Torquay beach in Victoria, Australia, a couple of humans were happily surprised by a playful border collie who began chasing their shadows in a hilarious attempt to capture them. One of the humans was quite amused by this comical canine and began actively encouraging the chase. Border collie ran up to...The post A Playful Dog Hilariously Chases a Strolling Human Shadow Along a Victoria, Australia Beach appeared first on Laughing Squid.