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A post shared by Clay Disarray (@claydisarray) on Feb 6, 2018 at 4:12am PST Mixed media artist Lizzie Campbell (a.k.a. “Clay Disarray“) has reimagined a collection of famous oil paintings with polymer clay. We previously wrote about her clay versions of horror movie and television show and film posters. A post shared by Clay Disarray...The post Famous Oil Paintings Reimagined With Polymer Clay appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Classic cartoon characters sing along to the Wu-Tang Clan‘s song “Protect Ya Neck” in a hard hitting mashup created by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. “Mylo the Cat“). Here is the original song. Wu Tang vs. The BeatlesSupercut of Wu-Tang Clan’s Song ‘Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F*ck Wit’ Sung by the MoviesMikey Bolts Sings the Blackalicious...The post Classic Cartoon Characters Sing Along to ‘Protect Ya Neck’ by Wu-Tang Clan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully vocal Quaker parrot named Milo performed a customized cover of the chorus to the song “Bacon Pancakes” from the animated series Adventure Time. Milo’s devoted human helpfully supplied the other lyrics for the song. Singing is just one of Milo’s hobbies. I am a Quaker parrot from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I like to...The post A Cute Parrot Sings the Adventure Time Song ‘Bacon Pancakes’ With a Little Help From His Human appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Indian film actress and model Deepika Padukone very graciously sat for the cameras of Vanity Fair to offer a short lesson on common expressions and slang in Hindi, explaining both the literal and idiomatic translations of each phrase. On this episode of “Slang School,” Deepika Padukone teaches you Hindi slang words. Salma Hayek Offers a...The post Indian Actress Deepika Padukone Offers a Quick Lesson on Hindi Slang Terms and Expressions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Andrew Marttila (@iamthecatphotographer) on Apr 20, 2018 at 8:47pm PDT Photographer and feline fosterer Andrew Marttila has created an amusing photo series that feature the blissful, if not confused expressions of cats under the influence of nepeta cataria, a perennial herbaceous plant that is more commonly known as catnip. This series...The post An Amusing Photo Series Featuring the Blissful Expressions of Cats Under the Influence of Catnip appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In February 1982, a rather jovial Fred Rogers briefly appeared on Late Night With David Letterman bearing gifts and talking about the blooper scene that was played before his entrance. In sotto voce, Mr. Rogers remarked “sometimes things don’t go right in the neighborhood”. Mr. Rogers also spoke about his history with NBC, his opinion...The post Mister Rogers Tells David Letterman in 1982 That Things Don’t Always Go Right in the Neighborhood appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Matthew Grabelsky (@grabelsky) on Nov 18, 2017 at 10:28am PST Los Angeles artist Matthew Grabelsky has created a surreal series of paintings that imagine real people with normal bodies, but with animal heads, riding the New York City Subway system. Grabelsky’s entire collection of paintings are available to view on Instagram...The post Surreal Paintings of People With Animal Heads Riding the New York City Subway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, bandmates in Survive and the composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack, sat down with Vanity Fair to share how a random email from the Duffer Brothers got them their dream job, who their early influences were and how they went about scoring each scene within both seasons of the series,...The post Stranger Things Music Composers Share How They Scored the Scenes For Both Seasons of the Show appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Father and son team, Dan and Lincoln Markham of the What’s Inside? channel, used a knife to cut open the official FIFA World Cup game balls from 1930, 1970, and the Adidas Telstar ball from 2018 to see what’s inside. The World’s Ball, An Interactive Visual History of World Cup Soccer BallsUnited States and German...The post Cutting Open FIFA World Cup Soccer Balls From 1930, 1970 and 2018 to See What’s Inside appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Doodling music theorist and musician 12tone, who alnalyzed the “internet’s favorite song”, did the very same for the iconic Eagles song “Hotel California”. The narrator specifically noted the song’s complexity, its unusual chord progression, the key changes, the changing use of dominant and subdominant chords, the harmonic motifs and a concept called “deceptive resolution” The...The post The Incredible Harmonic Complexity Found Within Each Part of the Iconic Eagles Song ‘Hotel California’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a sanguine episode of Anna’s Science Magic Show Hooray!, host Anna Rothschild (previously) of both Washington Post Science and Gross Science fame, used paint-dipped gloves to visually show and tell why different species have different colors of blood. Humans have bright red blood, but without the oxygen carrying protein of heme (the very same...The post Why Blood Comes in So Many Colors Within Different Species of the Animal Kingdom appeared first on Laughing Squid.

