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YAOG performed a sad piano cover of “Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?” by playing and singing it in a minor key in the series Will It Sad? For comparison, here is the song in its original key as used in the opening sequence of Sesame Street. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe […]

A group of amazing staff members at the HaClinica veterinary hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel went above and beyond last month as they glued together an injured snail’s shell after a woman accidentally stepped on it. Once Chevy the snail’s shell reconstruction was finished, the snail was treated with a mountain of fresh veggies. The […]

Richard (Thomas Middleditch) leaves Pied Piper and takes the name with him as he tries to start a new internet in the trailer for season four of the Mike Judge series Silicon Valley. The series returns to HBO on April 23, 2017. AAAAGH!!! Silicon Valley returns April 23rd! Watch the teaser over and over again: […]

A post shared by Obvious Plant (@obviousplant) on Feb 17, 2017 at 10:02am PST Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant visited the Sante D’Or Animal Rescue in Los Angeles and added funny “likes and dislikes” to a group of homeless cats’ adoption cards to help the adorable felines find a forever home. The full series […]

Disney‘s blog Oh My Disney has created an interesting video where they provide a side by side look at how Disney•Pixar both visually and audibly adapts their films for international audiences. How do you say, “Adventure Is Out There” in Portuguese? Take a spin through some of our favorite Disney•Pixar scenes to see how they […]

Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney has created a supercut video of the five films films that are nominated for Best Cinematography at the Oscars this year. He features scenes from Arrival, La La Land, Lion, Moonlight, and Silence. Related Laughing Squid PostsSupercut of the 10 Films in the Running for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars […]

In “The Repercussions of Mortality“, filmmaker Will Schoder offers an insightful perspective of how death is an invisible and equalizing character that constantly hangs over the characters of Game of Thrones, no matter how noble, evil, promising or innocent they may be. This, by design, will keep viewers interested and on edge. one of the […]

Mark Rober visits Stanford University engineer Manu Prakash to take a close look at how the low-cost paper centrifuges called “Paperfuges” and foldable paper microscopes called “Foldscopes” developed at Prakash’s lab could help diagnose malaria in remote areas, potentially saving billions of lives for just 68 cents. Rober even tested the inexpensive tools by spinning […]

Lou Robinson, founder of the animal awareness group “Warriors Educate About Rescue” (WEAR), and her husband Mark are a truly compassionate Texas couple who came to the rescue of a tiny boxer puppy who was born with severely underdeveloped front legs and an inability to survive on his own. With full understanding of the enormous […]

“Weird Al” Yankovic parodies the Beatles classic “Taxman” with the previously unreleased “Pac-Man.” The song is featured on the Medium Rarities album included in the career-spanning box set Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic! The set is available for preorder and will be released on November 24, 2017. This hilarious parody of […]

Filmmaker Kate Imbach has created an award-winning documentary about the revival of square dancing that’s taking place at gay clubs in New York and California. While traditional dancing has specific gender roles, this new version welcomes every/anyone to join, particularly if they don’t have a partner. Entitled “Partners“, the film shows how a rich community […]

Puddles Pity Party performs a beautiful cover of Roy Orbison‘s song “Crying” in a video the sad clown said was a “bit treacherous.” Roy Orbison's "Crying" by request. I gave it a go. It was a bit treacherous. https://t.co/EyKKflJzMZ — Puddles Pity Party (@PuddlesPityP) February 17, 2017 Here is Orbison performing the song during a […]

Italian illustrator Frederico Bambina has created ARCHIATRIC, an absolutely stunning animation that depicts individual psychiatric, psychological and behavioral conditions as different forms of interior architecture within the same house. The use simple colors and a beautiful score by Elisabet Raspall allows the film to offer insightful empathy and respect towards the subject at hand. Related […]

The phrase “couch potato” is used to mean a lazy person, and it was first coined in 1976 after it was used as an offhand comment between friends Tom lacino and Robert Armstrong. Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out explains the origin of the term and the surprising legal battle around it. If you […]

A post shared by Rhea The Naked Birdie (@rhea_thenakedbirdie) on Jan 25, 2017 at 12:46pm PST A tiny little lovebird named Rhea, who lost all of her feathers due to psittacine beak and feather disease, has no trouble keeping warm in Boston because her adopted human Isabella Eisenmann keeps her cozy and stylish in hand […]

Professional domino artist Lily Hevesh (a.k.a. “Hevesh5“) created an exciting new video where approximately 3,200 custom made color changing dominos topple over in a series of incredibly fun displays. Lily also released footage of how she created her collection of color changing dominos. A post shared by Hevesh5 (@hevesh5) on Feb 4, 2017 at 10:16am […]

Robert Irwin, the 13-year old lookalike son of the late Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin brought his father’s same incredible energy and love of animals to the Tonight Show where he introduced a rather nervous Jimmy Fallon to a small menagerie, including a very friendly sloth who took an immediately liking to the host. Robert […]

Coder and musician Yotam Mann has developed A.I. Duet, a computer neural network that can play piano duets with humans. A.I. Duet is based on Google’s project Magenta and responds to user input based on previous examples fed into the program. Mann explains how the system works in a video, and fellow coder/musician Alexander Chen […]

Director and animator Austin Williams (a.k.a. “thebrickranger“) has made a Spider-Man parody of a heated scene from Whiplash, where Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) screams at a frightened trombone player, using LEGO. J.K. Simmons played J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. Here is the original scene for reference. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Seamless Side by […]

While seeking shelter during a storm in the Costa Rican rainforest, the soaked Brave Wilderness host Coyote Peterson and his crew came across the very rare sight of a caecilian, an incredible limbless amphibian that looks like a giant earthworm. This sighting was very unusual as these amphibians are completely subterranean and only surface is […]

GQ had Ice Cube go undercover as ActuallyIceCube to interact with fans on social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, and even answer services like Quora and Yahoo! Answers. Ice Cube goes undercover on the Internet and responds to real comments from Twitter, Reddit, Quora, YouTube, and more. “Fist Fight” premieres February 17th. Related Laughing Squid […]

Bill Mowat and Amy Stringer-Mowat, the talented husband and wife team at AHeirloom in Brooklyn, has created a fantastic series of custom wooden cutting boards that are shaped like U.S. states. The cutting boards are available to purchase from Etsy and their AHeirloom website. A post shared by American Heirloom INC (@aheirloom) on Apr 20, […]

Michigan dad Lawrence Stump has set the Guinness World Record for Largest Ukulele. This giant instrument is completely handcrafted, tunable and playable, measuring over 13 feet long. Stump got the idea for the titanic uke while helping his son build a more traditional sized version for a science class. The body of the instrument is […]

In this video, Industrial Light & Magic gives us a behind the scenes look at their Oscar nominated visual effects work on the 2016 epic space opera film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. They take a look at their incredible use of visual effects during the destruction of Jedha and the battle on the […]

Tom Scott explored a beautiful mountain scene inside YouTube’s Mixed Reality VR Lab at YouTube Space New York in his series Amazing Places. While Scott immerses himself in virtual worlds, the manager of new technology programs at YouTube Spaces Tom Small explained the technology at play in the lab and how users could create their […]

A worried mother cat, who was trying to figure out how to save her kitten from the edge of a construction ditch without putting both of them in danger, threw all concerns aside and bravely jumped into action after the tiny feline tumbled all the way down to the bottom. Following closely behind, the heroic […]

CineFix has created a compilation video where they present their picks for the 10 best examples of subjectivity in movies. They feature scenes from Apocalypse Now, Fight Club, and Saving Private Ryan. Stories are told through a certain character’s perspective and filmmakers create various pathways to bridge the gap of understanding between character and audience. […]

Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler dug through history to explain why certain american football games are called “bowls” in his latest video. Simon had to travel all of the way back to 1901, when the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California was first built, to do so. In 1901, the Roses Association sponsored […]

In a lizard focused episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains how gecko feet are able to stick to almost anything, and why they don’t stick to Teflon. It has been observed since the 4th century BC that geckos have the ability to climb walls, hang upside down, and apparently “stick” to […]

UK digital compositor Roy Peker of Milk VFX has created a special effects-filled video where actor Aaron Vodovoz walks through London while explaining a little bit about the incredible art of visual effects and digital compositing. A short project that I have created that explains what is VFX and especially digital compositing. This project was […]

For his latest project in Tested‘s One Day Builds series, Adam Savage built an incredible Star Wars replica of Chewbacca‘s iconic bandolier from scratch. Time for some Star Wars prop building–Adam Savage makes an upgrade to one of his favorite costumes! Adam’s never been satisfied with the original bandolier strap and satchel he made for […]

An absolutely adorable beagle named Mia, who was competing in the agility category at the Westminster Dog Show, somehow became really distracted while she was running the course. She started rather promisingly, but stopped to give herself a sniff. After going right back into her routine, Mia stopped in her tracks and looked around at […]

While appearing on The Late Show, actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk hilariously “previewed” a clip for a new movie in which he was starring entitled “Late Show: The Movie”, where he played the role of host Stephen Colbert. By an odd coincidence, Colbert was also in the same film playing the role of Bob Odenkirk. […]

Ahh the classic baggel! RT if u love 2 eat bangles! pic.twitter.com/NKnfqZFXbQ — bibgy (@MikeBigby) December 8, 2016 Mike Bigby demonstrates a perfect example of a classically prepared bagel in a photo shared on Twitter. via That’s Nerdalicious Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Specific Combination of Factors That Make New York City Bagels the Best in […]