John Legend teamed up with Tastemade and LVE Wines to test out popular wine hacks for when you have a bottle of tasty wine, but no opener. Debunking Common Life HacksMental Floss Tests a Series of Holiday Life HacksMental Floss Tests Out a Collection of Money Saving Life Hacks to Find Out Which Ones Work...The post John Legend Tests Out Popular Ways to Open a Bottle of Wine appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A little girl named Alice who lives in Walsall, West Midlands has found a kindred spirit in a 43 stone (602 pound) Gloucestershire pig named Rocky. Rocky is a good friend to Alice – he lets her braid his tail, give him a bath, sing to him and even apply sunscreen lotion for those sunny...The post Little Girl in the British West Midlands Finds a Kindred Spirit in a 600 Pound Gloucestershire Pig appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Taras Kulakov the “Crazy Russian Hacker” conducted a taste test of a hamburger in a can with mixed, soggy results. Donuts and Bacon ’08: Taste We Can Believe InA Look at The Complex Chemistry Behind the Unique Flavor of Different Types of WineWhat It Means To Be A SupertasterThe post Taste Testing a Burger in a Can appeared first on Laughing Squid.

SciFri paid a visit to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where manager Bret Grasse shared the mission of this unusual, but fascinating startup he calls the “cephalopod empire“. Their mission centers around the breeding, care and study of thousands of different types of cephalopods . specifically the striped pyjama squid, dwarf...The post A Fascinating Startup Dedicated to the Breeding, Care and Study of Various Cephalopod Species appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very clever tortoise named Tortie, who lives in Chandler, Arizona with his photographer human Cassell Clark Archinuk momentarily escaped the brutal heat of an Arizona summer with a refreshing thorough head soak in the automatic sprinklers on the lawn. On this day, June 12, 2018, the area temperature rose to a roasting 110°. This...The post Tortoise Escapes the Brutal Arizona Heat With a Thorough Head Soak in an Automatic Lawn Sprinkler appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Bermuda lawyer and father of three, Marc Daniels, saved the day at an In Motion School of Dance ballerina recital when his two-year-old daughter Bella got stage fright. Daniels quickly jumped to action, while carrying his infant daughter Suri, to lovingly help Bella perform her entire dance routine. Father Dresses His Baby Daughter in Cute...The post Loving Father Runs on Stage to Dance With His Ballerina Daughter Suffering From Stage Fright appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, June 17, 2018, a very affectionate Marmalade, the orange half of the wonderfully charming feline duo Cole and Marmalade, adorably “said” I love you to his human Chris. By way of response, Chris picked up his beloved tabby cat and immediately returned the sentiment. Happy Father’s Day to...The post Marmalade the Cat Celebrates Father’s Day by Telling His Human Chris That He Loves Him appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a fiscal episode of the Condé Nast Traveler series Many People from Many Countries Say Things, 70 different people from 70 different countries all over the world share the manner in which they count money, specifically how they hold the bills and the cadence of the rhythm used while counting. 70 People From Around...The post 70 People From Around the World Share How They Count Their Money appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a highly prescient Ted Ed lesson from 2013, written by educator Nicki Beaman Griffin and animated by Flaming Medusa Studios, narrator Addison Anderson tells of the very ugly history around the ongoing fight to give every United States citizen over the age of 18 the right to vote, as documented in the 15th, 19th...The post The Discordant History of the Ongoing Fight to Give Every U.S. Citizen 18 or Older the Right to Vote appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a lexical episode of Science Insider, narrator David Anderson maps out the rather varied origins of some of the most predominant accents that are used in the United States. Anderson demonstrates some of these accents using film and television clips of people native each area of the country. When you’re traveling to another part...The post A Map Showing the Varied Origins of Predominant Accents Used In Specific Parts of the United States appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a restless Ted Ed lesson written by educator Dan Kwartler (previously) and animated by Gerta Xhelo, narrator Addison Anderson explains the physiological causes of insomnia, specifically how the fight, flight or freeze cortisol response can make going to bed very scary. He also offers a number of constructive tips to help an insomniac get...The post Some Constructive Tips That Help Lower Anxiety About Insomnia For a Good Night’s Sleep appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A determined teenager named Mary Klym who lives in Ohio decided that she really wanted Weezer, her favorite band, to cover the “internet’s favorite song” namely “Africa” by Toto. So she embarked on a Twitter campaign in order to see if she could make her wish come true. At first the band had a bit...The post Teenage Fan Convinces Weezer to Play the Toto Song ‘Africa’ Through a Clever Twitter Campaign appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a wonderfully revealing behind-the-scenes segment from the HBO show Westworld, the creators of the show opened the figurative doors to share exactly how they make those faceless drone hosts, the magnificent creatures who were working quite efficiently on a secret project when Bernard got in the way. The drone hosts are actually very convincing...The post The Creators of Westworld Share How the Magnificent Faceless Drone Hosts Are Made appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On each night of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour during the first half of 2018, “Weird Al” Yankovic and his talented band performed a random classic rock cover song. The tour started on February 27, 2018 in Poughkeepsie, New York with the Deep Purple song “Smoke on the Water” and concluded on June 10,...The post An Incredible Compilation of 77 Cover Songs Weird ‘Al Yankovic’ Played Each Night of His 2018 Tour appeared first on Laughing Squid.

M&C Saatchi LA created a fantastic rock and roll themed marketing campaign in 2017 for the San Diego Zoo to help bring children and adults out to the zoo’s massive “Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks” exhibit. M&C Saatchi released a collection of groovy animal posters and worked with Gentleman Scholar to create a wild and vibrant...The post Wild and Vibrant Animated Video Promoting San Diego Zoo’s ‘Africa Rocks’ Exhibit appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A wonderfully headstrong beagle named Flash, who lives in Aberdeenshire, Scotland hilariously plays dead whenever his humans try to leave the room and/or the house. Flash is actually quite good at making himself a nearly immoveable impediment to their exit. Despite Flash’s best efforts however, one of his humans is stronger than he and is...The post A Stubborn Dog Becomes Nearly Immovable While Playing Dead To Prevent His Humans From Leaving appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Thom Yorke: The Last Action Hero is a stellar new art project, created by Brazilian artist Butcher Billy, that reimagines musician Thom Yorke as popular 1980s action heroes. The illustrated series of movie posters and VHS tapes also features film titles and tag lines inspired by Radiohead songs. Prints of Billy’s work is available to...The post Thom Yorke of Radiohead Reimagined as Popular 1980s Action Heroes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Zach Galifianakis interviewed and roasted Jerry Seinfeld, while praising second guest Cardi B, on the hilarious return episode of Between Two Ferns. During the heated interview, Wayne Knight (Newman) come out to say “hello” to his old pal Seinfeld. President Barack Obama and Zach Galifianakis Insult Each Other on ‘Between Two Ferns’Zach Galifianakis Interviews Hillary...The post Zach Galifianakis Hilariously Roasts Jerry Seinfeld While Praising Cardi B on Between Two Ferns appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Using a clever compilation of a variety of clips from film and television, GeoBeats offered some possible and valid theories explaining why actors are told to “break a leg” before a show, rather than being wished good luck with their performance. It became a favorite idiom of well wishers outside of the theater – but...The post Possible Theories That Explain Why Actors Are Told to ‘Break a Leg’ Rather Than Wished Good Luck appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A teeny tiny baby short-tailed fruit bat at Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford, Texas, who was temporarily abandoned by his mother during a stressful rescue, sucked hungrily