Video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak aka The Nerdwriter took a fascinating look at the beautiful film Arrival and how director Denis Villeneuve used the connection between language and time to tell a cohesive yet non-linear story. Every scene is filtered through other moments and characters and eventually other themes until it starts to […]

Parents Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell enlist the help of Jason Mantzoukas to start an illegal underground casino to pay for their daughter’s college tuition in the new comedy The House. The film was written by Neighbors screenwriters Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, and was directed by Cohen. It will be released in theaters […]

An adorable little white dog desperately pumped his little paws in an effort to grab hold of a elusive corn chip that was left on the table just a little bit out of his reach. The point became moot after a bit, however, as a much larger dog came in to the kitchen and easily […]

The producers of the wonderful BBC Earth and PBS animatronic wild animal series Spy in the Wild have released a hilarious compilation of bloopers that occurred on both on the parts of the animatronic spies and the various wild animals filmed throughout the season. When dealing with wild animals and animatronic ‘spy creatures’, not everything […]

Homer runs through the world of Robot Chicken to save The Simpsons‘ living room painting in a new couch gag for the episode “Fatzcarraldo” that aired on February 12, 2017. Will Homer be able to retrieve the lost painting from the living room? Find out in this all-new Couch Gag! Related Laughing Squid PostsRobot Chicken’s […]

Eccentric inventor Colin Furze celebrated his YouTube channel reaching a milestone four million subscribers by lighting a fireworks display using a giant homemade 20 foot fire tornado. As usual, Furze also demonstrated how he built his latest invention with videos about the base and the cage of the machine, and his drone camera operator Karl […]

I want everyone to know 2yrs ago I made an image of baklava wearing a balaclava while playing a balalaika on black lava pic.twitter.com/K4yzfVVKCk — Matt Haughey (@mathowie) February 15, 2017 Matt Haughey imagined what it might look like if baklava wore a balaclava while playing a balalaika on black lava. Related Laughing Squid PostsVideo […]

In an honest piece of self-reflection for the Atlantic series “Question Your Answers“, actor Michael Kenneth Williams, most known for his exquisite portrayal of Omar Little in the sublime HBO series The Wire, Albert “Chalky” White on Boardwalk Empire and Freddy Knight on The Night Of spoke with different versions of himself to figure out […]

Less Than Human is an animated comedy film, created by a team of third year character animation and CG students at The Animation Workshop in Denmark, that follows a journalist named Steve as he reports on a groups of reformed zombies in secluded camps. In the funny animation, Steve interviews a couple of interesting zombies […]

In a bloody good episode of the Frontiers series by Great Big Story, they take a look at the poisonous history of how fake blood is made in Hollywood. In movies like “The Shining” and “Carrie,” blood came by the buckets. But perfecting that red gooey mess took a long time and several different recipes. […]

London artist and filmmaker Raphael Vangelis spent 1.5 years creating Analogue Loaders, an awesome stop-motion animated short film where well-known and aggravating digital loading symbols are “turned into something analogue and playful.” He also released a behind the scenes look at how he carefully crafted his brilliant claymation short. This short film is my animated […]

Vox contributors Dean Peterson and Alvin Chang make an animated case for why people should stop memorizing their passwords and embrace more secure password managers. The flaw with easily remembered passwords is that they are also easy for computers decrypt, making them vulnerable to hackers. Have you ignored advice on using password managers? This video […]

Last week we wrote about Maastricht, Netherlands LEGO enthusiast Berthil van Beek and his complicated LEGO machine that continually accelerates small balls through a winding roller coaster at 1,000 RPM. Berthil has since then spent 100 hours building a new beautifully complex Great Ball Contraption out of LEGO that sends small soccer balls and basketballs […]

Science presenter Steve Mould filmed Ivory soap foams and expanding during an experiment he filmed inside an active microwave. Mould says he will be using the new recording technique to perform other microwave demonstrations in the coming weeks. I figured out how to film inside a microwave without destroying the camera. First video is of […]

On February 12, 2017, Elaine Seamans, animal lover and founder of At-Choo Treasures was visiting the Baldwin Park Shelter in Los Angeles when she spotted a sickly, silent cat who was covered in feces and so riddled with the highly contagious sarcoptic mange that his eyes were stuck shut. Despite all of these things, Seamans […]

Toilets have had a profound impact on how humans poop, but also to their health overall as they help fight preventable diseases like typhoid, dysentery, and cholera. Toilets and their place in medical history are the subject of a collaboration between the PBS Digital Studios series It’s Okay To Be Smart and the Bill and […]