upon a cotton swab that contained a nutritious meal. The caretaker who was hand feeding the little chiropteran was really pleased to feel his little tummy grow with...The post A Teeny Tiny Hand Fed Baby Bat Sucks Hungrily Upon a Cotton Swab Soaked With Nutritious Milk appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Little Puffin demonstrates how to make a Dunkin’ Donuts vending machine from cardboard, motor gear boxes, a 9V battery, and a little bit of simple soldering. The clever machine, which dispenses tasty treats, is also capable of only accepting correct change. via Hackaday, The Awesomer How to Make a Flipbook Animation Machine From CardboardDunkin’ Donuts’...The post How to Make a Working Dunkin’ Donuts Vending Machine From Cardboard appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On an fiery episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, the amazing Natalie Portman talked about her life, ate progressively spicier vegan wings while being interviewed by Sean Evans, and shed a few tears from the flavorful heat. Ricky Gervais Attempts the ‘Hot Ones’ Spicy Wing Challenge While Chatting About His LifeRussell Brand...The post Natalie Portman Sheds Tears and Talks About Life While Eating Progressively Spicier Vegan Hot Wings appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Illumination Entertainment released the second trailer for The Grinch, their upcoming animated film directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The trailer follows the Grinch (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he attempts to do mean things and ruin Christmas for Whoville with style. The Grinch...The post The Grinch Does Mean Things With Style in a New Trailer for the Animated Dr. Seuss Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2001, less gray haired Anthony Bourdain appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to talk with the famous host about what really goes on behind the scenes in restaurants everywhere. The forthright chef shared his knowledge about the obscene amount of butter that is used in most restaurant meals. I hope I haven’t frightened anyone...The post Anthony Bourdain Shares His Knowledge About the Obscene Amount of Butter Used in Restaurants appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A very clever dog decided to go for a good rainy day run on a treadmill that was safely ensconced on the porch of the house. This way the dog got in some fresh air and some exercise without getting soaking wet from the storm. via reddit Dog in Sunglasses & Workout Clothes Running On...The post A Dog Hilariously Gets In a Good Rainy Day Run Using a Treadmill on the Porch appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2017, Des Monahan, a wonderfully adoring 84 year old husband who was concerned that his 83 year old wife Mona would no longer be able to do her own makeup due to her deteriorating eyesight, went to the beauty counter at a Debenhams department store in order to learn how to properly apply it...The post Adoring Husband Learns How to Apply His Wife’s Makeup Before She Completely Loses Her Sight appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Filmmaker Guy Jones has taken raw Movietone camera footage from 1929/1930 and turned it into a brilliant sound interview in which two men shared their first hand witness accounts of the tragic events that took place on the night of April 14 1865, when President Lincoln was assassinated. One witness was a theater goer and...The post Early 20th Century Footage of Two Men Sharing First Hand Witness Accounts of Lincoln’s Assassination appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A really compassionate barefoot man in a muscle shirt carefully climbed down a ladder into a storm drain to rescue a wayward pangolin who was clinging onto a rung of the very same ladder so as not to fall into the water that was quickly rushing below. The frightened little myrmecophagous mammal appeared reluctant to...The post Compassionate Man Rescues Pangolin Clinging to Ladder of Storm Drain With Rushing Water Below appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The very funny and rather prodigious actor Hank Azaria sat down with Vanity Fair to discuss his career, the parts he play and the friendships he’s made through the years. To help frame the discussion, Azaria used a visual timeline that began with his role as Moe Szyslak on The Simpsons in 1989 and went...The post The Great Hank Azaria Discusses His Career as an Actor Using a Visual Timeline of the Roles He Played appeared first on Laughing Squid.

You just hate Scottish people, ya cow! A woman with a beautiful Scottish brogue became very frustrated with her Amazon Echo when she requested to hear the 1979 song “Something’s Cooking in the Kitchen” by Irish singer Dana and Alexa replied “I can’t find ‘Something’s Cooking in the Kitchen’ with Donna on Spotify”. After several...The post A Frustrated Scottish Woman Argues With an Amazon Alexa That Can’t Understand Her Accent appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a literal version of the normally proverbial shit storm, a pair of porta-potties that were set up for an event, went flying into the air when an unexpectedly violent windstorm hit. Once aloft, the toilets began spewing their disgusting contents onto the people in the crowd, who were desperately trying to seek shelter. Porta-potty...The post A Violent Windstorm Sends Porta Potties Flying Into the Air Spewing Their Contents Onto the Crowd appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Tom Bob (@tombobnyc) on Jan 21, 2018 at 10:45am PST Street artist Tom Bob, whose work we wrote about last year, is back with a wonderful series of photos showcasing how he brought city streets in New York, Dubai, Taiwan, California, and Florida to life with his brilliant art installations. Tom...The post Artist Tom Bob Brings City Streets Around the World to Life With Brilliant Art Installations appeared first on Laughing Squid.

As we’ve written in the past, the wonderful people at the Sunflower Farm Creamery have created an adorable tradition of going for a warm weather evening run with all of the season’s baby goats. The 53 kids of 2018 were no exception. The little ones made their way around the Cumberland, Maine dairy farm. This...The post 53 Baby Goats of Sunflower Creamery Continue the Annual Tradition of an Evening Run Around the Farm appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A nail-biting clip from the BBC Earth series Elephant Family and Me shows a tiny baby elephant in the Tsavo wilderness of Kenya, surrounded by nanny elephants, walking over to the river to enjoy her very first bath. The days old pachyderm slid into the cool water quite easily, but exhausted herself trying to climb...The post A Tiny Baby Elephant Attempts to Climb a Steep Riverbank After Enjoying Her Very First Bath appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Paul Friesen of PaulvilleMOCs created an adorable little orange hermit crab out of LEGO and gave it a home inside of a real shell. I got this shell, and I knew what I needed to build. I used most of my smaller Flaming Yellowish Orange parts for the belly, and orange parts for the upper...The post A LEGO Hermit Crab Wearing a Real Shell appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Maneater is an open world RPG, developed by Blindside Interactive and published by Tripwire Interactive, that allows players to terrorize the Golf Coast waterways as a giant bull shark. Maneater is in development for PC and does not yet have a confirmed release date. You were cut from your mother’s body and left to die...The post Maneater, An Open-World Video Game Where You Terrorize the Gulf Coast as a Giant Bull Shark appeared first on Laughing Squid.

On the fifth episode of his brilliant GO series, professional BMX athlete Nigel Sylvester went fencing, fell in love, rode roller coasters, and popped wheelies while traveling from London to Paris. Run 4 Cover, Nigel Sylvester Biking Through New York CityMan Makes a Travel Video to Cleverly Surprise His Sister for Her BirthdayDay and Night...The post BMX Athlete Nigel Sylvester Embarks on an Amazing Adventure While Traveling From London to Paris appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Insta-Chaz (@instachaaz) on Feb 25, 2018 at 3:38pm PST Artist Chaz Hutton keeps his Instagram account, Insta-Chaz, stocked with humorous sticky note comics that illustrate the trials and tribulations of adult life. He covers everything from withdrawing money from an ATM to making it through the work week. Prints of Hutton’s...The post Humorous Sticky Note Comics That Illustrate the Trials and Tribulations of Adult Life appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York City actress and performer Melody Yang of the Gazillion Bubble Show and her family hold numerous world records for their bubble making skills. WIRED met up with the Yang to find out how she creates her incredible, mind-blowing bubbles. When the lights come up at the Gazillion Bubbles Show, it quickly becomes clear...The post How Artist Melody Yang Makes Mind-Blowing World Record Bubbles appeared first on Laughing Squid.